The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-19
LABOR'S WAR.

Over Fifty Thousand Workmen In Idle
ness Through the Various Strikes-Utter
Failure of the Missouri Pacific Company
in Its Attempts to Move Trains.
New YORK, March 15.-Special kilograms
to Bradstreet's from the more important
business centers report the movement of
general merchandise rather below than
above previous totals. At St Louis and
southwest thereof business is at stand
still, owing to the continued interrupt
ton of traffic over the Gould South
western railways and the Texas & Pa
cific line. The number OF strikes through
out the country has increased beyond all
precedent, and the mum Der OF employees 80
idle is reported as $1,000 east of the
Rocky mountains. In December 1884,
the total covering the same territory vas
about Is, 900. Both the bituminous coal
and the textile strikes outrank the South
western railway strike in point OF numbers.
ST. LOUIS, March 15.-It is understood
that Governor Marmaduke is attempting
to open negotiations between the Missouri
Pacific railway officials and the Executive
Board of the Knights of Labor, but the
results of his efforts are not known. 1t is
believed, however, that after the Labor
Commissioner has reported to him some
definite arrangement will be affected to
bring about conference between the con-
flicting Knights and their former employ
ers.
Mr.. Hoxie, general manager of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway, emphatically denied
yesterday that propositions OF compro-
mise or settlement of the difficulties had
been made by either the company or the
Knights of Labor
ST. LOUIS March 15-The attempts OF
the Missouri Pacific road to start OUT
trains Saturday morning ended in failure,
the engineers and firemen deserving the
trains as soon as requested by the strikers.
The first engine called out came steaming
from the round-house, and had not gont
far when the fireman, who was called off by
the strikers, left mis- post, and the engineer
brought his machine to 81 standstill
He wouldn't move without the as
sistance of the fireman, who would
consent to do nothing unless it was
to assist in getting tbs engine back
into the round-house. The same engine
with another crew was stopped at another
point, and again the engine went back tic
the round-house. The engineer said he
could not proceed because The strikers in
terposed an objection, and so the plan to
move the freight was abandoned. No ac-
commodation trains went out. No freight
is moving at any point, and every thing is
dead. in the surrounding yards. The
strikers are peaceful but determined, and
there is no prospect OF a speedy settlement.
Similar scenes were enacted at Sedalia
and other points on Saturday, the strikers
being successful in every case in persuading
engineers and firemen to abandon their en-
gines. Not a freight train was run out
from any point on the road.
Late Saturday afternoon the Missouri
Pacific filed petition for an injunction in
the State Circuit Court against J. J. Nc
Garry and other strikers, and Judge
Horner granted a temporary injunction
restraining such persons from going on the
railroads property or interfering with the
employees The object of this move on the
part of the railroad company is to prevent
the strikers from making personal appeals
to or threats against the engineers and
| firemen in charge OF engines.
| The engineers had a meeting yesterday,
| as did also the fremen, and they decided
| to live up to their agreement with the Mis-.
| souri, Pacific road as long as the company
performed it's part of the contract
but will not run their engines if intim.
| idated by the strikers. The company
| will endeavor to give them protection, so
| that they will have no excuse for DESERVING
| their engines, as most of them did who
started out with freight trains last weok
| The strikers at all stations on the road are
| to be enjoined from entering the property
of the company or interfering with the run
| ring of trains but whether this will have
the effect expected by the company re-
mains to be seen. The company claims tina:
| it has received several hundred applica.
tions for work, and that if the engineers
and fremen live up to their agreement
tke road can be operated without the as
| distance of the strikers.