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Show THE MISSOURI PACIFIC. Hiring New Men to Filf the Places of the Knights of Labor. Western Union Dividends Being Looked Upon With an Eye of Suspicion. Conference of Railroad Magnates Which May Settle the Trans-Continental Trans-Continental Fighti Affairs on the Missouri Pacific. St. Louis, Maroh 11. It is understood that Vice-President Hoxie has been in communication communi-cation with Jay Gould during the most of the week, the latter being in Havana, and the cable between Cuba and this country has been kept pretty busy carrying dispatches between there offioials. Judge Portis, general gen-eral attorney of the - Missouri Pacifio, says the formal discharge of the Btriking men J WIPES OUT ALL EXISTING AGBEEMENT3 Between the company and the Knights of Labor, and if any of the latter are re-employed, it will be under entirely new conditions con-ditions or obligations if at all. The general expectation that the Missouri Pacific would attempt to move blockaded freight from their yards in this city, last night, was not fulfilled, and a visit to the yards this morning morn-ing failed to disoover any suoh movement, and at this time, 7:30, everything is quiet in that vioinity. The company has been quietly qui-etly hiring new men ever since Tuesday night, and it is anticipated they will to-day FILL THE PLACES OF THE KNIGHTS . And the movement of freight will begin. Several parties of these new men were being conducted to the yards last night to receive their instructions, when they were met by a delegation of the strikers, who persuaded them to desist from their purpose. The Knights are reticent when questioned about the probable result of the attempt by the railway company to move - their freight trains to-day, but the general opinion is that they will resolutely resist any such attempt. The company, however, are said to have finally decided upon such a course, and if any resistance is offered by strikers they will call for municipal munici-pal and, if necessary, State protection. Dallas, March 11. United States Marshal Mar-shal Jackman telegraphs to Receiver Brown from Big Springs that everything is quiet there, and that TBAFFIO IS OPEN. Twenty-five mechanics, brought from New Orleans, were sent to Big Springs last night to take the places of the strikers. Freight trains are now moving. Receiver Brown received re-ceived a letter last night from the Engineers on the "T. C." division of the Texas & Pacifio Paci-fio road, stating they desire to correct the report that they had refused to go out on their engines, and declaring that they held themselves in readiness to respond to the orders of Receiver, Re-ceiver, and were, not supporting the strikers. To this message Receiver Brown replied saying: "I was prepared to receive just such a manly and frank telegram, for I have regarded yon all the time as entirely faithful to your duties to the railway company. com-pany. You will not be required to relinquish relin-quish your posts. You shall have ample piotection from the United States Court. |