Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-17
MGVEE ESgS OF LABOR.
No Prospect Of Settlements Of the West.
ern Railroad Strike.

ST. LoUIs. March 1.-THE thirteenth day Of
the Gould system strike opens with as little
hope OF a speedy resumption OF freight traffic as
ever. Suburban passenger traffic has been par
italy re-establishcd with the aid of policemen
and deputy sheriis, whose prcser &C on the
trains prev ents the Knights of Labo from in
huencing the engineers TO leave IN. IL trains.
and the effort VIII, II Is expected toe made to-
day To run out all the suburban trains on their
schedule time. Vice President HoNic : reply to
Martin Irons, chairman OF the Knights of Labor
executive committee declining TO meet n COM
mittee of the strikers, inclines many TO the be-
lief that the company Will attempt no settle
ment with the strikers body, but that it
will wait until the number of new men en-
ployed on the lines shall be sufficient 10 carry
on it's business. should this prove 20 Toe true, t
is understood by the knights of Labor here
that every member OF the order employed upon
the Gould roads and their southwestern COM
nections Will cease work.
GALVESTON, March ia special To the Nctfs
from Dallas says: 4 meeting Of the members OF
the Merchants exchange has been called To
pass upon the strike. The fact that the COM
mercial interests OF the city are suffering
strongly foreshadows the action to he taken.
The knights have retained able counsel To de-
lend the five prisoners now i'm custody for con-
tempt OF court. There Is no change i'm the situar
ton at sherman and TexaIkana.
CONVICTED OF DISABLING AN ENGINE.
A special to the Nelrs from Waco says: Great
interest was exhib about the court room
yesterday during the trial of James Murray and
James A. Anthony, knights OF Labor, who were
arrested on the Sth instant ON "A charge of
motive on the Missouri Pacific road. The Jury
returned a verdict of ''guilty as charged" The
punishment was assessed at "A fine OF = 100 each.
Counsel for the knights will move for "A new
trial. and il this is refused, Will appeal the
The knights claim that inasmuch "a no perma-
nent injury was done to property the ofienss
does not come under the statute. Citizens OUT
side the knights approve the verdict.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR NOT WANTED.
CHICAGO, March IA special from Detroit
saws that % employees of the Eureka iron
works, at WyanGotte, who had recently joined
the knights OF Labor, were discharged yester-
day. They were informed that II was against
the policy OF the company 10 employ members
OF a labor organization. The matter viii he
laid before the district assembly of the knights
OF Labor, and IL Is probable the Wyandotte
branch will be assisted in making a stubborn
fight.
PIrTsBURG, March IA convention of tho
railroad miners OF Pittshurg district will be
held here tomorrow. In this district there are
1000 miners working at 2l2 cents per bushe.
At the Columbus conference a WAS agreed that
the Il cents scale should go into effect May LIST.
The meeting tomorrow Will be not 80 much To
enforce the Z cents scale now, as To see II they
cannot receive more money tor digging up 10
May LIST. The strike IN the CUMBERLAND and
Dubois region has encouraged the miners OF this
district TO make effort Ia secure higher
wages The Scott Haven miners who struck on
Monday, returned To WORK yesterday and con-
tinued at il, despite the efforts of tho Irwin
strikers, who came over with "A brass band 10
drum them out again.