Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-03
THAT STRANGE STRIKE.
Some Don't Know, Many Won't Tell,
While Others Think They Know,
and Tell Too Much,
Receiver brown Orders the Men Rack
by Thursday or on Go
Their Heads.
News ffom sedaiin. narshail, p.s,....
LonE''sw' minsala, HARD, Dailas
aud Fort worth.

~ " NlhNhlH " UNA 20 say Thai our
citizens gencrally were surprised when
they read IN TINS GAyKffn Yesterday
morning that another great strike wns m
progress. The one subject Of eonyorsa.
ton among all classes was Tho strike
lhr yards Of tho Missouri pacnr ami
Texas & Pacific wera visited Yesterday
aud found almost deserted.
tnrdmaster Judy succeeded IN getting
out Two through freight trains, and n
lhifd train, shld 10 ho made up chiefly OF
empty cArF The strikers offered no on
position 70 this move.
OPERATIONS OR.
When the order came 20 ilie knights u
Labor IN Assembly No. lOl 20 "go OUT
they went at once, mad A. soon M POSI-
Die gave notice 10 the telegraph opem
tors 10 tlio number of ten
Who were al work IN tlc relay
ollloe, that MI Knight IN the en-
ploy Of Che railroad were expected
to leave their work, whomup0n the mana.
ger aud ~ operators but one closed their
keys, pnt on their coats aud
walked out The operators pay
they have no grievance of theIf own
NJ this time, but tint tho allegiance
duo by them 10 the ordcs loft llcm no
other course but 20 stand by their brcth.
rcn. This walk,out by the oper
ntors c0mpllcaLcs the strike considerably,
Tor without telegraph operators the work
Of moving trains, even II nothing clee in-
teriercd, " very tedious work
rAssnNOEH TRAFFIC
A general expression wHB that while
freight lrafllc might b0 blocked pnseen-
ger trains would continue 20 80 through,
aud The express companies would DC able
10 ill the urgent necessities Of merchants
for certain articles But when II rs
known that The section moh ara In
the strike, and are out 30 man.,
and tho further fact IN considered that
the constant rams Tor the past lew days
have put the truck aud foad.hod IN bad
condition In many places, II viii be- seen
that ~ VIII soon be hazardous 10 attempt
| 20 run passenger trains. section hande
and their work nrc very necessary 10 tic
wcll.being Of a railroad, aud their work
/ cannot DO neglected even for u brief
period without causing loss, and mayhAp
great damage.
NO rnEIGnT nrorIyEp.
OF course, under tho existing state OF Of
iairB railroad officials feel obligated moi
10 receive freight, and accordingly when
Joseph II Brown ana other merchants
sent goods To the troight.houso the
drivers Of the teams were told The mpr.
chandlac would not bcrccolycdat present
"coME BACH, or STAY QUIZ
| This omlnoua order was received by
telegraph yesterday morning and posted
up IN conspicuous places about tho
freight aud passenger dop0ta
WDAiLAs, March Ian employees who
DO not return 10 work by not later than
10 O'Clock n, m, Thursday morning,
| March I, 1896, are discharged from the
service Of tho company, and will receive
their time, by order Of tho receivers,
A, a. EgnERr,
Gen. Supt Texas & Pacific.
What effect this VIII have on The
strikers cannot even be- conicoturcd.
one OF them was asked by Il GAhNTTt re-
porter what he thought about II mud re-
| Piled, "lhtimdatlOn that Is all Tho
information comes from a reliable source,
however, that orders hays been received
by The officials here so organize u new
force IN case The strikers do not return 70
work by Thursday morning
IIg biDn'T Ksow
| "A GAZETTE reporter made ecyoral el
! forts yesterday 10 learn something about
| the strike from knights oi Labor but IN
every case was unsuccessful There ~
good reaAOn for the belief that q large
| naioflty OF tho strikers are not posted ~
| % tic causes Of the order which they 20
implicitly obtyed. One Instance viii
sotyo ng an illustration Of all the inter
| views with them
Reporter, "Thiues seem 70 be pretty
quiet In the yard to.dpyr'
Silence.
'erhe strife, Il eooms, w0s somewhat
uneXpoctedf"
silence the questioned individual goz.
| ing ntenty NJ o little nft Of clouds
toward tho west.
"what IL NE general opinion Of The
men nbodt ~"
81 don't know"
"lIow long do thoy thint i viii lagtr'
~ don't know"
"What caused mr.
~ don't known"
Tic reporter gave ~ tie JOB ~ inter
viewing m disgust aud asuntored on else
where III search 81 Information
rms iRsJE.
Although great re,iccnee Is maine
talncd By both the railroad officials nnd
tho strlkere ia regard TO The matter
there ~ little doubt that me main
grievance Of the latter Is the refusal Of
tho receiver VI The Texas Pacific 70 sign
the agreement recently made by tho
knights Of Labor with Mr. lloxle, Since
the strike WAS determined on other
grievances Of minor nature have been
added 70 This, hut there u 10 question
that this ID The leading Issue. The fol-
lowing notice, which has been posted
about The yards within tbs last day Or
two, may also AFFORD o partial caplanH'
lion ~ the difficulty
CIRCULAR
Tho following resolution was adopted
Nv District Assembly No. l0l NJ its an
nual sessioD IN ~. Louis, January ., 1850 4
In view II the fact that great Macy q paf
,aefohera ere oat n employment aaa y,p.s,ng