Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-17
BY BOYCOTT AND POISON.
LABOR KNIGHTS IN DISGRACE
AT FORT WORTH.

Awoman and Two small Girls in DANCE
OF Death from Poisoned Water-Im
ported Men Induced to Quit at Marshal
Futile Efforts to start Trains.
FORT Worth. TEX, March 16.-Tht
knights OF Labor have the upper hand
here. Boarding houses and hotels whict
accommodate men who take the places OIL
the strikers are boycotted. Even butchers
refuse to sell them meat. All this IS true
yet the sentiment Of the people Is agalhsI
the strikers, but business men are AFRAID
OF a boycott. John Tagart, boarding
house keeper, was boycotted yesterday
A waterman from whom be has been pur-
chasing his supply Of drinking water re-
fused TO sell 10 him, and he has 70 90 Two
miles 10 secure water. His landlord
one of the richest citizens Of
Fort Worth has ordered him to vacate
his house. Yesterday poison was thrown
into Tagart's water barrel, and one mar
ried woman and two little girls we're
roieore9 and now lie In a critical cOndi-
ZION. The case cited above is the worst
vet reported. hut there are others nearly
as disrraceful. People here are afraid 70
eall their souls their own.
NEW MEN DECoYED OUT,
MARSHALL. TEX, March 16.-A train
from New Orleans yesterday morning
brought 30 men In, some Of whom were
mechanics, to go TO work in the shops.
They we're marched to the Superintend
ents office and sworn 10 protect them
selves and the cOmpany's property. They
were then marched TO the shops. The oc-
cupauon OF each was aseertained and
- "a nd MI haFa aaGluppn
them. They then dined at the cOmpany's
expense. The men we're told before leaving
New Orle Nns that everything was quiet,
that no st-lke existed, and that they we're
wanted to take the places OF men who had
cult work. They claim that they were
deceived and that the situation was mis-
represented to them, and as soon as they
saw the condition Of affairs they refused
70 work aud are now quartered among the
strikers. The strikers, Of course, were
tubilant over the walk out OF the new men.
THE MEN ARRESTED.
The new men who refused to 20 TO
work were to-day arrested and carried to
Jefferson, where they were placed IN jail.
They are charged with contempt and in
tImidatIOn and with defrauding the COM
pany. having accepted transportation
from New Orleans under promise of work
ing. Two men were hung in effigy last
night, and plRcards bearing the words
s'scabs take warning" were attached to
the figures. This act was not endorsed
by the majority OF the strikers. Very
few mechanics are at work in any de-
partment. Two OF the men in Jail at
Jefferson are German citizens.
STRIKERS SUED.
PALESTINE, MO March 16.-In the
District Court to-day the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company filed petition in
suit against 1914 members of the Knights
Of Labor organization in this place, alleg-
ing that the men named ia the petition,
together with about 100 more, had con-
spired together and were acting in con.
cert TO prevent the running OF trains over
the International and Great Northern
road and the proper working and manage
ment OF the railroad shops. II
was also stated in the petition
of the railroad company, but were tres
passers who assent led in large numbers
on the premises of the company, and by
diut of persuasion and intimidation pre-
vented those in the employ OF the corr.
pany from discnarging their duties, and
that by their interference, trespassing,
etc.. the company had been damaged in
the sum of S100,O 600. The petition closed
with a prayer for an injunction against
the men, which was granted by Hon. r.
A. Williams, District Judge IN chambers
and writs Of injunction were at once
issued and placed in the HANDS Of the
Sheriff, who is now serving them.
AN UNCHANGED SITUATION.
ST. LOUIS. March 16.-There was nj
change in the situation this morning. A
the Missouri Pacific yards numbers O.
strikers cOngregated. An attempt
70 send out the KirkwOOd accommodation
train this morning failed, the fireman de
sorting the engine before it was attached
to the train. and the engineer returned il
70 the round house. No attempt has beer
made 10 resume freight traffic as yet
The situation in East St. Louis is un
changed, no strike having as yet occurred
among the dissatisfied switchmen. Con
siderable anxiety is felt as TO the outcome
of this new complication, but the railway
officials generally express confidence In
their ability to adjust matters before theil
smplOyes determine to strike.
DIFFERENT PICTURE DRAWN.
Receiver Brown, Of the Texas Pacific
railroad, telegraphs to Vice Presiden
Hoxie that he has g. men at work in thu
Marshall shops, "a of them old employees
who struck, and that he expects many
more tomorrow. The shops at Big
Springs, Byrd and Fort Worth. he says
have men enough at work for presen
wants.
SHORT AND TO THE POINT.
DENVER, Col, March 16.-Yice Presi
dent Potter, OF the Burlington and Mis-
souri, River railway, was telegraped 10 b!
the striking Knights Of Labor that the
knights IN Burlington would strike il hi
road did not stop doing business with the
Missouri Pacific. MIR. POtter's reply II
the telegram was short but pointed, i
being, "Stnke."
TRAFFIC STOPPED AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, NEB., March l6.-The knights
of Labor employed on the Missouri Pa
cific at this point are out and no freight
trains are moving on the Nebraska divis
ion. An attempt to move a train yester
day was prevented by five men, who cap
tured the engine, returned IL TO the rount
house and obstructed the track with sew
eral empty box cars.
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