New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-05
MILITIA IN FORT WORTH.
STATE AUTHORITY TO BE MAINTAINED.
s1RIKERs GATHERING IN THE TowN-Ihh fhorh"
AROUSED AND ARMrD-No piso"ph"''
INV ,rrroRAPu TO TIE TRIBUNE


AROUSED AND ARMFD-NO plSo"ph"''
Iny TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIDUsE'l
Forr WoRTH, April 4.-The people OF inc
,ty were thoroughly aroused by tne eonn'0. 49,
hook place yesterday between the 0ueiin "'P
and the strikers and they arc
% nrofcc. the railroad. Militia were sent 10 ro''
worth to-day from Dallas. Harold, Kaufman Cieourne
W., ,or rac,s and there were TO- o-night ten companies
81 infantry and cavalry with battery oil artery i"
the s,ty The people rested little last night ru's
o ooo citizens were In arms. Every now ana .ne" "
startling rnmor reached the city, nut the hsh' ids
without au outbreak. There was great ie"r o' Ho
the ni-nt and extra precautions we're taken on % o..
eo,nt One hundred freu en wero In wai'i"S " :. ,ho
ci,o bopsas for any emergency aud the hr'o q" -, -.
pu,uuing stations were kent up 10 I" ns" ,,,s md
oacr. Of ard were sent from all surrouns"- P :.
,,,a were Kept In readiness TO be lor"aiuou "
,,o,en,,s notice. strikers arrivel Az fo'
-. rar;o,s ontsidc points and tle slate'no Nv
&, .do that the Knights OF Labor have de'ermi"on Una,
Fort Worth shall be the pont whore ""'"' o.
,,onped at ali hazards that they Will win tnei
O ,h. o,h.r hand IL is said that the citizens declare tn
the Missouri Pacific trains shall move' eVeu '"'"e"
eo.ts scores of lives to accomplish IL. .,.
,ro,,,,.nt Knight OF LABOR said this evening '""'
,nere vould bs no moro armed opposition out """
should run on a loose rail or misp'"Vcu '"'v
the lookout of the engineer and not OF the s'rAef"
The railway authorities say that the movement u
trains will be continued until the y"r"s "io ~
Attorney General Tempieton said; 49,,
The authority of the State has been mVokeu' anu
the authority OF the State VIII be e1er'eu' i'.' ~
move and trains will move; II force Is preseh'eu' ioie
will be met with force. , .h.
A. he story OF the fight OF Saturday IS reVc"e wv
citizens realize perfect is the organization Vi VIC
str,rer, moro skilful manGuvre than tnat e1eeueu
by the strikers can hardly be imagined r
A significant incident Is the isct 'n"' 49,.
soioos the organ OF the Knights OF Lsnor' ol fo.'
Wnrtb OH Saturday announced that NJ NJ
y, lol. had gone to Crowley. and that D.
II Iack.on. state organizer of the knights
n, Labor had left for "autaeA 1he'o
towns are both in Tarrant County ana 'nei7
is a camp Of strikers outside OF tne vi'y
they could easily be In comhun'eA0on
citizens are favor OF organizing vigilance conn.'.o "
and hanging The leaders of the aDt-isw element. IL Is
stated that these leaders have mace o"'
a list OF houses to be piiiseeu anu
burned in case the strike Is not settled peaceaoS
ore companies OF state militia under orders Ihey
are those of Tyler. Jefferson aud Te1arKaha.
Noattempt will be made TO take out trains until TO
Morrow A proclamation has been issued closing al
saloons and drinking houses OF every description un
& O'Clock Wednesday next.
The dead body Of Frank Pierce, striker was 1ouno'
and has been brought into town The two others' WIN
were wounded have been located
The belief s gradually gaining ground that the strikers
did not fire first in The skrmish yesterday. "Jin
Conrtrght. tie sent out to guard the train was
sworn In deputy because he Is
genuine Texas desperate. He has killed hVe
man has been an outlaw and was tried
three times for murder supposed that MS repu-
taon was sn tent carry the train through all right
It's claimed Courright had no authority to search
the men track and that he did so az the pohI oi
psto threatening every minute TO Kill them II they ala
not go away instantly.
District Judge Peckham was called into consultation
ofticia
about II o'clock a freight train was sent south
under guard of the Grdyson Rnes ana
special force of fifteen clIzous. Another Train
aas at once made up and seut north, also under
guard, and at o'clock third train started
south The railroad yards are sEirted by line
of eroc- shops and low resorts There were con-
erecated all day number of desperate looking men,
some OF whom recognized as knights OF Labor ana
a few ex-railway empOyes There were otnerS
also VINO heretofore have fequented
the wards committing numerous deprcdatlons'
but today they have attempted to enter the yards
nor TO interfere with any railroad property.
Nofurher trouble is anticipated in the movement oi
trains tn yards or through the city, but rumors are
heard of bridge burning and dynamite plots. lh'
no uiog the following notice was found pacarded at
the posi- office and prominent places IN the neighoo-
hood the freight departments:
Please do not your lives by being showed out
10y Government oncerS or GouId petty ocois
Last call! Fair warning
The above rOtice written in pencil few arrests
were made to-day Of the injunction issued
AGAINST the strikers on Friday.
Last night eighteen men armed with Wlnchesters
camped near the Texas Pacific track. short distance
east of II Is thought most OF the strikers
force Is outside of and hat attack will be made
on some central point just the attack OF Saturday was
made. Adutant- General kmg anticipated soms move
men Of this kind will SOY nothing definite. The fact
that heavy artillery is being brought shows that the
Authorities fear the worst
few moments after the shooting on Salr-
day State Health Onicer approached hur-
Iiedly by unknown man, who, after tome hosi-
tstion asked the doctor II he was Knight
of Labor When answered in the negative
the man at once decamped. After hearing
OF the attack by the mob. the doctor
concluded that one OF the number had been wounded
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