Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-08
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What is Going ON at Fort Worth
Organizing Military Companies


Organizing Military Companies
Associated Press Dispatch By Special Wires.
ST.. Lou1s. April IA Globe Democrat
special from Fort Worth says: Yesterday
was day of activity among civil officers
and rangers. A systematic search il
being made for the men who attacked the
train Saturday by four squads Of soldiers,
and others are engaged in protecting the
company's property here, and still other
guarding the trains to the johnson county
line south and Denton county north.
Eleven freight trains moved on the Mis-
souri, Pacific to-day from this point.
Courtridge has been made captain of o
company of men selected by him who are
in the service of the railroad company,
and 400 armed citizens are now organized
into four companies provided with the best
arms and well differed. In addition to
these forces, a military company, As
strong, was fully organized yesterday by
citizens known as the league for law. II
is understood that the grand jury indicted
Thomas Mace, the wounded striker, for
murder in the first degree. Every man in
the ambushing party who is known, and
six of them are, was Knight of Labor.
LEADING KNIGHTS ACTING oUHTLY-THE
ENGINEERS SAID TO BE IN SYMPATHY WITH
TILE STRIKERS.
ST.. LOUIS, April both the general
and Joint local executive committees were
in session yesterday and, while little is
known of the doings, it is understood
that they have been considering measures
for strengthening the strike and making
it more vigorous and effective. Mr..
Bailey, one of the general committee,
spent part of the day in East st. Louis,
but what he did there is not known, and
Mr.. p. B. Brown, gentleman who came
here from New York with Mr.. Hayes, has
gone out on the Missouri Pacific road and
will visit the principal points on that line,
study the situation and confer with the
men.
P. M. Arthur, the chief Of the Brother
hood of Engineers, was not seen by re-
porters yesterday, but it is believed that
he is still here. II is understood that he
had conference with the engineers in
East st. Louis yesterday afternoon. The
men there it is said are greatly dissatis
fed at their situation, and that they are in
strong sympathy with the striking Knights
of Labor. They are said to object
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in violation of their contract with the
railroad companies, and that they are
anxious to resist it, and 1t is asserted that
they would not be unwilling to strike.
II is also believed that Mr.. Arthur was in
consultation last night with engineers in
this city, among whom there is said to
exist much the same feeling as among
those across the river. What has been
the result of the conference is not known,
but it is said that Mr.. Arthur may spend
two or three days in the city.
THE ENGINEERs-wHAT TRAINS, 1T Is SAID,
WILL BE sToPPED-AN INTERESTING M
TERvIEw.
ST. LOUIS, April THE engineers en-
ployed on railroads centring in East st.
Louis decline to state the cause of Chief
Arthur's presence in this city, or its
probable effect upon the extension of the
strike to other departments of the roads
than those now involved. A prominent
member of the Knights of Labor, how
ever, when questioned as to whether the
engineers would support the strikers,
said: "That is just what they are going
10 do, you can depend on it.; Mr..
Arthur to be sure is opposed to strikes,
but such pressure will be brought to bear
that he cannot resist. He attended yes
terday, meeting of the brotherhood in
East st. Louis. He wanted to feel the
brotherhood's pulse, as it were. He felt
it, and found that it was very feverish.
Of course the engineers are not all in
with the strikers as yet, but
the majority are, and the rest will be.
Anyhow you can depend upon it that the
engineers will go out"
son all the roads?"
'Yes, ON all the roads entering East st.
Louis. / don't mean all the engineers,
however, but only the freight engineers
and some running accommodation trains.
We don't propose to interfere with the
running of through passenger trains or
any mail trains"
'How about the coal trains ?"
"They will not be stopped. We recog-
nize the fact that the masses of the
people need coal and that there would be
greater suffering among the working
people of the city if we were to deprive
them of it, and we think we can force
recognition from the railroads without
causing much suffering among the work
ing classes"
1.-THE engineers on the Missouri Pacific
will they go out?"
"Certai ~"
Sand violate their contract with the
railroad company"
'Not at all. You see there is clause
in that contract which has been over
looked in the excitement of the strike.
An engineer is not required to take out
his engine unless the company furnishes
him with a regular fireman, one who is
recognized as a professional fireman by
the Brotherhood of Firemen. You know
the freight tiremen have all gone out, and
the company will have to get them back
before they can require the engineers to
take out their engines"