Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-01

be- obeyed and enforced. That if the
county authorities were not equal to
The task of preserving railroad property,
there was a power still stronger, which
would be called upon for Its protection.
The governor then invited them to
meet him at Turner hall OF III O'Clock,
he desired to talk with them on
the general situation. One of the crowd
intimsted that the meeting would bs ac-
ceptabls to them, provided the strikers
could have o chance to talk bae k and pre-
sent their side of the case. To this the
governor agreed and the strikers APP
pointed one of their number to act as
spokesman for them. The men are
enthusiastic over the proposed meeting
and are gathering in large numbers in
the hall.
FREE FIGHT.
While arrangements were being made
at the relay depot for this meeting, a
far different scene was being enacted
upon the ferry wharves. A st. Louis
coal dealer, relying on ths promise of
the strikers that the efforts by
tsamsters to raise the coal blockade
would not be interfered with, had
sent q number Of men with their teams
to transfer fuel from this side of the
river. Several strikers made an attack
on the men to prevent them from load
ing their wagons. The teamsters resisted
and q general fight ensued. Knives
were drawn aud it looked as if serious
results would follow, but on the appear
ance OF several deputy marshals the
strikers fed, without having received or
inflicted any severe injuries. The team
STEERS returned to st. Louis without any
coal, fearing further violence from the
strikers.
UNCERTAIN WHAT TO DO.
Owing to the absence of any definite
order rom the executive committee az
to the exact time when they shall return
to work, tho strike in East st. Loni'
OF yarimen and awitehman still con
%tinues. The strikers had assemble Ell
in great numbers thi
morning at the railway yard and aroun'
the reley depot. They have expresse
their intention OF no violence even III
der great %provocation and will pursu
the same course as that of yesterday i
attempting to render freight traffic i'm
possible AMI in persuading engineers t
desert their posts. In view of this d.
termination the necessity OF calling W
on tho state militia to protect railwa
property is now seriously considered.
: RESTRAINING INFLUENCES.
3 The presence of deputy United State
, marshals has a restraining inhuenc
upon the more demsnstrative membel
of the crowd and the efforts of the W,
] bash road. which is under control of til
! United States court, to start out freigl
: trains is not interfered with. tt
knowledge that the governor an
Adjutant General Vance al
! Watching every move
I determine whether or not it shall /
, necessary to call out the militia ais
. restraints the strikers from violence an
] the crowds are in unusually good orde
SEEKING PLACES o WORK.
! The executive committee of distri
! assembly $3.50, the members of whic
! include the Missouri Pacific shopme
: and mechanics, has appointed o commi
= tee to call upon Muster Mechanic Bar
. lett to ascertain what men he would r
Q employ. Tue committee Inns not Y,
had a conference with Bartlett an
neither the plans of the Q 1mmittee
the plans of Bartlett are officially know.
A member of the cJmmitteS said th
morning that they would demand th,
Q all the men, without exception, wi
. strnck should be re.employsd. Bartle
was seen and in reply to an inquiry as
9 what men he would take back, reptile
= that he would have to exercise h
own Judgment upon hat matter.
: that 10 of those wi
: had destroyed company property won
y be employed, and that the number |
s, would take back would be determine
by the number of men actually wante
. which was to say that competent mt
who had been engaged during ii
strike would not be discharged to mai
room for strikers.
FAR FRO SETTLEMENT.
The final settlement of the strike {
the Missouri Pacific railroad seems as +
J, from accomplishment az ever. III
. executive committee of district assen
Q bly, lO1 have determined to appoint {
. arbitration committee to esnfsr wi,
. Hoxis and insist that all old employ
of the road shall be taken back.
The Post Dispatch special from Hal
ni6al and st. Joseph, Missouri, indicat
that the strikers have all gone back I
work.
PUNIsHED BIZ THE COURT.
Fred Howard, the striker who assau al
ed the Missouri Pacific engineer becaus
Q he refused to leave his engine upon til
request of the knights to do 80, WI
fined n hundred dollars and costs t,
day, at the criminal court.
Thomas Haas was fined in the sam
court ten dollars and oosts for usir
: threatening and abusive language