New-York tribune., 1886-03-09
ONLY NAIL TRAINS MOVING.
STATE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN STRIKE.
THE RAILROAD YARDS FULL OF MoTlONLEss CA"'
NEW BODIES OF MEN OUTING WORM
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NEW BODIES OF MEN OUTING WORK.
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ST. LOUIS, March S.-The strike on the
Gould lines was further complicated to-day anu
1t will take other concessions besides the rel7'atoo"
OF Foreman Hall to bring about a resumption vi O"'
ness. Yesterday morning about 100 swi'chne" "n
hepers employed in the Missouri Pachc yaius noto
went out when requested by the kngh'S 'i in~O'' 80
although they did not belong that Organization ln's
morning they all joined the order in oody anu ''
demand upon the company for an auNdhoo !" "7
They arc receiving II 75 and - day lor ah "'o,"s
fourteen hours They ask for - ana - ' 'no
wages paid all Chicago swltchmen A comh"eo i'o'n
tbe disaf.cted sytohmen waited on superintendent.
Jones and told him that not only was Se''o'noN' Va
the Texas troubles required, but inc alN"n0e ~ Wv
switchnen's wages must be conceded oe'o'o ""'''
could be resumed. also stated tonight that tho
wabash switchneu will make the same demand on that
company and il appears probable now that the wabash
will he involved In the trouble before many hours
Fre,ght traffic on the Gould lines here is entirely suS-
pended and at the yards is one OF ch"os al"
confusion Thousands of cars loaded with reght arc
standug ON the tracks where they were abandoned o
the Knights Not am1n is at work in the yards puV
ever,l committees from the Knights are guarding ran
load property. While the local traihc OF Inc :" Lou'
and san Francisco has Increased IN co"Sc-
quence of the strike, It's through BUSINESS
ia injured as mach as that oI '"o
Missouri Pacific BY contract with the latter ROAD ten
Missouri Pacific switch engines handle Francisco
oars between Seventhst and Graudave, distance Oh
three The ST. Louis and san Francisco ro@d re!
terminates Grandave. and the trains came III
of the way over the Missouri Pacific tracks As the
strikers refuse handle any cars or freight on faVno
tracks Louis and San Francisco cannot get any
freight Of the city unless is hauled IN wagons
from the suburbs one thousand i've hundred cars are
s,apdnr motion ess in the Missouri Pacific yard at Ca
rondelet Not freight left the city on either he
Iron Mountain the Missouri Pacific to-day
all fbe
abandoned. Superintendent Jones and his assistant
Mr. stwell the only men at work getting out tue
passenger trains. The regular mails LETT on ue tns
morning but were short the usual number Of passenger
coaches 1t appears that the next move VIII Dc the
abandonment OF passenger trains Notices have been
received by the men to SEQ tha tue Halls 20 out vi ~
but TO abandon passenger coaches. a,..
The alarming rumOrs are current on all siues' one
being that the Brakeuens Brotherhood would JON the
strike L. c. WIlkersOn. the master worhhah Pi tIe %
order arrived In the city to day irou th tho
says that although the brakemen sympathze Win INC tne
Knights and Will do nothing TO connct WIN te' T ~
will not as body Join the M srKe reppeseDnr
them called Oh the Missouri Pacific Ohcals toaay anu
sad that they had decided not 10 handle any lAcc or
Irnn Mountain cars The bridge and tunnel employees.
numbering $50 men, were rcpresentedin the committee
Not a car has crossed the bridge SINCE saturday.
A dozeu large manufacturing establishments on @ nne
will be forced to shut down IN few days II 'ne @ arouUio
SdSPa nG OF aSe knights Of I6or calling
the employed on roads In close san.e W. viii Tv r
Gould lines. Labor meetings are In progress on eNS 2
The locomotive engineers, tne oraHelGh anu Anu
he nj Labor .
knights intend stick. and that is all they VIII say.
peculiar phase Of the strike is that the raiIroaI com
pany will not put in the places OF the strikers
Men who belonged to no order applied lor "oIk ou"''
and turned away. ,, , ,,
ferries for pIrp"st' tse by
tee has, 1t 10 stated ordered OUT the uien nh
the east side OF the river . -, n, y;..,,L
saDs that the Central Commute Of the knights OF Labor
will order that after to-day all members OF that org'
Pseiac Railroad 81 I'll Cease work the mail
must not be inerered with: notice was posted at tho
suspension OF all brakemen and conductors on the ST.
ipS In kansas Guy about seventy-dvo Missouri Pacific
freight handlers employed here have been LAID OH on ac
dispatch from Marshall Tex, to The Post-DsPatch
saws 30 work is beiug done ny the mechanics of the
Texas Pacific Railroad in The shops at that point
special guard has been appointed by knlght. OF LABOR
TO guard tie cOmpanys property from acts OF Vo.ehcf
The fight this point now turns upon the demand Dy
the knights OF Labor tnst that organization bo Iecog-
nzcd by the railroad officials All other grievances nave
been practically settled rumor is cnrrent here that
tie i6 900 additional Knights OF Labor will be ordered
out tomorrow and TINS VIII absolutely stoP al pasS,
ger ana freight traffic the Gould Southwest system
G;c slate. the local difficulties between the Kniths
.>a,"r and ther employers on t"c SoAlA IN racine
hallway GaVc been settled and that the srke there is
at an end.
AT the NcwYork 0c1s OF tho Southwestern railroads
a. .ss said yesterday thit d,pa,cl hat been received
from " POwdory, chairman Of tie genera! executive
committee of the knights of Labor proposing that tho
men discharged by the Texas Pacific Railway should be
restored pending negotiations for settlement OF the
differences. The reply returned that tho Texas
Pacific in the custody OF the courts ana under
the management of receivers and that it, nominal occTs
could not interfere with legal authority. weilkHown
director OF the Southwestern system said: thought
the dispatch s.OTed prasewOrthv disposition, but OF
course we can DO nothing. II the Texas Pacific was not
under Of the courts we could not acredc 10
such demands II caunOt have the power Of appoint
iug or removing employees we might as well let the
Knights of LABOR axe the property ana have done with
it. The men Of the Southwestern railroads have no
grievances of any kind"
The following Cpatch was received at the OIice or
the Broadway aseut:
st. LOUs. No. March (. 1856.
W. T. TOWNF:. GcHerHt Eastern Agcht 39l BrOddT0H
You advise all parties that our passenger trains
have been delayed or iuterfcred with. We WILL %
have done heretofore take gOOd care OF all
pNssrnsers tickrtcd by way Of our lines and SEQ
That they are sent through to their proper destinations
without detention delay. II. {. 1oW>eiNp,
q. ]. A.