Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-03-27
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The situation now begins 10 look
serious. No one ventures the predIc-
ton how or when the strike VIII end ,
or to what extent At VIII be carried.
The railroad management declines to
recognize employees representing the
Knights of Labor, and they in turn an
nounce that they viii accept no terms
from the company unless offered to
them as members of that organization.
a member Of the executive commit
/ tee is credited with saying that,
% The worst is to come I dread it but there IS
. no help for IT, III we were to submit now and re
turn 90 work without having been recognized az
knights l- Labor il uol-d 1e defeat not only toI
and FOR every labor organization la the whole
country. We feel that zr1- Issue mast be met
IL hopes that some way towards q settlement nuY
he opened aud then u the situation remains uu
ci-i=e- TOT INC Dr-Lef 81 cry freight tram on overs
road running UuJ OF ST. Louis and every freighl
20 recognize as the strike viii then be extended &c
AL the eastern and southern roads embracing the
strife Will be made 10 embrace evcry large man
Ul--tosg and every extensive business Industry iu
The management Of the Missouri Pacific rail-
I road company announce with equal pC=lLlggueEs
that they VIII make no settlement with the zrriE-
pany is credited with having said yesterday
ssGt-t numbers o. applications from men VINO
being threatened with violence have been received
uad fve are a4w notifying such Of these men as sye
iaEelI points l.ol 3 the Ioll and accept places.
lie situation lu this city go Jar traffic on tEe
Missouri Ilc zc railroad is concerned remains the
trains arrived and departed on time rLis morning
but 10 freight trains have as set been moved.
various roads I'm East 81. Louis are al work as
u-ua. TINS morning. ana no strike is likely 70 oc
cur Do l--e place unless lie merchants ana business
men of this city 90 whom the address OF the sJrik-
ers was i75ueL last night, shall fail % effect set
Element III ls now stated LllL they have 10 grieF-
aucas which have nos been EemcLIel 6y their EN-
poyers and VIII remain al their posts uutil am or
der for the extension of the present strike upon
shall become necessary.
On Tuesday night men on guard at
the Atchison shops were surprised by
the appearance Of about forty masked
men. They took possession Of the
premises and disabled a lot of Iocomo-
tiVes. Another exciting event occurred
on Wednesday. A large number of
strikers and others seized a freight
train below Atchison bound for Kansas
City. They climbed upon it in scores
and frightened the brakes to prevent its
further progress, uucOupled the cars
and threw the links and pins into the
river and ''killed'' the engine. Marshal
Price was present but as the train was
outside the city limits he was powerless.
No United States marshals were pres
ent.
At Kansas City no freight trans are
being moved and no attempt to start
them. Superintendent Of roads run
ming into the city held q meeting to dis
cuss the situation, but adjourned to
meet again on the 9th.
LATER A conference held by rail
road officials announce a compromise
with The switchmen OF Kansas City and
they viii 90 TO work at once.
The swiJchmen on all the lines at st.
Joe haye struck, and their demand has
not as yet been announced.