The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-06
GROWING SERIOUS
.,;,srs' Strike Is Assum-
\, Grave Proportions.
,,yoRT MADE TO DYNAMITE

,,;,h th. Deadly Explosive.
r'p' with Cartridge and
Arrests Expected.
,rsro> w. Va, March q. --Gov.
'' Ma received telegram from
Ranks commanding at Eagle,
sns that man had be n arrested
'.s.,omerv with q dynamite cart
w. :. his person. The man was
~, 10 this city. He said he was
VA in the attack on Wyant'
\ had attended all the meetings
tnew all the captains. From his
a.sion the following story is OBJ
bed;
,rday night the governor received
.a,arv statements from man pur-
,ry 10 be acting as mayor OF Mont
,y They were to the effect that
Military posse of the sheriff had no
i, to accompany the sheriff within
cornorate limits of the town of
,,,omerv. This course would null
the mower of the sheriff of the
|u,v and 10 notice was taken of the
.msnt. Things have developed to
w that there was deep seated plan
,ngsd 10 violate the law.
no authorities have gotten into the
ala buslness ana now know its true
rs-duess The riot at Acme was
sfulv planned and was only frus-
I'D by the action of the authorities.
strikers took To Acme % large dy-
mite cartridges to blow up the works
DESTROY the store. their purpose be-
10 loot it. At their meetings sun
SuniaY night and on Saturday the
[sugement WAS with the connivance
certain people to arrest WANT,
ny him to Montgomery and turn
noyer To the mob of miners. His llte
Md not have been worth a penny.
addition to this dastardlv and
tnble outrage was to be perpetr tted
IN the soldiers came accompanying
sheriff III making his arrests for
murder The dynamite cart
Yes attributed, already fused with
nssion caps, were to be lighted with
lied cigars aud thrown among the
ps and posse. manning and killing
members thereof This plan was
Jed Ont. dynamite cartridges were
tipated. one of which is in the pos
sion OF the governor They We're to
nv WANT To tins place. where his
was TO be taken and then the riot
j. to be- made down the railroad.
hs II happened however, only a
all part Of this progr mime was car
u out Wyanr was arrested by the
|rrant sworn ont before Esquire Adj
d whose son was engaged and was
OF the rlngleaders in the strike and
whom warrant has been issued
MURDER But when the four con-
lOies, one Of whom had said that he
MID bring WANT down to Montgonn-
or XIII INN. attempted to take Wy
10 Montgomery. he resisted and
fed upon the military for protection.
cohs'abies attempted to take HIM
ohe OF them WIS arrested for muir
ahd the soldiers then took WANT
fayetteville.
was ascertained that the road was
keted by the men who had been III
Hslrike ald II 1t had not been for &c
Aecnon OF the military his lite would
We been aiken. The authorities have
W 10 tine bottom of the whole mat
lheN have ascertainei that the
g'hal facts We're bout true.
lhere Is vast deal of excitement
since the das'ariy, outrageous AT
|apt to Kill by dynamite the soldiers
posse accommodating the sheriff II
ANs me arrest there Is adeepseated
Flhg OF Indignation. both at the mer
uVa tnallN engaged in tins and al
authorities ana citizens of Mont
'mt'y VINO have been aiding anG
e'uhg III these outrages. Vigorous
ASSURES have been taken to arrest tn,
W engaged IN this dastardly business
TIE principal leaders i'll this dread
"uempt wiil he arrested.
""ne raj Eariy's Funeral.