Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-04-08
THE STRIKE STILL ON.

Knights of Labor Accuse Gould and Hox1e
neutrality-suspicious. With Trains at
Par-ons. Kan. and Fort Worth. Tex.
ST. LOUIS, April 2.-Contrary to the gen-
eral expectation yesterday that the execu-
tive committee of assembly 101 would des-
ignate the hour of ten o'clock in the morn
ing as the time when the striking Knights
of Labor should return to work, nc rider to
that effect was issued and at ten O'Clock the
strike was continued. None of the strikers
applied to the Missouri Pacific officials for
work and they say they will not do so until
ordered by their executive committee.
The following address was issued in the
afternoon by the executive board Of the
district:
To the Public:
As showing the sincerity of the railroad
managers in their treatment Of the Knights
of Labor we respectfully state that pursuant
to the order Of our general executive board
we this day cent a committee to the managers
of the several roads Offering to return the
men 20 work, and in no instance would they
be received or treated with, each official in
turn either refusing them a hearing or evad-
ms them with spec!ous subj erfuges for direct
answers or refusing them employment.
HOxie agreed to receive o committee OF
employees to adjust any grievances which ex.
list. He refuses personally and through his
subordinates to recognize any of us as en-
plOyes and refuses to receive any but such
as he calls employees. In short, after he and
Gould have conveyed the impression to the
world that they were willing to settle they
refuse to settle.
Now we appeal to the suffering public. on
whom is falling all the weight of this great
affection, II we have not been deceived
enough. How much is long suffering labor
to bear! This great strike never would have
been had Hoxie condescended months ago
to hear our complaints. We do not claim to
pected of us to be more than human
In this country pos ton makes no king or
slave. ImperIouS refusal on the part OF one
citizen 10 confer with other citizens with
whom he may have business connections.
when such refusal begets great business and
social revolution, is not only mistake but
crime against the public. Gould is iDvok ing
the law against the little criminals who are
made desperate by his policy of duplicity and
oppression. and yet the terrorized public
does not invoke the law against the arch
criminal of the land. If we can not be al
lowed to return to work the strike must go
on. BY order of executive boards district as
semblies l0l, 80, Il.
PARSONS, Kan, April 1.-The strikers
still hold the key to the situation here, and
affairs are tied up in the same old knot.
After the strikers had killed the engine in
front of Adjutant General Campbell We'd
nesday, lie mounted another engine that
had previously been disabled by the strik-
ers and made them speech, giving them
good advice, and closed by telling them he
would make final attempt to move a train
at nine o'clock next morning, and implOred
them, under the name of the State
of Kansas, not to make any resistance,
and that if they did their action
would be on their own heads and
that they would have to abide by the con-
sequences. Yesterday morning about 800
people assembled at the yards to witness
what was supposed to be the final attempt of
the Adjutant to move train before calling
out the militia. The first train made up was
wrecking train, consisting of a derrick,
wrecking car and caboose, sent south to
clear up Monday nights wreck. This the
strikers Above to 20 out unmOlested, but
rs soon as an engineer came down to take
out a freight it was boarded by the strikers
and killed. This was the last attempt that
will be made.
FORT WORTH, Tex, April 2.-Fort
Worth is in the hands OF a mob. The citi-
zens' posse summoned by the sheriff to
assemble this morning at the Missouri Pa
cific yards met, some 800 strong, according
to orders. About 400 strikers, armed and
desperate and ready for blOOdshed, were on
the scene. Fifty well armed officers were
also on hand. freight train was made
up and Missouri Pacific engine came
along TO pull out the train. A grand rush
was made by the strikers for the engine.
Arms were presented Oh both sides.
The engine was not mOleSted, but
all the cars were uncOupled and
even the nuts were taken out of the draw
heads. Some of the Knights were arrested
and the engine sent back to the round.
house, and all attempts to move trains were
abandoned. The citizens lacked Organza-
ton. They had no leader while every man
in the ranks of the strikers was a leader.
Mayor Smith addressed the mob, but the
strikers cried "Rats!" mo more Peter
Smith for mayor again." The sheriff is
citizens to go armed to the Mis-
souri, Pacific yards. The strikers places
are all filled here. They are hungry and
bloOdthirsty. The most conservative citi-
zens anticipate grave trouble in restoring law
and order.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April "A special
to the Journal from Topeka says: A tele-
gram came to Governor Martin this after.
noon from Adjutant General Campbell, who |
is at Parsons, stating that affairs in that |
city were particularly bad and the mob ele- |
ment apparently in the ascendancy. He |
stated he could, do nothing without |
aid. Governor Martin authorized him |
to call out the First Kansas National |
Guard under Colonel Patrick or as much of |
it as was needed. A later dispatch from
General Campbell indicated that the Ottawa
the Garrett company and prob
ably another would be started for Parsons
In the afternoon. Governor Martin tele-
graphed General Carroll, of Paola, to pro.
coed to Parsons and assume command. Sew.
eral members of the Ottawa company are |
in this city and are making every effort to
Join their command.