St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-16
THE SOUTHWESTERN STRIKE.
Intellectual Attempts Made 10 Move
Freight Trains.

SEDALIA, Mo-, March 15.-The scenes
of Saturday in connection with the attempt
to send out freight train were re-enacted
to-day. Assistant Superintendent Sibley
again addressed a letter to Mayor Rick
man, the board of aldermen, the sheriff
and other county officers in substantially
the same terms as on Sunday, notifying
them that they would start a freight train
nj p. M, and requesting them to be pres
ent and protect the train and the cOmpany'S
employees from interference. The mayor
responded by ordering Chief of Police Bar
rett 70 have every policeman in the city on
the spot at the time. and Sheriff Murray
summoned as deputies twenty OF the lead
ing business men of the city. The police
were stationed along the tracks within the
city limits. while the sheriff and posse took
n position outside the line. 1t was not
thought that any interference would
be offered inside the city, and
{ his proved to be the case,
for the train moved slowly along under
police protection. But a few rods beyond
the corporation line and after the train had
passed into the hands of the sheriff, it was
boarded by over fifty strikers who set the
brakes, pulled cOupling-pms and brought it
to halt amid the cheers of a great crowd
long distance. The train was then ordered
back to the yards and the engine to the
rOundhOuSe. 1t is doubtful whether an
other attempt will be made.
REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION.
NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-ThiS morn
ing Receiver Sheldon of the Texas & Pa
cifie received dispatch from GOldsbOro.
signed. "COmmiltee Of Louisiana, No. 377,''
saying. 1--WE, the New Orleans employees
of the Texas Pacific railroad, being called
upon to assist our brothers now on strike
on the Texas & Pacific road. respectfully
ask that you will consent to arbitrate the
difficulty now existing, otherwise, we will
be in honor bound to quit work
until you do" Before Mr.. Shell
don had time to consider the
matter he received notice that some of the
shOpmen at Gouldslow had struck work.
Mr.. Sheldon said: There never has been
complaint or grievance laid before the
receivers by any person in the employ of the
Texas IL Pacific. There is, therefore.
nothing TO arbitrate. If there was, the law
has fixed common arbitrator. the United
States court. to which all employees have
a perfect right to appeal for the redress of
any grievance, or the correction of any
errors.
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.
TEXARKANA, Tex, March 15.-There is
no material change in the situation. Freight
traffic on the Texas * Pacific is entirely re-
sumed. Through freight trains have al
ready arrived from the far West. Indica-
tons denote that the strikers are
not disposed TO interfere with the
portion OF the Gould system i'm
the hands of the United States court. The
local assemblies of Knights of Labor at a
meeting to-day adopted resolutions that
they had no grievances against the Texas IL
st. Louis narrow guage and that no
trouble was anticipated on that line. They
say further that the relations between
the management of that road and theirs is
of the most amicable character. Being
ever ready 10 ar it ate all grievances" one
resolution says, I'VE publicly express our
gratiica n at the condition of affairs with
the Texas X St Louis road"
a PURCHASE OF ARMS.
SHREVEPORT, March 15.-The rumor
that arms were being purchased here to-day,
to be U.s., against the strikers at Marshall.
and along the line of the Texas d Pacific
road Tor the protection of property,
created no little excitement. An
investigation developed the fact that
United States Marshal ReaVan of the
Eastern district of Texas sent request 10
the railroad agent here Ia purchase a num-
Der of the latest improved Winchester rifles
for the use OF his deputies. Several were