St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
SLIGHTLY BROKEN.
The Freight Blockade Partially
Raised.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April SIT was gen.
orally believed yesterday that to-day the
freight blockade on this and OH the east
side of the river would be raised, and the
resumption of traffic would be completed.
The Bridge and Tunnel company announced
yesterday thev would be ready to handle all
business to-day, the same as though there
had never been auy trouble. The joint
notice agreed upon at the general meeting
held Saturday, giving the men until
o'clock to-day to return to work, evidently
had the desired effect, as the Superin-
tendents were notified yesterday by many
of their former employees that they would be
on hand to-day ready for duty. President
Tansey, of the Transfer company, also
received official notice from his employees
that they would report for work in body
morning. The striking Missouri Pacific
men, it is understood. also intended to ap-
ply for positions to their former employers.
The formal revocation last night by the
general executive committee of their order
to the Knights of Labor to return to work,
makes the outlook to-day less hopeful and
the strike may not be so nearly ended as it
was thought. The Missouri Pacific has
already employed a sufficient number of
new men to carry on its business, and the
officials of that road anticipate no trouble
in keeping the road open and in spite of
the renewal of the strike. In East st.
Louis, however, the situation is different
for those who have already returned to
work, as well as those who announced
their intention of returning to-day, are
knights Of Labor, and are subject to the
orders of the executive committee. Larger
crowds assembled around the relay depot
in, To I nnig hIc Nftaor fln.,
some time past, but they were not demon
strative, and no opposition to the making
up and starting out of freight trains. The
Ohio & Mississippi and Indianapolis & st.
Louis sent out large trains
LOADED WITH FREIGHT,
and the Vandalia train of thirty empties.
no interference by the strikers being at
tempted in either case. The new switch.
men and yardmen, engaged since the strike
began. were active in making up trains,
and they will be sent out later in the day.
Contrary to the expectations of the knights
of Labor, thirty of the strikers OH the Van
dalia road applied to the foreman of the
road for work, and offered to return to their
old positions provided they should be granted
their demand for an increase of wages of
% cents per day. While they were dis
cussing the situation with the foreman they
were approached by a delegation of knights,
who persuaded them with little difficulty to
withdraw their applications, and they are
therefore still out of work. A number OF
the former employees Of the ST. Louis &
Nashville. indianapolis & st. Louis and
Chicago, Burlington ~ Quincy railroads
also made applications for the places vacated
by them when the strike was commenced.
but upon being informed by commit
tee OF the brethren of the action
taken by the general executive board
declined to 20 back to work. The bridge
and tunnel men who returned to work
Saturday failed to report for duty, in obedi
ence to the order of the board. There are
about twelve of these men. and the man
agement expect to experience but LITTLE
difficulty in filling their places with new
men. According to announcement thC
majority of the st. Louis Transfer com
pany's employees returned to work thi
morning, and are actively engaged th
morning in moving the accumulated freigh
In East st. Louis. So long as these mel
remain at their posts no difficulty is antici
pated in making permanent the raise of tn,
freight blockade in that city. The revoca
ton by the executive committee of tn,
order to the Knights of Labor to return {,
work, has had no effect upon the business
of the Missouri Pacific or Iron Mountain
railroads other than to make it necessary
for the officials of those roads to procur
new men for the places made vacant by tn,
strikers. The Iron Mountain sent out fiv
freight trains this morning, and the Mis-
souri, Pacific an equal number. no opposition
being offered by the strikers The resumu
tion Of freight traffic on these roads ma
now be considered complete. and the rails
Ing of the blockades on that branch of tn
company's business permanent.
ORIGINATOR OF THE STRIKE.
NEW YORK, April 5.-A Dallas, Tex.
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