Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17
LABOR TROUBLES.
Another Strike on a New York Road
Attacks Made Upon Sentinels Guarding
Property on the Gould System-Mr.
Hoxie Worn Out and Quite lll-Other
Troubles.
NEW YORK. April Ii

pire Protective Association. composed of sur.
face railroad employees, having been refused
by the directors of the Sd Avenue Railroad
Co, general 'tie up" on the lines of the
company was inaugurated at 8. so this morn.
ing. Not car is running on the main line
on the branch. The Inconvenience to the
east side residents is great and the elevated
roads cannot begin to carry the crowds
tiocking to the stations. Police are prepared
TO prevent any overt act on the part of the
strikers.
| Third Avenue from early morning between
the stables at 65th street and the Bowery,
was lined with police officers to prevent any
interference on the part of the strikers. If
the company should proceed to run its ears,
police were held in reserve at headquarters
and at police stations along the route of the
road The superintendent of police had a
| conference with officers of the road during
the morning, at which il was decided to make
| no attempt to run the cars beyond 65th street
stables, or below Grand street but TO keep up
communication between these two points to
the greatest practicable extent. The police
do not anticipate any trouble from the strik-
ers but are prepared to meet it if any Is made
The company has decided to run as many
cars as they can get drivers for between the
stables at Goth street and Broome street, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock Friday morning, and
have asked the police to protect them along
the route.
The company today ran six cars, making
in all l3 trips. AT 3 o'clock the leader of
the strikers sent a message to the railway
commission, asking its members to come at
once to this city. A reply was received
stating that the board would accord hearing
in the Governors room. City Hall, at 10 A.
M. tomorrow. The strikers say they expect
the commissioners will insist on the running
of cars at once or else declare the companys
charter forfeited.
Sr. Louis, April 10.
Late Thursday night, sentinels patrolling
the railroad yards in East st. Louis, were
shot at from the direction Of several houses
near the junction of Cairo Short line and the
Pittsburg railroad. This sort of attack upon
the guards has become so frequent that al
though no one has yet been injured, Gen.
Reece, commanding the military force here,
has issued an order that hereafter, if shots
are fred from any building in East st. Louis,
guards shall surround such houses, raid them
and arrest all guilty or suspected persons
found in the buildings.
Two deputy sheriffs, while guarding the
Vandalia railroad yards Thursday night were
approached by number OF men, supposed to
be strikers, who engaged them in converse
ton, during the progress of which they at.
tackled the deputies and beat them badly.
Upon the approach of several setinels the as
sailants escaped, leaving their victims uncon-
scious
Prot. Woodward was appointed to call upon
Vice President Hoxie, and ascertain the lat
ter's views on the arbitration scheme. The
Professor did as requested and upon report
ing to committee of the Knights of Labor
afterwards, said that he found Hoxie at home
ill, and completely worn out with the work
of the past five weeks.
Bench warrants were issued this afternoon
bv the criminal court for the arrest of Martin
Irons and A. C. Coughlen, chairmen of dis
trict assemblies No. l0l and SO respectively,
Geo. NJ. Jackson, formerly prominent local
greenback politician, and S. NJ. Nichols, tel
egraph operator, on the charge of felony in
connection with the wire tapping, alleged to
have been done two weeks ago for the pur-
pose of intercepting dispatches between Jay
| Gould and Vice President Hoxie.
| Hoxe has written letter to the chairman
of the citizens committee, in reply to their
| request for a conference, declining the re.
quest on the ground that there was no neces
sity for such a conference, as the South
western system, as he says, is in full opera
| ton.
| CLINTON, Mass, April 16.
| The Bigelow Carpet Co. has stopped the
construction on the new Moquette mill owing
to the usettled condition of Labor here. A
large number of artisans are thrown out OF
employment bv this action. In view of the
violence already manifested, the agent OF the
company notifies the town that he is neces-
sariiy compelled to shut down the mills OF
the company and desires from the select men
adequate protection for the property of the
company from the anticipated violence o
| strikers.
CHICAGO, April l6.
Switchmen on the Baltimore & Ohio roa:
| in this city went out tins afternoon owing tC
the refusal of local officials to accede to theil
demands for the discharge Of non-union men
1t is rumored that the Lake Shore switch
men will go out tomorrow.
| Switchmen at the stock yards at Soutl
Chicago, employed by the Chicago. BurlinQ
ton & Quincy, numbering between 80 and 60
also have gone out. 1t is declared genera
strike is threatened on account Of non-unior
men.
There is no freight entering or leaving tn
Chicago and Baltimore & Ohio lines tonight
About so switchmen employed BY that com
pany struck today and only sufficient num-
Der are still on duty to care for the arriving
and departing passenger trains.
All the indications are that there will be I
strike of switchmen on the Lake Shore roa'
here tomorrow. Today, General Manage
Wright decided not to grant the request tina
a number of non-union men be discharged