The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-10

guns 20 Storm tn6 LOUISVILLE ana NASH
vile freight house. One man killed
on bridge. Danger imminent.
ROPIQUET.
To this the Governor replied:
"Your telegram received ? p. m. /
have given orders for militia force TO
report at once under command OF a
colonel, who will be on the grounds 20
take charge Of said force. Several
companies, possibly eight or more,
will 20. You will have a reliable force
upon which to depend. l will instruct
the colonel to report to you and l
must exact of each Of you the greatest
care, the greatest earnestntss and dis
cipline in your councils and co.opera-
tion with the officers in command OF
the force. IL Gen. Vance caa leave
here on the O'Clock pm. train / will
send him down. Pleess keep this dis
patch for the present to yourself; will
communicate with you more fully
in writing. Keep me advised OF i'm
portant events until the arrival Of the
mi itary forces. R. J. oGLRsBY.
ANOTHER STRIKER KILLED.
A few Of the more violent strikers,
after arming themselves, sannounced
their intention of attacking the depu-
ties on guard at the 0hio'and Missis-
sippi yards and advanced In that d.
rection. When near the yards they
were met by several deputies aud
fired upon, killing, as they say, one Of
their number.
QUIET AT EAST ST. LOUIS.
The situation in East ST. Louis, 80
far IS can be ascertained at midnight,
has been pretty quiet. Comparatively
few people were on the streets after
dark, and only here and there small
knots OF men congregated and dis.
cus9ed the events of the day. Later
in the evening two companies Of mi
lite, one from Decatur and
one from Nashville, H., came
iu and were assigned to quarters.
Still later a good deal OF excitement
was caused by the discovery OF fire in
a car loaded with hay in the Louisville
and Nashville ysrds, but no damage
was done hey ond the burning OF the
car. About IL o'clock 2 fire broke
out in the Cairo Short Line yard at
the lower end of the Island, and
mesger reports from that locality at
midnight says three or four cars were
burned, but no other damage was
1oue. Two fire engines aud
Babcock extinguisher were sent
over from here soon after
the fire in the Louisville and Nash
vile yards, and it was through their
assistance that no more property was
destroyed. Three more militia com
panies from Springfield and one fIom
Carlinville came in about midnight.
The Louisville and Nashville freight
house is now qua ded by troops, and
company will no doubt be sent to
the Cairo Short Line.
FREIGHT CARS BURNED.
Three Cairo Short Line aud four
Louisville and Nashville freight cars
we're burned in the railroad yards in
Eat st. Louis tonight. II is thought
they were set on fire by the strikers
in revenge for to-day's troubles, 1t is
row stated that the Louisville and
Nashville depot is burning. Three
fire engines have been sent from this
city to aid in subduing the fire.
ANOTHER FIRE.
A third fire started in the Cairo
Short Line premises about | o'clock,
and a report says the machine and car
shops are burning, but no-ioiuite in
formation as TO this has yet reached
here. There is also report that the
Little Rolling Mill, mile or more
south of the Cairo Short Line, is on
fire, but this is not verified at 2o'clock
am.
ANOTHER MOVE IN THE EsTRIKR.
From certain signs aud symptoms
ii has been evident that during the
last few days another move ia the
great ttrike was teiDg planned by the
General Executive Board ard IT'S as
sociates. Thai the key Of this move is
the already much mco'Gd question of
the coal supply is terribly celtsin now
that the bulk OF the Knights employed
by the Could system are out end tLat
there is little hope Of securing CO.
operation from the engineers. A blow
1t the source of supply 'thst furnish
the motive power Itself is suggested
The shutting of OF the coal supply
that caused so much conformation Ia
81. Louis a short tine ago was pr b.
ably an incident of the strike rather
ihan the result Of a preconcerted ides,
for An attempt was not only made 10
stop coal, but everything else as well,
from Crcs ing the river. The reason
why the embargo on coal WAS raised
was in the shape Of the following,
which was generally circulated among
the strikers at st. Louis:
STRIKERS BOOMING GoULD's COAL COM
PANY."
By shutting off the East st. Louis
coal supply from all routes except the
Wabash, which is protected by United
States msrshals, and stopping team
stels from hauling coal from other
yards, the strikers have driven an i'm.
mtnse trade to the Wabash tracks,
where Jay Gould's company is reap
ing harvest"
The Executive Committees then Or
dered the Knights not to interfere
with the movement Of coal, and the
blockade was raised. The present
plan OF the strikers which has been
decided upon aims first at the Els
worth mine, owned by Jay Gould's
company, and employs a very large
Of miners at Mount Olive,
Staunton and Warden, where the
shafts are located. A great portion Of
these are Knights Of Labor. To their
word has been sent TO make,
upon application, demand upon the
{ compsny TO cease to Il ad coal for the
Pacific or any Of IFS branches.
Should this demand not be conceded
With a cess alton Of work is next on the
Mr.. BAILEY,
Of the General Executive Board OF
the Knights OF Labor, was seen and
questioned concerning this plan He
was reluctant to say anything, bat fl
nally admitted that the story was in
substance true.
OVill tha ordar for a atTike il one