Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-10
WA-KEENEY, KANSAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1885,
HE MILITIA CALLED OUT.
At the Request of Adjutant General Camp
bell, the Governor Calls Out the Militia.

At the Request of Adjutant General Cam
bell, the Governor Calls Out the Militia.
TOPEKA, KAN, April I'm response to
request from Adjutant General Campbell
day CALLED the First Regiment Kansas NJ
tional Guards into service. They proceede
at once to Parsons where they will arrive thi
evening. They took with them necessar
camp equipage except tents, and they are
camp in the shops.
Major Gen. Carroll, of Paola, is instruct
ed to assume command. Col. Patrick, c
Oswego, is colonel, and his staff is compri:
ed as follows: Lieut.. Col. s. K. Burcf
Olathe, Maj. E. Boltwood, Ottawa, Adj
David S. Miller, Ottawa, Quartermastel
W; M. Thacher, Lawrence, surgeon j. Il
Whitford, Garnett. The first regimen
comprises the following companies an
| their captains
Company A, Olathe, Captain q: s. Miller
company B. Humboldt, G. A. NichOletts
company c, Columbus, j. B. Grisham; com
pany D, Girard, Geo. II. Howard; compan
E, Ottawa, Frank Shapter; company G, Gar
nett, John L. Taylor; company H, Lawrence
II. w. Howe.
This places 800 men in the field and tn
feeling is that it will have the desired effec
OF quoting the troubles.
The militia arrived at Parsons, four com
panies proceeded to the shops where the,
camped and four more camped in the oper
house. The only incident met with on tn
way was this: The four first named came b,
the Southern Kansas TO Cherryvale and from
there by special to Parsons. Just afte
on the track and signaled the engl
neer to stop, which he did. The leader,
named Semple. handed note to the engi
neer, inviting him not to pull the cars on
of Ottawa. The major of the First was in thu
front part of the train and getting of, faced
the crowd. and in vigorous language told
them some very plain truths, and drawing {
rifle threatened to shoot the leader. There
was prospect of trouble.
Upon arriving at Cherryvale twas discover
ed the wires were cut, but notwithstanding
this they arrived at Parsons without any in.
reference.
March 80. - Negotiations between Jay
Gould and Mr.. Powderly, concerning the
settlement of the great railroad strike, were
continued in New York, and resulted in Mr..
Gould transferring everything to Mr.. Hoxie,
at ST. Louis, to which point the general ex-
ecutive board of the Knights Of Labor will
proceed at once. Mr.. Hoxie expressed a
willingness to meet a committee from the
employees now actually at work for the CON-
pany, and to arrange any differences that
may be presented. At Kansas City train
was thrown from the track, and one of the
strikers was shot by policeman while at
tempting to escape from the spot. At Par
sons passenger train was ditched, and the
mail agent was seriously injured. The sher-
if of the county in which Parsons is stu
ated, has telegraphed Governor Martin that
ho fbo fho
aid of militia. Trains are running at many
points. Martin Irons expresses the opinion
that everything will be amicably settled
within two or three days.
ORDERED TO WORK.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, March 31.-The executive
committee has just decided upon the order
which has been telegraphed to all outside as
semblies, the purport of which is that the
men on the system are ordered to return to
work at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1t
also provides that the men who went out
shall be the first to resume labor.
MARCH 31.-At Parsons, Kan, the men
commenced to return to work and freight
trains were run without molestaticn. At
Kansas City trains were run under police
protection. Train after train was sent out
of st. Louis and the Missouri Pacific yards
presented most animated appearance.
General Manager Hoxie sent the following
telegram to Jay Gould: 'We moved 139
freight trains which carried 1.17O loads on
the entire system yesterday. Traffic is open
at Alverado and other points except Hanni-
bal and Parsons. We have commenced re-
ceiving freight on the entire system" At
Atchison last night was perpetrated shame
patch from that place shows: sat about
1880 last night mob of at least 100 masked
men visited the Central Branch machine
shops and proceeded to make a total wreck
of all the costly machinery in the building.
1t is said not a piece is left They then
vented their spite upon the engines in the
round house and those on the outside, in
juring them to the best of their ability. Two
passenger engines we're spared. Our in
formants, two of the guards, say the guards
were quietly captured by armed men, and
punched together, guarded closely while the
vandalism was going on. They do not think
and the men being masked, it was impossi-
BILE to tell"
April 1st.-Although the Knights of Labor
on the Missouri Pacific road did not return
to work no difficulty was met with in hand
ling freight and the general condition of
the system seemed to be about normal. At
st. Louis Governor Oglesby, of Illinois, adj
dressed large assembly of Knights. He
cautioned them to keep within the pale of
the law. While that conference was being
held far different scene was being enacted
upon one of the ferry wharves. A st. Louis
coal dealer, relying upon the promise of the
strikers that the effors of teamsters
to raise the coal blockade would not be in
terfered with, had sent a number of men
with teams to transfer the fuel from this
side of the river. Several strikers, however
made an attack upon the men to prevent
sters resisted, and a general fight ensued.
Knives were drawn, and it looked as If seri-
Gus results would follow, bat at the appear
ance of several United States deputy mar
shals the strikers fed, without having re-
ceived or inflicted any severe injury. Later
in the dag the strikers issued an address to
the public, as follows: eve appeal to can
did, suffering public, on whom is falling all
the weight of this great confiction. How
great strike? It never would have been had
Hoxie condescended months ago to hear
our complaints. In this country position
makes no king or. slave, and the imperious
refusal on the part of one citizen to confer
with other citizens with whom he may have
business relations, begets a great business
and social revolution. 1t is not only great
but crime against the public"
IF we cannot be allowed to return to work
The strike must continue"
APRIL 2.-Throughout the southeastern
,art OF the state great excitement exists from
he fact that Governor Martin called out the
militia and ordered them. to Parsons. At
Fort Worth the strikers were reported TO be
long Violence to the property Of the Mis-
Ioun Pacific company. Mr.. PoWderly was
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