Show I Governor Good for Something KA SAo CITY March 19 Governor Marmaduke of Missouri and Governor Martin of Kansas have decided that the public interest renders it necessary for them to endeavor to act as mediators j in the present strike they have prepared pre-pared a proposition which after consideration con-sideration has been accepted by the strikers asd the two Uov rnors left tonight to-night for St Louii to lay it before the railroad official The men agree to return to work on the basis of settlement settle-ment adopted at the close of the strike a year ago That is they will comeback come-back on the terms of agreement in force at the time they struck simply making a request that the nupstion of increasing the wages of bridge and track men betaken be-taken into account The matter ol Halls reinstatement on the Texas ft Pacific is not mentioned in the proposition Mr PdwiJcrly did not leave for St Louis as he LadJntended but is in secret conference with the ex ecutire delegates tisis evening and IJt snot s-not been interviewed since his rectipt of Mr Hoxies reply to his request for a meeting The general feeling nero is one of strong hope th it the intercession of the State Executives will secure a settlement between the official and the men as it did a year ago and an early conclnsiqn of the war I |