Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-05

trouble reached here. A6lutant General
King was not in town and his whereshout.
were unknown. kilograms were sent TO the
governor asking that troops be ordered out
and the assistant adjutsnt general telegrsphed
the Grayson Rifles at Sherman to hold them
selves in momentsry readiness to move. |,
is thought that Governor Ireland will return
BY the first train from Seguin.
FoRr WORTH, Tex, April 4.
p. M.-SM companies of the 4th regi-
ment have arrived here and two companies OF
the lst regiment are also here, Brig. Gen.
Roberts in command. Trains will be NOV ed
regularly under the guard of the State militia.
Four more companies are expected tonight
and three more companies are held in readi-
mes for transportation. There has been no
trouble so far today. Attorney General
Templeton, who is here with Adjutant Gen.
eral hing, says that since the aid OF the
State has been invoked it shall oe welded
and trains must run If it takes the whole mil
itary force of the State to do it.
$50 T. M.-Two compsnys of militia and
one of artillery are already here. The body
OF frank Pierce, a striker, was found and has
Just been brought into town. Two others
who we're wounded have been located.
Trouble is looked tor in the morning. The
strikers are coming in from all directions.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.
Specials say that the depot and yard at
Fort Worth were guarded last night by l200
citizens called into service by the MAYORS
proclamation and the streets are patrolled by
armad men. There was great fear of fire
during the night and extra precautions were
taken on that account. Offers OF aid were
sent from all surrounding points and engines
were kept in readiness TO be forw arded at a
moments notice. Strikers are arriving at
Fort Werth from various outside points and
the statement is made by the Knights of
Labor that they determined that Fort Worth
shall be the point where the trains shall be
stopped at ali hazards and that they will win
their battle.
FORT WORTH, April 4.
Troops have been arriving here all day in
detachments and now number 235 men. Ad-
Jutant General King is on the ground, while
General A. 5. Roberts is in immediate CON-
mand of the militia Attorney General Ten
pleton, Inspector General Smyth and Colonel
w. L. Gaines are also here. The railroad
yards are lined with soldiers and no one
dares TO venture on railroad property. Dis
trict Judge Peckham was called into consul
tatlon with the railroad officials this morning
the result being that at about II O'Clock a
freight train was sent south under guard of
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citizens. Another train was imme diatels
made up and sent north also under guard and
aud at five o'clock third train pulled out
going south. The railroad yards are skirted
by saloons and low resorts. Here have been
congregated all day number of desperate
| looking men, some of whom were recog
nized as Knights of Labor and few as ex-
railway employees. There were others also
who heretofore have visited the wards COM
mtting numerous depredations, but today
they have not attempted to enter the wards or
Interfere with any railroad. No further
trouble is anticipated i'll the movement of
the trains from the yards and through the
city, but rumors are heard of bridge burnin 9
and dynamite plots.
This morning the following notice was
| piacarded in the postotice and prominent
places in the neighborhood of the freight
depots
PLEASE do not sacrifice your lives by being
showed out on trains by government officers
or Gould petty officers. Last call. faiI
warning
The Chicago Daily News St Louis special
says:
! telegraph operator named Frank Nc
keighan was arrested today and made con
| fesslon which created quite sensation here. lie
| says he had entered into an arrangement
with Thomas Furlong, chief of the Gould
/ system secret secret service, whereby Martin
Irons, A. c. Coughiand and other prominent
| leaders Of the Knights of Labor were to be
| arrested. room was engaged in the third
story Of 23l Market street, past the window
OF which ran private telegraph wire, on
which HOxie was in almost constant commu-
nication witty Jay Gould. The wire was tap.
ped and an instrument was soon at work.
! The arrangements were to have Irons, Cough
land and others IN the room Intercepting a
message between Hoxie and Could when The
police could make a descent on the place and
capture the whole outfit. The signal for the
descent was to be lamp placed in one OF
the windows.
On Friday night the detective and posse OF
police were ready and the lamp appeared in
the second window. A rush was made for
the room and poor woman running a sewing
machine was all that was found The raid
ers found they had struck the wrong room
and ascending to the third floor McKeighar
was found alone. Chief Harrigan heard o.
the matter aud McKeighan's arrest follow ed