The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-12


nf road, hat tbs governor refused ~ th
strikers Hf6 orderly aud have not via
lated the law thus FAR
AT u'KfTNEi,
MtkfsSEf, March IA special, l.
Tho strike Id beginning "a ailHCt the
stock vi groceries and produce 40 this
place. No seed potatoes In tOSn, and
| oar-lOans sido tracked. Nearly every
merchant In the city has more or loss
goods delayed la transit, aud ~ SYM
patty IN nearly unanimous la favor OF
tha strikers, a corresponding feeling OF
antipalhy % railroads Ia developed, and
tho germ of heavy damage Verdicts
against railroads In being planted In
many future Juror. People viii TO-
member, remembrance means revenge
for losses. This morning the draymon
of the city decorated their noats aud
struck for work, but little freight Is re-
coived and they are comparatively Idle
Ar PORT WORTH,
FoRy WORTH, March l2.-lSpecial.l !
Parties here tonight offer 20 bet that
inside o! u hours the strike viii be-
ended by concessions from tho railway
company. Although they siier odds,
there arc no takers. Where they get
their knowledge IN not known. The
following address In photograph copy
has fallen into the hands Of your cor
learned nj the pOstoihce, that 800
letters To different cities were mailed.
This In the way tho address reads:
To the Operators OF Texas!
Now Is your opportunity. The major
part OF the employees OF the Gould sys-
tenn are now out and daily accosslOns to
their numbers arc being made. The
Wabash men are also out; Could and
Eckart have their hands full. Lot us
oyerburden them. They cannot carry
n simultaneous strike OF both rail-
road aud telegraph employees, Prompt
action IN necessary, aud We can not only
"scOtch," but XIII the snake. An or
ganilaiion already exists throughout
the entire north, aud one IL NJ your SER
vice IN Texas. Send your name TO the
central committee, Of tms city. Demand
the restoration of extra pay for extra
work. Let us sRite them, hip and
thigh, you need not fear recruits
from the north. No operator eau enter
the state, and II yOu will be true to
yourselves and your manhood victory
IL yours. The work of the delegates Rt
the late state convention should not 20
for naught. Como to our aid and show
your manhood. Address the secretary
of the central committee, care of Ran
and Wire, Fort Worth, Texas.
The operators In tho Western Union
office disavow any intention of striking
and appear ignorant in regard to tho nd
dress, which Is marked secret and con-
iidential.
GOOD REASON FOR NOT STRIKING.
ST.. LOUIS, March l2.-rhe Missouri
shopmen held meeting last night and
formally decided that in view of the ac-
ton of the company in restoring wages,
that they would not strike.
Everything is quiet about tho railroad
shops here this morning. The men are
all at work and seem to be entirely sat
istied with the action of the company
yesterday in restoring their wages.
The statement comes from Jefferson
City, made on the authority of one OF
the leaders of the Sedalia strikers, who
was in that city yesterday, in confer
ence with Gov. Marmaduke, that unless
n settlement of the difficulty is made by
to-day noon, the engineers aud iiremen
will Join the strikers. Gov. Marmaduke
will send special representative to Sc
dalia, to max make si imrthep inquiry tRarS
and will probably appoint a committee
of personal friends at Sedalia to keep
him thoroughly advised OF the conai-
ton of affairs. He does not know why,
il it be fact as stated, that no violence
has been used and no interference prac-
ticed by the strikers, that trains do not
move, and the traffic of the road IS not
resumed.
GOV. BROWN SAYS THE STRIKES ARR
NOT HONEST CITIZENS.
The air is full of all sorts of
wild rumors. The strikers claim
that compromise has been
effected by Gov. Brown, representing
the railroad company, to restore the
old wages of last October, with a proba-
BILE increase. Gov. Brown denies the
statement and says the railroad will not
negotiate with the strikers, because
they are not law abiding, honest citi-
zens, and they could not treat with
them under any circu Instances.
Tho strike at Pleasant Hill, Missouri,
commenced this morning. The shops
and yards are in the possession of a
mob and trouble is feared there.
The militia is still at Centertown, 10
miles west of here, awaiting orders.
A POLICEMAN PULLS A THROTTLE.
United States Marshal Cousins, of
this city, reached Hannibal, Missouri,
this morning with strong force of dep
uties, TO protect the Wabash railroad
property. Train Master Richie also
arrived, bringing four engines, from
Springfield to move about 100 loaded
were met by the strikers, who refused
to allow the engines togo to the Mis-
souri,, Kansas Il Texas yards for cars.
Two of the leaders were arrested. The
locomotives were then permitted to
pass, but the engineers refused to run
their engines without the permission OF
the strikers. Policeman Ledford, who is
about half an engineer, then boarded
the engines, ran to the yards and got
out one train which started east this at
ternoon. The regular engineers finally
concluded to run their engines and the
work progressed. The strikers are very
indignant at Policeman Ledford.
AT DENISoN.
DENIsoN, March 13.-[Special.l News
was received here to-day that Ed. Doug
lass, the sheriff of this (Grayson) county,
intends to come over from sherman
tomorrow and move freight, "nolens
meeting of citizens was cal
led at the Board of Trade
rooms, which resulted in a
committee being appointed to consult
with the sheriff. This was altogether
unnecessary, as the strikers are as good
citizens as they are and have. adopted
the following plan. Sheriff Doug
lass, after many days trial,
has at last succeeded in getting together
$50 men, in justice to whom, 1t is SAID,
they have been forced in, and promise
to desert on their arrival here. Sheriff
Douglass and his men will arrive
at the edge of town about noon, when
they are to be met by the strikers and
others to the number of about 500, headed
by a brass band, when the
keys to the city are to be
presented to them, and then they are
to be escorted to the Missouri Pacific
yards, when everything is to be turned
over to the posse. The engineers met
to-day and resolved on certain course,
which will, if carried out etfectu-
allv. preyent any movements. Thus the