St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
Several Companies of the Citizen SOldiery
of Texas at Fort Worth Ready for
Fight.
The Male Population Spent Saturday
Night Under Arms-TrOuble Ex-
pected To-day.
A Rumor Current That, If They Lose
The strikers VIII Pillage and
Burn Certain Houses.
A Scheme That Didn't Work For the
Arrest of Prominent Knights
of Labor.
Further Trouble Expected.

here and two companies of the First are
also here. Brig. Gen. Roberts Is III COM
mand. The dead body of Frank Pierce.
striker. was found and has just been brought
into town. The two others who were
wounded have been located. Trouble is
looked for in the morning. The strikers are
coming in from all directions. The train
sent south reached Alvarado, thirty miles
distant, in safety. Attorney General Tenn
pleton, who is here with Adjt. Gen. King,
saws: Since the authority of the state has
been invoked it shall be welded and trains
must move, if it takes the whole military
force OF the state to do it," No attempt
will be made to take out trains until to-
morrow. a proclamation has been issued
closing all saloons and drinking houses of
every description until o'clock Wednesday
night.
TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP,
Fort Worth rested but little last night
Fully ?. 600 citizens We're in arms. and un-
til late hour Little else than men with
WinchesterS were visible. Every now and
then some startling rumOr reached the city,
but the night passed without casualty.
As day began to break cold rain set in,
which lasted but few minutes. Now and
then the sun peeped forth from dull, leaden
clouds, but it soon disappeared and the day
was cold and clustering. 4 prominent knight
of Labor said this evening there would
be no more armed opposition, but ii train
should run into a loose rail or misplaced
switch it was the lookout of the engineer
and not of the strikers. The railway
authorities say the movement of trains will
be continued until the yards are cleared.
AS the fight of Saturday Is summed up the
citizens realize how perfect is the organ
iZatiOn Of the strikers. y more Skiilful
maneuver than that executed by the strikers
can hardly be imagined. AS the people
realize that the authorities were outgen-
eraled they become terroriZed.
\ SIGNIFICANT INSTANCE
is found in the fact that the Labor Siftings.
the organ OF the knights of Labor of Fort
Worth, on Saturday announced that n. VI.
LOvin, master workman OF District Assem-
bly, No. l01, had gone to Crowley, and that
j. ii. jackson, state organizer Of the
knights of Labor. had left for Wantaga.
The towns are both in ToTant county, and
if there is q camp Of strikers outside of the
city they could easily be in communication
with that camp. Some of the prominent
citizens are in favor Of organizing vigil
lance committee and hanging the
leaders of the anti-law element. 1t
is stated that these leaders have
burned in case the strike is not settled
peaceably. The mayor of Ft. Worth has
at his command one company of militia at
Clebourne and one at Dallas. Capt. Nc
Murrays company of rangers has left Har
rold for Ft. Worth. Thlrty-fve volunteers
at Kaufman are holding themselves in read
mess for instant service at the call of Sheriff
Torrants Lieut.. Gibbs, who resides at
Dallas. has been autharized by Gov. Ire
land to call out the three companies of
state troops at Dallas, and two of them, the
Wilbermar rifles and the Dallas Light
guards,
LEFT AFTER MIDNIGHT
for Fort Worth also number of deputy
sherffS. These troops are in command of
Lieut.. Col Turner. an officer who won
distinction in the Union army. The depot
and yards at Fort Worth were guarded
last night by over 200 citizens called into
service by the mayors proclamation, and
the streets were patroled by armed men.
There was great fear of fire during the
night. and extra precautions were taken on
that account One hundred tiremen were
in waiting at the fire engine houses for any
emergencies. and the fires at the pumping
stations were kept up to a high point all
night Offers of aid are sent from all
surrounding points, and engines are kept in
readiness to be forwarded at a moments
notice. Strikers are arriving at Fort Worth
from various outside points. and the state
ment is made that the Knights of Labor
have determined that Fort Worth shall be
the point where trains shall be stopped at
all hazards and that there they will win the
battle. On the other hand, it is said. that
the citizens of that city declare that the
Missouri Pacific trains shall move even
though it costs scores of lives to accomplish
it. Three more companies of state militia
are under ORDERS those of Tyler, Jefferson
and TeXarkana. 1t is impossible to say to-
night whether or not their services will be
required.
MORE SOLDIERS.
Militia from Dallas. composed of two
companies of the Dallas Light Guards,
twenty-four strong. and the Hberniar
rifles, twelve strong, arrived here on a
special train about o'clock this morning,
and were quartered in the union depot. A
few hours later a special train from Har-
rold brought the state rangers. twelve
strong. The south-bound Missouri Pacific
train brought twenty-five Grayson rifles, Oh
the afternoon train came the Decatur
Rifles. 32 strong, and the Austin Greys.
% strong. the Texas Rifles, 80 strong. the
Clebune Light Guards, % strong. and the
Alvarado Guards. 80 strong. At O'Clock
a special west-bound Texas & Pacific train
brought the Crawford battery under Capt.
Houston. II strong. The troops here now
number 235 men. Adj. Gen. King, Brig.
Gen. A S. Roberts, Attorney
General Templeton, Inspector Gen
eral P. Smythe and Col. W. P
Gains are on the ground. The railroad
yards are lined with soldiers, and no one
dares venture on the railroad property
District Judge Prentham was called into
consultation with the railroad officials thi
morning, the result being tnat about 1:
o'clock freight train was sent South
UNDER GUARD.
of the GraysOn rifles and special force O.
fifteen citizens. Another train was at one,
made up and sent North, also under guard
and at 5 o'clock third train pulled out go
ing South. The railroad yards are Skirtet
by line of saloons and low resorts. Herr
have been congregated all day number o
deSperate-loOking men, some of whom
are eX-railway employees. Their,
were others also who heretofore
have freQuented the yards, committin!
numerous depredatiOns. but to-day they
have not attempted to enter the yards or in
terfere with railroad property. No furthe
trouble is anticipated in the movement o.
trains from the yards or through the city
DuI rulnoIS are neard OF Drluge burning an(
dynamite plots. This morning the follow
ing notice was found placarded at the post
office and other prominent places i'm tn,
neighborhood of the freight departments
Please do not sacrifice your lives by bein.
showed out on trains by government oficer
or Goulds petty officers. Last call. Fai
warning.
The above notice was written in pencil
A few arrests were made to day for viola
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strikers last Friday.
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