Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-23
LAB0R'S MASK AND TORCH
SHOPS RAIDhD IN The DARK
AT DENISON.

The Leader the Dolly Map In tho Mob to
Speak Omaha strikers Successfully
Pursu~A Train on a stolen Engine
Tncend arism at n Trestle Near Little
Rock.
DENIsoN. TEX, March 22.-At 2o'clOck
Yesterday morning the watchmen at the
round house here were surprised by the
appearance of about 100 masked men, who
commanded them to keep quiet. The
watchmen, ten in number, were taken up
and carried to the shop Office, where a
guard was put over them. They were
told TO remain where they were quietly,
as the masked men came determined to
do their duty, be the consequences what
they might, and that they would not be
injured. So the watchmen sat in the
office awaiting the result OF the affair. o.
toe mob, 100 or more, not one spoke "a
ord except the lead r, who, after plac-
ing the watchmen under guard, went to
the middle turntabe, where all could see
aud near him, and sad: "Men, you
know your duty. DO it,"
MOVING LIKE CLOCK WORK.
At that every man broke 10 the same
direction without the least BIT OF noise.
In about i've minutes the speaker re-
turned TO the Office and addressed the
watcbmen, saying: "Gentlemen, we are
much obliged 10 you for your conduct aud
wish 10 return our thanks. You al are
at liberty to go about your business.
Good morning."
Tue watchmen stepped out of the office
and not man was III II bit or could BE-
heard. They then made an InvestIx cation
AS TO what had been done. The passeu-
ger engine that was TO leave for Fort
Worth this morning at O'Clock Was
found with the steam cock open, th
hose cut and the fire dumped out and
skilled" entirely. They failed to oDen
The water-gua e, so the engine had
enough water to carry her to Whitesboro,
and While The bands we're heating and
bringing her to life aga n, new hose was
put in ana n about an hOur she steamed
up in the depot aud TOOK on the passen-
ger tram that ha | lad there all night.
IN THE SHOPS.
In the shops the m n found that the
large st tiOnary engine h i'd been removed
from it's place, be water let Ut OF the
tanks, the hose cut, the pms removed, and
the engines "killed," so that 1t wal take
days to bring them to lie again.
The damage done to me machinery was
very great, aud it wall take some time to
repair IT. Every masquerad CARR d a
large piece Of iron, Drickbat or some
thing similar so AS to be prepared nor a
combat If the watchmen resisted. The
watchmen, seeing the SIZE OF the mob,
knew II was useless TO resist, and So
allowed them to do what they would.
The celebrity and quiet with which the
work was done showed that the men had
been well trained and instructed. The
walchmen have no idea WOO they were.
and those that wore no masks were
strangers TO them. So there is no way OF
finding out the guilty parties.
THE GUBERNAToRIAL ARBITRATION.
1T. LOUIS, March 22.-rne agreement
drawn up by Governors Martin and
Marmaduke of Kansas and NJ lssouri,
respectively, intended as a b4ss tor the
settlement Of the strike on the NJ issOuri
Pacific railroad, tOg ther with Vice
President HOxie's acceptance OF the same
with the qualifications, VAS presented
last night To the executive committee of
District Assembly No 10l OF the Knights
OF Labor. The Governors called Ia per-
son upon Martin Irons, chairman OF tn
committee. and urged acceptance OF tue
conditions by this committee. which soon
ate wards was called together to s.
cuss informally the conditions inserted
by Mr.. HOXie into the agreement. No
action was taken last night, the matt eI
being discussed in a strictly unothc a
way, and after a long session the com
mittee adjourn until to-day.
A LABOR MANIFESTO.
The Executive Boards of District As
semblIes Ms. 10l, II and SO, knights oil
Labor, in secret session mere tins after.
noon, adopted ne following resolutions;
10 ALL LABOR ORG ,NtZATIoNs:
WHEREAS. / has b. en- evident to every OBJ
servinE man h Il tn corpnraiions Of the
M, in
the par pnse of breaRlng down labor organ Ia.
lions ami trades as-,mD les, aud
WHEREAS, All salt organic 4tions are the
! nut growth Of stern ne eslty, fore uD Il
| them h, the aggression Of corpDrau MS VII,
/ aTrogate TO them-elves gnts when they
| deny 10 other. aud
| WHEREAS. s ,id corporations have de nc
recognition OF trades Assem- bllcs aud labor r
| guuiZatiOus. a rOck ON which they pr pose tC
wreck The commerce OF the country; there.
| fore be 1t
nesoieed. That we insist upon our rights a,
! American citizens tn assemble and organize
/ ami negotiate and treat with other organiZa
| tionB through our de "a 90 and representa-
YES with representative of any ami al othel
| organ ions ami combinations Whatever.
Reyo D-d, That refu- al on the part of thu
! repre~entrtives Of corpora ions 10 treat wi
| the rrpr, sentatives Of labor is sill y subtrr,
fuge for the purpose OF perpetua ing strif'
| ant running the cOUn ~. which, II Is becOm,
evident. they can no longer rule.
| ResOiUsd. That we request all organization
| and IT dies Assem- lilies IL the land 70 unite II
demand for recognition of their Representa-
yes and their ri III to negotiate, treat an,
deal with individuals or bodies, as the cas-,
! ay be.
R-soIged That we call upon our legislators
] both state aud natlOna, TO enact such meas
| ures as will compel recognition OF labur or
| ganizatinus and trades assemblies aud ais
! to compel CORPORATE n To arbitrdte q 1erence
between and with themselves and Their en-
| plOyes.
! By ore- az pistrict Assem- lilies Nos. lO,, l
and 90. Knigh OF Labor.
ANEW STRIKE AT KANSAS CITY.
! KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Ma ch 22-At {
| O'clock TINS morning the general snundins
OF locomotive whistles sIgnalled the in
auguratiOn OF another strike at that hour
! Tne union sw itchmen in every railroad
| yard IN the city quit work, and freigh
business generally was stopped. Tue
! Chicago and Alton officials made up a
| tram by the help Of non-uniOn men, anC
sent il out, but the strikers are said L
have no Rrded and stopped 1t at the east
ern city limits.
The Wabash road is working a small
force, sufficient, the otlicials say, to han
die city freight, and being under the pro
lection of the Federal court, they have in
voked the prol ection OF the United states
Marshal. The cause OF the s'rike coult
not be learned this morning. Some OF th,
men said, tive had orders from the head
qua rters OF the Knights ~ Labor" TbI
switchmen made a general d, mand for al
advance In wages a week ago OF the vari
Gus Dads, and IL was granted. There arr
| nying TumOrs to the effect that ReVera