Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
Officers Run Down and Capture
an Engine Manned by Strik-
ers-One Striker Shot.
Negotiations for a Settlement
of the Strike in Progress.
A Change Expected.
Reports From Points Along the
Line. Strikes at Toronto
and Other Places.
The Gould System Strike.
A CHASE AFTER STRIKERS.

The Gould System Strike.
A CHASE AFTER STRIKERS.
LITTLE Rock, March 12.-At 1890
a. m. a freight train run by switch
engine left the Iron Mountain depot
and reached Benton, twenty-five miles
south, at noon. A passenger engine
which was to take the st. Louis train
south was captured at the round house
by masked strikers and sent after
the freight train. The freight train
was overtaken at Benton and dis
abled and the strikers started
back toward Little Rock with the pas
senger engine. At Marbleyale, ten
miles south of this city, they waited
on the side track for a passenger train
to go by. The train came along and
when the last car had passed they
threw the switch open and dashed out
in the direction of Little Rock.
United States Marshal Fletcher and
several deputies were ON the passen-
ger train, accompanied by Superin-
tendent Wheeling. The track
was cleared for the switch
engine. The officers got aboard
and pursued the strikers, both
reaching and dashing past the depot
under fine Roadway. While crossing
the bridge the pursuing engine
caught it and made fast to the strikers
engine and the officers began climb
ing around ordering the strikers to
stop. They refused and On reaching
the north side of the bridge several of
the strikers jumped off and the Off
GERS began firing. About fifty shots
were fired and one striker named
Sullivan was shot in the leg severely,
and was captured. Seven others be-
sides Sullivan were captured, and the
officers are IN pursuit Of fugitives,
about eighteen in number. The cap
tured strikers were released on bond
tonight. Everything is quiet, al
though considerable excitement pre-
walls.
A CHANGE EXPECTED.
CHICAGO, March 12.-The Inter
Oceans st. Louis, Mo, special says:
Authentic information was received
tonight that secret negotiations were
begun yesterday for q settlement of
the great strike. The communication
between the Missouri Pacific officials
and the Knights of Labor execu-
tive committee at Sedelia, was estab.
ished yesterday through state labor
commissioner at Hostility, KY, and to-
morrow there will possibly be at least
a slight rife in Chicago.
TRAINS RUN WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
ST. LOUIS, March 12.-The st. Louis
and San Francisco trains are running
to-day over the Missouri Pacific tracks
without opposition. The Missouri Pa
cific is advertising for men without
regard to their relations to organiza-
tons, offering the same wages as last
year. They hope to move the freight
trains to-day. The Knights are conf
dent that the strike will be success
full.
ENGINES DISABLED.
ST. LOUIS, March pa Post dis
patch special from Desoto Mo-, says
the engines in the round house there
were disabled last night, presumably
by strikers. a passenger train last
night found distractions on the track
near here but they were removed
when it was found that the train was
not a freight.
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
DALLAS, Texas, March 12.-News
arrived here late last night that three
strikers had been arrested at Big
Springs, by virtue of warrants issued
by the United States circuit court.
The men are charged with interfering
with property in the hands of the
court. i
THE SITUATION AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, March 12.-The state of
affairs at the union depot this morn
ing indicates that the management of
the Missouri Pacific road intend to re-
new their attempt to move freight.
Nothing definitely can be learned as
to when the attempt will be made, but
the new men recently employed by the
company have been summoned to the |
depot and also detachment Of police |
to protect life and property in event
of the strikers offering violent resist |
ance. A number of strikers are
gathered around the depot, but there
is no excitement IN that vicinity. |
The officials of the Missouri Pacific |
railway yards succeeded in making |
up a freight train this morning with |
out encountering serious opposition |
from the strikers, and at IL :45 it left |
Eighteenth street for the south.