Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-08


thurs presence v a this city or It's prob
able effect upo 1 the extension Of the
strike to the II brotherhood. a prom
inent mcrnbe r OF the knights Of Labor
when quest loned about the matter said,
THAT Is = dst what win be done. Mr.
Arthur, % be sure, is opposed 70 strikes,
but SUI n pressure will be brought TO
bear hat he canDOt resist"
rIREMEN srIKE.
'ST. EoUIs, Mo, April 7.--Twenty fire.
VIon employed on the engines OF the
Bridge & Tunnel company struck to-day
lin support Of the Knights of Labor.
This, unless others can be found to flll
their positions, will again stop the trans
fer Of all freight trains over the bridge
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Sr. L0uIs, No, April THE cxecu-
tive board OF the brotherhood q Loco
motive Engineers IS holcing meeting IN
| East st. Louis to-day, Chief Arthur being
! present. and are considering the qncs-
| ton whether II will be advisable TO strike
in support Of the knights Of Labor.
srRIKERs ARRESTED,
So. LoUTs, Mo, Aprll Warrants
were sworn out yesterday for the arrest
of eight strikers on the charge OF Oh
siructng the railroad tracks and assault
and battery upon the employees OF the
road while attempting 10 start freight
train out OF this city. Bonds will be
given in all cases. In tho case OF L j
Prouty, a Knight Of Labor, arrested for
resisting the efforts Of Police Sergeant
| Kelly 90 remove him from the railroad
track after the injunction restraining
strikers from entering upon the compauy's
property had been granted, the jury re-
turned verdict OF not guilty.
| TEXARRANA, ARK, April THE thir-
teen strikers, after week In jail here Tor
obGtructing trains and damaging railroad
| properly, have been separately convicted
ofmisdemeanor.
TUESDAYS MOVEMENT or TRArRg.
NEW York, April G.--The following
! dispatches were received to-day at tho
offices Of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
company in this city,
| ST.. LOUIS, Mo, April Cone hundred
and fortg-three traiDs are moving to-day.
! We VIII move soventy-one more.
! SEDMIA, Mo, April Matters at all
points are quiet srlf everything is running
satisfactorily There has betnno inter
| ference with the trains or business,
MoyENRST or FRWeuT.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April IAN official
statement offre.ghttrnl on the Missouri
Pdcifc railway system yesterday is as
| follows "rw1 hundred and seventy
eight trains were moved on the system,
comprising 1891 loads, being an Increase
OF tUenty.four trains and Ge2 loads over
the same day last year This Ia thc
areeet movement Of loads OF any day
since the strike began and more than
eqgal to the business prior TO that time. -
! Oi above traffic the actual business done
In the YARDS in this city is az follows;
NJ ssourl Pacific, 1--WE trains sent out with
seventy two loads, and slxty-two cars
were loaded; Iron Mountain, seven trains
sent out with ninetyiye loads, and l0g
cars were loaded.
THE GOVERNORS ooECLUsIoN.
KANSAS Cry, Mo, april 7.--GJa
Martin OF Kansas and GOV. Marmsduka
OF this state were in the city to-day. The
latter said this evening 20 on Associated
Press reporter that they aad an Informal
conference regarding tho Missouri pa-
clilc strike, the result OF which was the
conclusion that the matter Is practically
settled
~ LABOR CoMMIssIoNER.
KANSAS CRY, Mo, April IA Topeka,
haEsas, apeclai says. State Labor Com.
missioner Bolton, In an irterylew 20. day,
expressed the opnlop that II the Mis.
souri, Pacific ofllciaig continued dis.
courteous treatment OF officers OF the
knights OF Labor, general boycott
AGAINST the Gould system would be
ordered The commissioner said
some time ago the Western roHds
AT ms request gave him ilgures regarding
theli bc&le OF wages, from which he Nnede
anulsteu statement demons trutlng tar
the missouri Pacific paid an Nv erage ,oi SO
per cent less wages than Guy ,othet road.
lhe committee also expressed disbelief
In Mr.Gould's statement that tile companv
had retained In Its employ hltnduede OF
unnecessary men for fear Of pr eclpltating
trouble with the knights OF La boz,
BAsELRss RUMoRs.
Sr LOUIS, Mo, April 7. -Repo-ts
have been In circulation here o-dsy and
tonight that Chief Engineer A rthpr dad
been In consultation with engln eers bo.h
IN this city and Ksst st. Louis, and HAT
the engineers on both sides OF the river
are dissatisfied with the etua lion, az d
that they desire 20 70 out In sympatly
with the knights OF Labor, bu, up to a
late hour tonight none OF those DOR a
nalt-dolen other rumors have been vev,-
hed ~ Is not even deiinttolv
known that Mr.. Arthur has been ia ths
city to-day nor can II be learned that the
engineers have held any meetings TO dis
euss their relations to the striha. ItmnS
DC stated with reasonable safety that they
nave taken no recent action and thaf
their position Ia now the same
as IT has been throughout the
trouble. "A report gained circulation to-
night that Mr.. Arthur has been On secret
conference with some high railroad on
cial and that he has left town hrt it.cau
be traced b no reliable source and little
ogedence is given to 1t.
The report of this morning that twenty
OF the locomotive fremen OF the HrIdpp
and Tunnel company bad struck a. now
denied and the fact that bridge traffic
was not interrupted gives strong color
OF itct to the denial. The statemen, ia.
day that the mob In Eaet ST. E.ouis was
hrst checked BY thedisp,ey OF Winchea.,r
rifles IN the hands Of deputy ~, rms In
the Chicago 4 Alton yards SCENE 60 haze
been q mistake. The scene occurred IN
the yards Of the Louisville 8 Nashyllla
road.
THE GALLANT co ARDS.
CerrespoRtcneo OF SAe Gasotte.
AlyARADo, Tx, April G.--Alysrado
1uarus uhler the leadership OF that aal.
'ant soldier and noble gentleman, Capt
A. ). Browg, who took a train from Fer,
yesterday aed who have been so conspleu.
ous Oh your streets Tor their soldlorly de-
portihent' splendid dlcipline, due phy-
slque, neat uniforms and determined
expression, were selected and huYried OF
70 this place by special train efier the
eNVltement caused 10y the congregation Of
40 many people here Snd the running
sway Ok AZ engine last evening. Serious
uoupie was anticipated The trip to
aivarsao, however, was anenoyentiuI one,
hough displaced rails, dynSmited bridges
and bushwhackers were mopentarilv az.
pected. Capt. Brown hv Soma arr ~ mr..