The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-09
BLOoDsHED IN TEXAS.

at Fort Worth, Tex, In Which Two Men
Are Killed and Several Badly Wounded
MIR. Hoxie Snubs the Executive Board
of the Knights-The Strike Ordered to
Be Continued-Passag of the Arbitra-
ton Bill by the House.
FoRT WORM, Tex, April 5-The first
tragedy to result from the strike on the
Texas & Pacific occurred Sat urday after
noon, when a group OF strikers, living in
ambush short distance south OF the
city, fred on portion OF the
sheriff's posse. fatally wounding Officers
Townsend and Snead and sending a
bullet through the thighs OF Po-
liceman Fulford. One OF the strikers,
Frank Pierce, a switchman, was killed. and
Tom Neece, another, was shotin the groin.
Two other strikers are believed to have
been wounded. Officer Townsend died at
$50 Sunday afternoon and Officer Smead
is now lying at the point of death.
A freight train was made up in the yards
Saturday morning, and about half-past
eleven o'clock proceeded on its way south
guarded by twelve officers, armed with re-
volvers, under the command of Special
Deputy Marsal Cartwright. At the cross
ing a mile and hall from town switch
was found open and the train halted The
officers approached the switch and discov-
cred about twenty of the strikers lying in
ambush, with their Winchester rifles aimed,
ready to shoot. Firing was opened by
both sides almost simultaneously, and aft
er about fifty shots had been fired the off
GERS retreated to the train and returned
with their wounded comrades to the city
The tragedy occasoned terrible excite
~ OH thf1 eft md Mad
dox at once armed two companies Of citi.
zens with carbnes and stationed them al
hedepot to be ready for future emergen-
cies. The mayor issued proclamation
appointing seventy-tive special policemen,
and kilograms were sent to Governor Ire
land urging him to hurry on a regiment
OF militia at once. He Immediately
ordered out the troops. The
troops here now number 235 men. Adiu-
tant- General King, Brigadier- General A. 8.
Roberts, Attorney General Templeton, In
spector-General z. Smyth and Colonel w.
T. Gaines are on the ground.
The statement is made that the strikers
have determined that Fort Worth shall be
the point where trains shall be stopped at
all hazards, and that there they will win or
lose their battle. On the other hand, it is
said the citizens declare that the Missouri
Pacific trains shall move, even though
it costs scores of lives to accom-
plish it.
ST. LOUIS, April s. Secretary Turner
and William H. Bailey, of the general ex.
ecutive committee OF the Knights of La
Dor, arrived from Cincinnati Saturday
morning and after a long conference with
the joint committee of the district assem-
blies went to thefoffice OF H. NJ. Hoxie,
vice president of the Missouri Pacific
Their interview was OF short duration and
was very unsatisfactory Secretary Tar
ner told the story in the following inter-
view:
I'VE called on Mr.. Hoxie Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Hoxie was very COOL He did
not ask us to be seated. began by asking
him it the statement was true that he had
refused to take back any Of the strikers
lie said no; that he would consider per-
sonal applications, but use his own
pleasure entirely on acting He went on to
say that he now needed about fifty per cent
OF the number of men who struck, but
was careful not to say that he would not
employ from the body of strikers / said
that Mr.. Gould had given us to understand
that all except those who actually commit
ted acts of violence would be taken back.
lie said that neither these who committed
such acts nor those who advised
them, would be accepted. He con-
tlnued that the road had too many
employees before and preferred cut
ting down the force to cutting down
the hours. At this time Mr.. Bailey inter
rupted him by saying that that was prob
ably the reason why the company forced
the strike to cut down the number of en-
ployes. Mr.. Hoxie said he could take it that
way if he wanted and asked me about the
trouble at Fort Worth. told him very
deeply deplored it. Mr.. Hoxie then went
on to say that no grievances whatever
had been presented. / reminded him OF
those presented last September, and he said !:
Oh! Don't rake up ancient history
said that it might be ancient history, but
that the grievances, while they had lain
dormant, still existed. That was the inter-
view. 1t closed by telling him we would
consult with Mr. Hayes. We stood there
some time and were not asked backn
Mr.. Hayes, the third member OF the gen
eral executive committee Knights of La.
Dor, arrived here last night, giving the
committee a quorum. Shortly after Mr.
Hayes arrived the general committee went
into secret session with the local commit
tees and gave the situation avery full and
exhaustive discussion The meeting lasted
until midnight, when the committee gave
out Statement to the public. They refer
to the fact that Jay Gould had told
them that the officials OF the road would
meet and treat with a committee of en-
ployes, and say that Mr. Hoxie, in con-
ferlnlg with them, stated that he would
consider applications, but would use his
own pleasure in acting on them; therefore
they have decided to recall the order given
to the men to return to work, the action
OF the road having made it impossible for
the men to fulfill the order.
A New York dispatch says that Mr..
Gould stated yesterday that the backbone
OF the Southwestern strike was broken;
Furthermore that he had been surprised at
the weakness OF the Knights of Labor, and
also that the Missouri Pacific Company
was taking back few of the strikers, as it
had applications from new men largely in
excess OF the places to be filed.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Labor-Arbi-
tration bill was passed by the House Sat
vrday after amendments had been adopted
liking the compensation of the commits
sloners, clerks, marshals, with esses, ETC.,
and providing that not more than $1,000
shall be paid out of the treasury to defray
the expenses of any single arbitration. The
vote on the bill was yeas, 1875; nays, 90.
The following is the negative vote-all