St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-03
A MUSKETRY MENACE.
The Governor of Kansas Sends Regiment
of Militia to Parsons to Awe
the Strikers.
An Attempt Made 30 Stop the Train on
Which the Soldiers Were Making
the Trip.
Prospects for Opening Traffic at ST.
Louis Reported Better Than for
Three Weeks.
Transformer Create Trouble by Re-
fusing TO Move Freight of EN-
broiled Roads.
Kansas uiIitia IobiIized.


TOPEKA, Kan. April 2.-In response
to the request of Adit. Gen. Campbell,
telegraphed from Parsons last night, the
governor this morning ordered out the First
regiment of the Kansas National Guard,
with instructions to proceed at once TO Far
sons to assist in the movement of Missouri
Pacific trains. The regiment numbers 800
men in line, Col. Patrick of Oswego being
its colonel. Maj. Gen. Carroll Of Paola
will be in command. The Santa Fe road.
which operates the Southern Kansas, made
tranSpOrtationS arrangements for the troops
on the Southern Kansas and Gulf roads.
They will arrive in Parsons at o'clock to-
night. These troops take muskets ana
ordinary camp equipage, but no tents, as
they camp in the Missouri Pacific shops.
The feeling at this late hour is that the
presence of the troops will have the desired
result.
THE TROOPS ARRIVE.
PARSONS, Kan, April Eight COM
panies of Col. Patrck's First regiment,
Kansas National Guards arrived this even
ing. numbering about 400 men. The com
panies came from the following towns:
Olathe, Lawrence, Ottawa, Ganett, Hum
boldt, Girard. COlumbuS and Fort Scott.
The three laSt-named came by way of the
met with no opposition. The five first
named came by the Southern Kansas to
Cherrvvae and from there by special to
this city. Just after passing Ottawa
gang of ruflians came upon the track and
Signaled the engineer to stop, which he did.
The leader, a man named Semple. handed
0 note to the engineer, inviting him not To
pull the cars out of Ottawa. The major of
the First regiment was in the front part of
the train, and getting of, faced the crowd,
and in vigorous language told them some
very plain truths, and drawing rifle,
threatened to shoot the leader. whereupon
they fed from the track. The leaders
were
ALL RECOGNIZED,
their names being Semple, O'Neil, McOoby,
Lester Nesbitt and Martin. None of these
are railroad men. Semple is said to be the
nan who fired an oil train during the Pitts
burg riots and Nesbitt stonemason, while
the others are laborers. all Knights of La
Dor. Semple is a member of the arbitration
committee, and has repeatedly said he
would not regard the laws of the state or
general government. In addition to these
the names of others have been sent
to the United States marshal, with
names of witnesses with charges of OBJ
Structing United States mails. When the
troops reached Cherryvale they found the
wires cut between that place and Parsons,
and threats were heard from strangers that
the train would never reach its destination.
The run was completed, however, without
a mishap. Parsons was reached in cold,
sleeting rain. -Four companies are quartered
at the car shops and four occupy the opera
house. Gen. Roberts will arrive from
Lawrence at midnight, when Adjt. Gen.
Campbell will return from Topeka. No
trouble lis anticipated tomorrow, when the
trains will be moved. The troops are in
good trim and ready for work if an at
tempt should be made by the mob to in
terfere with traffic.
MARTIN HAD TO DO 1T.
TOPEKA, April 2.-The governor states
that the First regImeut was ordered
to Parsons only after repeated calls
from the sheriff, the mayor and
many citizens of the county,
representing that the strikers had openly
defied the civil authorities, and were law
less and turbulent in all their proceedings.
On Thursday afternoon the adjutant general
telegraphed the governor that all hope OF
inducing the strikers to respect the law or
the civil authorities would have to be aban-
doned, that they openly defed the sheriff
and mayor, and that military force would
be necessary to preserve the peace.