Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-08
BLOODSHED.
The Strike at Fort Worth Assumes q
Serious Aspect.
Armed strikers Stop q Freight Train..
Alright Ensues, Resulting In
Loss on Roth Sides.

| Ar"ou Strhkers STOP Freight Ir0ins.
| Alright Ensues, Resulting In
| Loss ON Roth Sides.
Details Of the desperate affair at Fort
Worth are given in the dispatches of the Sd
and 4th. One dispatch says: The suggestive
| quiet that marked the passage of freight
train through this city was not without Its Sc.
quel. When the train left the depot It was I'M
/ der the protection OF officers commanded by
Jim COPYRIGHT The train proceeded TO the
crossing of the Fl Worth e. New Orleans
road, where 1t stopped, as is customary. What
followed is reported by a railroad cmpoye who
was on the train. He says that when the train
stopped 1t was noticed that several men were
congregated on the track in front of the train.
The posse commander approached the men,
and asked why they impeded the progress of
the train, to which they replied they had moth
ing to do with 1t, that they were not armed,
and had no intention of interfering with the
road. AS the officers returned to the train they
noticed several men sitting or lying on the
track. The ent re posse advanced toward the
men in ambush until they had reached the
| ditch along the side track, when they COM
manded them to throw up their hands. The
|
up they brought Winchester rifles with them,
which belched forth deadly fire. The posse
returned the fire with fatal effect There were
perhaps one hundred shots fred. After the
first fire the posse advanced and continued fir
ing. The ambush retreated behind some piles
of ties which proved most excellent breast
works, and from the security of which they
poured murderous fire. From this position
they were finally dslodged and driven beyond
the range Of the posses pistols. The casual
ties among the posse were found to be thr, e:
Polce-oficer Tulford, shot through botn
thighs; Special officer Dick Townsend, shot
through left breast near uipple-fatal; Spc-
cial officer Charles Sneed shot through heart
and jaw. The casualties smong the ambush
ers are only matters Of conjecture, though
there :seems to be good grounds for say ing
that three or more of them were wounded,
probably fatally. The same authority says
that there were half dozen or more horses
visible from the trains that were ambushed,
which it is believed belonged to the ambushing
party. The posse carried the wounded men
aboard the train, which then backed into the
union depot, where the wounded men were ly-
Ing when Mail reporter saw them.
A Fort Worth dispatch OF the 4th, says:
The city to-day is veritable military encamp-
ment. Armed men are parading the streets,
armed sentinels stand guard over all the rail-
road property. The dir has been full of ru-
mors since early morning, and people have
been kept in state Of constant excitement all
day. Other than church service and the clos
ing of all places of business, there has been
but little observance Of the Sabbath, and there
| has hpau n continuous stream Of napulp frnu
up town to the union depot throughout the
entire day, and the excitement instead of
abat.ng still Increases without any apparent
cause. The KIN ghts Of Labor have been re-
markaby quiet, and but few of them could be
seen near the depot. Much significance is at
taehed to the fact that SO few OF them are to
be seen about the places they usually haunt
ed, and while everything now appears quiet
SO far as they are concerned, people still fear
more blood will be shed.
A st. Louis dispatch OF the End says: The
views of the striking knights upon the Gould
southwest system and their employers as TO
means by which the strike shall be brought to
a close, despite the apparent agreement arrived
at in New York, seem as far apart as ever
and the final adjustment Is still in the future.
The Knights demand that all those who struck
shall be taken back in body, and the rail
road officials have determined to re-employ
only those actually needed No hope is now
entertained even by the most sanguine that a
final settlement will be reached until the gen
eral executive board shall have arrived In New
York and considered the situation. 1t Is the
opinion OF many that this board will immedi-
stely upon its arrival order the strike off and
| IN individual in m
for work; others that after they become fully
acquainted with the condition OF affairs some
arrangement will be made whereby all the
Knights shall be replaced, arbitration commit
tees appointed, and final ad iustment of the
difficulties arrived at. The large freight
houses In East st. Louis have not yet been
thrown open, for the Knights are no less deter
mined than they have been for weeks not to
allow any supplies to be handled in that vi
cinity, either by wagon or by train. The
crowds assembled in the railroad yards are as
large as at any time since the beginning O; the
strike, and seem determined that the road
shall not remove freight traffic until their
grievances are settled. No attempts have yet
been made to run freight trains and no distur-
Dances have occurred.
Hoxie sent the following dispatch to New
York;
St. LOUIS, April 2.--Jay Gould, President.-
While there may still be some trouble at few
uoints think the worst is over. but things
may not run smoothly for some days. i have
plenty OF force to run trains and TO repair, and
am gradually recruiting my force with new
men. About thirty men at work to-day. Bust
ness fully resumed in the Kansas City yards
and large business being done there. Total
loads moved in the system yesterday zoos, an
increase of SA loads over the day before.
TSignedl II. NJ. HoxIE.
A special OF April End from Parsons, Kan
sas, gives the following: Eight companies of
} Col Patrick's First Regiment Kansas Nation
al Guards arrived, numbering 400 men. The
companies came from the following towns ::
Olathe, Lawrence, Ottawa, Garrett, Hum
boldt, Girard, Columbus and Fort Scott Just
after passing Ottowa, gang of ruffiians came
upon the track aud signalled the engineer to
stop, which he did. The leader, man named
J Semple, handed the engineer a note, request
ing him not to pull the cars out of Ottawa.
The Major Of the First was in the front part of
the train, and getting off he faced the crowd,
and in vigorous language told them some very
plain truths, and drawing his rife threatened
to shoot the leaders whereupon they fed from
the tracks. The leaders were all recognized,
their names being semple, O'Neil, McComber,
Lester, Nesbitt and Martin. None Of these are
RAILROAD men. When the troops reached Cher
ryvalc, they found the wires cut between that
place and Parsons, and threats were heard
from strangers that the train would never
reach It's destination. The run was completed
owcver, without mishap. Parsons was
reached in cold rain. -Four companies are
quartcrcd at the car shops, and four occupy
the opera house. General Roberts will arrive
from Lawrence, when Adjutant-General Camp
bell will return from Topeka. No trouble is
anticipated. The troops are in good trim and
ready for the work II need be.
Michael Cunningham, 90 years OF age, start
ed from Clare In Webster county, for his LONE
in Fort Dodge, a few evenings ago. lie had
three or four miles TO go and nothing was
thought of his departure. Those at home
supposed him to be at his brother-in-law's In
town supposed he had reached home safely.
Fact was that he got lost 10 large slough
near his home, and wandering around until
exhausted lay down upon knoll In the slough
but few rod from his own door and there
died from EXPOSURE,