The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-13
STRIKERS VERY QUIET.
NO.FURTHFR DISTURBANCES AT
EAST ST. LOUIS.
Jay Gould and the Knights Of Labor
The COrOner's IDqHest-NO
New Developments.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April l2.-The
presence Of the militia in this city con-
tinues to have its desired effect and
no disturbances nor unlawful acts
have been reported since the incen-
diary fires OF Friday night, and it is
now believed that no encounter be.
tween the military and strikers will
occur. The same strict guard, how
ever, over the railroad property, is OBJ
served this morning, and the vigilance
Of the septries has in no way been re-
Taxed. The time over which the Or
der extended, requiring those who
wished to go over the bridge into East
st. Louis, to supply themselves with
passes, elapsed at midnight last night,
and the bridge this morning presents
an animated appearance. Pedestrians
are passing and repassing without in
reference, and transfer wagons, heav-
lily loaded, are crossing over, and on
neither side Of the bridge are their
drivers approached by intimidating
strikers, attempting to persuade them
to again stop work. The promise of
the militia Of protection to those who
resulted in the employment of a large !
number of applicants, most OF whom
are not Knights of Labor. The plat
forms of the various freight depots are !
busy with men actively engaged in |
loading and unloading cars, and no at |
tempt at interference by thestrikers |
has occurred, nor lie any anticipated.
No freight trains have left this city up
to O'Clock, butt several yards trains
are now in process of construction and
the attempt to start them out
will be made, it is expected, some time
during the morning.
THOSE MINERS
of the st. Louis district who struck !
last week, held a meeting yesterday
and resolved to remain firm together
and not resume work until after the
strike by the Knights of Labor shall !
have been ended. Very little coal is
on hand in this district and the ex-
peGted total cutting of of the supply |
will affect seriously the manufacturing
interests Of this city and vicinity.
Four hundred and fifty coal miners |
on the Illinois and ST. Louis Pitts |
burg) railrca d have struck, and it is
expected more will strike about Belle
vile to-day, to assist the Knights OF |
Labor in their strike. A man who is |
well informed, declared yesterday that
all the miners in st. Clair and Madi-
son counties will be out this week, /
excepting perhaps the men employed
in the Machine mines. The st. Louis
coal district extends over a radius OF
fifty miles, has 103 mines and gives
employment to 1000 miners. OF this
number, 1000 are employed in the
Machine mines and they would not
strike on their own account. Few of
them are Knights of Labor, but most
of the other 5000 are members of the
order, and it is believed by their
brethren that they will demonstrate
their Loyalty when called upon to do
so.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
The inquest in the East st. Louis
shooting affair OF Friday last was con-
tinued to-day, and up to noon more
than a doZsn witnesses were briefly
examined. No new facts we're devel-
oped. All the ties imony given was of
NAlo t0hON dS kudl vi
The witnesses were chiefly railroad
men, spectators of the scene, and all
agreed that the deputy sheriffs fred
the first shot; that no stones were
thrown at them, and that the crowd
gave the deputies no other provoca-
ton for firing than hooting and jser-
ing at them, and making irritating re-
marks.
THE KNIGHTs OF LABOR CAsEs.
The cases of John J. McGarry,
Judge Advocate of District 1Ol,
Knights of Labor, and five or six other
Knights who were arrested two weeks
ago for obstructing trains and inter-
fering with the business of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad, came up before
Judge Horner Of the Court of Grim
inal Correction to-day, and, after the
hearing of testimony, were taken I'M
der advisement.
THE DEPUTIES To BE PROSECUTED.
Mr.. Bailey and other members of
the General Executive Board, as well
as prominent local Knights of Labor,
state quite emphaticslly that the dep
uty sheriffs who fred on the people in
East st, Louis Friday will be prose-
Cuted to the full extent OF the law;
that plenty of money will be forth
coming for the purpose, and that the
best legal talent obtainsble will be
Large amounts of money
are coming here to relieve whatever
distress may exist among striking
Knights.
At festival given here by the
knights of Labor last night for the
benefit Of the strikers Mr.. T. B. Brenn
of New York, one of the orators of the
order, used the following language:
snow, 10 conclusion, word about the
strike. Let me lay, that the General
Executive Board of the knights of
Labor have entered into this strike, and
we are going to win. We are going to win
this strike II it takes all the resources
Of the order to insure success. That is
the size of it, and they can make their ,
minds up to that. We know this, that
II we are beaten in this strike the men
who work for railroads will not be able
10 call their souls their own. They
will be az bad IS the coaChmsn Of Jay :
Gould. They dress him DIP like one
Of these monkeys on an organ laugh !
ter ], and on his hat is a CoCkade which ,,
shows that he is a slave. That is
where he wants to get the men who ,
work on his railroad. We must win
his strike, and after this there never
will be another strike on any railroad
system in the United States. 1t
will be lesson to Gould, sho wing aim
ba' he cannot crush the life out Of the
FIREHEE's GRIEVANCES.
F. P. Sergeant, chief of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen, issued I
! call this morning for meetings OF the
1riavauce Committees Of all the local
edges on the Gould system to investi- I
ate the discharge of firemen and all 9
'ther grievances which may be pre-. '
ented to them, and to report to a I
Meeting of the Grievance Commit !
ee, which will meet at Parsons, Kas, I