The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06
The Missouri Pacific and the Iron Mountain
Lines Send Out Freights, and Trains Move
from East st. Louis Without Trouble.
Two More Men Die from Wounds Re-
ceived in the Fort Worth Fight.
Foreman c. A. Hall Retells the Story Of His
Discharge and Justifies the Strike-No
Further Disturbances at Fort Worth
AT ST. LOUIS.
A Quiet Day--Business Fully Resumed on
the Gould Lines.

A Quiet Day--Business Fully Resumed on
the Gould Lines.
ST. LOUIS, April Sit was generally believed
Yesterday that to-day the freight blockade on
this and the east side of the river would be
raised, and that the resumption of traffic would
be completed. There was but little interference
last Saturday with the running of freight trains
from East st. Louis, and it was the expectation
of the officials that they would be able to prose
cute their regular business to-day, the same as
though there had never been any trouble. The
Bridge and Tunnel Company announcedIyester-
day that they would be ready to handle all busi-
ness given them. The joint notice agreed upon
at the general meeting held Saturday, giving the
men until l o'clock to-day to return to work,
evidently had the desired effect, as the superin-
tendents were notified yesterday by many of
their former employees that they would be on
hand to-day ready for duty. President Tanzy,
of the transfer company, also received official
notice from his employees that they would report
for work in body at the company's stables this
morning. The striking Missouri Pacific knights,
it is understood, also intended to apply for posi-
tions to their former employers The formal rev.
ocation, last night, by the general executive
committee, of their order to the Knights
Of Labor to return to work, makes the outlook
to-day less hopeful, and the strike may not be
so nearly ended as it was thought. The Mis-
souri, Pacific has already employed sufficient
number of new men to carry on its business
and the officials of that road anticipate no
trouble in keeping the road open, in spite of the
renewal-o the strike. In East st. Louis, how
ever the situation iseaifferent. for those who
have already returned to work, asswell those
who announced their intention Of returning to-
day. are Knights of Labor. and are subject to
the orders of the executive committee. 1t is
expected therefore, that those who have gone
back to work will, to day, strike again, and that
the others VIII withdraw their applications for
their old positions when they shall receive
the official announcement of the committees
action.
The revocation by the executive committee of
their order to the Knights of Labor to return to
work has had no effect upon the business of the
Missouri Pacific or Iron Mountain railroads,
of these roads to procure new men for the
places made vacant by the strikers The Iron
Mountain sent out Ave freight trains this morn
ing and the Missouri Pacific an equal number,
no opposition being offered by the strikers. The
resumption of freight traffic on these roads may
now be considered complete, and the raising of
the blockade on that branch of the company's
business permanent.
The situation, up to a late hour last night is
practically unchanged. The general executive
committee has held no formal session to-day,
nor has the local joint committee done anything
that they will make public, beyond the fac. that
they have telegraphed to all points on the
Gould system the statement which was
issued last night by the general commit
see. To these kilograms the committee
ay they have received replies from most of the
principal points, to the effect that the action of
the general board is commended and indorsed,
and that generally the men who have returned
to work have again gone out, and that the strike
Is practically as active and as strong as it has
been at any previous time Secretary Turner
left tonight for Fort Worth, Tex, and will make
tour of the Southern part of the Gould system
before his return. and learn himself the exact
condition of affairs