Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-04
RIOTOUS STRIKERS.
FURIOUS FIGHTING AT FORT WORTH,
TEx.-ANuMBER OF CASUALTIES.
The sherifrs Posse Attacked by Armed
strikers-winchester Rifles Freely
Used Merchants and Citizens
Taking Part.
IBy telegraph to the Dispetch.l

lby Telegraph 70 the Dsp~een'I
ST.. LOUIS, April IA number'of
specials to the POST Dispatch from Fort
Worth, Texas, report that fighting oc-
CURED there to-day between the strikers
and the sheriff's posse, in which seye-
raj persons were killed and wounded
on both sides. Winchester rifles were
freely used. II is difficult from these
numerous short dispatches to state the
exact order of events, but Dallas
Herald special forwarded to the Post
Uispotch says: "At 10 o'clock this
morning 1900 people assembled at the
Missouri Pacific depot to see Sheriff
Maddox send out q train, which he
said last night he would do or die in
the attempt. At III o'clock an en-
CINE, with twenty armed deputies,
backed into the yard to take out train
of twenty cars. When ready the train
pulled out for the South and reached the
New Orleans crossing, two miles south
Of the city, at O'Clock. Sheriff Mad
dox and posse were there attacked, and
a regular battle ensued. Three depu-
ties are shot, and several Of the strikers
are supposed to have been killed. The
names of the deputies wounded are
Charles Sneed, j. j. Tulford, and Dick
Townsend. Sneed will die. The
sheriff's posse numbered thirty men.
A Fort Worth special to the Post
Dispatch-not stating the hour OF
writiDg--says the citizens are arming
on all sides. The fight is now going on
between the strikers and fifty mounted
police. The strikers are well armed
with winchesters. Everything is in
an extremely feverish condition.
2:3O Il. M.-Another Post Dispatch
special from Forth Worth says Several
hundred merchants and citizens are now
marching down Main street, all armed
with Winchester rifles and shotguns.
Seven are now dead and number are
wounded. The gun-stores are closed
and under guard.
EFFORTS OF KNIGHTS FOR ARBI-
TRATIoN.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 3.-Frederick
Turner, secretary of the General Exec
utive Board Of the Knights of Labor,
and William II. Bailey, of the same
committee, arrived in this city from
Cincinnati this morning and proceeded
to the rooms of the local Executive
Committee, where they considered the
strike situation. After this conference
and some definite line of action is de-
cided upon Turner will attempt to see
Hoxie and ascertain what line he in
tends to follow in reemploying striking
Knights Of Labor. A second confer
ence will then be had with the local
committee and an agreement formulated,
which will be presented to Hoxie for
his signature.
Mr.. Turner, in an interview this
morning, stated that his plan is that all
positions not now filled by new men
who have been employed since the in
auguration Of the strike shall be open
to applications from the knights that
those who apply shall be employed, and
from them shall be selected an arbitra'
ton committee, which will attempt to
arrive at some amicable under.
standing concerning the grievances
of the Missouri Pacific Knights
Mr.. Turner, in reply to an inquiry
if he could request that all striking
Knights of Labor be re-employed re-
piled mo; such has never been the
case heretofore, even when We have
been most victorious in our struggles
with capital, and we can hardly expect
such course to be pursued by railroad
companies now. We don't expect
them TO discharge competent men who
have been employed during the strike,
and we shall make no such demands
All We ask is that places now vacant
be filled by Knights Of Labor
who may make application fol
them. and that from them shall
be chosen an arbitration committed
to treat with Hoxie. Neither shall we
demand that those who have committed
depredations upon the company's pro-
perry be taken back. Such demand
would be inconsistent with the princi
Piles laid down in our constitution fol
you know we advise that violence in al
cases be avoided, and the loss Of hi
position by a Knight who destroys hi
employers property is a just punish
ment."
Bailey hoped for speedy settlement
Of the strike, and had no doubt bu
it would soon be ended, provided lioxi'
would consent to confer with them.
Later.-Turner and his associate:
were in conference until after O'Clock
They then called at IIoxie's office, bu
he was not in. They left with the in
tention OF returning after dinner.
TRAFFIC RESUMED.
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-The resump
ton OF freight traffic by the Missouri
Pacific and Mountain railroads ha
now become an acknowledged fact. Fo
the past few days the officials of thes
roads have been sending out the regula
number Of trains, which, although
smaller at first than they were &C
customed to before the strike, yesterday
assumed more natural proportions AM
to-day it is expected that they will b
as large as ever.
DETAILS OF THE FORT woRTf
FIGHT.
| ST. LOUIS, April 3.-The details o
the desperate affair at Fort Worth
Texas, are given as follows in special
TO the Post Dispatch: The suggestiy,
quiet that marked the passage of {
freight train through the city was no
without its sequel. When the trair
left the depot it was under the protec
ton of q posse Of officers commanded
by Jim Cartwright. The train pro
ceeded to the crossing Of the For
Worth and New Orleans railroad
when it stopped, as is custom
airy. What followed is reported
by a railroad employee who wa
on the train. lie says that wheI
the train stopped it was noticed thai
several men were congregated on tht
track in front OF the train. The posse'1
commander approached the men anC
asked why they impeded the progress
of the train, 10 which they replied tina
thew had nothing to do with il; tina