Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-04-11
snnroach of the millennium by evolution.
| Then Gould's railroad system must be the
Armapeddon Of the Apocalyptic vision.
EASTERN NEWS.
The Strike Among RailrOaderS in ST.
Louis Still Continues.
RAILROAD PROPERTY DESTROYED BY
INcENDIAHIsM.
A Crisis Preoipitated by the Massacre
Of Friday Afternoon.
EAST ST. LOUIS IN A STATE
OF PANIC.
Eight Persons Have Already
Been Killed.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY ADMISSION BILL
PASSED BY TsE SENATE.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY ADMISSION Bill
PASSED BY TgE SENATE.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Railroad Property Destroyed at 81
Louis.

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Railroad Property Destroyed at st.
Louis.
ST. Louis. April 10.-At 5 o'clock last
evening Governor Oglesby ordered out
eight companies Of militia, and placed
them under orders to move ct once. Some
were then on the way, and were expected
in East st. Louis during the night. Adju.
tant General Vance also arrived in the
night, and every means to allay the excite
ment and restore order was used. Bailey
and Hayes, of the Executive Board, and
P. Il. Brown, q prominent knight who
came here with the Board, spoke at the
meeting and made impsssioned appeals to
the knights of Labor TO obey the laws Of
the country, and rigidly regard all laws
and principles Of the order.
At ll:45 last night q fire was started IN
East st. Louis. Al that hour it was re.
ported that freight houses and railroad
property had been fired. The fire depart
ment from st. Louis hurriedly crossed
the bridge, and considerable excitement
prevailed. The river banks were thronged
with people.
S A M.-The fire il now under control.
Fifty freight cars, scale house and lumber
yards were completely destroyed by fire.
The round-houses and shops were partially
saved. No railway officials are around to
direct the troops where they will be the
most needed. The fires were all incen-
diaries, and were started at about 3 O'CLOCK
last night. Large crowds of strikers and
citizens are collected in groups over the
city, and still determined to have revenge
for Yesterdays massacre. Public senti-
ment is running high. Firemen and en-
gines were sent from st. Louis to help put
out the fire, but their hose we're cut and
the men intimldated. They returned with
out assisting.
The following message was sent at o
o'clock this evening:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 10, 1886.
To J. w. Vance, Adjutant General, East
St. Louis: Your request for the aid Of our
fire department. is just received. Three
engines and one truck went to East st.
Louis, and / followed quick myself. re-
manning there until after l O'Clock, when
being unable to find the Mayor or any au-
thorities able to protect US, and after re-
peated cutting of our hose and nuous
intimidation OF our men l ordered their
return. Immediately on receipt of your
telegram l ordered Assistant Chief Gross
to report TO you in person, to place several
engines at your disposal with the services
of himself and his men. He will see you
before the receipt OF this, and il necessity
still exists he will already have furnished
you the aid you request, if you can pro
tect his men and machines.
fSigned): D. r. Francis, Mayor.
The Executive Board of the Knights o.
Labor, when the news of the shooting
reached them, proceeded at once to Easi
st. Louis. and there conferred with a mum
Der OF citizens, and got a general opinion
as to the terrible affair. After advising
every one against violence the Board re
turned to this side and prepared the fol
lowing telegram, and sent it out as an ex
preston OF the Boards opinion of the al
fair:
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, April 9, 1886.
To Jay Gould, New York: The follow
ing advertisement appeared in many lead
ing papers of the 7th instant:
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
RAILROAD COMPANY.
OFFICE OF AGENT, April 81
Notice-Ten good men from here arr
wanted as Deputy Marshals at East st
Louis 10 protect the Louisville N Nash
vile employees. Five dollars per day and
board will be paid. Also. q number o.
platform men can be given employment
Only men who have plenty of grit anG
mean business need apply. Apply at onct
to L. 3. GENUNG Agent.
} How well this advertisement has beer
answered is seen By their work of to-day il
East St. Louis. Six men and one woman
/ were murdered by those who had plenty o.
grit and meant business. BY your action'
in refusing peaceful negotiations, as sole
tied by the Board Of Arbitration, you anc
you alone must he held responsible by tbs
| world for the lives Of these innocent PEG
pie.
(Signed): JOHN H. HAYES.
t Per Order Of the Board.
EAST ST. Louis. ILL.,, April 10-S:30 A. N
The city has been in a state Of panic
during the entire night, owing to the nu
merous incendiary fires. but with the pres
, ence OF the military, which is guarding al
D the main lines Of track diverging from the
Relay depot. something like order appears
: promised for the day. 1t is not possible
at this hour TO more than approximate the
/. damage by the nights fires. They wert
all confined to railroad property, and the
; officers sent with the troops report thai
about 20 or 80 cars in all were destroyed
! which were loaded with merchandise anC
coal. The greatest damage occurred a
the Cairo Short Line yards, about ont
: mile from the Relay depot, where probably
10 cars were destroyed, and the flames fol
q time threatened the destruction of one OF
two hundred cars that were in the imme
date vicinity Of the yards. Fully 100 boz
and coal cars were dragged away from The
burning cars. Three companies of troop,
are now stationed at the Louisville and
Nashville and the Cairo Short Line yards
The main body of troops, beyond the few
sentries, is stationed at the railroad
switches in the vicinity Of the Relay depot.
No serious opposition of any character has
beset the troops.
10 A. Mo disturbance has occurred