The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-04-07
NEARING THE END.
Latest Reports from the Great
Railroad Strike.
ID e AID AND DYING
Of the Fort Worth Batt)e-The Civ
Now q 0arrison-More Tror Iae
Expected.

| Phhhes Oi Cne fOurth regiment have arrived
here and two companies OF the First are
also here; brigadier. General Roberts is in
command. The dead body U Frank
Pierce, a striker, was found and has lust
been brought into town. Two Others
wounded have been located. Trouble is
looked Tor in tho morning. The strikers
are coming in from all directions. A train
sent south reached Alvaredo, thirty miles
distant. in safety. Attorney. General
Iempleton, who is here aith Adjutant-
General King, says: "since the authority
! carried out and trains must move If it
| takes the whole military force OF the State
to do it," No attempt will be made to
take out trains until tomorrow. A Drocla.
nation has been issued closing all the
saloons and dancing houses of every
description until 6 O'Clock Wednesday
night.
ARRIVAL OF MILITIA,
Fort WoRrH, April 4.-The militia from
Dallas, composed Of two companies of the
DALLAS Light Guard, twenty-four strong
and the Htbernitn Rifles, twelve strong,
arrived here On special train about : |
O'Clock this morning, and were quartered |
IN the Union Depot. few hours later a |
special train from Harold brought the |
hangers, twelve strong. The south-bound !
Missouri Pacific train brought the Greyson !
klf1es, twenty-five strong. On the Iron
Mountain train came the Decatur Rflea.
thirty-two strong. the Austin Greys, twenty
three strohg. the Texas Rifles, thirty.flve
strong. the Cleburne Light Guard. twenty
hve strong, and the Alvarado Guard.
thlrty.tw strong,
At 8 O'Clock special west-bound Texas
q Pacific train brought the Crawford Bal.
terry, under Captain Houston, twelve strong.
The troops here now number 235 men.
PLETHORA Of OFFICERS.
General King, Brigadiec.Gen.
sral A. 8. Roberts Attorney.Ge
Iempleton, Inspector GeneralP P. Smith and |
jol. w. T. Gaines are on the ground. The
railroad yards are lined with soldiers and
no one dares venture on the railroad prop. {
'rty. District Judge Peckham was called g
nto consultation with the railroad officials
his morning the result being that at about c
u O'Clock a freight train was sent south l.
'nder I he guard Of the Greysor Rifles IN ! t
! special force of fifteen citizens. Another
rain was made up and sent north also un.
Ter guard and at o'clock third train
ulied out going south. This morning the | g
blowing notice was found placarded at
he Postottice and other prominent places in
he neighborhood of the freight Office depot:
KU KLU1 KAN L.
please do not sacrifice your lives by .
eing showed out on trains by Government n
ttcers, or GouIds petty officers. Last Il
all and fair warning" The above notice Il
AS written in pencil. few arrests r;
ere made to-day for violating the iujunc- NJ
on against the strikers last Friday. The n
;rikers are gathering here from other points c1
number from Boaham are known to have r
rived this morning and they are said To k,
e coming from other towns in the State. ~
ast night eighteen men armed with Win re
lesters camped near the Texas & Pacific nj
ack short distance east of the town, r
is thought the most of the strikers force IN
outside OF the town and an attack will n
made on some central points, Just as ns
e attack OF Saturday was made. Adju. e.
ent OF this kind, but will say nothing IN
finite. The mere fact that the heavy al,
tillery are being brought here shows that |
e authorities fear the worst. ce
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. We
FoRr WORTH, April 4,-The wounded E.
icers Snead and Fulford are still alive. Ca
le funeral of Dick Townsend, the officer Gel
10 was killed in the fight, occurred to-day ca
d was largely attended. 1t is learned pa
night that Frank Pierce is dead. No 20
e is allowed to stand on the streets. The th
icers are in citizens dless and nearly ire
cry man in town not known az striker NJ
. - PS' INV W. VOL VOuVC0tCU wen pOuo / e>>
HOIIE Obstinate. an
.. cu
II. LOUIS, NO.. April 4.-Messrs. Turney tin
Farley had brief interview with Vice. Ger
esident Hoxie this afternoon to ascer- tuI
n, ii possible, why he had refused to take all
ck the men whO had expressed willing ba
's and desire to return to work uncOndi- br,
nally. Mr.. Turner was seen tonight, tin
] gave the following account OF the inter.
": 1--WE called on Mr.. HOxie this after
On. Mr.. HOxie was very cool. He did ,
ask US to be seated. began bv asking T,
q If the statement was true he had re- n.
ed to take back any OF the strikers. He - ali
d no, that be would consider personal ~ W
but use his own pleasure en-. '.:s vie
'ly in acting upon them. He went on to pN D.a
that he now needed about SO per cent. D Do
he number of men who had struck, but o''
careful not to say that he would not
ploy them from the body of the strikers.
lid Mr.. Gould had given US to under L
nd that all, except those who actually bpl
lmitted acts of violence, would be taken ! on
K. H.,xie said that neither those who wht
lmitted such acts nor those who advised for
N would be accepted. finally closed
telling him we would consult with Mr..
yes. We stood there some time, and
9 not asked back. We will not do any ~ -
,g more until Monday. II Mr.. Hayes h;a
ives we will hold a conference tomorrow o,,,, I
l am satisfied, however, that it is a or,
led policy of the road to take none Of "''
strikers back"