Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-11

~, A"1 1Yat AineFs aiOng Une enilfe une Ol
the illinois and ST. Louis road, 400 in
NUMBER nave gone out carrying out the
purpose OF the Knights OF Labor in car
rylng the fight in that direction,
WARNED TO DIsPERsE.
The Sheriff and two OF his deputies, who
were at the scene where the shooting
occurred yesterday on Cahokia bridge,
state that the crowd was warned three
umes IN succession TO disperse, but
Jeered and threatened the officers. The
eFluehce seems conclusive that the
strikers Kept throwing missiles at the
yard men in the Louisville and Nashville
road all the morning, growing bolder all
I'M while, and it is stated on behalf of
l1e deputies. that actual firing COM
me1ced after ehOt had been
hred from the crowd or from a house in
the rear. The chief firing on the part of
the deputies appears to have been done
by character known as "the cowboy
hreman, VINO came here from Texas and
remained on an ENGINE rs q tiremen. while
SIX engineers Ia succession deserted their
machines owing to the importuning or
threats Of the strikers. These men would,
1t appears, surely have met their death
mad they not made their escape success
fully to st. Louis.
THE COWARDICE OF THE MOB,
The firing occurred when three of the
deputies We're absent at dinner. and as
the latter were returning unarmed they
were beset by a crowd Of infuriated peO-
pie. The deputies fed toward the Ohio
and Mississippi yards. being fired at re-
peatedly by occupants OF houses in their
wild flight. One was shot in the hip, and
being overtaken by the pursuers was
beaten and left for dead. He was after
wards rescued and is still alive. 1t was
this deputy who was stated to have been
shot and killed according to the earlier
dispatches yesterday.
MOVEMENT OF TRAINS.
Freight trains over the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati aud Indianapolis,
Ohio and Mississippi, Chicago and Alton
and Nandalia roads have arrived this
afternoon. Three coal trains have crossed
the bridge into East st. Louis. The Cairo
Short Line road, which proved the great
est sufferer by the fires last night, has
not been enabled to resume operations in
Its yards thus far to-day.
A few OF the strikers approached near
the relay depot 10 squads throughout the
forenoon, and watched the movements of
the troops. Some OF these, known to the
railway officials as leaders of the violent
section, have been pointed out and placed
under arrest. Seven or eight OF these men
are now under an armed guard nearthe re
lay depot. Shortly after y O'Clock a striker
named Alexander Keeney was chal-
lenged by private in Company G, Fifth
Infantry. To an injunction to ''mOve on"
be drew revolver and remaTking, ''yOu
are too pretty to shoot" turned to walk
away, bat, turning abruptly, fired at
Kent. The latter simply dubbed his
musket, knocked away the revolver and
took the man in charge. He was placed
among the other arrested. The affair
created no especial excitement, although
the shot was fred directly in the line Of
troops and civilians about the depot.
SEVEN MORE COMPANIES COMING.
The Adiutant General tonight, by
direction Of the Governor. ordered seven
additional companies of the Fifth and
Eighth Regiments to report here at once.
This is not owing to fear of an open con-
1lct with the riOtous element, but simply
as a precautiOn 90 insure the guarding OF
railroad and other valuable property.
The city has very few policemen, and has
very limited facilities for subduing fires.
The railroad yards and grain WAREHOUSES
extend for a distance of fully six miles
along the east bank of the Mississippf
rVer,and the difficulty which is presented
OF guarding the property scattered over
such an extent OF territory, requires
necessarily a very large body OF men.
STRENGTH OF THE TROOPS.
The arrival Of the additional force will
make Il com panies Of infantry in addition
TO the Calling gun detachment. Gen.
Reece, commanding the Second brigade,
assumed command OF the force tonight
uuder personal orders from Gov. Ogesby.
A few clusters Of men have been seen in
the streets and IN the vicinity OF the rail
road crossings, but thus far they have
preserved an utter silence, and have dis
played no desire 90 provoke a conflict.
The haunting and threatening 20 which
the Deputy Sheritls were subjected
has ceased. The troOps on their part
have conducted themselves quietly.
Reports from every portion Of the city
show that absolute Quiethas prevailed up
30 II O'Clock tonight. The busine ess
streets are deserted, and no arrests have
occurred of trespassers upon railroad
property. The night Is stormy, rain hay-
ing set in about 9 o'clock, and il is still
falling steadily.
QUIET MAINTAINED AT ST. LOUIS.
81. LOUIS, April 10-Unusual quiet
prevailed today 10 the N MissOuri Pacific
and iron Mountain railroad yards on this
side OF the river. The strikers around the
Yards were few in number. preserved per-
feet order and confined themselves to calm
Discussion OF yesterdays tragedy Ia East
81. Louis. They all deplored the hasty
firing oil the deputies, but admit that The
strikers we're partly at fault. They say
that they will profit by the lesson aud re.
sort to no violence in any case. The usual
number of i've freight trains have been
sent out to-day over both roads without
Interference.