The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-17
DECLINES TO ARBITRATE.
mr.. ROxIE WILL NOT APPOINT
A Committee.
Attacks on the Militia at East ST.
Louls-Deputy Sheriff. Bad
~ Beaten.

ST. LouIs, No, April 10 Late
last NIGHT the sentinels pa oliDg the
wards In East st. Louis were startled
bv hearing several shots fired, II ID
snpposed. at them from the direction
III several houses near the junction oil
the Cairo Short Line and Pittsburg
railroads. This sort OF attack upon
the Ruafds has become so frequent
that. although no one has as yet been
injured, Gen. Reece, commanding the
military forces here, has issued an
order that hereafter II shots are nred
from any building in East st. Louis
the guards shall surround such houses,
raid them and arrest all guilty or sus-
.peoted persons found in the buildings
TWO DEPUTY sBERIFFs,
while guarding the Vsndalis railroad
wards last night, were approached by
A number OF men, supposed TO be
strikers, who engaged them in CONVEX
sation, during the progress OF when
thew attacked the deputies and beat
them badly. Upon the approach OF
several sentinels, who we're on guard
in the adjacent yards, and who we're
a.--tl -, tt,o ,r;as "a tho dpnutipE
a ~ a,i py .n1 oScansd leaving Their
Ine @siiiai'' voo"; condition
No'iniS ia ." "-'o-'' - .,-..
AN UNKNOWN MAN BADLY BEATEN,
Last night an unknown man, who
has occupied position made vacant
by one Of the strikers Of tbs Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy yards, was at
tackled while standing on Malntz, cor.
ner OF Fourth street and Missouri
avenue, in East ~. LOUIS, oy party
OF meu, who knocked him down and
beat him severely before he could e.
cape. During the light shot was
fred by some one, which had no 81.
feet. Neither the militia nor any oil
the police were in the vicinity at the
time.
HoIIR WILL NOT ARnITRATK.
The three citizens, Me1ss. N. o.
Ne,sf n, James B american and Prof.
woodward, the comroittae appointt d
nv the meeting he'd al the court
house last Tnepda,I evening 10 call upon
Vice. President Horie and request
him 10 anpoiot a committee of three
NJ tha res;dart diyacto,s n the Mia.
sonyi y, c;6ct, consnit witb fine Citi.
zens' Oommittee and comm ttee
FROM the Kniohts oi Labor to settle
tha s,r;ta mat az tho Mercantile Climb
tveste,dsv oito,noon ~ taIk the matter
ovar and dav;sa the hest method Of
80, NJ. Uo~ia proi Wood.
Ts,J roe snno;nted ~ call nnon M
lii " an5 pscartajn Tho istter's yiews
nno,t the a,bitrat;or scheme The
nsoJesvor AL 40 rsonested and unon
rraDprtiOs 10 tba COMMITTEES acme time
aSiaywsra ss;d tbst he had found Mr..
Eoxio AZ Soma I'M and completely
Won on vitb 10 work nj he mast
d. ,SaaL" Ne va,v corrteouslv re-.
csiveS Prof Wood ward however, and
chatted pleasantly about the situation
When asked II he would appoint
committee from the railroads to con,
fer with the Citizens and Employees
Committees, and what his reply
would be to the Oltizens
Committee, Mr.. Hoxie said that
he bad written his intentions 10 Or.
i: OiRsilly, who ofhciaied ss president
Of the citizens meeting a! the court
house ana his statement Ia the ietter
would also apply 10 the commluee'
DR.. OiReilly has rs yet received no
such letter, and when asked as TO the
probability OF Mr.. Hoxies appointing
members, oil the proposed arpltretlonn
COMMITTEES, saldi Il DO NOT anuclpate
able ueWa Tor Mr. HoXip, in HE con-