Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-11
THE GREAT CONTEST.
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The Knights On the Santa Fe and the
Fort Worth & Denver win Be
Called Out 4 Needed.
superintendent Kerrigan Orders An
knights Of Labor on Of
Railroad Property,
News rcom st. Loais unird, ing sprins..
marshnii, reies,,po Dcnisoo. Hon.
han, and Other Points.

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"a, Ne,S Va, 'erday Ia regard TO the rail.
rossi' 7As q Missouri Pacific has
dlscou. Nlds n. traflc altoo thor.
white tho ~ Pacific continues to
move freightw.# ,lmostas great prompt.
ltudo az before the trouble. II Is nov
receiving all classes Of couslgnmcnts,
perishable goods and otherwise, for ship
meut rs far west as Big Springs, and IL Is
expected that the entire line win be pat
IN operati n to-day
ms rrTECrs on BusINEss,
The business Interests OF this city,
especially the wholesale merchants, are
beginning TO feel very kcenly the compll.
cations which have their outgrowth In
the strike, Many have large consign.
ments OF goods on the road, the ar.
rival Of which at any Immediate
date is now rendered very uncer-
tain, Trade Is depressed, however,
not 80 much on account OF present
but OF future contingencies. There IN a
wrll-deilnod fear that the light between
the two roads and their employees Is not
likely 10 end veiy soon The action of
the Missouri paailc In letting out its mcn
VINO bad not enlisted IN tbs strike, Ia 70.
g0fdcd by the most conservative minds
here as an indication that that road Ia.
tends 70 follow In the tracks
OF the Texas s Pacific and
close down Us linrs until the strikers are
rrady TO returu to work or other men are
found to operate them
AN ISSUE or ESpuBANCE
A GAzE1tB rtporttrasiSed prominent
Knight, yesterday, how long the Blrlkcrs
could hold out
" lhey are prepared for campaign
OF two months nc leRSt, was he reply
"Oue months pay Is due them 10 heAin
with, and at this point the merchants
with whom they have been trading are
Willing 10 carry lhem.h
A CUSTOMER VINO WAS NOT WANTED
No violence has been offered thc prop.
erty Of the Texas 4 Pacific here. The
strongest measure which tho Rnig iis have
adopt toward that road was to estop
bu chtrs from selling meat 10 the men
who substituted them IN the employ
of the road, and board houses n m
entertaining them. One man who was
transferred 10 this place from another
pbhIlltu On hht lpl0 ~ oAEFllH it~
porter that n certain meat market re-
fused TO have any dealings with him, al.
though be rendered cash PAYMENTS, giving
as reason an introduction from th''
authority for the statement that two
Missouri Pacific ireighB which had been
made up 10 20 north were taken pos
session OF by the strikers and their crews
forcibly elected The force OF ,hc
strikers who captured these two trains IL
stated 20 have been about one hundred
men. A Missouri Pacific switch-enRine
was Killed which was IN the service
of tho Texas & Pacific, and II
IL thargcd that the authors OF the act are
am, nabr 10 the federal courts,
RnApY no snUr TuEM ALL BOWS.
! The T. cling OF the strikers was emphas
sized aud interpreted 90 II GAZETTE ro'
porter by prominent mcm1er 0i the
order. Said hes
III necessary 70 carry our polnt
we would shut down thG santa
| ne. the Fort Worth Dem
| yer or any other road ~
the state. We can control everyone Of
them except the Texas Trunk, aud That,
YOU know, doesn't amount 10 much.
"Bnt do you consider II entirely Just TO
/ clcgs No a rond against which you hhvt
/ no grievance because nnntht r rond re-
luses TO accede 10 your rcqu' sttf'
nTntl They combine w iiusl U.S. We
| hive q perfect right ~ combine tbcin ana
coinbine against lhomi they have been
rul ny things their own way Tor ihirt'
! yenrs; les oar turn now to nave say
WAX AGAINST ruE SUBS
Tho declaration II Rcl ycr Brown u
! a GAztrfg Interview that be ha'
nothing 90 arbitrate win ih'
s,ukrih. caused good dra
4 Of comment among them yesterday
4 such ,xprrsslons A. "we VIII make lin
.on,sl ,eti were common The striker
~ rbal ihe chief basis ~ a traty mus
h.. Inc dl placement uf the men recently
engaged i,y The OH employee, aud ave
tbat 40 other terms N compIolnisl
po biz.
Tho exreutive boprd VI assembly No
IA Mt lie for Galveston Yesief1A
morl,inu on the invitation uf q, nrlh
Mnaaer Schneider Of the SAINTS re. TO
!, ara eonsi,is Of NJ. w. rODnaliy, w j
farmer. hiek ilOux, g. w W Smith an
nayid Black, lOf, d They - 70 arb
iratr tbe troubles between the knight
ana The Santa Fe, growing out ~ W
MsIlory boycott IL Is nov btlrY' d Tina
stree II this road Will be- asefied'
sTRiKE aHrfiN0s.
Tra'nmaster Ander-on AID Yhrdmsst
Indy are cerlpi ~ two 81 Tue most ncnv
ana enrpo.t wOrAcrs Oh sny railroad
lhpy DO thelr work we'll ard thorough
and are always good natuitdi TOO.
When TIL. strike Is over the tfpIe'
!. mess.Bg. ~ say they VIII take az ha
furt, -elyht h1nrr rest.
Aiyarado merchants are auhrrpk i'
20 ds shipped 10 them from me bal
navy days ago.
T6e imbibers Of beer are beginning
, fear their supply will tojn hc cot ~
Nv carloads, however, are leit 10 u
city. .,....,t,
When q boilermaker and Dlaeksml
!, are !, cured al the ryund-house, thH Tex
( pscinc viii nave iuil f9tce.
one If The local RsSs inDileF n. on
lheld a merting III Central hail last nigh
n wae regular meeting.
: oFFfciAf SO1IcK 10 KNionTs OF LNbv
~. Lofts, Mo, Ma 90 10 The slt'i
,lor. tesardi0g the local Gould bOutnwe
~ EN- strike " about unchanged ~
.,,,rnInr. No more knlg0ts Of Lab'
ha,s ilined ihe raiirgs1 striking bret
W.. but Il Is supported thst tho-e 10 "
d, L,mls arr contemplating eneh fiYs
msnf. M violence ~ any sind has 5el
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