Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-04-17

The news Of the shooting spread over the
town like wild fire and caused great excite
ment and for time blOOdshed was iminenU
GOyernor Oglesby. was. at once telegraphed
and informed of the situation. A regiment
OF militia was sent at once TO que4 any out
break.
TROUBLE Al LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE Rock Ark, April 9.-Between
midnight ana O'Clock this morning Dep
utY Sheriff Ham Mlll1mss commanding q
force Of deputies guarding the st. Louis d
Iron Mountain round house and machine
shops In Argenta, opposite Little Rock was
approached by il. ii. Darby alead1ng mem
Der of the Knights of LaboE5 and notified
him to take the troops away or they would
be put out. Williams replied: ''I'u take
you now and seiZing Darby locked him up
in one of the rooms. just then the out
lines of twenty men were seen at a distance
and he ordered them away, saying he was
there TO guard property and would 10 so.
He fell in his tracks. Some one from the
ular shooting between the deputies and as
sailants began. Probably 100 shots were
fired.
Williams was dangerously wounded in the
right side and other portions of the body.
HIS recovery Is doubtful.
NEW HOvE.
ST. LOUIS, No, April 9.-The Knights of
Labor have decided to compel all their
members TO quit work in any mine which
supplies the Missouri Pacific railroad with
coal. They say If necessary they viii stop
work IN every mine in Illinois and Missouri.
April lO.-During the entire night rumors
We're eLtaut OF lncendlary fires IN East St.
Louis, and investigation proved that they
were not without foundation. At the Cairo
Short Line yards fifteen cars were fired.
The total number of cars burned at the
several yards was fOrty-twO,
exclusive OF merchandise. All We're loaded
and their contents were utterly destroyed.
Business in East st. Louis has been entirely
suspended
The coal miners all along the entire line
of the Illinois d Southern-4OO in number
have gone out IN carrying out the purpose
OF the Knights of Labor in carrying the
fight in that direction.
ST. LOUIS, April 1O.-T G. Hewlett, Chas
kInsier, VIM. Luster, Sam Jones, John
W. Burnett and John u. Williams, the East
st. Louis deputy sherifs who surrendered
themselves to the st. Louis police after do
ing the shooting at the Louisville IL Nash
vile crossing, on the east side yesterday az
ternOOns are still locked up at the Four
courts. This morning Chief Harrigan was
notified by Mayor Joyce of East st. Louis,
to hold the men as fugitiVes from Justice
until requisitiOn papers could be secured for
them. They viii be held.
Adjutant General Vance was waited upon
at East st. Louis by MessEs. Bailey and
Hays OF the general executive committee Of
lL6 AAlBlLb OF LdDOE5 VINO desired LlLD re-
lease OF certain members OF their order, now
under arrest for refusing to keep clear OF the
railroad grounds when directed by troops,
including one who fired revolver at q sen
try to-day. The request was refused. More
militia has been ordered out to protect rail-
road property in East st. Louis.
Hozie in his daily report to Gould says:
tIhe total movement of trains yesterday
was 265, consisting of 1855 car loads;
increase, twenty-five trains and ], 4l6 car
loads, as compared with the same day last
this morning. At SedaIa everything is in
nrsL-class shape on the Missouri Pacific this
morning. Have twenty-five men working
in the car department at Cypress, which is
the full per ceutage. Have nearly the full
per Centage in the machine department. at
ing done in good shape. All trains are
moving on good time, without Interference
Signed HOLE.'
POWDERLE TALKS.
Grand Master Workman POWderlV being
interviewed at Scranton, Pa, stated that the
rumOr that he was preparing a statement to
the public, or the Knights, regarding the
southwest troubles, was without foundation
"Ihe general executive board has done
everything possible for a settlement of the
d11hculLy5 and the responsibility for what
follows rests entirely on others, and matters
viii have to take th1er own course, unless
arbitration Is consented to. If this is done,
then there viii be no difficulty in bringing
TINS strike TO speedy close. That IS the
only point where trouble exists, and believe
that the companies viii never again see so
formidable a strike, as the employers have
learned that the easiest way to settle disputes
is by arbitratlOu-the corner stone of the
Knights of Labor While Mr.. POWderly
has improved in health, he is by no means a