Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-05
THE BLOCKADE ALMOST ENDED
On the Missouri Pacific-Violent Methods
Threatened.

Threatened.
ST.. LOUIS, April 3.-The resumption o
freight traffic by the Missouri Pacific ant
Iron Mountain railroads has now become
an acknowledged fact. For the past few
days the officials of that road have beer
sending out the regular number Of trains
which, although smaller at frs. than they
were accustomed to before the strike, yes
terdsy assumed their more natural proper
tons and today it is expected that they
will be as large as ever. No more
hindrsnce or interference to
the running of freight trains upon
those roads is anticipated. East
St. Louis has now become the point Of in
terest and it is expected that the officials
of the different roads centeriDg in that city
will find it difficult task to effect the re-
sumption Of freight traffic. All their efforts
in this direction have, with few exceptions,
failed, and the strikers, although they have
announced moral suasion as their mode Of
interference, are determined, if that shall
fail, to resort to q more violent method and
declare that no freight shall be moved until
the strike is ended. The railroad officials
last night decided upon running freight
trains and will make every effort to attain
that end. When these attempts shall be
made it is expected that serious trouble
will ensue. :
THE KNIGHTS AT sT. LOUIS.
NooN.-Frederick Turner, the Secretary
of the General Executive Board of the
Knights of LABOR, and Vim. II. Bailey, q
member of the same committee, arrived in
this city from Cincinnati this morning and
proceeded to the rooms Of the Local Execu'
live Committee, where they are now con-
sideriDg the strike situation. After this
conference shall have been finished and
some definite line of action decided upon,
Mr.. Turner will attempt to see Mr.. Hoxie
and ascertain what line he intends to fol
low in re-employing the striking knights Of
Labor. A second conference will then be
held with the Local Committee, and an
agreement formulated, which will be pre-
sented to Mr.. Hoxie for his signature.
Mr.. Turner, in an interview this morn
ing, stated that his plan is that all the pc.
sitions not now filed By the new men who
have been employed since the Inaugural
ton of the strike shall be open to applica-
ton from the Knights; that those who sp,
ply shall be employed, and from them
shall be selected the arbitration com NIT
tee which will attempt to arrive at some
amicsble understanding concerning the
grievances Of the Missouri Pacific kHights.
WILL MAKE CONCESSIONS.
Mr.. Turner, in reply to an inquiry, if
he should request that all the striking
Knights of Labor be re-employed, replied
mo; such has never been the case hereto
fore even when we have been most victo,
rious in our struggles with capital, and we
can hardly expect such course to be pur.
sued by the railroad companies now. We
don't expect them to discharge competent
men who have been employed during the
strike, and we shall make no such demand.
All we ask is that the places now
vacant be filed BY the Knights
of Labor, who make application Tor
them, and that from them shall be chosen
an Arbitration Gopmijtee to treat with
Mr.. Hoxie. Neither shall we demand that
those who have committed depredations
upon the compsny's property be taken
} back. such demand would be inconsis
tent with the principles laid down in oul
CouusIitutiun, for, you know we advise
that violence in all cases be avoided auG
the loss of his position by Knight who
! destroys his employers property is a jus
punishment"
Mr.. Bailey hoped for a speedy settle
ment Of the strike, and had no doubt bu
that it would soon be ended, provided Mr.
Hoxie would consent to confer with them
Hoxie Not In.
ST.. LOUIS, April 3.-Mr. Turner ant
3 his associates were in consultation will
, the Joint Executive Board until after
o'clock p m, when they called at M
Hoxies Office, but that gentleman not be
ing in they went to Their hotel for dinner
. Neither the precise character nor the re
i, .sult Of the conference this morning has ye
transpired.