Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-03-18
Officers Run Down and Capture
al Engine Manned by Strik
ers-0ne Striker Shot.
Negotiations for Settlement
of the Strike liz Progress.
A Change Expected.
Reports From Points Along the
Line. Strikes at Toronto
ant Other Places.
The Gould system Strike.

The Gould system Strike.
A CHASE AFTER STRIKERS.
LITTLE Rock, March 12-At 1920
a. m. a freight train run by switch
engine left the Iron Mountain depot
and reached Benton, twenty five miles
south, at noon. A passenger engine
which was to take the st. Louis train
south was captured at the round house
by masked strikers an6 sent after
the freight train. The freight train
was overtaken at Benton and dis
abled and the strikers started
back toward Little Rock with the pas
senger engine. AT MarbleYale, ten
miles south of this city, they waited
on the side track for a passenger train
to 90 by. The train came along and
when the last car had passed they
threw the switch open and dashed out
in the direction of Little Rock.
United States Marshal Fletcher and
several deputies were on the Iassen-
ger train, accompanied by Sups-in-
tendent Wheeling. The track
was cleared for the switch
engine. The officers got aboard
and pursued the strikers, both
reaching and dsshing past the depot
under fine Roadway. While crossing
the bridge the pursuing engine
caught it and made fast to the strikers
engine and the officers began climb
ing around ordering the strikers to
stop. They refused and on reaching
the north side of the bridge several of
the strikers jumped off and the Off
GERS began firing. About fifty shots
were fred and one striker named
Sullivan was shot in the leg severely,
and was captured. Seven others be-
sides Sullivan were captured, and the
officers are in pursuit of fugitives,
about eighteen in number. The cap
tured strikers were released on bond
tonight. Everything is quiet, al
though considerable excitement pre-
walls.
A CHANGE EXPECTED.
CHICAGO, March 12.-The Inter
Oceans st. Louis, Mo-, special says
Authentic information was received
tonight that secret negotiations were
begun yesterday for a settlement of
the great strike. The communication
between the Missouri Pacific officials
and the knights of Labor execu-
tive committee at Sedelia, was estab
lished yesterday through state labor
commissioner at Hostility, KY, and TO-
morrow there will possibly be at least
a slight rifle in Chicago,
TRAINS RUN WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
ST. LOUIS, March IL. The st. Louis
and San Francisco trains are running
to-day over the Missouri Pacific tracks
without opposition. The Missouri Pa
cifc is advertising for men without
regard to their relations to organlza-
tons, offering the same wages as last
year. They hope TO move the freight
trains to-day. The Knights are conf
dent that the strike will be success
full.
ENGINES DISABLED.
ST.. LOUIS, March IA Post dis
patch special from Desoto Mo, says
the engines in the rouhd house there
were disabled last night, presumably
by strikers. A passenger train last
night found distractions on the track
near here but they we're removed
when it was found that the train was
not freight.
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
DALLAS, Texas, March 12,-News
arrived here late last night that three
strikers had been arrested at BIG
Springs. by virtue of warrants ISSUED
by the United States circuit court
The men are charged with interfering
with property in the hands OF tht
court.
THE SITUATION AT ST, LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, March 70 The state o.
affairs at the union depot this morn
ing indicates that the management o.
| the Missouri Pacific road intend TO re
new their attempt to move freight
Nothing definitely can be learned as
TO when the attempt will be made, bu
the new men recently employed by tbs
company have been summoned to the
depot and also detachment Of police
to protect life and property IN even
of the strikers offering violent resist.
ance. A number of strikers are
gathered around the depot, but there
] is no excitement in that vicinity
The officials of the Missouri Pacific
railway yards succeeded in making
up freight train this morning with
out encouutering serious opposition
/ from the strikers, and at II AS it lef
| Eighteenth street for the south.