Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-17
THE LABOR TROUBLES.
Mr.. POwderly's Order is Revoked, and
Strikers continue Aleir war against
Missouri Pacific.

Mr.. Powderly's Order is Revoked, and the
Strikers continue 0leir war against the
Missouri Pacific.
APRIL THE situation to-day is I'm
changed. A mob gathered in East st. Louis
| and descended upon the yards and COM
resistance from officers, but they succeeded
in overcoming it. After they had succeeded
in taking the men from their work a meet
ing was held and resolutions were adopted
to the effect that no men would be allowed
to fill the positions vacated by strikers. The
governor of Illinois has been apprised of the
situation and the end may be that the Hi
nois MALTA will be called out. The Kansas
MALTA returned from Parsons to Ottawa,
where they were met by band and ten
dered grand reception. In the evening o
banquet was held.
SIX STRIKERS SHOT DEAD.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April "a crowd of
strikers formed at the relay depot, in East
st. Louis, at las this afternoon, and ad-
vanced in the direction of the railroad yards,
to stop the work by the new men employed
there. They were met by guard of de-
puties, who ordered them to disperse. The
mob refused, and made a rush to the yards,
when the deputies leveled their Winchesters
and fired, killing six strikers.
ST.. LOUIS April 9.-As near as can be
| learned the shooting of the six strikers in
the yards this afternoon was without cause.
The men were standing around and had
made no attack. Five men an done woman
were shot. -Four of the men were killed and
the woman is supposed to be MORALLY
wounded. The killed are: Pat Bristol, an
employe of the water works and not striker;
Oscar Washington, painter; John Bohman,
a water works laborer and not striker; f.
f. Thompson. Mejor Hickman was shot in
the head and shoulder, and will probably die.
Mrs. John Pfeffer vas shot in the back and
probably MORALLY wounded. An unknown
man was shot at the bridge approach.
As soon as the firing took place the crowd
scattered, but when they learned of the re-
treat of the guards they returned and pro-
ceeded to obtain guns. The deputies who
did the shooting gave themselves into GUS
tody at once.
After the first shooting was over the strik-
ers became bent or revenge and number
of them, armed with revolvers, advanced up
on the Ohio d Mississippi railroad yards,
where they surprised the deputies on guard
and fired into them, killing one.
The news of the shooting spread over the
town like wild fire and caused great excite
ment and for time bloodshed was iminent
Governor Oglesby was at once telegraphed
and informed of the situation. A regiment
of militia was sent at once to quell any out
break.
TROUBLE AT LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE Rock ARK, April 9.-Between
midnight and l o'clock this morning Dep
uty Sheriff Ham Wilkins, commanding a
force of deputies guarding the st. Louis &
Iron Mountain round house and machine
shops in Argenta, opposite Little Rock, was
Der of the Knights of Labor, and notified
him to take the troops away, or they would
be put out. Williams replied: 'I'n take
you now;" and Selling Darby locked him up
in one Of the rooms. Just then the out
lines of twenty men were seen at distance,
and he ordered them away, saying he was
there to guard property and would DO SO.
crowd replied: 'Well, die them" and irreg-
ular shooting between the deputies and as
sailants began. Probably 100 shots were
fired.
Williams was dangerously wounded in the
right side and other portions of the body.
His recovery is doubtful.
ST. LOUIS, No., April 9.-The Knights of
Labor have decided to compel all their
members to quit work in any mine which
supplies the Missouri Pacific railroad with
coal. They say if necessary they will stop
April 1O.-During the entire night rumors
were e1tant of incendiary fires in East st.
Louis, and investigation proved that they
were not without foundation. At the Cairo
Short Line yards fifteen cars were fired.
The total number of cars burned at the
several yards was forty-two,
total loss of about S32, 600,
exclusive of merchandise. ALI were loaded
and their contents were utterly destroyed.
Business in East st. Louis has been entirely
suspended.
The coal miners all along the entire line
of the Illinois d SOuthern-40O in number
have gone out in carrying out the purpose
of the Knights of Labor in carrying the
fight in that direction.
st. LOUIS, April 10.-T. G. Hewlett, Chas.
Kinsler, VIM. Luster, Sam Jones, John
Hague, W. j. Laird, Stewart Martin, Geo.
w. Burnett and John T. Williams, the East
st. Louis deputy sheriffs who surrendered
themselves to the st: Louis police after do
ing the shooting at the Louisville d Nash
vile crossing, on the east side yesterday at
ternoon, are still locked up at the Four
courts. This morning Chief Harrigan was
notified by Mayor Joyce of East st. Louis,
to hold the men as fugitives from justice
until requisitiOn papers could be secured for
them. They will be held.
Adjutant General Vance was waited upon
at East St Louis by Messrs. Bailey and
Hays, of the general executive committee of
the Knights Of Labor, who desired the re-
lease of certain members of their order, now
under arrest for refusing to keep clear Of the
railroad grounds when directed by troops,
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