The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-04-10
THE STRIKE STILL ON.

hnlghts OF Labor Accuse GOulu ana Hoxle
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. With TraIIs at
Par.ons, Kan, and Fort Worth, Tex.
ST. LOUIS, April 2.-Contrary to the gem
eral expectation yesterday that the eXecu-
tive committee of assembly 101 would des-
ignate the hour of ten o'clock in the morn
ing as the time when the striking Knights
of Labor should return to work, no order to
that effect was issued and at ten o'clock the
strike was continued. None of the strikers
applied to the Missouri Pacific officials for
work and they say they will not do so until
ordered by their executive committee.
The following address was issued in the
afternoon by the executive board Of the
district:
To the Public:
AS showing the sincerity of the railroad
managers in their treatment of the Knights
of Labor we respectfully state that pursuant
to the order of our general executive board
we this day sent r committee to the managers
of the several roads Offering to return the
men to work, and in no instance would they
be received or treated with, each Official ia
turn either refusing them hearing or evad-
ing them with specIous subtertuges for direct
answers or refusing them employment.
HOxie agreed to receive n committee or
employees to adjust any grievances which eX-
ist. He refuses personally and through MS
subordlnat to recognize any of us as en-
ployes and refuses TO receive any but such
ms he calls employees. In short, after he and
Gould have conveyed the impression to the
world that they were willing TO settle they
refuse to settle. ~
Now we appeal to the suffering public, on
whom is falling all the weight of this great
affection, ii we have not been deceived
enough. How much is long suffering labor
VI, 800 H. a,
been had HOXie condescended months ago
to hear our compla nts We do not claim to
be more than human. 1t should not be ex.
pected of us to be more than human.
In this country pos ton makes no king or
slave. lmperious refusal on the part of one
citizen to confer with other citizens with
whom he may have business connections.
when such refusal begets great bus ness and
social revolution, is not only mistake but a
crime against the public. Gould is invoking
the law against the little criminals who are
made desperate by his policy of duplioity and
| Cypress on, and yet the terroriZed public
does not invoke the law against the arch
! criminal of the land. If we can not be al
bowed to return to work the strike must go
| on. BY order of executive boards district as
semblies 10l, SO, II.
PARSONS, Kan, April 2.-The strikers
still hold the key to the situation here, and
| affairs are tied up in the same old knot.
! After the strikers had killed the engine in
front of Adjutant General Campbell We'd
nesday, lie mounted another engine that
had previously been disabled by the strik-
ers and made them speech, giving them
good advice, and closed by telling them he
would make final attempt to move train
at nine O'Clock next morning, and implored
them, under the name of the State
Of Kansas, not to make any resistance,
and that If they did their action
would be on their own heads, and
that they would have to abide by the con-
sequences. Yesterday morning about |, 800
people assembled at the yards to witness
what was supposed to be the final attempt OF
the Adiutant to move train before calling
out the militia. The first train made up was a
wrecking train, consisting of a derrick,
wrecking car and cgboOse sent south ia
clear up Monday nights wreck. This the
strikers allowed to 20 out unmOlested, but
as soon as an engineer came down tn take
out freight it was boarded by the strikers
and killed. This was the last attempt that
will be made.
FORT WORTH, Tex, April 2.-Fort
Worth is in the hands OF mob. The citi-
zens' posse summoned by the sheriff tC
assemble this morning at the Missouri Pa
ciic yards met, some 800 strong according
to orders. About 400 strikers, armed anC
desperate and ready for bloodshed, were on
the scene. Fifty well armed officers were
also on hand A freight train was made
up and Missouri Pacific engine came
along to pull out the train. A grand rush
was made by the strikers for the engine
Arms were presented on both sides
The engine was not moeSted, bu
all the cars were uncOupled anC
even the nuts were taken out of the draw
heads. Some of the Knights were arrested
and the engine sent back to the round
house, and all attempts to move trains wert
abandoned. The citizens lacked Organiza
ton. They had no leader while every MAJ
in the ranks of the strikers was leader
Mayor Smith addressed the mob, but tn
strikers cried "Rats!" mo more Pete
Smith for mayor again." The sheriff il
summOning citizens to go armed to the Mis-
souri, Pacific yards The strikers place
are all filled here. They are hungry ant
bloOdthirSty. The most conservative citi
zens anticipate grave trouble in restoring Law
and order.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April "A specia
to the Journal from Topeka says: A tele
gram W NONCluOI hdlblu lulS dlltI
noon from Adjutant General Campbell, VIII
is at Parsons, stating that affairs in tina
city were particularly bad and the mob ee
ment apparently in the ascendancy. IL
stated he could do nothing withou
aid. Governor Martin authorized hin
to call out the First Kansas Nationa
Guard under Colonel Patrick or as much o
it as was needed. A later dispatch frOr
General Campbell indicated that the Ottaw
company, the Garnett company and prot
ably another would be started for Parson
in the afternoon. Governor Martin telC
graphed General Carroll, of Paola, to pre-
coed to Parsons and assume command. SeN
eral members of the Ottawa company ar
in this city and are making every effort {
Join their command.