The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-24
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Waco.

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Special to the Herald.
Waco, April 23, -Hostilities between rival
railroad companies that are seeking entrance
TO this city assumed an active form TODAY
Inc Texas st. Louis people guarded their
track all last night, fearing the Missouri
faciiic force would tear 1t up. No attempt, g,
however, was made In that direction.
Early .hls morning large force of men and
teams belonging t. the rival roads, stood on
the disputed territory awaiting instructions
from their respective suDeriors. The morning
passed away without any demonstration, but
IL was evident that some movement was brew
ing. BY 3.o'clock the excitement was in
tense, and an immense crowd had gathered Mt
Tue scene or operations where the irish labor
ers OF each road stood taunting each othtr and
seemingly willing for a row.
MAJOR Marvin, chief engineer of The Missouri
raElnc' VINO came here yesterday, opened the
oall little after 3 o'clock this afternoon by
directing his men to lap chains around the
Iexas " ST. Louis rails and attaching mules
thereto, tear up the structure. There was an
enott 10 OBEY the order, but Captain Axteil
engineer III charge of the Texas \ st. Louis,
allied his men and the effort was resisted.
FOR Two or three minutes the melee was hot
one, the men pulling, swearing and hustling
each other, while the crowd yelled, and engi-
v.
was not hurt. Sheriff Hall now appeared on
the scene with deputies and police and read
Tue riot act, arrestiug Major Marion Can't,
ANteil ana contractors Neil and Thomas. All
were carried before Justice Davis and gave
| bail TO appear Monday.
The excitement was now ct fever heat and
the Irish ON each side ready to do any thin e
ordered
Sheriff Hall had a detachment Of the Waco
ureys rendezvous at. the company's armory
ready to move IN case OF riot. Meanwhile
the police We're stationed on the disputed
| ing preserved.
The Grcys are still at the srmory awaiting
orders, as 1t Is surmised that the Missouri Pa
ciilc crowd Will again try to tear up the Texas
| st. Louis rails to. night
East Waco Is full of people and drinking
| bloody one
All this trouble is about a little piece of land
| In East Waco, near the Texas Central track
which the Missouri Pacific and Texas S st.
Louis each wish to occupy, each claiming it,
ihe Missouri Pacific people seem to have the
| pest claim, as they Undoubtedly bought the
land oLd paid for 1t. Before The Missouri Pa
clAc occupied the land, however. the Texas Il
81. Louis went to work and laid about q hun :
| dred feet of track on 1t, which they claim gave
| them superior privileges They laid this track
week ago tonight, working large force all
hignt; ana thus stealing march on the M is
| souri, racine. The matter has been discussed
all the week, and 1t was hoped until to-day II
would be amicably adjusted. Both parties IL
| is naiuly necessary to say, are acting under
ADVICE OF their respective local lawyers.
PRESIDENT Paramore, of the Texas Il st.
Lsuis, Ia expected here Monday. Major Mar
YIN remarked Il few minutes ago that the
IeNas st. Louis track had to come up, and
| thls Is construed as q renewal OF the assault
some time tonight.