The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-06
PUTTING HIS FOOT DOWN.
GOVERNOR IRELAND OF TEXAS SAYS
THE TRAINS MUST MOVE.
If II Takes the Whole Armies airing
Population Of Texas to
Move Them.

Dynamite and Threats at F.. Worth
The Late Fight-An Incident mt Waco
Hoxie and the Knights Committee
Gould Grows GarruIous-Tried to Trap
Irons.
Fort WORTH, Tex, April 6.-The shoot
ing reported from here Saturday, resulted
In the killing and wounding of six men,
Richard Townsend a special deputy sheriff,
being one of those fatally shot He was
buried Sunday Charles Sneed, an
other deputy, was shot through the head
and may recover, and Officer Tulford re-
ceived ball through both thighs. His
wounds are dangerous Three of the strik-
ers were hit, and one Tom Mace, is mortally
wounded and has been brought into town
The other two, or their bodies, are In hiding
somewhere
The fight took place at switch two miles
from this city, where small party of men
was observed and the train stopped to see
what they were doing. Upon being ap-
preached by a party of officers they said
tuts Ho ihtoHbloh W bIouDic tue
railway people, On the return to the train
the deputy sheriffs were fired
upon by "a crowd of men armed with Win
chester rifles, who were ambushed on the
side Of the road. The fire was returned
with the effect noted above. The wounded
officers were put aboard the train and
broght back to the city.
Sunday morning state troops began arriv-
ing, and by night there were 500 militia in
town Those say command by the state
are here the trains shall move what.
ever it costs to move them. The
strikers are quiet say they are not re-
sponsihle for the fight, but that there is
more trouble ahead. An anonymous cir.
cular has been sent to all trainmen, en-
gineers and tiremen begging them not to
risk their lives by going out on trains,
and ending with the words, flair warning.
While the situation was quiet Monday
morning, the feeling was general that the
end of the trouble is not reached Additional
military has been ordered to this point.
| lItidlu lbs dTTlNeu anu was Ill
consu tation with the civil and military au-
thoritie' all the forenoon He says trains
must and shall be moved, if it takes the en-
tire m-bearing population to do it
A box of dynamite cartridges was founi
in an clubhouse near the Union depot Monday
| morning The report that Striker Pierce
was dead has not been confirmed, and it i:
thought he is yet alive although it is known
that he is severely wounded. 1t is reported
that the conference between the governor
and the local authorities has developed q
plan of operations that will lead to import
ant results The governor, however, re
fuses to disclose the plans
WACO, Tex, April 6-Whle the specia
train bearing Governor Ireland to Fort
Worth stopped here Monday morning tn,
strikers captured and killed the engine
which causel some delay, but another en-
CINE was procured and the governor pro
ceeded
LATER,-A train has been sent south will
Cprrtr ght's posse in charge The Graysor
| K as viii take one north soon Not q
knight is to be seen near the depots. Tn.
report of the finding of the dead body Of
Pierce, the striker, Sun ay, is not confirmed
an the knights say he is alive and well.