Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-04
THE STRIKE MOVES.
A Circular Distributed Yesterday
Sums Up the Grievances Of
the Railroad Men,
Overt Acts At AIyarado, the Men Out
NJ i.cng,lew, Meetings OF knights
NJ several Places.
nA,ireed OmoiaiA To No Here ro-pa,-
From sedslla, Denison, mmcoia,
Bonham and Elsswhcre.
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rnk TURNING POINT
To-day is lhc crisis In the railroad
strike THIS morning az 10 o'clock all
employees Of tho Texas 4 Pacific who are
not at work viii be considered discharged
by vlrtuc OF the order from the receivers
printed yesterdays GAZETTE. Nothing
occurred yesterday 20 alter the situation.
Through frelghts continued to move, aud
one or two local freight trains went out
There seemed 10 be a disposition both ON
tho part OF the railroad officials aud the
strikers to await the events OF to-day.
NEW REcnuITa.
Officials say that they had large num-
Der OF applications for employment yes.
terday. \ considerable fofuo Of new
men was put 10 work, but IL Is under.
stood that they were only engaged tenn
pomrily ", however, the strike ~ not
ended to-day, their positions are TO be-
come permanent The officials claim
~ N'as my WIZ n"NV po troupio ~ hffanR.
l,N W !" vV"pNVo iVrVS Oh hVN hlvh lii
place OF the strikers.
Will Tun srntErna ~ uAr,s ia ,,,,,,y
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iHlH MNi'NiNNt
Lenders OF the movement when asked
this question last night said no. The
ott.s,. ~ a. $50,
officers OF the rond would not
the subject. They sny Tint thev hnv, hnd
mo cbnferonres M an,, 49,, ,,,,tb ~. s,.,,,
",s a,,'t ,,aset,. VIZ aV's wv Wv nsi'h,
the latter intend 10 do RnDoifq pgera
ria ,,at.t,,i,,, 4. ft,,,.n,,.,u 49,, ~ . ,.ti ~
49,, 80 ~ 'iV9 ~ NV wy HNlh'lr
WIRE NcAhthluki nut ~ uots not appear
that they were well founded, This quoss
ton wfli beuu,eklv dotnrmine,, ,his n,,,e,,
Ing, when the tro1ble viii elthar he n, ~
end or a new phase mi anon n
sriII A MysrrRy,
No now light has been thrown upon mo
origin and cause Of the strike. A maot.
Ing was held by the knights az uCcntral
hail. near the foot of Houston street,
last night, but, Of course, It's proceedings
were kept secret. The following circular,
which was Issued and circulated yestof.
day, seems TO have been intended as a
quasi-expanation OF the trouble,
LAuonINo MrN or A., oIAssrsi
,vho,o.s ~ ,u.sn.,, p.a,na ,a.a.
opcratsd limos aud 'reSas pa"ide railway s nrc
now employing convict and Chinese labor on
,nsd oi o.. ,fnliwnSs " ieAhs to mo detri'
WHEREIN hs'eaId raiIwavs are oontl,neliv
violating thcir contract Of March 10, 1856, and
Va iAct bays power complied with ~ provisions,
nv bereas $50 aavo ,oso,yos IN eome ~ no
rescun % oar dsWa go dnn LFeihlun.. lnaWn
a. nnpkillsu laporers, thcselorebei
t,acs ,nen essinn. ylnnya "Pvn a ,Lnulcrs'
baggage aud freight hands, oto !, 10 lend us
theI aid - driving convict aud ublnose labor
, ,o e 0r ,st IA AT INV ara. ~ apVL"ts
a0ryicos, Track mon, get clear out Of sight Of
the track until we gain your victory
hNiahls of Labor
GOV, browns NiEw on II.
Gov Brown, receiver OF the Texas &
Pacific, was Interviewed by Globe
Democrat reporter IN regard TO the
causes OF the strike
Eyes" he replied to the intcrfogatory
whether or not u was So ~ have Just
been informed that The workmen IN the
shops at Marshall, Big Springs aud Fort
Worth walked out to-day. J want TO state
that no employe Of the company has ever
laid any grievance before the receivers or
their agents II any man felt aggricyed
and had expressed ~ we should have
immediately looked diligently ana criii'
cally into the grleyanc and righted any
wrong that we found. We are detcis
mined 70 protect our employees against any
wrongs from ourselyos OF our agents
or from outside lntormeddlerh
We elalm, however, the right 70 adjust
our differences, my there be, between
ourselves and our employees without the
mediation 81 people who are not ~ our
employ We pay employees promptly ana
we claim that they shall prefer their
grievances direct 70 as We VIII con-
slider them without partially or preju-
dice, aud II any subordinate has dOne the
lowest.salarcd man injustice, we VIII
hear mis- case and do him as iull and
ample justice as II he were the highest.
aalaried man In the services OF The rcceiy-
crs, But he must state his own Rricy-
ance and present his own case 10 person
and not invoke the oilioloGs interference
Of persons who do not appear on our
rolls aud who are unknown TO US.
ORPIcERs COMING.
George Noble, agent Of the receivers,
and A. Egbert, superintendent Of the
Texas & Pacific, were expected here last
night from Marshall, but stopped over AT
Dallas 70 consult with Gov Brown They
are looked for to-day.
THE SHADOW or COMING EVENTS.
AZ intimated IN Yesterdays GAZETTE
causes are IN operation which, unless
Inc unexpected happens, will lead 10 a
strike on the Santa Ne. For some time
trouble has been brewing because the
road has been handling considerable
quantity OF Mallory freiuat for this point.