The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-28
The Strike.

ST. LOUIS. March 27.-Chalrman
Irons, OF the executive committee Of
District Assembly No. 1O1, when shown
the statement of Powderly and Turner
telegraphed from New York to Phil
adelphia. said; ut is not necessary for
me to give any authority for anything
l have said; we don't have 10 be guided
by what Powderly says. The general
committee has no power here and it
cannot come in here to settle this trou-
BILE. unless we request it," Turner's
statement, in which he declares that
Irons is one of the men who are doing
the order great injustice, being shown
him, he raid: Il have nothing to say
about that. and L will not be drawn
INTO the controversy with Powderly or
Turner and they have no right to de-
nounce me in this manner"
But you made the statement COM
planned of" was asked.
What 1 said" replied Irons, was
that if the strike Is not settled. it might
extend over all the railroads in the
country, and | will tell you more than
L san, anu JlldJ 10 il'db IL NAtClO
to all Knights all over the country"
In addition to the dispatch from
Plttsburg, received last night, to the
effect that a company of United States
infantry had passed through that city
ell romte from New York to this city,
news was received this morning that
two companies of soldiers had left
Columbus, Ohio, destined for st. Louis
1t is understood that the Columbus
detachment will be pl; d in position
to afford protection 10 East st. Louis
interests if their services should be-
come necessary. and this action is taken
as a precautionary measure, based on
informa ton that the destruction of
property has been threatened. The
Mayor of that city has already been
called upon to furnish protection
for the property of the railroad
company and has signifed his
inability to do so. six men being all he
had at his disposal. The county author
ties will be applied to to-day, and If
necessary, the Governor of Illinois will
be asked for protection for the COM
panys property in his State. m
At 1915 this morning freight train OF
twenty cars was made up in the Mis-
souri, Pacific yards and under protec-
ton of squad of police made its way
westward through the city uninter-
rupted by strikers. No crowd gathered
at the yards and none of any extent at
any of the crossings. d.
New YORK. March 27.-At 1890 to-
day Powaerly. Grand Master Workman
of the Knights of Labor, was waiting
at the Astor House for Goul6s reply
to a note asking for conference.
Powderl, s note 10 Gould was sent of
at 10 this morning by messenger. In
it he asked for a conference with the
view to the appointment of board of
arbitration. At the offices of the Mis-
souri, Pacific road, it was stated at 2
O'Clock that request tor conference
made by Powderly had been received
and that the board OF directors were
then discussing the matter. 1t was ex-
pected that an answer would be sent to
Powderly by O'Clock this afternoon.
The Vandalia road succeeded in tax
ing out freight train of eleven cars
this afternoon, the strikers being unable
to prevent its departure. The Iron
Mountain road sent out freight train
this afternoon under police supervision,
and the Missouri Pacific sent out a
second freight train.
Gould, by advice of the board of
directors of the Missouri Pacific. has
refused to meet committee from the
Knights of Labor.