Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-04
AT AN END.


Continued from First Ppoe.
from 5000 to 5000, and was somewhat
demonstratiye, Two squads OF police
arrived Oh the scene drawing their clubs
ana scattered the crowd, allowing the
new men TO proceed with their work
rHE SITUATION IN ST LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 3.-The eight
hour agitation still continues in this city,
but the strikes and lockouts are fewer
in number than was generally anticipated.
The mulders TO the numebr of 200 struck
today In the foundries OF Christopher &
Simpson, Scherper & Koher, Pulls Bros.
{ McMurray. The strikers demsnd eight
hours and pay by the day instead OF
piece.
Five hundred employees of the Southern
Begging company have demanded fewer
hours and more pay and are on
strike. Their demand il granted
would restore the state OF
affairs which existed some time ago, and
a speedy settlement Is probable.
Eighty'iiye wrappers in the employ OF
Liggett Meyers, tobacco manufactur-
ers, who struck Saturday for piece-work
Instead of pay by the day, returned to
their places to-day, their demand having
been granted Twenty-Five steamers
working for the same firm have struck,
their demand, similar to those Of the
wrappers, not having been acceded TO.
committee of the Brewers union TO-
day called upon the various brewers of
the city and demanded the adoption of
the eight-hour system. The brewers re-
quested that no decisive action be taken
by the members OF the union until a
meeting Of the association, which meets
"Wednesday next, when they promise to
consider the demand and formulate re-
reply as soon afterward as possible.
The brewers IN this city
were well satisfied with receiving
SO more per month than those In Mil.
waukee, and ON amicable agreement will
probably be arrived at between them anC
the employers.
The strike Of the men employed on th'
water-works in East st. Louis has beer
settled. Their demand was for Sl.75 TO
ten hours work, or an increase OF 9
cents per day compromise was ei
fected by an offer Of 81 60 for ten hours
work being accepted by the strikers.
: BRAKEMEN STRIKE.
: CHEYENNE, WY. t., May 9Th
brakemen on tho Union Pacific railroad
Nebraska division, between Sidney an
Laramie, struck to-day against the ne'
/ schedule of mileage and pay. The brake
men claim the new schedule TO be
, reduction but the company denies thii
2 Freight trains are being tied up here o
/ fast as they are received.
. Passenger trains are sent out withol
q brakemen. General Superintendent Dicl
!. inson arrived from Denver at noon an
4 will be interviewed by committee
brakemen who demand the old schedu
!. pay of 500 per month.
= ANOTHER SETTLEMENT.
4 CHICAGO, ILL, May 3-Before noe
!. the Fairbanks Canning company settl'
. the differences with their men by agre
II ing that there should be no cut In wag
n for men working for less than 81 do
a and all above that figure should get nj
hours pay for eight hours work. Morl
:, also settled with his men on the sal
T. basis.
10 IMPORTED LABOR.
- Special to tho Gazette.
" BURNETT, TEX, May S.A spec
~ train arrived here last night at 1880 vi
IL sixty-hve granite-cutters aboard dire
from Aberdeen, Scotland, under contr'
with Gus Wilke, capitol contractor.
GOING TO ATCHlsoN.
Il. SEDALIA, Mo, May 1.-The Cur
ke subcommittee left St, Louis this mo
ing on a special train In charge of Sup
" intendent Kerrigan, having on boz
op Gov. Curtin, Gov. Stewart, two memb
W of the subcommittee, w. +. Reyo
OF sergeant-at-arms; Mr.. I. b. Barry and
" B. Mcclure, representatives OF
a. knights of Labor; w. Kerrigan, gene
a.. trAf nnn
DC solicitor; T.. X. Sibley, and Messrs.
:, drews and Gordon, stenographers for
lin aIanor KochtitzIv Adit Gen Jamie
and State Sheriffs Park and Clark joil
the committee at Jefferson City. al
Gen. Campbell OF Kansas and Col. Fat
"A ner of Kansas have been summoned
,ed appear before the committee to-morl
no at Atchison.
Wv ALL QUIET AT THE CAPITAL.
ay Special TO the Gazette.
vas WASHINGTON, May 3.--For city
tied by a gigantic labor demonstrat
Washington is the most quiet place
i, earth. 1t is true that there are to be
VI on the streets knots OF men whose D
lew ing and dress stamp them as work
low mtn, and the fact that they are so ass
ook bled indicates that they are out OF
ent ployment, but as far as that strike
strong is predicted 1t is not to be fol-
1t cannot be said that more than 800
quit work this morning because
we're not given eight hours day. A
on quiet. There have been meetings in
ferent portions Of the city, but they '
meetings for general conference ra
than for taking action. In fact, I
was no action to be taken. AT non
the meetings were there reported
.lyn union men who had made scaos OF u
tain selves.
in. private letter from Mr.. Cram, d
Won st. Louis, May /, states that the laoo
yestigating committee will be In
Worth this week.
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