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J.M. Chicago May 4th 88 Mr. H B STone Genl Manager of the C B and 2 City Dear Sir Following you will please find report of my operative "J.M." Friday Apr 13th 88 Today in Hannibal unclear report everything quiet there today with some indicat of trouble but he feels perfectly able to handle anything that may occur and says engineer Thomas had the head light of his engine broke by a stone about 2 miles from Hannibal and unclear sent 4 men down the road with him last night unclear in conversation with the nigh switchman was told that the strikers were a treacherous class here and should be watched close. The indications above reffered to are that the strikers assemble on the back of the Missippi in a large crowd and were very threatening in their appearence and they looked very hard at the new Engineer of the {?quincy?] unclear he is well gaurded and very defiant to the strikers