The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-09
THE STRIKE STILL ON.


THE STRIKE STILL ON.
knights Of Labor Accuse Gould aud Hoxis
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with Trains as
Par.ons. Ksn.. and Fort Worth. Tex.
ST. LOUIS, April 2-Contrary to the gen-
erai expectation yesterday. that the execu-
tive COMMITTEES Of assembly 101 would des-
ignate the hour Of ten o'clock in the MORN
ing as the time when the striking Knights
of Labor should return to work, nc 1rder to
that effect was issued and at ten O'Clock the
strike was continued. None Of the strikers
applied to the Missouri Pacific officials for
work and they say they will not do so until
ordered by their executive committee.
The following address was issued in the
afternoon by the executive board Of the
district:
To the Public:
As showing tho sincerity Of the railroad
managers in their treatment Of the knights
of Labor We respectfully state that pursuant
70 ay
OF tho several roads Offering to return the
men 20 work, and in no instance would they
be received or treated with. each official in
turn either refusing them II hearing or evad-
ms them with speciOus subj erfuges for direct
answers or refusing them employment.
HOxIe agreed to receive q committee OF
employees to adjust any grievances which ex-
list. He refuses personally and through his
subordinates TO recognize any OF us as en-
plOyes and refuses to receive any but such
as he calls employees. In short, after he and
Gould have conveyed the impression to tho
world that they were willing to settle they
refuse to settle.
Now we appeal to the suffering public. on
whom is falling all the weight of this great
nj hnN tSranV Nnrn N-axt
enough. How much is long suffering labor
to bear? This great strike never would have
been had Hoxie condescended months ago
be more than human. II should not be ex-
pected OF us to be EOrc than human.
In this country pOsiti makes no king or
slave. lmperious refusal on the part OF one
citizen TO confer with other citizens with
whom he may have business connections.
when such refusal begets great bus ness and
social revolution. is not only mistake but u
the law against the little criminals who are
made desperate by bis policy of duplicity and
Cypress on. and yet the terrOriZed public
does not invoke the law against the arch
criminal OF the land. II we can not be al.
lowed to return to work the strike must go
on. By order of executive boards district AS
semblies lOl, g3, II.
PARSONS, Kan, April 1.-The strikers
still hold the key to the situation here. and
affairs are tied up in the same old knot.
After the strikers had killed the engine in
front of Adiutant General Campbell We'd
nesday, lie mounted another engine that
had previously been disabled by the strik-
ers and made them u speech, giving them
good advice, and closed by telling them he
would make final attempt to move train
at nine o'clock next morning, and implOred
them, under the name of the State
of Kansas, not to make any resistance,
and that if they did their action
would be on their own heads, and
that they would have to abide by the con-
sequences. Yesterday morning about 1900
people assembled at the yards to witness
what was supposed to be the final attempt OF
the Adjutant to move train before calling
out the militia. The first train made up was q
wrecking train, consisting of derrick,
wrecking car and ceb00se, sent south to
clear up Monday nights wreck. This the
strikers allowed to 20 out unmOlested, but
rs soon as an engineer came down to take
out freight it was boarded by the strikers
and killed. This was the last attempt that
will he made.
FORT WORTH, Tex, April a.-FOrt
Worth is in the hands OF a mob. The citi-
zens' posse summoned by the sheriff to
assemble this morning at the Missouri Pa
cific yards met, some 800 strong, according
to orders. About 400 strikers, armed and
desperate and ready for bl0Odshed, were on
the scene. Fifty well armed officers were
also ON hand. freight train was made
up and Missouri Pacific engine came
along to pull out the train. A grand rush
was made by the strikers for the engine.
Arms were presented on both sides.
The engine was not mOlested, but
all the cars were uncOupled and
even the nuts were taken out of the draw
heads. Some of the Knights were arrested
and the engine sent back to the round
house, and all attempts to move trains were
abandoned. The citizens lacked OrganiZa-
ton. They had no leader while every man
in the ranks of the strikers was leader.
Mayor Smith addressed the mob, but the
strikers cried "Rats!" mo more Peter
Smith for mayor again." The sheriff is
summOning citizens to 60 armed to the Mis-
souri, Pacific yards. The strikers places
are all filed here. They are hungry and
blOodthirsty. The most conservative citi-
zens anticipate grave trouble in restoring law
and order.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April "A special
to the Journal from Topeka says: A tele-
gram came to Governor Martin this after
noon from Adjutant General Campbell, who
Is at Parsons, stating that affairs in that
city were particularly bad and the mob ele-
ment apparently i'm the ascendancy. He
stated he could do nothing without
aid. Governor Martin authorized him
to call out the First Kansas National
Guard under Colonel Patrick or as much Of
it as was needed. A later dispatch from
General Campbell indicated that the Ottawa
company, the Garnett company and prob
ably another would be started for Parsons
In the afternoon. Governor Martin tele-
graphed General Carroll, of Pa0la, to pro.
coed to Parsons and assume command. Sew.
eral members of the Ottawa company are
in this city and are making every effort to
Join their command.
GERONlMO'S TREACHERY.
The Apache Chief Notorious For Treachery,
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