The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-06
THE SITUATION IN TEXAS.
AuiOi nc Fort WOrih-ArrIvaI Of
the Military.

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FORT Worm, TEX, April 5.-Evory-
thing Is quiet here this morning. The
militia flom Dallas, composed OF two
comp anies Of the Dallas Light Guard,
tweRty.four strong, and the HibeInian
rinee, twelve strong, arrived here on a
special train about o'clock yesterday
morning and we're quartered at the
union depot. A few hours later a
special train from Harold brought the
State Rangers, twelve strong. The
south bound Missouri Pacific train
brought the Giayson Rifles, twenty
Ave ttrong On the afternoon train
came the Decatur Rifles, thirty-two
strong, and the Austin GIeys, twenty.
three strong; the Texas Rifles, thirty
five stTeng; the Cleburne Light Guard,
twenty-five stloog, and the Alvarado
0uatds, thirty-two strong. At 5
o'clock aHpecisl west bound Texas and
Pacific tain brought the Crawford
battery under Capt. Houston, twelve
strong, The troops here now number
2Ss men. Adjt-Gen. King, Brig. Gen.
a. 8. Roberts, Attorney General Tenn
pieton, Inepector.General p. Smith and
Col. W. i. Gaines are on the ground.
The railroad yards are lined
with soldiers, and no one dares
venture on the railroad property.
District Judge Peckham was called
into consultation with the railroad
odleias yesterday morning, the re-
sulth being that about IL o'clock a
freight train WIS sent south under
guard 81 the Grayson Rifles and a
Rpeoial force OF fifteen citizens. An
other train was at once made up and
sent uetlh, also under guard. And at
s o'clock third train pulled out,
g0ing eOuth, The railroad yards are
sLirkSd bya line Of saloons and low
rssort& Here were congregeted all
day q number Of desperate looking
men, esme Of whom are ex.railway
employees. There were others also
who heretofore have frequented the
yards, committing numerous depreda.
lions, bat yesterday they did not At
,tenpt to enter the yards or interfere
VIII TOflroad property. No further
trouble is anticipated in the move.
meat OF trains from the yards
Or through the city, bat rumors are
heard q bridge burning and dyna-
mite plots. Yesterday the fol-
lowing notice was found pla-
oarded a the postoffice and other
prominent places In the neighborhood
Of The freight department: please do
not eeorifoe your lines by being show
cd out on trains by Gov
eminent officers or Gould's petty
oReers. Last call is fair
warning The above notice wss
wrAlea ia pencil. A few arrests were
made yesterday for violation OF the
iuj ancAon Issued against the strikers
last Friday. The strikers are either
ing here from other points. A num-
Der from Bonham are known to have
arrived this morning, and they are re-
ported 90 coming from many other
towns In the State. Saturday eiIhteen
mep armed with Winchesters camped
near ths Texas aud Pacific track, a
short defiance east Of town. II is
thoUght most Of the strikers force is
outside Il town and at an attack
wNl be made on some central point,
| Just as the attack OF Saturday was
made. Adjt.Gen. King anticipated
sope movement of this kind, but will
not cay anything definite. The mere
fact that heavy artillery is being
brought shows that the authorities
fear the worst. A few moments after
the ehooung on Saturday State
hed& Rcer was app cached bur
ri0dly ny an unknown man, wh0,
after some hesitation, asked him Il he
was Knight of Labor When
answered In the negative. The man
Rt once decanped. After hearing Of
the attack by the mob the doctor con.
Guided that one OF the number had
been wounded aud needed medical
atton4ance. Late Saturday Night Il
was asoDTtaihed that Frank Pierce, a
ona.aFned man, a well-known char
fOser herr, who kept a candy and
a pgk stand and who had applied for
sholter aud assistance at the houses in
the HubuIhs, alter having led the moS
In the conflict, died during the night.
fha police authorities, while certain
that Pierce was wounded, do not credit
the story OF his death. II is now
thought that others in The mob were
wounded besides Tom Nice and Pierce.
The oGcerp, sneed and Fulliord, are
still aHve.
II was learned definitely last night
that Frank Pierce is dead. No one is
allowed to stand on the street. The
officers are in citizens dress. Nearly
every man in town not identified as
striker has apeTmit to carry concealed
weapons,
The Result OF OmciRI ImbeeiIity.
GALVESTON, Tx, April 4.-The
Ne'@, in a lengthy editorial on the
Font Worth affair, says "The woful
Daughter Of yesterday was the direct,