Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-01


dlers on the Burlington aud Alton roads
have stopped work owing to a refusal TO
accede 10 tho dcmaud for eight hours AS
soon as the freight nOwun hand IL cleared
up the houses will be closed.
Ats p m. 500 men OF the Union Brass
Manufacturing company quit WORK They
d manded eight hours work for eight
hours pay, which the company refused.
An plumbing shops In the city concede
eight hours work for niue hours pay.
IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN.
PHiLApELrHIA, Pa, April so. --Allison's
Csr WORKS have SHUT down aud locked
out 200 men. The men week ago de-
mAnded an increase ~ wages. The com
pany granted an Increase Of from 0 10 10
per cents but the mon to-day notified the
company that the increase was not salts.
factory, and the company immediately
shut down the works
an pfrrsBuRG.
PirrsBuRa, PA, April 80 --S,onccut.
tcrs and masons Of Allegheny CITY have
Joined the movement for reduction In
hours. Meetings are being held tonight
aud II employers refuse TO ccncede the
workmen a reduction from ten TO nine
hours per day Il strike will be Inaugural
ted tomorrow.
Az tile Uhsra glass-woIks about 1875
men and boys are out, The factory Is
still In operation aud the tltm claim they
will not be compelled TO close down
SENSATIONAL RuMoRs.
KANSAS CiTy, Mo, April S0.---A Eensa.
tional rnmOr is ahoat this afternoon 20
the effect that dual effort win be made
by the Missouri Pacific strikers to cripple
tho company. That they will attempt to
take possession OF the yards here and at
Cypress tomorrow at noon. The rumor
can't be traced to reliable source, hut
that some disturbance is opp ehended
appears from special to tue Evening
Star, from Wyandotte, Klaus stating
that the sheriff OF that county Is In com
nuuica,i0n with Gov. Martin, and has re-
quested that militia be ordered thero,
rnE coMMIrgEn's PLANS,
ST.. Louis, Mo-, April 80 The special
labor congressional committee concluded
,o-night that Sunday being 20 near by,
they would remain here tomorrow and
begin TO take testimony. Vicc-Presidcnt
Hoxie will be the tlgst witness, but whether
his testimony will be taken 10 full to-
morrow, or whether the day will be d.
yided between hun aud promtneat repre-
sentatiVes ~ the knights of Labor and
the citizens committee haa, not
AtN hNth NANiNtN. lhN NNhllhANF
tee Is alsn as yet uncertain
: whether ~ win divide now and send suh.
\ committees West and South mud return
I and close the taking of evidence az this
a point or remain here and iinlsh the ST,
Louis testimony and then 20 ont
z on the road but chances seem 10 be IN
iavor Of The former pap. Developments
= to-morrow will no DOUBT decide CHS ques.
; tim, Mr., lIoXie has presented u list OF
: some 400 witnesses 10 the committee
Meetings. oi the committee will be held
. "a one OF The United States courtluUms
IN the cns'om house
. FuRSirpRE hANuPAcruRE.s.
. Sr. Luuis, Mo-, Aplii 90-~lue turni.
. ture ACCOMPLISHMENTS VI tnis cry iprmeti au
association tonight and unanimously re.
solved 10 operate th,ir factories only
! eight hours per day after tomorrow, on i
b basis of eight.honrs' wages. The,
also resolved that they viii tolerate
, no nterttr, nee as to whom they shall
u employ or how their business shall be-
managed. An executive committee Of
seven was appointed TO which viii be
submitted for settlement al differences
which may arise. In case of failure
10 settle any seri us trouble general
: shutdown OF the factories may at any
: time be ordered.
e TuE LAnoR COMMITTEE.
] WASHINGTON, April 80.--Tho house
! committee on labor to-day heard Repre-.
= sentative Springer IN support OF the la
I uor arbitration bill introduced by him
last Monday aud when il Ia general ac-
cordance with the message of the prea.
dent on the subject. Tie lnem-
. bcrs Of tho committee seemed
favorable TO permanent arbitration
commission, but the matter did not 10
far enough TO Indicate what action
+ would BIZ taken, TIE opinion was ex.
pressed by the committee that tho princi.
pal features Of the Springer bin w0ulilDe
, mcorpola'ed IN the bill now on the house
calendar 10 provide Tor the establishment
I 81 department OF agriculture aud
labor