San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-07
UNSETTLED STILL.
ALL QUIET oUTSIDE-WAITING FOR
THE NEXT MOVE.
Tarriffic Resumed Great Fire at La
Crosse, Wisconsin - Gladstone
HopenIl-Greece Silent
Congress Quiet.

Fort WORTH, April 6.-Lsst night
there was conference between citizens
and representatives. Of the Knights Of
Labor. Mayor Smith said the citizens
desired to know how far the leaders oil
Knights could control their followers.
J. Fl. Jackson, State Lecturer OF the
Knights Of Labor, said the organization
did not endorse lawlessness. He had
counseled and pleaded with the men to be
conservative. III he should see any man
displacing a rail, burning q bridge, or
resorting to any other measures leading
to the destruction Of life, he would
readily assist in hanging him.
The Knights of Labor, in union meet
ing to-day, adopted the following:
Resolved, That we, members Of the
Knights of Labor, comprising with our
families, at least $4,000 OF the population
OF Fort Worth, and including some of
the largest property owners Of the city,
are, first Of all, law abiding citizens, and
indignantly repel any intimation to the
contrary with scorn and contempt.
That we condemn all acts of lawless-
ness or violence from any source what
ever, whether by Knights, other citi-
zens, or officers Of the law, and that we
| demand the removal by our authorities
OF all officers or persons comm ssioned
as such who have not themselves a law
abiding character, or who in any manner
violate the laws Of their country.
ST. LOUIS, April 6.-After the de-
parture last night Of Secretary Turner.
efthe General Executive Board, Knights
OF Labor, for the principal strike coun-
tries on the Gould Southwestern sys-
TEN, the remaining members announced
the unanimous determination of the
Board to continue the present strike
until an arrangement can be entered
into with Mr.. Hoxie. restoring all strik-
ers to their former positions with the ex-
ception only OF those who participated
in acts of violence and destruction Of
| property since the strike began. This
is q decided advance from the position
they held on Saturday before the con-
ference with Hoxie. They were then
willing to assent to an agreement,
which would restore the strikers to those
positions not then occupied by new men,
but Mr.. Hoxie's refusal to accept even
those terms deprived them. they say, of
the last hope of reconciliation under the
| present circumstances.
The effect of the order Of the General
| Executive Board, declaring the strike
| continued, has had an effect upon the
business Of the Bridge and Tunnel Com
pany. Several of the men who had gone
to work upon the bridges struck last
night, and others failed to report for duty
this morning. At the Union depot also,
the number of employees has been les
sened by those who have quit work, I'M
willing to occupy positions while the
Knights Of Labor grievances are still I'M
settled.
p. M. Arthur, the chief of the Brother
hood of Engineers, has not been seen by
| reporters to-day, but it Is believed that
he Is still here. 1t is understood to-
night that he lad conference with the
engineers in East st. Louis this after
noon. The men there. it is said, are
| greatly dissatisfied at their situation,
and that they are in strong sympathy
with the striking Knights Of Labor.
| They are said to object to working with
''scab" tiremen, say that it is in viola
ton of their contract with the railroad
| companies, and that they are anxious to
resist 1t; and II is asserted that they
| would not be unwilling to strike. 1t ia
also believed that Mr.. Arthur 10 in consul
tatiOn with engineers In this city, among
whom there 10 said to exist much the
same state of feeling as among those
across the river. What has been the re-
suit Of these conferences Is not known,
but ir 10 said that Mr.. Arthur may spend
two or three days in the city.
| WASHINGTON, April G.-Among the pc
titions presented to the Senate were q
large number from local assemblies Of
Knights of Labor throughout the coun-
try protesting against the passage of the
''free ship" bill.
Teller expressed bis conviction that
| there never was time In our history
| when SO little danger was to be appre-
hended from Indian troubles as now. 1t
was, therefore, absolute folly to talk Of
increasing the army on this account.
| The Chair laid before the Senate q
message from the President relating to
the subject Of Chinese immigration.
The message was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
The Secretary Of the Interior has de-
MED the application Of counsel for re-
hearing In the celebrated Nolan land
grant case Of New Mexico, and has d.
i
Land Office to proceed to take proper ac-
tion to carry out the Secretary's order
restoring to the local land office the
plans Of survey of grant, that the same
may be thrown open for settlement.
About $4,000 acres are thus restored to
the public domain.
LACROSSE, Wis.,, April 6.-Fire broke
out in John Paul's lumber yards at 10
o'clock this morning, destroying both
mills and several million feet OF lumber
This is the greatest conflagration ever
experienced here. The fire was under
control at $50 o'clock. Careful estimates
place the whole loss at between $500, 900
and $l.000,O00. OF Individual heavy
losers G. Colman is the greatest, his loss
being $4,000, with no Insurance. John
Paul's individual loss is $50, 900, insured
for 100000. Fire laid waste 10 blocks,
which included two of the largest lum-
Der yards in Wisconsin and some small
houses. Fully 1000 men are thrown out
of work, and 400 persons rendered home
less. 1t is by far the most destructive
fire that has ever visited Lacrosse, and
but for favorable wind the more
southern part Of the city would have
been swept away.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April Ga
steady rain during the past SO hours has
resulted in raising the Kanswha river 81
feet. The water is rising at the rate OF
six inches per hour. Already a great
portion of the city is under water. 1t is
feared that the water will reach two
feet higher than the flood of last week,
| There IL much suffering among the moor