The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-13
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
The st. Louis Strikers Calm
ing Down.
THE SHOOTERS TO BE TRIED.
The Freight Depots Assuming Their
Wonted Busy Aspeet-sfIs-
cellaneous Items.
The Strikers

The Strikers
East ST. LOUIS, Ills. April 1.-THE
day has been one OF absolute quiet.
General Reese with his force increased
by seven additional companies which
arrived last night and early this morn
ing, have been able 10 Systematically
cover every strategic point in the city
and any fear which may have been felt
from the torch of the incendiary has
almost entirely ceased. The funeral of
three victims of the tragedy of last Fri
day DR. coll, Washington and Bonner
occurred this morning from St.
Patricks Roman Catholic church. Mass
was celebrated early in the forenoon
and about $50 O'Clock the funeral
column proceeded to the cemetery. In
the afternoon the funeral of Major
Buchanan and Mrs. PfeiIfer. two
other victims occurred. the body
of the latter being taken to the
City of ST. Louis for interment.
Having received information that
large crowds of people from st. Louis
contemplated crossing 10 East ST. Louis
during the day, Gen. Reece issued per
empiory orders to prevent anyone from
crossing 10 this side OF the river. either
By bridge or river ferries, unless pro-
yided with passes from the bridge COM
pany or from the military. This was
not to include any through passengers
on railway trains. The order was
issued only to cover Sunday. None Of
the roads centering here made any seri-
Gus efforts to move trains to-day. Ar
rangements will be actively entered
upon tomorrow, when it is expected
that a fair test will be made OF the
/ inclination of the men to return
to work when afforded protection.
Mr.. Bailey and other members of
the general executive board, as well
as prominent local Knights OF Labor,
state quite emphatically that the
deputy sheriffs VINO fired on the people
in East st. Louis Friday, will be prose
cuted to the full extent of the law; that
plenty Of money will be forthcoming
| Tor that purpose and that the best legal
talent obtainable will be employed.
Large amounts of money are coming
here now to relieve whatever distress
may exist among striking Knights.
The presence of the militia in this city
continues TO have the desired effect and
no disturbances have been reported
since the incendiary fires of Friday
night. and it is now believed no en-
counter between the military and strik-
ers will occur. The same strict guard,
however. over railroad property is OBJ
served this morning and the vigilance OF
the sentries has in no way been relaxed.
Transfer wagons heavily loaded are
crossing over the river aud on neither
side of the bridge are the drivers an
preached by intimidating strikers. The
promise of military protection 10 those
who might desire to go 70 work to-day
has resulted in the employment of
large number of applicants.
II Tho r,1affnrwna ~ W
freight depots are busy with men &C
lively engaged in loading and unloading
cars, and no attempt at interference by
strikers has occurred. The miners OF
ST. Louis district who struck last week,
held q meeting yesterday and resolved
10 remain firm together, and not resume
work until after the strike by the
Knights is ended. Very little coal is on
hand in this district, and il is expected
the total cutting off of the supply vii
affect seriously the manufacturing inter.
ests of the citv and vicinity. Four
hundred and fifty coal miners on the
Illinois and st. Louis Railroad have
struck and il is expected more will
strike about Believille to-day to assist
the Knights in their struggle.
ST. LOUIS, April 12.-The inquest on
the East st. Louis shooting affair was
conducted to-day, and up to noon more
than dozen witnesses were briefly ex-
amined. No new facts were developed.
All the testimony was of the same tenor
as that of Saturday. The witnesses
were chiefly railroad men and specta-
tors OF the scene. and all agreed that
the deputy sheriffs fired the first shot;
that no stones were thrown at them,
and that the crowd gave the deputies
no other provocation for firing than
hooting and jeering at them. and max
ing irritating remarks.
+. Z. Sargent, chief of the Brother
h pod of Locomotive Firemeu, issued
all this morning for a meeting OF the
grievance committee of all local lodges
on the Gould system, to investigate the
discharge of fremen. and all other
grievances which may be presented 70
them. TO report at meeting OF the gen
eral grievance committee, which will
meet in Parsons, Kansas, on the 10Th
instant.
In the criminal court. to-day, a writ
of habeas corpus which was applied for
on Saturday BY Judge Lsughlin in be-
I half of the deputy sheriff who did the
shooting in the Louisville & Nashville
yards, on Friday. was granted aud the
men were released. They were i'm
mediately rearrested at the instance OF
the East st. Louis authorities, as tugi-
/ tives from justice. and placed IN JAIL.
Word has Just been received from
East st. Louis, that yard and switch,
men of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
have resumed work in body. Another
message received from East st. Louis.
says the Burlington yardmen and
switchmen have returned TO WORK.
This Is supposed to end the strike here.