New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
CHASED BY A LOCOMOTIVE.
STRIKERS BUN DOWN AND FIRED ON.
ONE SEVERELY WOUNDED AND SEVEN
OTHERS CAPTURED.
LoUIs-OFFICIALs OF TIE GOULD SYSTEM
BEATEN AT EVERY PoINT-TuE FIGHT

TO BE- KEPT UP.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March PA freight
train run by IA switch engine left the Iron Mountain
Depot at 1890 to-day and reached Benton twenty
five miles SOUTH at noon. The passenger train which
WAS to take the st. Louis train south captured
at the round-house by masked strikers and sent
after freight The freight overtaken at
Benton and disabled when the strikers started back
toward Little Rock with the passenger engine At
Mabevae miles south Of the city, they waited on
side track for the passenger train 10 by. The train
along and when the had passed they threw
switch and dashed out in tho direction OF Little
Rock. United States Marshal Fletcher and several
deputies were the passenger train accompanied by
superintendent Wheedon The track was cleared for
switch engine officers got aboard and pursued the
strikers Doth reaching and dashng past tho depot un-
der full headway. While crossing the bridge the pursu-
ing engine caught and made fast to the strikers engDe
and the officers began climbing aboard ordering the
strikers to stop They refused and on reaching the
north side Of the bridge strikers jumped of and
the officers began firing. About fifty shots were
fired aud striker by the name OF sullivan,
wounded in the leg severely and was captured.
Seven others captured and tho officers continued
pursuit fugitives about eighteen number The
captured strikers released bond, and to- night
eyerythng was quiet although considerable excitement
prevailed!
ST. LOUIS March IL (Spccdb.-FOr the first time since
the beginning of the great stkethe Missouri Pacific TO-
day succeeded in moving freight train out OF St Louis
1t is to police however that the credit is DUE two
members OF the force acting fireman and engineer,
ranscendng the orders OF the Chief OF Police
Late last night General superintendent kerrgan nade
a demand on the Chief OF Police for protection stating
that he intended train out soon as possible,
and that he apprehended violence the part Of the
strikers. Sergeants Campbell and Bree, with fifteen
patrolmen we're detailed this morning for special duty
In the Missouri Pacific yards Besides the regular police
there were score detectives in the employ OF the
pany also on the ground Hearing that an attempt
would be made raise the blockade the strikers gath
eredI strong and awaited developments. Supern
tendent Kergan and his associates coupled the cars.
and the train made tconssted OF thirteen
cars loaded with through freight for the west
and two tanks. Engineer ONeill was at the throttle
and the cab with him were Sergeants Campbell ana
Bree. There two detectives every freight car
When everything in readiness TO start commit
tee OF strikers up the engine and handed En-
gineer ONeill the official request OF the Knights OF
Labor abandon the engine. He read it. The super
intendent said, Ego ahead" Not this morning" re-
piled the engineer. and he stepped from the cab With
the fireman at his heels This action the signal for
loud and prolonged cheering from the strikers The
superintendent looked the disgust he felt and was in
quandary.
"Tl run her out If you say so," said Sergeant of
Police Campbell. Go ahead" repeated the superin-
tendent and pulled open the throttle and
the engine moved forward. Sergeant Bree began to
fire and pull the bell This action on the part OF
the police was something the strikers were not
expecting and they jcered aud hissed. At summitaye
another engineer and fireman secured but the fire.
man left tue engine when asked. Campbell again started
the train while the engineer fired At Compton-ave.
striker Jumped on and began the brakes. He had
almost stopped the train when lie driven of by the
detectives The police far Kirkwood and the
train proceeded to ChamOs where 1t was side tracked
by the Knights and tue engine disabled The absolute
.,l.. vfyI,fu - nfnn
fact that oil the switches every town are promptly
turned after the departure OF the regular mail trains. so
that II wandering freight comes along 1t will run on
side track The switches along the entire system are
said to be manned in this manner The local police are
now guarding the shops and nearly fifty patroen are
duty The knights scarcely find words To express
their indignation at the action OF the officers Chic liar
rgan says tho officers beyond their orders, which
are to protect property aud preserve order.
Few men applied for work to day and the call OF Mr..
Hoxie has assisted the company. The Exchange
directors to-day and passed resolutions calling upon
the merchants the city to come forward or trade
would be ruined. The resolutions strong protests
against the present blockade and called
upon the contestinS parties to effect settlement so
that traffic may resumed and the city be saved tue
loss thousands Of dollars The association also re-
auesed the Board to call meeting OF merchants. manu-
ncurers dealers jobbers and represent generally
OF the business the city to take action on
the situation which isnOw alarming and growing worse
hourly The St. Louis and San Francisco freight block
ade has been raised but the yards the river are
chOked with freight.
few minutes before o'clock to night the
company determined to send out the Washing
ton accommodation, suburban passenger train. The
knights allowed it to go out last night, the first time
since the strike The circumstances surrounding the de-
parture OF the freight enragcd the strikers and they
proposed show the company other evidence OF their
power The accOmmol lation left the Union Depot with
rve filled with passengers and proceeded as FAR as
the shops at Summit-ave. without interruption. The
engineer was beginning to put on steam when he saw
three men step the track about 200 yards ahead
of him and signal hm to stop reversed his engine
and brought train halt right before the trio He
presented with the written order requesting
him not to pull out the train. said word, but
the tender uncOuped the engine ran her
into the round house, left the passengers and
standing on the track. The strikers oheersd and the
passengers swore They had walk back the depot
aud the trsn completely blocking the main track, was
abandoned. In the contest to-day the railroad COM
pany has been beaten every point but the officials
they will keep 1t up with the police leading forlorn
hope.
The Globe Democrat referring to the strike says edito-
rally
There has not been single point in the contest thus
far at which legitimate Issue between capital and labor
could have presented for arbitration. The strike Is
based upon demand totally unknown 10 tue history OF
arbitration. and totally impossible as thing TO ar
Ile COInncrCe OF bcCtlon
denly and snmmAry psralyzed and when the real suf
this paralysis inquired as To the cause they
were referred TO district committee somewhere Ia
Texas.
The Missouri Republican says this morning:
The purpose OF majority of these men In Joining the
Knights OF Labor laudable one. The purpose OF
the organization itself Is laudable one. Having joined,
It's bound by It's rules and Its rules are not
in conflict with our written laws These being
the facts, does not beRooyo any corpora
lion 10 stand rigidly upou Its legal rights
or upon tho dignity OF Its individual officers.
while by conference and farsprted negotiation serious
the knights Labor to 90 step further III the contest
than TO offer a passive resistance. ,
n I'm the face of this passive resistance, the railroad
can ceed securing sufficient number OF non on
10 roads, then the Knights have moth
nc m do hut submit as It is demonstration that they
forces before they had sufficient strength to
win.
RECEIVER BROWN HANGED IN EFFIGY
ALvARADO, Tex. March 12.-JOhn {. Brown,
rscsivsr of the Texas aud Pacific Railroad, hanged