Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-09
b TROUBLES.

LABOR TROUBLES.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR STILL ON THE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n TUNNEL MEN
AT ST. LOUIS &C OUT.
st. Louis, March. 9-There is no
in the situation of the strike up
to this hour. This morning there oc-
Cured the most important and serious
development at this point and one which
will result most d~isastrously to passen-
ger traffic, as it extends to the yard and
.switchmen of the Bridge and Tunnel
company, except engineers and 6remen.
The superintendent of transfer and
three yard masters will attempt to make
the transfer as usual. The
significance of this departure
can better be understood, when it is
known that 225 men are employed in the
handling of the traffic which passes over
the bridge, and it is not possible for
four men ct each end of the bridge to
throw switches and perform the other
duties incidental to the business. La
brynths of tracks converge at the en-
trance of the bridge and tunnel on both
sides of the river and the switches are
worked by an automatic and complicat-
ed system OF levers which can only be
managed by men trained in their
us. The places of the laborers about
the yards might be READILY supplied, but
switchmen must be skillful in manipu-
lating the switching c%ontrlvances.
Those possessing knowledge of incom-
ing and outgoing trains are made by
experience and their places cannot be
supplied with green hands.
BRIDG TRAFFIo SUSPENDED.
All the freight traffic over the bridge
was entirely suspended this morning,
none except passenger trains being al
lowed to pass over since last night. Pas
ssnger trains are made up by the yard
masters and bridge superintendent,
who also do all the switching necessary
to bring the trains into position at the
union depot. Each road is obliged to
use its own engines in making up and
transferring its cars, ss none of the
bridge engines are in use. The bridge
company's engineers have not yet gone
out, they refuse to do any work which
has hitherto been done by shopmen,
such as cleaning, repairing, etc. When
ever an engine becomes injured or it's
machinery needs cleaning there ls no
one to do the work and it is put aside.
All passenger trains from the east and
west have succeeded in starting out
this morning, but all have been more OF
less delayed on account Of the difficulty
Of the few men In the yards and depot
making up the trains.
GUARDING THE PROPERTY.
At the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain roads every thing is quiet
aud no disturbance has occurred and
none is expected. Squads of guards ap
pointed by the knights continually pa
troll the yards, protecting the company'e
property and dispensing groups Of men
who become at all excited in discussing
the situation, and in this way perfect
order prevails,
q STRIKE EXTENDING.
A rumor to the effect that all knights
employed by all tho roads which have
yards in East st. Louis will strike this
evening is in circulation. This has
been confirmed by n of the supcrin.
tendents o Bridge and Tunnel com
pany who says such q move is certainly
in contemplation. The knights, when
Questioned about the affair, maintain q
strict silence and make no statements in
confirmation or denial of the rumors.
AN ALARMING OUTLOOK.
A sub-oficial of the Missouri Pacific
road said to a reporter last night:
You are aware that We are expected to
say nothing and saw wood, but 1 will
say confidently to you, from what
know, that the extent and meaning Of
the trouble is more alarming than
the head officials would admit under shy
circumstances. The men who are par
ticipnting in the strike are better able
now than before to fight to the bitter
end and the company cannot refuse to re-
spond to the appeals Oh shippers very
! long. | do not say t69s the strike ie
just or warranted, but I do say that II
cant be put down as quietly and as
quickly as could be wished. 1t will not
stop where it is. There is notsa freight
wheel turning and were it not for the
United States mails, 1t is my opinion
that passenger trains would be stopped
/ as well. Unless o compromise is ef-
fectsd the strike OF 1886 viii! be more
Utterly contested than the one of 1887,
%PITTsBURa STREET CAR MEN.
Pittsburg. March 9-Fifteen hundred
men employed by the Birmingham and
Allegheny street car lines threaten to
! strike on account of the discharge OF
several men because they belonged to
the knights OF labor organization.
o COMPANY YIELDS.
2 Miners at the Loyal Hanna eoal com
pany's works, at Safiobe. who struck
yesterday for On increase of fifteen per
cent, resumed work to-day, the company
conceding the advance.
THE BOSS CARPENTERS GAVE.
New York, March 9-The strike OF
carpenters and ~joiners has been very
successful. Nearly all the employers
have granted the demands of the men
and she latter haveAbagun work under
| average wages of So so per dsy Of nina