The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-02
Driven from q Car BY Union Men While En-
Route to Texas to Take the Places Of Strik-
ers and Their Baggage Cut to Pieces.
All of Tennessee's Militia in Arms to
Protect Brice's Convict Miners.
Serious Fears off Renewal OF the Recent Trou-
bles When the States Criminals Are Put
to Work Agsin-Joyful Welsh Miners
DRIVEN INTO THE swAMps.

"Scab" Railway Men from Indianapolis
Given a Warm Reception IN Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan. There 10
great excitement In railroad circles here
over the election of q carload OF railroad
"scabs" at Argenta. who were en- route
from Indianapolis and Louisville 10 Aran-
sas Pass TO relieve the strike on the San
Antonio S Arkansas Pass railroad. A tcle-
gram had been received here ordering
breakfast for the party. and in this way
the information was received by the rail
road employees at Argenta and Little Rock
Conductor McElroy. who had charge OF
the train. carrying the special Southern
Pacific sleeper, in which the party wac
travelling. received a telegram at a point
above Poplar Bluffs, Mo-. signed by Yard
master Green at Argenta, asking him TO
cut out the car at Poplar Bluffs The or
der seemed SO unaccountable that McElroy
telegraphed back to Green for further or
ders. Green was estonished at the inquiry.
being utterly ignorant of such an order.
and telegraphed McElroy to bring the car
on to Areenta. AT 1890 this morning @
crowd of several hundred men. chiefly rail
way employees. were at the Fort Smith d
Iron mountain crossing WDen the -OaEnO0
Balp from Sc. Louls steamed MP
No sooner had the train arrived when q
tall, burly man, with black slouch hat.
cried out 70 the crowd. "Cut the hose and
we'll drop the car out" A hundred men
rushed to do his bidding. the hose was cut.
and the car, with another sleeper in the
rea were cut out. When the train started
for Little Rock, the mob having neglected
to cut the bell cord, the engineers bell
rang and he stopped the train. BY this
time all the engine whistles IN the yard Is
gan to blow. and il seemed that bedlam had
broken loose. A hundred men rushed into
the ''scabs'" sleeper, driving the occupants.
some forty telegraph operators. machinists
and brakemen, now thoroughly alarmed,
from the car. and into the swamps a hum
dred feet beyond. Most OF them were
driven into q pond, through which they
founderec. followed by their infurIated
pursuers.
The sleepers were recoupled TO the train
and it crossed the river into Little Rock,
where another crowd of men boarded the
car, and with knives cut TO pieces all the
baggage of the unfortunate 'scabs.n toss
ng it through the car windows into the
yards. j. Fl. L'ttlefeld. who was in charge
of the party of "scabs." and several of his
companions. who escaped. having taken
refuge in the rear sleeper, took a train for
Texas. while the other members of the
party are hidden in the swamps. awaiting
an opportunity to escape. The railroad
authorities are enraged at this action of
their employees The various labor-railway
unions are strong in their sympathy for
their striking brothers in Texas. and it is
fortunate none of the party sent to take
their places received seHous personal in
Jury.