Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-12
Show the Backbone of the Strike to Be Broken Be-
 yond Repair. ---.-...

The strike situation in Birmingham at the hour of going to press is virtually thing of the past.
 The anxiously xpected news from Chi cago relative to the ordering out of all Knights of Labor organizations was of 50 tame nature as to cause many who were apprehensive as to the effect of Grand Mas ter Workman Sovereign's 8 order to come to the conclusion that it was dismal failure. Trains on all the roads are running with their old time regularity, and where there were for a few days vacancies none now exist.
 :, great many of the men who went out are applying for their positions, and where these have not been filled they are again placed on the pay rolls.
 BIG AND LITTLE STRIKER.
 Yesterday afternoon striker offered one of the striking newsboys quarter of a dol lar to go and show Governor Jones the Acartoon on the front page of the Item, which caricatured his excelency on horse- back. The. little str .ker declined the offer of the big striker with the remark. -that be had ''too much respect for his governor for that.' Some of the other boys told the governor about it, who called the little fellow to him, patted him on the head, complimented him for being little gentle man and gave him half a dollar. Subse- queutly the boy hunted the governor up and handed him back his money, saying he didn't think he ought to have it, as he had done nothing to earn it, but he was finally persuaded to keep it.
 WITH THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE. Every scheduled train on the Louisville and Nashville left yesterday and nearly all of them right on time. The yard forces worked splendidly, and everything ran smooth !; all day.
 The switchmen in the yard at Bessemer who went out returned to work yesterday. Many of the firemen who went out are also making applications to gc back to work.
 WITH THE ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN. Superintendent Frazer, in conversation with an AGE HERALD reporter last night, stated that everything on the Alabama Great Southern worked as we'll as they could wish all day. Negro switchmen are doing most of the work in the yards.
 Sixteen freight trains were run during the day and up to 12 o'clock last night.
 While some of the engineers sRfused to go out there were men put in thef places. New men are being secured anf put to work in places of the men who refuse to work.
 WITH THE CENTRAL AND K.C., M. & B.
 Officials of the Kansas City, Memphis
  over the manner in which freight was handled on their lines yesterday. Not a ripple was felt and trains were made uI and sent out on time.
 Four trains were sent out over the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham and two came in. A good load of groceries was brought in from Memphis. Two trains were sent out oyer the Central and two came in. On both roads more trains would have been run had traffic de- manded it.
 Yesterday morning all of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham yardmen except three returned to work and were work they did before the strike.
 Late yesterday afternoon Superintendent B. E. McGuirk received telegram from Mir. Sullivan o1 the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham, at Memphis, stating that the strike at that place was broken and that freight on nearly all the roads was being moved with comparative ease, and that in many instances men who had struck returned to work, This makes the Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham open ir that place, and insures an early supply o western meats and other merchandise.
 THEY STILL coNaREaATB.
 Crowds of strikers, men looking for work and curiosity seekers still congregate al different places near headquarters of the yards, but so far no violence has been at- tempted. The troops that are on guard al these places have a quieting effect upon those who otherwise would be violently in. clined.
 DON'T TREAD ON ME.
 The Louisville and Nashville people come very near being up to date. Yes terday iporning passenger and freigh trains going in different directions bore