Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

ST.. LOUIS, March 24.-The three
executive boards Of the Knights OF
Labor is now in session. Yesterday
they decided to meet with the business
men Of the city tonight in Mercantile
Library hall and advise with them
upon the situation before adopting any
| further measures intended to result in
an extension Of the strike to other
railroads and other cities. From COM
mitteemen 1t has been learned that the
three executive committees, now In
session here, anticipate that the meet
ing in Mercantile Library hall tonight
will result in some action by the
business men Of the city which
will procure conference be-
tween a Knight Of Labor COM
committee and Mr.. Hoxie and a salts
factory adjustment of their grievances.
Ii it is then seen that nothing in that
direction is accomplished, some Of the
plans already arranged will be put into
execution. The first of these is under
stood to be a strike Of the knights Of
Labor lin the railroad yards In East
st. Louis. and circumstances will then
decide what steps shall follow.
DENIsoN, TEXAS, March 24.--An
active boycott has been inaugurated
by the knights of Labor against busi-
ness men who signed the petition
against the strike and which was for
warded to Col. Hoxie. A number of
knights who had accounts with some
of the store keepers who signed
the petition settled their accounts yes
terday and notified the proprietors that
they never would trade with them
again.
The whistle at the shops sounded
off and on all day yesterday, but no
one was at work there. A large crowd
of Knights moved toward an incom.
ing passenger train during the after
! noon, as If to disable 1t, when a com
pany of deputy sheriffs appeared
and drove the strikers back at the poin
Of Winchester rifles. They steadil.
followed the strikers until Main stree
was reached, where the strikers refused
to recede any further, whereupon th,
deputies raised their guns as though
about to fire into the crowd. Sheriff
Douglas appeared at this moment and
interposed and arrested FIVE of the
strikers, who were jailed, but were
afterwards released on bail. The
situation here is critical and conflict
may occur at any hour, The yards and
, shops of the Missouri Pacific are
heavily guarded.
THE STRIKE CLOSING MANUFACTURES
CHICAGO, March 24.-The Evening
Journals, LaSalle, ll.,special says: The
railroad strike is doing great damage
to this part of the State. Matthiessen
& Hegler received their ore for the
manufacture Of zinc from Missouri
and have but small quantity of tht
mineral and cannot get any shipments
If these works are compelled to closC
down 1000 men will be temporarily
, thrown out of employment and at leas
, 6O0 more men in the Peru zinc work,
Will also D6 ldlu OH.
A COMPROMISE REACHED.
! KANSAS CITY, March 24.-Genera
! Manager Nettleton, Of the Kansa
City, Fort Scott & Gulf road. at whose
, Office the conference of railway officials
! was held this afternoon at FIVE o'clocl
gave out to the public that a com.
/, promise had been effected with the
switchmen and that all the men will
go to work at once. BY the settle,
ment the general managers agree to
pay switchmen the Chicago schedule
: price. This raises the blockade from
the city, except as regards the Missouri
! Pacific road.
THE SITUATION BECOMING STRAINED
CHICAGO, March 24.-The situation
in local railroad circles is becomin,
more and more strained each hour
Said an official Of one Of the roads thi
morning. "While do not look for
! strike on all the roads just at present
! the outlook on the Wabash is not a
all reassuTing." This sentiment wa
verified by a daily News reporter
/ Engineers, fremen and switchmen
). while they spoke guardedly on th
1 subject, admitted that IL they receives
orders at any moment from th
knights Of Labor to 40 out the.
! would not be surprised.
The Missouri river roads, with th
exception Of the Rock Island, are &C
! cepting all but perisbable freight 70
1 points west Of AtchisOn, Kansas, 81
i Joseph, Mo, and LeavenWorth. Kan
sas. Freight is also taken for Kansa
4 City, but for points beyond is shippe
via some other city. The Rock islam
!. Is refusing freight for Kansas City an
I all points west Of those named.
KANSAS CRY. March 2S.-Nothin
I can be elearned as to what took place !
the superintendents' meeting th,
afternoon and the situation remain
unchanged.
/. MORE LINES SUPPOSED 10 DE Il
d YOLYED.
J. ST. JOSEPH. March "A There 81
ok roads running into st. Joseph