Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
THE STRIKE.
Work Resumed on Some Of the
Roads, and the General Outlook
More Hopeful.

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Executive Committees Address.
ST.. LOUIS, March 29-The joint ex-
ecutive committees of District Assem-.
blies Nos. 101, SO and IL, in session
this morning, have just issued the fol
lowing brief address,
"ST. LOUIS, March %, 1896.
ITO the knights of Labor Of the great South
west
"Fellow-workmen-We congratu.
late you, one and all, on your manhood
and fortitude during our late great
| fight for recognition and rights. Now
that the battle is fought, and the vic
tory won, let US wear our laurels as
men Of dignity and moderation. Every
man to his post and to his duty. with
quiet and sobriety. Let US exhibit the
same zeal for the upbuildiDg of the
business Of the west, that we have just
done in proving that labor is king.
"By order Of the Joint Executive Board of Dis
trict Assemblies Nos. 10l, 93 and II"
1t is stated that this address was
sent to different halls where the
strikers were holding meetings, that 1t
was read joyously, and that the men
soon started for their homes to change
their clothes preparatory to going TO
work, but this is not verified. 1t is
also stated that the address has been
telegraphed to all points on the south
west system.
l p.m.-Notwithstanding the ad-
dress, which has been given out as
coming from the Local assemblies Of
the knights Of Labor, the men are in
ignorance Of the existence Of the order,
and have therefore not yet returned to
work.
Word has been just telephoned down
from the Missouri Pacific shops that
Master Mechanic Bartlett says the men
cannot return to work before Wednes-
day. Traffic has been practically
resumed on the Iron Mountain road,
two trains left to-day, one about noon
and another at 2 pm, and three trains
arrived from the south. Quite num-
Der Of men applied for work at the
yards Of this road to-day and they
were employed.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLS March 90
About two o'clock this afternoon
three crowds of strikers left the rail-
way depot yards Of the Ohio & Missis-
sippi and c., B. s. O., roads, went to
the national stock yards and killed an
engine at each place. The Wabash
road started out train Of fifteen cars
at 2:30 pm.
NEW ORLEANS, March 29-General
Manager Wheelock, Of the New Or
leans Division of the Texas Pacific
railway, telegrsphs from Marshall to
the master mechanic in charge of the
Gouldsboro shops, as follows:
"There will be number of me-
chanics here, more than we can give
employment to. If you need any let
me know what kind, and / will send
them. Please inform all persons that
all your shops are to be conducted in
the interests of the receivers as officer
OF the United States court,
and that rules and regulations
Of the knights Of Labor or any other
organization will not be permitted to
cut any fgure in the conduct OF the
business of this company. Any man
not willing to accept this pcoyiSo must
quit service at once"
AT Gouldsboro the engines in the
machine shop are again running. Some
OF the strikers seemed disposed to re-
sumo work, but others determined TO
Eight it out. Twelve Deputy United
States marshaIs were present. Their
instructions are to protect the property
Of the company and prevent interfer-
ence with employees.
ST. LOUIS, March 29.-The strikers
have received no specific instructions
as yetin regard to resuming work, but
they say that it will be impossible
for them to return before Wednes-
day morning. Warrants were sworn
out this morning at the instance
of special attorney Of the
Missouri Pacific road against J. J. Nc
Gary, Judge advocate Of the district
assembly l01;C. W. Chase and a man
named Burdette, under the general
charge Of felony, but for the specific
ofrense Of obstructing trains and tres
passing upon the property Of the COM
pany.