Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-31
OGOsTA MAINE WEDNESDAY, MORNING, MARCH 81 Iss6


The men Immediately struck, declaring
that they wanted no protection. No freight
can now be brought across the river into thi.
city, for the ferry is the only means of trans.
fer and this new strike renders that useless.
Three freight trains were started out this
morning from the Missouri Pacific wards,
guarded BY strong force of police.
l23O-The situation in East ST. Louis,
tuesday afternoon, presents a marked con-
tra.t to that of Monday. No serious disturb
ance has yet occurred. although several at
tempts by the railroad company to start out
trains have been frustrated by the strikers.
An Illinois & St. Louis railroad engine, en-
gagged in making up freight trans, was killed
BY strikers.
On the Vandalia tracks similar attempt
was made to take out freight train, but the
engineer complied with the request of the
strikers to take the engine back to the round
house and the attempt was abandoned. No
opposition, however, was offered to attempts
OF the Wabash officers to resume freight
traffic
New YORK, March 80.
MIR. Hoxie has consented 10 arbitration
Inc details of the settlement will be arranged
with HIM in st. Louis, whittier the executive
BOARD will travel tomorrow. The story of
TINS day, as given tonight by the board, is as
follows:
The whole discussion today between Gould
ana Powderly, was on the subject of arbitra-
tion generally and on which there was unan-
unity of opinion. Gould expressed himself
very favorably, but as the matter of adjudi-
eating the differences on the Missouri Pacific
had been referred to Hoxie, the following
telegram was sent at the request of Powder
ly:
NV YORK, March 80.
To II. M. Hoxie, general manager of the
Missouri Pacific Railway, St. Louis:
Will you meet the general executive board
OF the Knights of Labor or a committee of
your employees from the Knights of Labor
for the purpose of hearing what cause of
complaint there was and tor the purpose OF
making settlement of the present difficulty,
alike honorable to both sides, either on the
basis OF arbitration by mutual agreement, the
same to be binding on all parties.
A. l.. HOPKINS.
In answer to which the following was re-
ceived and delivered to Powderly about 6
o'clock
ST. LOUIS, March 30.
A. l.. Hopkins, New York.
Replying to to your inquiry from Powder
OF this da:e, | have to say that Yesterday
received from Gould the following message /:
(here is quoted the message beginning "in
resumlng the movement of trains on the
Missouri Pacifc,') to which l sent the fol-
lowing reply under date of March %:
Jay Gould, Esq
l have your message in relation to your in
terview with Powderly and also the letter Of
instructions, and will carry out the same to
the best of my ability. | am therefore will
ing to meet committee of our employees
without discrimination, who are actually at
at work in our service, at the time such COM
mittee is appointed, to adjudicate with them any
grievances that they may have.
II. NJ. HoxIE.
Powderly, being so exhausted, returned to
his home in Scranton tonight. The balance
of the board will leave for St. Louis, We'd
nesday at 9 A. M.
The following dispatch was sent to Irons,
today:
New YORK, March 80.
Martin Irons, ST. Louis -
Have been IN conference all day, with the
result that Vice President Hoxie agrees to
the following. Here follows the telegram
of Hoxie's consenting to seeing the commit
tee.) Have your executive committee order
the men TO return to work and also to select
a special committee from the employees of the
Missouri Pacific to wait on Hoxie to adjudi-
cate any grievances. Do this as quickly as
possible. The board will leave for St Louis
tomorrow. FREDERICK TURNER.
ST. Louis, March 80.
With the protection of the United States
mar rshals in the Wabash railroad yards in
North St. Louis the regular passenger and
freight trains are arriving on time without
any trouble.
KANSAS CITY, March 80.
As a freight train of 20 cars was leaving
Grand Avenue depot this forenoon with po-
licemen on board two men turned the switch
and II freight can and caboose were ditched
and badly wrecked. The officers arrested
one OF the offenders named Martin Scow, but
the other, John Noonan of Sedalia, refused
to halt and was shot in the hip by the police.
The shooting has caused great excitement
among the strikers.
PARSONS, Kan, March 80.
A passenger train, No l54, north bound,
was ditched five miles south of here and the
engine, mail car and baggage car thrown
down an embankment. The mail car struck
against the telegraph pole and broke. Mail
Agent Moore was the only one seriously hurt.
The wreck was caused bv fish plate being
removed and the rails spreading. The fish
plate wa. then spiked down so the rails could
not possible get to their places thereby max
ing the wreck impossible.