The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
TROUBLE OCCURS
 IN M. & !, STRIKE
One Man Killed at Jackson and
 Two Trains Wrecked
A YOUNG MAN IS SHOT
Strikers Declare They Know Nothing of the Man Who Did Shooting. No Trains Can be Run and
 Business is Dead.

Memphis, Tenn, May 10-A special to the Commercial-Appeal from Jackson Tenn, says
 The strike on the Mobile and ono railroad now on in this city, is assuming alarming proportions. One man Killed two trains wrecked and business badly tied up. is the result of the days de- velopments in Jackson. About o'clock this morning Chief of Police T. c. Gaston and his force were called to the union depot by the officials of the road on account of wreck having occurred there. alleged to be the work of the strikers.
 A fishpIate had been laid between the rails of switch and an engine ditehed. The engine was placed again on the rails and returned to the shops, and when 1t returned to carry the train north, the switch was thrown and another delay occasioned.
 Brakeman ia Shot.
 Today at II o'clock Will Yarboro, young man, was shot and killed on the tender of. his engine Yarboro boarded the train yesterday afternoon at Bethel Springs, south of here; made trip to Okolona, Miss as brakeman and re- turned to Jackson today. The train on which he was killed was the same as that manned by Captain Pringle, bridge foreman, and his crew of negro hands, South of Jackson the negroes were run off the train, and at Bethel Marlboro joined Pringle, who was pro- ceeding alone. The strikers say that they know nothing of the identity of the man or men who did the shooting, and depre- cate the action.
 The railroad property is being guarded and further trouble Is feared.
 At the request of the strikers the Mo- bile and Ohio Railroad company has prepared a writ of injunction which will be filed in the Federal court asking that the state militia be ordered to Jackson at once to protect the rights and proper ty of the company.
 The report that the engineers and fire men would join the strikers is said to be unfounded.
 Quiet at Mobile.
 Mobile, May 1O.-Today, the second day of the strike of the trainmen on the Mo- bile and Ohio, has been a quiet one here. The road Is still tied up as tight as ever, no freight of any kind being moved. The passenger trains here all pulled out on time, being run by clerks In the offices and officials of the road Export Agent Flippin and several of the clerks in the freight office here ran switching cars In the yards all day and have made some progress. Officials of the road say they will have enough men here tomorrow to handle all trains and preparations are be- ing made for trouble Deputy sheriffs are in charge of the yards at Whistler where many of the men live, and forty men are scattered about the yards here ready in case of trouble.
 It is reported that fifteen men arrived tonight to take the places of strikers and. also that a train load will be brought in tomorrow. A meeting of the strikers will be held tonight. No peace overtures have been made by either side.
 One Train Out of Meridian.
 Meridian Miss, May 1O-The Mobile and Ohio strike situation remains the same in this city, except that the compa- ny succeeded in getting one train out and one in today, with non-union con- ductors and brakemen for crews.
 The yards are without even non-union men. Superintendent A. J. Alexander said this afternoon that he expects to have practically all places of strikers on his division filled by tomorrow noon and that traffic will be resumed. Quite a number of non-union men have arrived here from Chicago They are corralled in cars in the yards and all strikers are warned to stay out of the yards and not to interfere.
 No disturbances have occurred here and none are expected. The strikers are conducting themselves in a most orderly way.