Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-13
LABOR TROUBLES.
No Further Trouble in 81. Louis Since
Friday Nights Fire-BrOtnerhOod of
Locomotive Engineers Investigating
the Discharge Of Flremcn.
East ST LONE Anil 10

EAST ST Louis, April H.
The presence of military in this city con-
tinued to have its desired effect, and no dis
turbances or unlawful acts have been report
ed since the incendiary fire on Friday night.
The time over which the order extended, re-
quiring those who wished to go over the
bridge into East st. Louis to supply them
selves with passes, elapsed at midnight Sun
day night and the bridge Monday morning
presented an animated appearance. TIE
promise of the military protection to those
who might desire to go to work today, has
resulted in the employment Of a large num-
ber of applicants, most of whom are not
Knights OF Labor, but those of whom are EN-
ployed in the filling of vacancies caused BY
the strike of the latter and who lett their
places last Friday, after the fatal shooting by
the deputies.
The platforms of various freight depots
are engaged in loading and unloading cars,
and no attempt at interference by the strikers
has occurred, nor is any anticipated No
freight trains have left this city up to $50 A.
NJ, Monday, but in several yards trains are
in process of construction and an attempt to
start them out will be made, it is expected
some time during the morning.
ST. LOUIS, April 12.
f. p. Sargent. chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, issued call Monday
morsng, for meeting of grievance commit
tees of all the local lodges on the Gould .ys-
tenn to investigate the discharge of fremen
and all other grivances which may be pre-
sented to them and to report at a meeting of
the general grievance committee, which will
meet at Parsons, Kansas, on the 20th inst
The inquest in the East st. Louis shooting
affair of Friday last, was continued today
NJ, fanf do
New YORK, April II.
The following dispatch WAS received at the
Office of the Missouri Pacific railroad, Mon
day
ST. LOUIS, April II.
Two hundred and eighty.six freight trains
run Saturday, containing 4772 loaded cars,
an increase of % trains and 676 cars as com
pared with the same day last year. On Sun
day there were III trains and 300 loaded
cars Quiet prevails in every place on the
lines.
(Signed) II. NJ. HoxIs.
Jay Gould denied that negotiations were
pending between himself, Mr. Hoxie and Mr.
w. o. Mcdowell.
ST. Louis, April IL.
Very mesgre reports of the situation in
East st. Louis had been received in this city
up to | o'clock today. All was quiet among
the people, the militia maintaining perfect
order and no disposition being shown to Gre
ate disturbance or to commit unlawful acts.
Troops are guarding all the yards. The
Louisville & Nashville yard. are practically
at a stand still. This is the road at which
the strikers are most incensed and but few
outsiders care to be employed there. They
have moved no trains today.
In the criminal court TODAY. the writ OF
habess corpus applied for Saturday by Judge
Laughlin in behalf Of the deputy sheriffs who
did the shooting in the Louisville & Nash
vile yards in East St. Louis, Friday, was
granted and the men released. They will be
Immediately rearrested, however, BY the
East St Louis authorities fugitives from
Justice and be placed in Jail and be kept until
requisition papers are received from the gov
ernor of ILLINOIS, or until they can be sent to
East st. Louis without eDdangering their
personal safety.