The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-28
waco.

Special to the Herald.
Waco, April % -Hostilities between rival
railroad companies that are seeking entrance
TO this city assumed an active form To-day
The Texas & st. Louis people guarded their
track all last night, fearing the MISSOURI
Pacific force would tear 1t up. No attempt
however, was made in that direction.
Early This morning large force OF men ana
teams belonging to the rival roads, stood ON
the Disputed territory awaiting instructions
from heir respective superiors. The morn ing
passcd away without auy demonstration puI
10 was evident hat some movement was brew
ing, BY 3 O'Clock The excitement was IN
tense, ana an immense crowd had gatheIeu Nv
the scene of operat, Ons where The Irish labor
ers OF each road stood tanning each other ana
seemingly willing fora row. .,,
Mai or Marvin, CHI ell engineer OF me Mlsso. u, i
PacIiic, who came here yesterday, opened the
ball little after o'clock this afternoon ny
directing his men to lap chains around the
Texas Il st. Louis rails and attaching muies
thereto, Zeal up the structure. Ihere was an
effort to obey The order, but Captain a Ateii,
engineer in charge OF the Texas 81. LOUIS,
rallied his men and The effort Was resis ed
For two OF three minutes the melee was u not
one, tbe men pulling, swearing and hustlng
each other, while The crowd yelled, ana ensl-
neer Marion was handl. d pretty roughly put
was not hurt. Sheriff Hall pow appeaLe ,!o on
the scene with deputies and police ana read
the riot act, arrest, NJ Major Marion Capt.
Axeil and contractors Neil and Thomas. All
were carried before Justice Davis and gave
bail to appear Monday.
The excitement was now at fever neat ana
the Irish on each side ready to do anything
ordered.
Sheriff Hall had detachment t1e Waco
Crews rendezvous at. the company,s armory
ready to move in case of riot. MeanWnlie
the police were stationed on tne ulsPuteu
ground, and at this hour the statu quo IS De-
ing preserved.
The Greys are still at the armnry awaiting
orders, as it is surmised that the Missouri IA :
cifc crowd will again try to tear up The 1eXas
& ST. Louis rails TO. night.
East Waco Is full of people and drinking
Irishmen, and another combat mlght Do
bloody one e,..a
All this trouble is about little piece OF |and
in East Waco, near the Texas CsnCral traCn,
which the Missouri Pacific and Iexas " 81
Louis each wish to occupy, each Claiming u.
The Missouri Pacific people seem to have the
best caim, as they undoubtedly bought Tue
land and paid for il. Before The Missouri ra-
oifc occupied the land, however, the IeXas "
st, Louis went 70 work and laid about hun-
dred feet of track on it, which they claim gave
them superior privileges They laid this track
a week ago to light, working large force all
night, ana thus stealing march on me MIS-,
souri, Pacific. The matter has D zen discussed
all the week, and it was hoped until Today u
would be amicably adjusted. Botn parties, u
Is hardly necessary to say, are acting unaef
advice OF their respective local iaWyeisc: @.
President ParamOre, OF the IeAas u 81
Louis ia expected here Monday. MsJqr Mar
vim remarked a few minutes ego that the
Texas & st. Louis track had to come up, ana
this is construed as renewal OF the assault
some time tO-n night.