Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-12
THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE.
Receiver Brown, Of the Texas Pact0c,
Refuses 80 Arbitrate.

Attempts to run trains out OF II. Louis on
the Missouri Pacific and st. Louis and
san Francisco railroads yesterday were
abandoned for reasons that were not clearly
apparent There is good reason to believe that
the engineer in charge of the ST. Louis and San
Francisco train side-tracked it by order of the
knights of Labor. The freight train came in
on the Iron Mountain railroad.
RECEIVER BROWN REFLECTS ARBITRATIoN.
General Master Workman Powderly, OF the
Knights OF Labor, who is now In st. Louis,
where the executive board is in session, said
yesterday, i'm reference TO the strike on the
Gould Southwestern system: thinking that
might be instrumental i'm effecting a settle
ment, / sent the following telegram last night
TO John Z. Brown, receiver OF the Texas and
Pacific railroad at Dallas: will you meet with
a committee selected by the general executive
board OF the Knights OF Labor To- arbitrate for .
settlement of differences with the Texas Pacific
employees Late this afternoon received this
reply: Your message received, asking IL will
meet a committee selected by the general ex-
ecutive board OF the knights of LABOR 10 arbi.
trate for a settlement OF differences with Texas
and Pacific employees. L beg 10 say that We
have no differences with the employees OF the
Texas and Pacific railway, and should any
arise are most willing, as in the past, TO con-
fer with them and right any grievances shown
between the former employees, who are
now strikers and not now in our service,
upon the property in our possession by Disabling
and killing engines and interfering, by intimE-
dation and otherwise, with the merlJorio0s and
honest men now in our service desiring to per.
form those duties abandoned by the strikers.
This matter We have remitted TO the United
States court, and the United States marshal,
under writs OF assistance from the courts. Is SET
thing the trouble for US, SO that we could not
see any good that arbitration with a committee
OF the knights OF Labor could accomplish
"lou will see by these kilograms" continued
Mr.. Powderly, shat il was our Intention 10
bring about a settlement IL possible. Mr.. Brown
has seen fit TO refuse the mediation of the gem
eral executive board OF the Knights OF Labor To
arbitration. He must now be held responsible
at the bar OF public opinion for negecting the
overtures OF those who, having as deep an In.
terest In the welfare ana prosperity OF this
country AS Mr.. Brown can possibly have, would
do every thing In their power not only ID sci the
idle wheels in motion, but TO keep them going"
A CONFERENCE WITH THE FREIGHT ENGI-
NEERs
A conference was held I'm St. Louis yesterday
between the freight engineers and General
Superintendent Kerrigan and Master Mechanic
Bartlett at which the engineers stated that
they would stand at their posts when IL was
decided TO run the trains; that when the
engines are prepared in proper manner Tor
work they would run the trains according 20
The Trades Assembly OF ST. Louis, which II
composed OF regularly appointed delegates nom
all trade unions, have held o meeting and
adopted resolutions recognising the railroad
strike as ssrnsgs TOR the , ush's s o. ro1oc
taken by the railroad managers n 1ntmtcai %
the rights OF workingmen and the public good
and should be denounced and expressing
Ss xsen sn Of u.
Knights OF Labor, after full investigation
has declared the boycott against The Atlanta
COssftfsatos on