Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-14
4 DAY OF EXCITEMENT.
Locomotive Engineers Pass Resolu-
tons Of Sympathy With
the Strikers.
Marrow Escape from a isIotat sedalia,
Caused by an Attempt 10
Hun Train.
'-'b,s Council OF 81 Louis ASK Tho Missouri,
Ca, ~ to Maas overturss News from,
'3, rfhtss;, 81 the Southwest.

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VeS & PARIS.
PARIS, Tx 'I.arch l3,--The strike is
the most prominent topic OF the day, but
up to date Paris has not been Injured TO
any great extent. Passenger trains still
run but are most generally late; the
east-bound FROM whitesboro is most al.
ways late from one to two and half
hours.
The GAZETTE is waited patiently for
and watched with eager eyes to see which
way the strike is going
About 10 O'Clock to-day there were
seen some Knights OF Labor making
marks and figures around the square, on
the sidewalks and different places.
which, when interpreted, proved to be
called meeting OF the Knights at
O'Clock. This evening there were circu.
lars distributed around the city, signed
by Mayor Gibbons, calling a mass-meet.
ing 6f the citizens at the courthouse at S
O'Clock, TO express their sense aud dis.
cuss the present labor troubles. About
three hundred knights assembled at
their hall and marched TO the
courthouse, which was densely
packed with citizens generally.
Master Workman Mike Connolly was
authorized 10 represent and speak for the
Knights Of Labor, aud answer any and
all questions put Go h m In regard TO their
grievances. The house was called TO or
der by Mr.. +. H. Cannon, and on motion
Judge Hathaway was put 10 the chair,
with G. w. Chamberlain as secretary
The chsir explained the object OF the
meeiiug so as TO got an expression from
the general public in regard to the prs
eut strike. The meeting was well CON
Quoted, there being something like one
thousand present, with several ladies'.
Capt. u. l.. DOhoney was the
first ono called, but he moved
that MIR. Mike Connolly explain MIR.
Connolly then gave brief talk, In which
he said that the people were Entirely too
goo to the order Of the Knights OF Labof
In calling ON him TO address, the meeting,
Tor OF course he would unUonsconsly
take sides with bits order. lie said that
the KNIGHTS had taken their grievances 20
GOV Brown aud he would not recognize
them, but claimed he had nothing TO do
with II as The road was In tins hands OF
courts, aud now II this road is In the
hands of the United States, why the en-
ploJes were In the hands OF the United
States also and under the pro-
lection of the United States
aud entitled TO all protection
IN the matter of the elght-hour law In
force. lie sald this Is a tlma Of fevolur
ton, but not a revolution between flesh
aud blood, but q revolution between labor
and capital, on the fleld Of human thought,
where reason was the only weapon OF
warfare. With several other remarks
that brought cheer after cheer Mr., Con.
molly closed bis talk.
Capt Dohoney next made long and In
teresting talk, IN which he said, as a
farmer himself, no could say that they
had tender feeling toward the Knights
of Labor, and that the strike WAS very in
furious, but that we would all stand To-
pether fol one common cause, aud
vim The victory II possible. William
| OwDby, county attorney, was called out
next, aud made a rousiDg appeal Tor The
! Knights Of Labor TO stand their ground.
| Rev. Charles Manton addressed the audi
cnce for some little time, In which he
made ,eyeral appropriate remarks for the
knights Of Labor Bub Birmingham was
next, and he said as he was lawyer vi
course he was not Knight OF Labor,
! but his mite was like the widows,
| hut, however small, 1t went into the
| knights Of Labor missionary-box all the
same, and he 81 rather THAI see the cap
itaiists gain the victory, that the strike
ought TO last tilt doomSday.
! A few DINER remarks were made, and
al seemed 70 be In sympathy with the
1 Heights.
II was moved by T. il. Cannon that 0
committee Of Eve not Knights be ap'
pointed to draft resolutions IN regard ld
this meeting.
The chair appointed the following
Cant. Dohoncy, 1'Obe Mullen, Col Coop
or, Judge Pollard and Prof. J j. Richard
1 son
ON motion the meeting adjourned sub
iect 10 the cll Of the chairman.
- SHERMAN.
Special 10 the Gazette.
sHkRnAN, TEN., March ~ The strike
has wrough. out another serious embur
rag-mrnt tpthe business Of our city tina
will be felt by the entire farming CON
muuity Gl this aud nrighboring counties
The dim of Pittman & Harrison hal
lhandied more produce than almost az!
lother ~ North Texas, aud sends SUPPLE
70 all points east, south and west. Thel
have orders for hundreds Of carload
monthly, and have purch slug am
shipping agents Mt COllinsyille, Whites
nora, Suuthmayd de-, PoltsbOrp, Howe aut
Van Az tyue, besides the central hous
here. When transportation suspenne'
"a, had large plumber OF cars luade'
that are now lying on the side tracks, am
have received num, rOus orders that "
impossible 10 on. Yesterday orders wrr
seat 10 All the branch houses 70 stop ruf
chasing aud 80 far a. this h1nse II con
cerned not another dUllsr will be paid ~
produce un,li the strike II over.
I'VE understand that the laigc lrm o
Cutters & Henry, which Is ongag,d 10 "a
rmiu trade as well as furnish
M supplies 10 the farmers,
hi The sIme condition and viii pursu
tho same course AZ . matttr q necrsslll
Tnis aagnail0n Mil show the agrlcul
rural element more plainly than wore
eaa express Il, Just how far they can d
ford 10 .dre aid and comfort 10 the s'rih
ers. aud when fully understood, ther
viii be little prospect u the karmefs
alliance making common cause With %
Knights Of labir 10 the future. the 90
a. p.Dds upon low wages ~ q necessity !
probable business, wuiie the other insist
unor hlgh wages 81 us choicest ambition
Unltra states Marshal W. l.. Caaell z
pallas passed through the cily thls morn
ing With corps ~ deputies, on the va
to Bopham where Nc mas orders troE
the court to asslst the management Of "a