Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-31
Ready To Receive Freight.

BOSTON, March 30-Ths following notice has been issued by the New England agent oi the Missouri Pacific:
 To shippers and connecting lines:
 am Officially advised that we are again In DO Sition to receive freight from all points oa or reached by our lines.
 fsignedl A. ToRR1cELs1. Morocco Workers Serve Notice of a
 Strike.
 WILMINGTON, Del, March 30.-The mo- rocco employees began assembling about o'clock last night in Institute Hall and with in half hour it was crowded, at least one thousand persons sitting or standing within. The meeting was secret and two stalwart doortenders required the password of the Knights whispered in an ear of either one before admittance could be gained. There was no secret about the abounding enthusi- asm of the gathering, however. The follow ing was issued to-day:
 NoT1cE-The executive board has decided that un- less the morocco manufacturers agree to srnitrate the difficulty existing between them ana thelr em- ployes before this day Thursday) at o'clock D. n1
 @ w se % s hs of ment. We advertise this and will give no further
 The executive board D. A. No. 94 K. of [:
 The employees in J. T. Quigley's- morocco factory, some sixty in number, ceased work at noon by order of the Knights of Labor. The order was issued because MT. Quigley' s clerk told the workmen in his employ that if they went out this evening they would have to stay out as he would fill their places with new hands. Up to 1 o'clock this after noon the morocco manufacturers had not re- piled to the u1timatum of the Knights that they must agree to arbitration be- 0fa &o iohf inent morocco manufacturer said at 3 o'clock this afternoon that he had made no reply yet to the Knights of Labor. FtThe probabilities are, " he said, 'that we will give our men chance to walk out in the morning just to see how they will like it. We are satisfied as we cannot sell our stock anyhow" J. Parkepostles, president of the National Morocco Manufacturers Ex- change, has decided to call special meeting of that body to be held in Philadelphia The exchange is composed principally of manufacturers of Philadelphia, Wilmington and New York. One reason why the meet ing will be held in Philadelphia is that it is desirable to have a full attendance of the manufacturers of that city, who are believed to be playing an important and underhand part in the difficulties in Wilmington. The date probably will be fixed tomorrow. The request for the call must come to the presi- dent from the executive committee There are s.Unro6SmemDerS or the committee rom this city and there are said to be enough from other cities in favor of a meeting to make majority.
 The morocco manufacturers made no reply to the Knights demand this evening. The factories will probably close tomorrow.
 The Street Car Strike at Pittsburg.
 P1TTsBURa, March 30.-The street car strike remains unchanged. The general opinion is that the difficulties are nearing 8 settlement.
 The Strikers, Riots in Belgium.
 LONDON, March 30.-A Brussels dispatch states that the strike in the Charleroi dis trict Is ended.
 BRUSSELS, March 30.-Many Belgian women have been detected in the act of smuggling anarchist literature across the German frontier and arrested. At Puareg- non the postmen were attacked to-day and a large number of registered letters stolen from them by the rioters. At Antoing the strikers attacked the house of Mr. Brebart, the proprietor of the quarries. The inmates of the house barricaded the doors and fired upon the mob from the windows. The rioters charged the house several times, at tempting to obtain entrance by storm, but were as often repulsed and they finally retired. Many of the rioters were wounded, some of them seriously AtTowmai there has been more or less rioting in the streets throughout the day A soldier was murdered by the mob at Mons to-day Several have been ascertained to be deserters from the French army.