Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-10

whom we have full confidence. He is on tn,
grounds, knows the situation thoroughly
and is informed of all that has taken place
in New York. The strike was really over
virtually at an end, before any New
York conference was held. The business Of
the road was resumed, trains were running
and the yards at st. Louis were getting
cleared of the accumulated freight as rapid
!y as possible"
In reporting to Gould for to-day Mr.
Hoxie says: "While there may be trouble al
points, l think that the worst is over, but
things may not run smoothly for some days
I have plenty of force to run trains and dc
repairs. Am gradually recruiting my force
with new men. Business is resumed in the
Kansas yards and a large business is being
done there. The total number of loads
moved on the system yesterday was 5000, an
increase of 854 over the day BEFORE"
THE BOARD ARRIVES AT ST. LOUIS.
SIS. LOUIS, Mo-, April 3.-Frederick Tur-
ner, secretary of the general executive board
of the Knights of Labor, and William II
Bailey, member of the same committee,
arrived in the city from Cincinnati this
morning and proceeded to the rooms of the
local executive committee.
Turner, in an interview, stated that the
plan is that all positions not now filed by
new men who have been employed since the
Inauguration of the strike, shall be open to
application from the Knights; that those
who apply shall be employed, and from them
shall be selected an arbitration committee,
which will attempt to arrive at some AMIGA
BILE understanding concerning the grievances
of the Missouri Pacific Knights. Turner. in
reply to the inquiry if he should request that
ctr hfc lInl.
"No. Such has never been the case hereto
| fore, even when we have been most victori-
GUS in our struggles with capital, and We
can hardly expect such course to be pur-
sued by the railroad companies. If they
would rather discharge competent men who
have been employed during the strickland
we shall make no such demand-all we ask
is that the places vacant now be filled by
Knights of Labor who may make application
for them, and that from them shall be chosen
an arbitration committee to treat with
Hoxie. Neither shall we demand that those
who have committed depredations upon the
companys property be taken back. Such a
demand would be inconsistent with the
principles laid down in our constitution.
You know that to advise violence is in all
cases to be condemned, and loss of his posi-
ton by the Knight who destroys his en-
ployers property is just punishment.
THE INTERVIEW WITH HoxIE.
Mr.. Turner gave the following report of
the interview of the executive board with
Vice President Hoxie: 1--WE called on Mr..
Hox!e this afternoon. Mr.. Hoxie was very
cole. He did not ask US to be seated. be-
gan by asking him If the statement was true
that he had refused to take back any of the
strikers. He said no: that he would consider
personal applications, but would use his
own pleasure entirely in acting upon them.
He went on to say that he now needed about
fifty per cent. of the number of the men who
struck, but was careful not to say that he
would employ from the body of the strikers.
l said Mr.. Gould had given US to understand
that all except those who actually committed
acts of violence would be taken back. He
acts, nor those who had advised them, would
be accepted. He continued, that the road
had too many employees before, and preferred
cutting down the force to cutting down the
hours. At this point Mr.. Bailey interrupted
him by saying that was probably the reason
why the company forced the strike, to cut
down the number of employees. Mr.. Hoxie
said he could take it that way if he wanted
to. He asked me about the trouble at Fort
worth. told him Aery deeply deplored it.
Mr.. Roxie thea went on to say that no
grievance whatever had been presented to
him. l reminded him of those presented
last September, and he said: so, dom rake
up an ancient history" said that it might
be an ancient history. but that the grievances
while they had laid dormant. still existed.
That was all, and the interview closed by
telling him we would consult with Mr.. Hays.
We stood tie entire time, and We were not
asked back"
Mr.. Turner is of the opinion that it will
be impossible to settle the trouble, and the
men will therefore be compelled to seek
other employment.
WAR AT FORT WORTH.
FoEr WORTH, Tex, April 3.-What had
been predicted has come to pass: The strik-
Ing Knights of Labor and the officers of the
law have met in deadly conflict. Two Off
GERS are fatally wounded and third is shot
through both hips, and of the strikers-so
far as can be asceltain9d-only one has been
wounded.
It was announced yesterday by the officers
of the Missouri Pacific, that trains would
shed. The strikers, on the other hand, had
put it down as settled that no trains would
be allowed to pass over the Missouri Pacific
line until the demand of the strikers for ar
bitration was conceded.
At 8 a. m. a train left the Missouri Pacific
yards and succeeded in getting out of the
city short distance until it reached a
approached the switch, and as they did SO
they discovered five men with Winchester
rifles, partly concealed in the weeds few
yards distant.
The entire posse advanced toward the men
in ambush. They had reached the switch
alongside the track. When they ordered the
throwing up of hands the command was
obeyed, but as the hands came up they
brought Winchester rifles. The officers
were armed only with revolvers. They de-
manded the surrender of the strikers. Both
sides opened fire almost simultaneously,
there being no more than two seconds be-
tween the time the first and second shots
were fired. After the first fire the posse ad- |
danced and continued firing. The strikers
retreated behind some piles of ties, which |
formed most excellent breastworks, and |
from the security of which they poured |
mrrderous fire into the posse. The casual
ties among the posse were found to be |
three. Police Officer Tulford was shot |
through both thighs; Special Officer Dick |
Townsend was shot twice through the left |
breast, near the nipple, and he died at $50
Sneed was shot through the throat and jaw. |
His wounds are fatal. Doctors Voeker and |!
Farrar, of the Missouri Pacific hospital, say |
that Sneed and Tulford cannot possibly re- |
cover. Only one of the strikersETom Mace |
"a switchman, was wounded. He is said to |
be shot through the ground. About fifty |
shcts were fired in all. When the posse, |
with revolvers, placed the wounded officers |
aboard the train and returned to the Union /
depot.
Witnesses state that the strikers fired the |
inst shot. Everybody is excited and the
town Il IN an uproar.
Tm DAILY xxroRT.
The following i Hoxis's report to Gould
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