Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-10

temporarily quartered in the railroad
of the Young Mems Christian
association building, near the relay
depot. The crowd Offered a little wordy
opposition, but nothing furthe.. The
after diyestiug themselsee-o
their clothes, bags and BLANKETS, left TO
take their allotted stations. They were
at first confined to the switches near
the depot. After the troops arrived one
in the Cairo Short Line yards, who
refused to quit the premises early this
morning, YVES turned over to the local
authorities.
MILITARY HEADQUARTERS.
Colonel Riley ID. Smith, in command
OF the forces on the ground, eight COM
panies in all, has his headquarters at the
Martelie house, Immediately opposite
the relay depot, where Adjutant Gener-
al Pierce, commanding the second bri-
gade, arrived here this morning, but
will not assume command unless other
troops are ordered here, which at pres.
ent does not appear probable. The
troops On the ground number about 300
muskets.
ALL QUIET.
10: a. m.-No disturbance of any
character has occurred slnce five o'clock
this morning: At few
of the railroad crossings
and street corners there have been small
gatherings of discontinued men, but
they are quietly dispersed by s%entinels.
The sheriff has dismissed all his Deputies
with the exception OF three or four men
depending entirely on the troops. Un-
der their protection all platform and
yard men of the Burlington road have
returned and o freight train left this
morning without molestation. Two
freight trains arrived over the same
road this morning.
A portion of the men employed in the
Chicago g. Alton and Ohio & Missis
sippi yards returned and are handling
without difficulty the freight offered.
TRAINS REGULARLY.
Incoming passenger trains over all
roads, without exception, arrived
close to schedule time and
were sent over the bridge
into the city. The transfer company
also sent over to st. Lonis a train of
twenty coal cars. The bridge company
has all its twenty switch engines fully
manned and but for the absence OF
their yard switchmep, would be able to
handle both freight and passenger trains
without DELAY.
The superintendent of the bridge
company stated this mo rning that had
Governor Oglesby sent a small body Of
troops here when frat requested none q
tho men would have been intimid ated
and would have remained at their posts
A few railroad officials have remaineG
here on duty, but nthe
CONFUSION AND ALARM
occasioned by the fires last night there
were very few people in authority who
could even guide the troops to the scene
of the burning cars. But for this littl.
Of the Erailroad property would hay.
been consumed. General Manage,
Stone, of the Burlington road, who re
manned on the scene personally, dis
patched all the men in his employ a
six o'clock yesterday and in the capacit,
OF deputy sheriffs went to the Louisville
& Nashville freight depot, where forty
unarmed clerks were imprisoned ant
were afraid to leave the building to en-
Eoounter the angry crowds which remain
cd in the vicinity. They found no diff
Guilty in leaving the scene under the
guidance of these armed civilians.
WEAK AUTHORITIES,
Both the sheriff and the mayor hole
views that the presence of soldiers wa
all that was required to restore peac,
and order. The city authority is con
fessedly weak and the sentI
ment of the community is il
Illustrated somewhat in the fac
that among the strikers arrested a few
days ago bs the sheriff some when re
leased on bail were sworn in as cit,
policemen and came in conflict with tn,
state officers, represented by the deputy
SHERIFF.. In this Crisis there appears tc
have been no Alternative than the on,
resorted to-that of ordering the state
iroons to the scene. No arrests hay,
occurred since the one mentioned earl,
this morning and the streets of the city
and particularly the railroad yards hav,
been shorn of the excitement which pre-
vailed all yesterday afternoon and night
LAST NIGHTS FIRE LOSSES.
st. Louis, April 10--From q per
sonal survey OF the yards this morning ii
which the insendiary fires of last nigh
occurred the following is the summar,
of the destruction:
In the Cairo Short Line yards tws
empty box cars of tho Burlington
road burned, one caboosp car and ii,
box cars of the Cairo Short Line road
The property was completely destroyed
only the trucks remaining. The tract
scale and scale house of the Cairo roac
were also burned.
In the yards of the Illinois and ST
Louis road, near the rolling mills, four.
teen box cars, three of which were
loaded with oak bridge ties and one
with coal, were completely burned.