Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-11
n Trouble At ST LOUIS.


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MILITARY AID.
80 Ieu1s. April Q. Mayor Joyee,
- sneoz.ser sftn the depufiss os
fl.sS~s. after be hsd attempted 20
- - = sSea. Ia their fight, sent through
-~-.s1.f crowds 70 his offioe- He at
..z~S Il cain the men, bat fo1nd IL
s~~lsss The ssrestz and sidewalks
- 10000 with 9snen and men,
-, IL every direction. Eseensn2
y. 49, zb nj 50 boar after the Shoot
- a. once issned . psgsisnatsou 20
~. ~ ssloons, and warning wozssn
- ..snors 10 kesp Of the streets. He
- - wssh MsssTs. Bailey and Hayes
~ Kniehas OF Labor, who were nrs-
9. hirr q 90 all 10 bis pswer 70 sslns
- -~~n. He said that be had notified
- Gcserpor two seeks ago, bat that
zss<A deue nothing, and thai he was
,...s-;s n.werisss. AZ noon today Bher- |
= e.aa,eauss ssut the following dls-
- Z. tfs Gsyernof A mob Of zoo
- has invested the entrance 70 tue
f-riSy5lle q Nashville yards, and have
.ss.csd tie employees Of the read. |
~, csa, ms nded by ne aud my depn
- Il 4isperse, they booted and defided |
- 80 usy posse. and applied epitbets
8 - And refused 20 dispArse 10 pres
- n the oity police officers. With
= ferse Al sny disposal | cannot pre-
- osscs and afford prossctson 20 the
,.ilrssa oompaniss. Uadsr the o1roasn-
,6ksoss Intend 20 sand my posse %
800 honss. ! hereby invoke the aid
z tke stsis militia. sufhsisnt 20 aid IN
a. sxsepilon Of the Law aud tbs pro-
sess,an Of pf0psfty. will forward .
snsisu request for the militia by asxt
nsiJ.
Dsfiue the shooting the sheriff sent
a. following dispatch
FRI. 0gIfsby, Springfield, ftiinofs;--
noh u sepcsntrstiug sIsh rifles 20
ssosu The Lonissiila and Nashville
fssiebs bsnse. sOns man was killed on
ia bridge. Danger imminent"
10 abs tho Governor replied; "Your
,>leoram Gas received at 2 .. m. Ihsve
s.rsn orders for the militia force 10 re-
euft a once under command OF their
ssIoosl, Who will be ON the Rronnd 10
tsks charge Of the troops. teveral
: seupaniss, possibly cieht OF more, vail
-. You viii have reliable force upon
ss;eh 20 depend. | will instruct the
csIo..el 10 report 20 you, aud must ask
q each Of YOU great cara and earnest
nsss IN yonr councils, aud oo-opeTation
Nth toe officers in command Of the
foros. II General Vance can leave here
81 the o. %. train. will send him
devn. Please keep this dispatch at
prsssns 70 Yourself. will commnnisate
With you more feiiy In writing. Keep
ne advised Of important events until
arrival u the militia"
nunDxsous ASSAULT uros DEPUTY
sakRffys.
er. LOUIS. April 9.-Some Of she
dsputies Who failed 10 escape with those
sho fed 10 this city were chased BY q
sfowd int the freight warehouses and
siIoes Of The Louisville and Nashville.
Ths warehouse WAS surrounded by ar
immense crowd. who hostsd and yelled
AID urged the men to attack the strong
bold and drive ths dspaiies out. Men
vsst smoae the crowd, urging others
10 procure arma and shoot all the depG
iies they could find. some Of the depu
iIss, Watching sheir opportunity, slip
ped out and worked their way among
ibe freight cars unobservsd. A Louis
vile aud Nashville freight car backed
down alongside the platform, aud took
sway others 10 q place Of safety, Two
we're sighted By strikers who had pre-
cured agms, and were chased under
bridge. One of them was caught In
front Of Toney's house on The levee, and
vas beaten 10 death by the mob An
other vas reported TO have been shot as
be Vas escaping under an approach 10
he bridge. 0tner deputies escaped ur-
harmed.
SECRETARY TussHn INTERVIEWED.
scaAsres pal. April 9.-Mr. Fred.
Turner, Secretary Treasurer OF thu
ksiqtts OF Labor. arrived IN this city
fhis morning 20 make his ofiistsl report
10 Grand Master Workman Powds r.y.
Nh. iurser was asked this afternoon
Do you think tue strike at st. Louis
viii b. settled soon p
He replied II do net know. Mr.
Haxie and Mr.. Gould hsvs gone back
On their agreement, and nov when We
isxae an order TO resume work they re
fass 10 employ any Knight OF Labor.
The statement that the trains are ran
nins on the Missouri Pacific as usual Il
untrue they may be getting Ave or SIX
ears out Of East Sc. Lauia dAy. When
The strike commenced there were few
loaded cars in the yard. and they may
have succeeded Ia getting those ons."
Are there any pfospscis OF the
Ksnesrs goisg out on the strike
cannot tell. II IL not probable
anless Mr.. Arthur issass an order 10
that Eject. The Motherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers is strongly To sym-
PATTY witt she strikers"
is there no WAY In which the strikers
a ". Loais can be controlled
No. sir not that knDw Of"
M. Turner left for philadelphia at
40 p. m.
Az aFrKAL FROM powpxRIs.
Mr.. Powderly today sent The follow
lae dispatch:
sfs Hos. ". @. Carts, Washington.
--Uree the immediate passage Of youf
Restitution 10 appoint a CON- mtttee g. in
vessfgate the labor tronblcs in the
Southwest. The committee should be
A work now. The public has right to
know Who i 10 blame Ia this matter"
After sending the above, MT Posder-
y received dispatch from 81. Louis
snHoaneing the killing Of six strikers
~ the depeties.
fHx KxrKSr or TIE sIRs-
81. Louts. April 10. 5 .. na.--rhe fires
ace now under control. Fifty freight
ears. scale houses and lumber yard
were completely destroyed BY the are.
The road houses aud shops were par
tally saved. Ne railway officials are
aroead 10 direct troops where they will
b mcst needed The fires were Al in
osndiaries, started about , o'clock last
niGht Large crowds Of strikers aud
citizens are collected Ia groups over the
uiy, and still determined 20 have re-
ssnxe Tor yesterdays massacre. Public
sniinent is running high. Firemen
snc Engines vote sent fron ST. Loats D.
helr, put cot BE fires, bnt their hose
sss, cat and men iutimldatea They
fstasned stthoas assisting.
H',sK CUT AND FiRxNKM tsTWfnArrD,
She following message was sent ~ 6
e'eieck this morning;
~sr. Lows. Mo, ApFll 10. ~
aScs, Aaiafaai tfeasrai, East Ne. Ls,ssls
1eaf REQUEST for the AID OF aQr Are do