San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-30

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LAREDO, Tex. March 29.-Leonardo
CARA, a deputy marshal, shot and seri-
ously wounded c. ROblesa, n policeman
early on sunday morning over some po-
litical dispute. Cara ia in jaIi.
WILLIS PoINT, Texas, March 29.-rhis
evening about 3 O'Clock a serious shoot
ing scrape occurred at Canton. in which
Nat BraTcher. the Ounty Attorney, was
fatally shot by George w. WinIrey.
De LION. Tex, March 29-Three
horse thieves confined in the jail at this
place were liberated by their friends
Sunday night The isilOr was over
powered while returning from church
and compelled to give up the keys.
palestine, Tex, March 29.-The dis
trict and county judges, with the sher-
itt Of this county and the sheriff of Hous-
ton county anu posse of about 200
armed men. have been moving trains to-
day III connection with railway officials.
No interruption SO far, though several
hundred strikers have been in view.
FORT WORTH, March 29.-The situa-
tion tonight is anomalous. The papers
publish that the strike has ended. but
no man has gone back to work as yet
The strikers say they have no official
Information yet that the strike is ended
and will not return 10 work till so noti-
fed. Knights OF Labor, not strikers,
say they have won a great victory.
North Texas has been visited with
destructive storms Of rain. hail and
snow. Wheat and corn injured and
fruit ruined.
ALvARADo, Tex, March 29.-Extra
engine 30, Barrett, engineer, left Fort
Worth at IL q. m. with a train Of ten
ears for the south and arrived at AL
varado at lbs p. m. The engine was
taken possession OF by 10 or II strikers.
The engineer was forced TO leave his
engine, the strikers taking the engine to
Grandview and killing il. There was no
apprehension of any trouble here until
the train had arrived. About 80 masked
men took charge of and locked up the
guards at the round house last night
while they disabled the engine.
LoNGvEw, Texas, March 29.-Matters
at Junction are quiet. Every place In
the round house is filled, except that Of
boiler makers. But three of the number
who struck are at work. MUG SYM
pathy for the families of those who have
lost their jobs is expressed. kilograms
that the Missouri Pacific strike Is off this
morning were received exuberantly, es-
pecially by lumber shippers, who have
many million feet here for shipment
to Kansas. Some of the more rabid de-
nOunce POwderly for selling them out,
but the better portion of the Knights en-
dOrse his action heartily.
ATCHIsoN, KS, March 29.-The strike
situation here to-day was very serious.
The strikers, not satisfied with simply
killing the engines, ditched trains,
stripped engines, tempered with
switches and soaped the track. The
sheriff and strong posse of deputies
manned q train at o'clock this morning
end ran the gauntlet with it. barely es-
Gaping a misplaced switch, and sent it
safely west. In the afternoon two
trains arrived from the Omaha branch.
A switch was thrown ahead of the
second one, and the rail smeared with
soap so that it was impC ssible to stop
the train. which was ditched. The en-
CINE was then dismantled. The men
were more restless than at any other
time during the strike. They declare
that Powderly has sold them out
New YORK, March 29.-It was report ed
this morning that the strikers in St.
Louis would not go to work until they
received positive official notice from Mr..
Irons, Chairman OF the Executive Com
mittee of District Assembly No. IOl.
Mr.. Powderly was called upon this
morning. The reporter found him in
bed. When asked about it, he said: 81
have received no word that the men will
not obey orders. II they have not heard
from Irons, it Ia because there have been
delays In delivering kilograms which We
sent last night. The men will certainly
go to work and Mr.. Irons will positively
give them the order"
ST. LOUIS, March 29.-The strikers
have received no specific instructions as
yet in regard to resuming work, but they
say it will be impossible for them to re-
turn to work before Wednesday morning.
Warrants were sworn out this morning
at the instance Of the special attorney OF
the Missouri Pacific road against j. J.
McGarry, judge advocate OF District As
sembly 10l, c. NJ. Chase and q man
named Burdette under the general
charge of felony, but for the specific
offense Of obstructing trains and tres
passing upon the property of the CON-
pany.