The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-06

How q Government 0flcial Get
the First Train Out OF
Nevada.
A Brave Agent Who Was Net
Deferred by the Threats of
the Strikers.

Il
Nevada, Mo-, April ESPECIAL. +
Everything is quiet AZ this place aud
trains are moving without hindrsnce. Mr..
| Theo. Lacaf, contractor Tor the building OF
| the new insane asylum, arrived with his
| family and will remain until his contract
! Is finished He Is very intelligent man,
| = Hollander by birth, and states that when
he came to this country, four years ago, he
began his career as jOurneymsn bridge
! builder on the Vsndslia railroad. lie
| does not favor strikes nor strikers, and says
| he never in his life asked a man how much
wages he was going to pay him, but told
his employer TO Try him and see what he
was worth. He always got the best wages
going and soon had a foremsn's place
wherever he worked. He says he Is in
4 favor of an honest days work for an hon
est days wages, and proposes 10 hire and
discharge whom he plesses-
Owing to the bad weather little or
nothing can be done Just now ON the
asylum, but Dir. Lscsf states il makes lit
| tie difference, as the strike has delayed his
material so that he could do little or moth
| ing until IL arrives, when be proposes 70
| furnish employment to about 100 men.
Speaking Of the strike recalls the TACT
that the true history of the passage OF the
| government train through this city has
never yet been made public. The train
was in charge Of United States Mar. hal
Willis, who to-day passed north to Sedalis,
and from an eve witness to the proceedings
you correspondent gets the following par
| ticulars:
| As soon a. il became known that an en-
4 - L.. taT
| with water, nearly n thousand spectators
and strikers congregated at the railroad.
When the engine was ready TO start q
striker presented to the engineer written
request not TO 90 out. The engineer hand
quietly in the crowd, unnoticed and un-
known to the spectators. When he re-
ceiyed and read i, Mr.. Willis stepped
to the side OF the engineer
and said: "MOunt your engine and dc
your duty; i will protect you" The en-.
gineer obeyed, Mr.. Willis followed and
mounting the tender turned to the crowd
and said al am United States marshal
sent here with orders TO take this train
out" The crowd booted and ieered him
many crying: "Take him DOWN. Draw
ing revolver, Willis replied: Gentle
men, an not here to handy words OIL
have any difficulty, and / do not wan
any, but have been ordered to take thu
train through and am going to do it if
have to fight. / warn you | will shoe
tAe first man who interferes or pulls /;
pin"
Hardly hsd he finished when youns
man rushed forward, saying: Cover hin
with your reyolvers, boys, and will p.
the PIN" In an instant halt a dozen r.
had their muzzles pointed towards VII
who, calm and unmoved, leveled his o"I
weapon at the heart az thr intruder, VIII
stopped and gazed at him. "Stand bacl
or we will shoot" cried the strikers. "Tha
makes no difference; the law vii
still 60 ON. Young man, pull that pin
you are going TO, but remember it will D
your last pull Move forward, Mr.. En-
! gineer." came clear and sharp from til
officers lips, as he still kept his pisto
leyeled at the striker.
The train moved toward the switch, whel
hundred men rushed upon the track il
front of il, crying: at will be over on
dead bodies if il goes"
In an instant Mr.. Willis had found hi
way to the pilot, and standing upon il
pistol in hand, called to clear the track
Ii was cleared a. the train moved on, an
Agent Pen6eld rushed forward to open th
! switch.
, "Open that switch and your life will pa
8 for it" cried the strikers.
"All right, here die, replied Pe~6elC
As he threw open the switch, and the trai
was gone.
The railroad is again receiving freigh
/. The blizzard has shut of the buildin
, boom.
The BAzoo is the leading paper
this section.
"A heavy sleet storm visited this SCI
ton to-day.
The Baird Minstrel troop performe
!, here tonight.
= The Democracy yesterday nominate
{ their city ticket
A large lot of cattle and hogs are :
8 Schell City awaiting shipment.
;. The weather clerk is charged wit
r having Joined the X. of l.. and gone on
q strike.
y The Law and Order League ha'
/ things their own way now. They are tall
= ing Of nominating city ticket a la Sed