The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-04-14
1NE GREAT LABOR PROBLEM.
. What Powderly is Alleged by Jay Gould
to Have Said Regarding
Assembly lO1.
Interview With Chief Arthur Of the LO'
comtive Engineers..The Eight
Hour Law.
prasaut Condition of Affairs In East st.
Louis and Fort Worth-'
Quiet Prevails.

Fast Sr. LOUIS, April 1.-THE Adjutant
General last night, by direction of the Gov
.rnor. ordered seven additional companies
of the Fifth regiment to report here at once.
This il not owing to any fear OF an open
conflict with the riotous element, but sim
ulv as a precaution to insure the guarding
,5 the railroad and other valuable pro-
very limited facilities for subduing fires.
The railroad yards and grain warehouses
.,teod for a distance of fully sly miles along
the bank OF the Mississippi River, and the
difficulty which is presented of guarding
nronert V sea ttered Oversuchan ex tent of ter
ritory requires necessarily a very large body
oi men. The arrival Of the additional force
will be make seventeen companies in addi-
t;on to the gatling gun detachment. Gen.
Raece. commanding the Second brigade, as
sumed command of the forces tonight,
u,der orders from the Governor. A few
small clusters of men have been seen in the
sir,ets and in the vicinity OF the railroad
crossings, but thus far they have preserved
an utter silence and have displayed no de-
sire to provoke a conflict. The haunting
AID threa tening to which the Deputy Sher-
iiis were subjected has ceased.
At mid, light reports from every porClon
OF the city show that absolute quiet had
nreyai,ed up to that hour. The bus mess
At reefs were deserted and no arrests had
occurred OF trespasserH upon the ralIrOad
uopeIty The night was stormy, rain
having set in about O'Clock, and was still
falling steadily.
powDERLY's OPINION OF lO1.
New YORK, April l1.--In an interview
with Jay Gould which the Tribune will
mbish tomorrow, Mr.. Gould referring to
an interview between himself and Mr..
powderly quotes the latter as saving o.
District Assembly No. 1O1, Knights OF
labor: "They are outlaws; they are one
M the worst set OF men ever saw. When
was out there among them was really
afraid for my life They have broken the |
laws Of the order, they have begun IA strike |
without authority and tomorrow | intend |
to issue a circular riehting myself and |
pacing these men in their true light"
"N hat will be the outcome OF the South |
western strikes? ~ inquired the Tribune re-
porter.
..They viii break down through their 1
own weight These organizations through |
their boycotts and their strikes will make
themselves so unpopular that public
opinion will no longer support them and
their power will be gone.'
LATEST FROM FORT WORTH.
LAREDO. Tex, April ll.-Gen. Roberts
and his command of State troops have
returned o San Ant ohio. Captain Schmidt
with his company OF State Rangers will re-
main here for some weeks. Maj. Arlee said
to-day no arrests would be made for few
days, in order to give the people time to
cool down. The most reliable returns show
that at HuarcheH, seven were killed and
eight wounaed, While at Rofas ten were
killed and one sounded
CHIEF ARrHUR's POSITION.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April l1.-Chief En-
gneer Arthur, OF the Brotherhood OF LO-
romotive Engineers, has returned from the
seat OF trouble in the Southwest. In an
interview he declined to 60 into the ques-
ton Of the existing strike but said: II
heartily endorse the sentiments Of Mr.. Pow
dprly, and ii his ideas are carried out no
serious usdifliculty can occur. think The VI rike
~ill result in the enactment of law by the
Knights which will effectually prevent any
such trouble in the future In regard to
the report that am opposed to the eight
hour law, wish to say that it is not true.
lam in favor OF any law that will tend to
promote the welfare OF the working'nen.
There are however. in my opinion, a large
humber who will not profit by the enact
Dent OF such law