Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-05

armed with Ninchesters and carbines, and
marched to the depot with the ayowed
determination to suppress all opposition.
No further attempt will probably be made
to move trains before Monday. The posse
will probably be kept under arms night
and day. The people are in terrible state
of excitement and appear TO be completely
dumbfounded- The breach between the
law and the strikers has been widened. and
the bitterest expressions can be heard on
every side. There are hundreds of Knights
of Labor in the city who DO not appear to
regret the occurrence of to-day. 1t has
been learned that the strikers Yesterday
bought ten Wiuchesters in this city. The
names Of two or three of the men who
carried rifles have been learned.
The Mayor has issued proclamation
appointing Seyeniy-five policemen, and or
Gering that AL saloons remain closed until
Wednesday next. a petition has been sent
to Governor Ireland to send the State
Rangers, and military transportation for
troops has been applied for from Receiver
Sheldon. 4 high wind is blowing tonight.
and if q riot occurs the whole town will be
an easy prey TO flames. The streets are
full Of armed men. Precautions will be
taken TO prevent trouble. 1t is thought
that if tonight is tided over there will be
will be here by tomorrow.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABoR-INTERvIryr WITH
HOMIE
ST. LOUIS, April 3d-Frederick Turner.
Secretary of the General Executive Board
of the Knights of Labor. and William II
Bailey, member, arrived in this city from
Cincinnati this morning and proceeded to
the rooms of the local Executive Commit
tee, where they conferred on the strike sit
uation. Turner will attempt to see Hoxie
and ascertain what line he intends to fol-
low in re-emplOying striking Knights of
Labor. A second conference will then be
held with the local committee, and an
agreement formulated, which will be pre-
sented to Hoxie for his signature.
Messrs Turner and Bailey had a brief in.
terview with Vice-President Hoxie this
afternoon to ascertain, if possible. WHY
they had refused to take back the men who
had expressed a willingness and desire to
return TO work Internationally. Mr.. Tur-
ner, who was seen tonight, gave the fol-
lowing account of the interview: We
called on Mr.. Hoxie this afternoon. Mr.
HoXie was very cool, and did not ask US to
be seated. ] began by asking him if the
statement was true that he had refused to
take back any of the strikers. He said no;
that he would consider personal appiica-
tons, but use his own pleasure entirely in
acting upon them. He went on to say
that he now needed about fifty per cent
OF the number of men who struck, but
was careful not 10 say that he would not
employ them from the body Of strikers. |
said Mr. Gould had given US 20 understand
that all except those who actually COM
mitted acts of violence would be taken
back. He said that neither those who
committed such acts, nor those who ad-
vlsed them, would be accepted. | finally
closed by telling him we would consult
with Mr.. Hayes. We stood there some
time and were not asked to come back.
We will not do anything more until Mon
day. If Mr. Hayes arrives we will hold a
conference Tomorrow | am satisfied,
however, that ii Is the settled policy of the
road to take none of the strikers back"
RESUMPTION OF TRAFFIC.
ST. LOUIS, April 3d-The resumption of
freight traffic by the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain Railroads has now become
an acknowledged fact For the past few
days the officials have been sending out the
regular number of trains, which, although
smaller at first than they were accustomed
TO before the strike, yesterday assumed
Their more natural proportions. East St.
Louis is now becoming the point of inter
est, and it is expected the officials of the
different roads centering in this city will
find 1t difficult to effect the resumption of
freight traffic. All their efferts in this
direction have, with a few exceptions,
failed, and the strikers, although they have
announced moral suasiOn as their mode of
interference, are determined if that shall
fail to resort to more violent methods, and
that no freight shall be moved until the
strike is ended.
AT EAST ST. LOUIS.
The freight blockade at East st. Louis is
practically broken. All the roads have
switch engines at work. The Sheriff made
his first arrest to-day of the strikers in
dicted by the st. Clair County Grand Jury.
Two of them we2a taken to Belleville by
the first train. k.7.;er IL the dav two en-
gineers running engines in the Vandalia
yards were induced to take their engines
back TO the roundhouse, and the engineer
Ill the Cairo Short Line yards was per-
suaded to abandon his engine Another
train OF coal came over the bridge at noon.
The Sheriff has sworn mas special deputies
all the present employees in the various
yards.