Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-16

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A sTRIKE ORDERED ON THE MISSOURI
PACIFIC AT OMAHA.
Omaha, March l6-It is r1mored here
that the knights OF labor have ordered
all employees of the Missouri Pacific in
Omaha to refuse to handle freight or
perform other duties, and that the order
will go into effect tomorrow. Credence
is lent this rumor by the fact that yes
terday an engine and several cars out
bound were stopped in the yards. AS
the employees of the Missouri Pacific at
this point are few n number and the
business done is comparatively light, no
serious trouble Is expected.
The knights of labor employed on the
Missouri Pacific at this point are out
and no freight trains are moving on the
Nebraska division.
PURCHASING ARMS FOR DEFENCE.
Galveston, March 16-A Shreveport,
La, special says there was a rumor that
arms were being purchased there yester-
day to be used against the strikers at
Marshall, Texas, and along the line of
the Texas and Pacific road for the pro-
lection of property, created no little ex-
citement. An investigation developed
the fact that Marshal Regan, of the
eastern district of Texas, had sent a re-
quest to the railroad agent here to pur.
chase a number of the latest improved
Winchester rifles for his deputies. Sew
eral were purchased and forwarded.
Last night the agent received q tele-
gram that enough arms had been pur-
chased through the United States au-
thorities and further purchase ceased,
~BoYooTTINe BUSINESS MEN.
Fort Worth, Tex, March l6-The
knights of labor have the upper hand
here, The boarding houses and hotels
which accommodate the men who take
the strikers places are being boycotted;
even the butchers are refusing to sell
them meat. Ali this is
true, but the sentiment of the
people is against the strikers and busl.
ness men are afraid of being %boycotted.
John Taggart a boarding house keeper
was boycotted yesterday. The water.
man from whom Taggart has been
purchasing his water for drinking pur.
pose refused to sell any more to him and
now he has to go two miles to secure
water. The landlord, one of the richest
men of TT. Worth, has ordered him tc
vacate his house. Yesterday some
poison was thrown into Taggarts' water
barrel and one man and two little girls
were poisoned and lie in a critical con.
dition.
Il SITUATION UNCHANGED.
st. Johns, March 16-The situation il
unchanged here this morning. At the
Missouri Pacific yards an attempt
made to send out the Kirkwood accom-
mediation train this morning failed, the
fireman deserving the engine beSore Il was
attached to the train and the engineer
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tempt has been made to resume freight
traffic as yet. The situation in east ST
Louis is unchanged, no strike having OF
yet occurred among the dissatisfied
switchmen.
TRACK BUILDERS STRIKE.
Chicago, March 16-An Evening
Journals special from Clinton, Iowa
says word had just reached here from
Savannah that about eight hundred
track builders on new Chicago, Burling.
ton & Northern railway have struck
They compelled the engineers and fire.
men of construction trains to leave Their
cabs. The company is paying eff the
strikers. They are all armed with clubs
No information received as to the
cause OF the strike.
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