The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-03
RAILROAD WAR.
A Battle in Which the M. K.
& 7. Remain Masters of
the field.

Parties from Clayton. Vernon
county, give an account of trouble at
that place Yesterday between the NJ,
X. Il T., and Kansas City, Nevada 4
TT. Smith railways.
\ short distance this side of Clay
ton the survey of the Fl. Smith road
crosses the NJ, j. Il r. line. The
crossing is IN Il depression and the
Katy folks insist that it will he Il
great Inconvenience to their heavy
Iireighti traffic. The train which Is
compelled to stop at the crossing will
lose it, momentum and the ascent of
the grade on either side will he rem
dercd extremely difficult. BY Others
it is asserted that the Katy" Is an
moving the other road with the hope
Of compromising and thus securing
more favorable concessions for Kan
sis CITY outlet over the new road.
Several weeks ago the NJ, h. * L.
BUILT 4 SIDE TRACK
At the prospective crossing point. and
ran an engine and number of ears
onto the siding 10 prevent the cross
Ing. In order 10 prevent the train
from being pushed back onto the main
track, the switch. connections were re-
moved from each end of the siding.
\ number of men were left 10 guard
the train. Saturday night Granville
:. Ho>>, representing the Fort Smith
company, filed an injunction in the
'ircuit court here Restraining. the NJ.
~. X /. from interfering with the
constitution 81 the road 1, WIS filed
with Deputy Circuit Clerk Stewart
sometime dU-in.. the night.
WHEN ! NATIONAL. HOLIDAY
ALI on SUNDAY. the statutes makes
ne next day II holiday. Thi- fact
u"liliiy gave rise To the attempt Of
BE TT. smith - cross the NJ. Il. ~
/. track Yesterday. H. AT. this time they
would hc most liable io avoid legal
complication. Yesterday morning the
-. Sr,iti, people ni;:'!c IL" a.tcnip: To-
cross and trouble en>ued. One man.
an NJ. X. ~ I. emp!ove. i said To
have been very BADLY hurt. and Dr>.
Galloway ana Wilson were called I"
ne scene. TO throw u greater ub>ia-
lie iii the wav III the work. the NJ.
X. ~ I. people ditched their own en-
.inr which Wa standing on the side
Track. About eleven o'clock -. III.
The NJ. X. X 7. sent Il spectral train
to- the scene with the physicians,
Sheriff White. County Attorney
Scott. Willis Ming. and several others.
ii l::m p. m.. another special lc;i
:nr the battle ground with Rrad-
.m.,>icr Rockwell, Division Supcnn-
.ri"icnt L,"n>. an,iahoUt >cycniv-iivc
Hcn The men were section hands /
collected from various stations along !
The r'ad. Some oi them were armed. |
The last -,'c'.ial was made up of an
"nginc. Il passenger coach and Il
freight r;,bon>c Orders were issued !!
rom NJ. X. n T. headquarters to /
hold the north bound passenger train
al Fl. Scott and the south bound /
rain ri this point.
Early Yesterday morning the Fl. |
smith cmpi"ye> pulled up the NJ. X.
X i. tr;irk. preparatory tn forcing
The crossing. The Fl. Smith force Is
-aid 1" number about 100 men. and |
the NJ. X. * I. crowd Is now equal if
not greater in number. Arms are
aid to he plentiful on both sides.
CAMPING On THE GRAND.
The NJ. X. n I. force is now in
possession of the crossing there. The
Fort Smith men have retired from the
field. The iron laid by the Fort
smith acro>S the track haS been taken
mp ami loaded on an NJ. X. IL. L.
ar and will bc taken away from the
point
The w., X. u L. has complc,edthc
of IL. track and the trains
are now able To- pas. I
In the brush this morning only one
nan was seriously hurt. He wa> an
W.. X. ~ I. employe and wa- struck
With pick.
absolutely peace now reigns and
he W.. n. IL I. force Is sufficient To-
ii.