Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-27

cents Per nushel. These prices were
unanimously adopted A standing com.
mitioe OF three mlucrs aud thrcc operal-
ofs was appointed 90 arhltrate and settle
All future differences VII On may arise
between employees and they employers,
aud general strike OF coal miners IN this
district is now considered an lmpossi.
bility.
IN Favor or ruH Fionr-nouR Plan.
81. Loris, Mo, April sG.--Tho con
tractors and builders OF this city to the
number Of 100 recently organized 70 take
definite action upon thn eight hour agita-
uon' Frederick Swayne, chairman Of
the committee appointed 20 investigate
ana report upon the ACCESSIBILITY OF adopt
log The snortday plan, said this morning
that builders generally had agreed 70 con
Steer eight hours a days work, and 20
pay their employees 30 cents per hour.
ExEcuTNs COMMITTEE MEETING.
Sr. Louis, Mo, April gC.--John w
Hays Of the general executive committee,
knights Of Labor, returned here from the
East to-day, and Martin Irons came back
from trip 10 the West and South. The
executive committee reports that Il did
nothing Of public interest to-day.
Rorn sIDns READY no pIdnr.
NEW HAVEN, CoNN., April 20 The
carriage.shops here notified the striking
body-makers 10 return TO work 10. day or
remove their tools. Other shops have
also agreed 90 do the same thing. The
Carriage workmen's union has retaliated
by ordering out the painters, blacksmiths
and trimmers. The proprietors are fully
organized, and say they will close down
entirely, as this years trade has already
been ruined. The men are prepared for
light.
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
NEW YoRK, April 90 The strike on
the Third Avenue Surface railway con.
tiuues unchanged. Fifty cars are running
to-day. The grand jury to day had be.
fore them the cases OF the men who
ordered general "tie upn on all the
Surface railroads last week. The officers
and directors OF the Third Avenue road,
as well AS the police officers, were ex-
amined as witnesses. The counsel for
the strikers visited the district attorney
during the day and made arrangements
tor giving ball In case any OF their asen.
ciates we're arrested.
iNptcuSG rnE LEADERS.
NEw YoRY, April 20 Before the grand
Jury adjourned ioI the day, their foreman
handed u handle o. indictments 60 Re-
corder Smith, Among them was doeu,
ment which the recorder examined care
fully. The paper which ho was inturestcd
I'm was an indictment found upon az
| ildavits made by the Third Avenue
/ railroad officials. II charges several per.
sons with conspiracy, and while the
names could not be aSccrtained Il Is gen
orally believed that il Is against the COM
mlttee OF the Empire Protective aksocla.
ton whose names were affixed to the
4 order for general "tiu.upn OF the surface
roads IN the city last week,
/. o. - y RoR aouRs cArIynl.
NEW YpRk, April 20. Eighty 1--we
Notwithstanding passengers on The
steamer Circasia arrived to-day ut Castle
garden, and were detained by
tue superintendent on the grounds
that they were going 10 work on "scah'
job. They are said To be under contract
as masons, stone-cuitcrs and blacksmlths
to work on the new state capitol at Aus
tin, Tex, This charge Is made by
the Central Labor union Of this
city, but the men denied being
under any contract II Is Intended to
communicate with the district attorneys
OF the city and Austin, Tex, TO have suits
brought against the Austin contractor for
a violation Of the 'contract labor bill"
SUGAR MRS STILL OUT.
NEw York, Apiil 20 The strike OF
the sugar-housc employees In Williams.
bury snd Green Point sun continues, and
the situation II unchanged large force
OF police 10 kept et the rcilncres To pre-
vent any breach OF the peace or desiruc.
ton OF property. Some strikers have
already gone 10 other kinds OF work
ny BuLLDoANG TACTICS.
AToHlsoN, KAN April ~ --fne stFik-
/ crs this afternoon took forciblo posses.
sion OF the Missouri Pacific yards here,
drawing ont all the men who had gone 10
work since the strike began, xix weeks
ago. The strikers organized IN
the yards aud marched 90 the shops, where
the workers went out, with but little pro
test, bloodshed being thus ayerted. The
firea Ia the shops were drawn and a
guard was appointed 90 prevent any new