Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-20

ment, to retain in their employ all the new
men employed since tire strike began. Tn 9
is q decided conce ssion. The COMMITTEES
further announced that both executive
boards would come to the mayors Office
this afternoon, where Mr. Yerkes has been
invited to meet them.
sCHuLING NOsTNG AROUND.
grP1rrsBURG, October PA movement is
being discussed among the leading Knights
of Labor here that may result In the grip
men in this city going ont on strike.
Master Workmen Schilling is expected here
to-day for the purpose. it is rumored, CT
ordering out the gripmen employed by the
syndicate controlling the cable lines in Chi
cago, Philadelphia and Pittsburg. From
here, it is stated, he will 60 to Philadelphia,
probably toni CHIT A prominent Knight OF
Labor stated this afternoon that Schilling
was expected and that he had asked some of
the Knights of Labor people to hold a con-
ference with him as soon as he arrived. 1t
is known that ttss gripmen here are in sym
patty with the ~ kers. They claim to have
grievances also, and several conferences
have been held with Master Workman Doyle
of the Pittsbu-g district. but the drift of
them has been kept very quiet.
TWO KINDS OF BOMBS.
A plumber of conflicting statements were
made to-day in regard to the nature of the
compound found in the bombs which were
placed on the Sedgwick street tracks yes
lerday afternoon. This arose from the fact
the. two kinds of bombs were found, those
on Sedgwick street and others on State
street. The latter were harmless, and the
officials at the police headquarters got the
two reports mixed. Last evening after the
bombs on Sedgwick street were found,
Captain Setback sent for an expert con-
nected with one of the big powder houses of
Chicago, and gave him the packages. The
gentleman took them home and this morn
ing brought them back.
at is dynamite" said he to the captain,
"and there is enough of it to blow up this
station"
One of the packages was taken to the city
limits this morning, il Is said, and exploded.
1t piowed great hole in the ground, be-
sides breaking large piece of iron placed
under it to test its force.
kaesberger, who placed the bombs on the
track, is said to be one of the strikers.
Aside from the sensation caused by discov-
cry of the deadly character of these bombs,
the day has been the quietest one since the
strike was inaugurated.
Ga the North side cars were running all
day with diminished force of protective
blue coats, and very little trouble was ex-
pCIlcuCCo az IililSs LILO SIO"uS "CAO
smaller and less demonstrative than here
tofore.
On the West side cars were run steadily
on the Madison street line after 10 O'Clock
in the morning. Three were run at first,
and the numbey was subsequently increased
to seven. light steady rain had the effect
of diminishing the crowds, and the cooler
heads among the strikers circulated among
them counselling against violence. In ad-
dition, the police preparations in that quar-
ter were so formidable that even larger
crowd would have been overawed.
THE DYNAMITERs ARRESTED.
Late this evening man named Nlchol-
son was arrested on information furnished
by Kaesberg, who said it was from him he
procured the matter pl,.sed on the rails.
Nicholson is said to be an oil ped
dler, and was arrested on the charge of
completely in kaesberg'S crime. The men
were arrested under the conspiracy act
passed since the Haymarket riot. Both
were tailed ont after midnight. Kaesberg
insists the substance was not dynamite, or
at least if it was he did not know it. Not
much is known of Nicholson.
A CONFERENCE HELD.
The first move which gave promise of a
settlem ent was made by move of West side
citizens this morning. They first called on
Mayor Roche and presented the case to him.
He told them that he was convinced that If
the strikers would withdraw their demand
for the discharge of the new men compro-
mise could be arranged. Then the commit
tee visi ed tho strikers and succeeded in in
dUcing them to make the concession spoken
of. They reported this fact to the mayor,
who called q conference of the executive
committee in his Office at 8 o'clock this
afternoon. After further consultation, it
was agreed that the strikers would declare
the strike off, provided VIZ. Yerkes consented
to give the North side men the same privil-
eyes ae the West side men enjoyed before
the strike, the company to retain the Few
men hired during the strike. About this
time Mr.. Yerkes arrived and was admitted
to the conference. The first difficulty in
the way was that there would not be places
for the old men. The mayor aud citizens
withdrew at this period, leaving Mr.. Yerkes
with the striking committee.
THE CONFERENCE.
The conference ended in Mr.. Yerkes max
ing an offer that if the West side men would
resume work tomorrow morning, he would
submit fair proposition" to the North
side men before noon. What the PROPOSE
ton would be he declined to state.
The committee comforting with MIR.
Yerkes had full authority to &C
cept then and there the terms offered.
They decided not to do so, but to refer the
whole matter to a general meeting of the
strikers to be assembled Immediately. The
committee then at the mayors Office were
inclined to think the West siders
would deem it unsafe, before
getting an inkling of what the offer
to the North siders would be. In addition
to promising a new proposition for the
North side men, Mr.. Yerkes said that if the
West siders would resume work he would
be willing to guarantee that there would be
no reduction on the West ride lines, what
ever the result. of the North side strike might
be.
WILL RETURN TO WORK.
About midnight the meeting of the West
side strikers decided to return to
work in the morning on the basis
Yerkes proposed. They agreed, how
ever, that the North side men should
submit scale of wages which is not to be
receded from under any circumstances. In
case Yerkes' proposition does not meet this
scale the West eide men may be called out
again.
Bold Pickpockets.
WABASH. IND, October 12-About fifty
worked the crowd at the
Blaine demonstration in Goshen and Sc
cured about $1,000. The excursion train
on tho Gin cinnafi Wah,sh X MichipaD rail