Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-24

S -. Wy Ns''Fu.s OF LABOR, spoke for tw,
nours last night In the courthouse 10
Isrge and enthusiastic audience, and wa
seemingly well received. The labor,p,
people were out en- masse, aud the mer
cnants and professions were quite wei
Iepresenitd, and the speaker had a ZOO,
iund OF stories and he was frequently an
piauued. lie said he was not here I,
Justify strikes and bOycotts, but black
Ihung was O. dishonorahlo as strlkes
ana only shooting from the other end O
,ne gen Twelve hundred Thousand
hnignte OF Labor in the United States
sno tt,V,V IN Texas, together with 81 ,00g
Farmers allisnces which he ropro
sentea' he claimed TO conylcs Gov
hsown u ialsehood out OF M.
own mocih. The motto OF the
order Is, "shat an injury TO one Is thu
cause OF All lie told of his personal
hardships, bow he twisted breaks for M,
that would not pick him out of IN, dltrh ,
/ struggled ~ the school OF adversely with.
on. an advantage ofa og-cabn education,
ana wound up 10y saving he had prnetleed
law and gave the lawyers pretty had hits
lie told how the railroads Grind escb
other when they don't mol. and wnn, 4
not allow each one TO attend To liz own
business, Had good word for the For,
Worth n Beaver City. lie said MIR Frost
passed them and there never would be
any strikes on that rad. lie spoke A
Kind word for the ubiquitous tramp. and
wants bin fed, and predicts many ulurs
uamps unless the labor troubles arr.
settled soon. lle condemns men
that would destroy properly IN
very bitter terms, ana said the
order would not tolerate Il and would
suspend or expel its me- mbers Tor such
work. lilo knew United States marshal
IN Fort Worth that had served a term in
the penitntiaty and said, the blood.
hounds at DenisUn that we're put on The
uack OF the orldge-bumers went straight
10 the car Sontai0ing The United States
isalsnals. lie wants he United States 10
ouy All the railroads, claims they can run
rulroads as well az transport nail, etc
Calls f0r a redncuon on Interest, a lein
on goods aud farm products for thu
laoottr with weekly payments no more
lands To oe given away t,r railroads, hui
ought 10 be reserved for actual settlers
condemns contract system wants Work
done ny supefintcndeuts, like Joe Brown
does 49, CONDEMNS the convict slstpm
aud saAE, the Chinese must 30, ana man
that VIII employ hem ought 10 be chained
To them and made 90 live on rice aud
rats. Winds up by cOndemnng com.
munism aud nihiil-m aud plea for udu.
cation OF the MASSES, sai ing the want IL
10 prevents poor people irum gpiuHg good
positions, aud begs Tor arbitration Of thg
difficulties, telling the people what may
ne the result OF coming elections when
the laborlug classes unite at the ballot
box, aud SAYS the people at the Falls are
one of the most orderly people no ever
addressed.
AT BIO SPRINGS.
Special 70 the Gagote.
BIG SPNS6s, TEN, March 28 No ar
rests ~ yea have been made In connection
with the dfe at the Texas & Pacific rail-.
way shops on Sunday last. Several cleNs
have boen followed, but sunlcleUt eyi.
dtnce has not been discovered To- warrant
arrest. Division Superintendent l., l..
Keller to-day offered reward of
$500 for the arrest aud conviction
Of the incendiary. This will probably be
supplemented by similar amount from
the citizens, who have become thor
oughly aroused and viii leave no stone
unturned to bring the guilty parties to
justice. set of resolutions condem mn,
Ing the lawlessness has been circulated
during the day aud several signatures oh.
tanned, when some objections were made
by u leading merchant that the resolutions
were TOO strong. BY is.morrow all, or a
majority, Of The business m,n Will sign,
when the resolutions viii be forwarded
for publication.
General Superintendent A. A. Egbert is
expected to arrive tonight.
At HENDERSON.
Special 10 the Gazette
HENDERSON, Tx, Mnrch IA mum.
erously Endorsed petition VAS vigorously
circulated among he business men ofihis
city today, cont lining memoranda Of u
resolution indcising the recent action
taken by the business men OF Gteenville,
this state, wherein the hearty approval Of
the decided stand tastn by the Missouri
Pacific railway Ia contest now being
carried on between that corporation and
the knights VI Labor was espuused as
that OF righteous and Just cause, aud
the mainlaluance II law aud order as the
safeguard 10 iiOerty and protection 10
society and as being trammelled by an-
archy and disorder.
A copy Of tiese resolutions were for.
warded 10 IA. NJ Hoxie at st. Louis
Al PALEsIlNhs
Special 70 the Gazette.
palestine, TEX, March 20. The
strikers called inass.mretipg az their
hall last night, inviting citizens - attend,
a few OF whom responded. A resolution
was introduced proposing u red CT the
sense OF the mecug HnG pr0ponndlna
ceralu questions to n. NJ. liuxie. C1l.
L. Is. Greenwood spoke Ia favor Of the
stikrrs. Col. T. j. Williams spoke in
opposition, followed by A. w. Bragg In
cons, ryalive Argument, There were
other speeches by various perties. The
resolutions and questions w,re with
drawn and a committee appointed con-
si.ting OF A. w. Gregg, attorney, r. \
Faler, minis er, aid T.. Anderson, fur.
nilure dealer, TO draft resolutions ard re.
port al mass-meetlng 10 DC held to-
night.
The strikers killed two passenger en-
gin,s In the yBrd this morning.
HENRIETTA RESOLUTIONS.
special 10 the 1a1ette.
HENmETTA, Tx, March 20 AT a
meeting Of The citizens AZ this place,
called to-day for the purpose OF elIcltinG |
an expression In regard TO the present
OF matters between the
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