Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-05

IT STILL GOES ON.
Manifesto Of the Knights Of Labor
Setting Forth Their GREW
ances In Full.
Governor Brown Says lie Has Pcrmls.
sion to Cease Operating the Road
and Shops Il Necessary.
""sNod Men ut hiE springs STOP Makine
" rrnin--rrelns Disoontisned.-
noJoo,tlng the Tesns = Pacific.



Ten o'clock came and wont ves,.r,,.,
morning aud no material change was pcr.
ceptlblc 10 the railroad strike. None a,
The men who had walked out returned "a
Work. The officials Immediately SIT ahont
10 supply their places aud succeeded M
manning considerable force IN every al.
partmrnt affected by the strike, Tho
greatest difficulty was experienced IN
nnding Nwlichmen Tor the ward
IN the afternoon the trai,lo
department began TO reoeive
freight for all points and OF eyory elaas
except live stock. This latter preoaution
was Intended as u measure OF safety N
case the worst should happen.
GENERAL plsCuARGE
After The expiration Of the appointed
hour OF grace yesterday the following no.
ice was posted M In conspicuous PLACES
around the depot,
DALLAS, rENg March An former
employees OF the Texas ( lacinc railway
who have not returned Co work as pef
notice OF A, a. Egbort, general superin.
tendent, dated March l., 1856, are hereby
notified that they are no longer In the
employ OF the receivers, and they Will
procure IRON heads VI departments state.
menis OF money due them and present
the same 10 Jno. q. Harris, agont, Fort
worth, Tex who viii pay the same
JNorC. BROWN,
LoSAh A SnRLpos,
Receivers
Some OF the men called and received
their wages, Superintendent uarfis had
a Dig pie OF cash on hand IN anticipation
oil "a rum" which, however, was not
realized,
TliE MtsrARE or ~.
That the strikers were not pleased with
the situation was evident. A feeling OF
uncaslncss was plainly apparent
No great pains was taken To- con.
ceal the fact oi general dlssatls.
faction at the way In which the strike has
been handled The proper measures
were not taken, u IN claimed, To make n
successful. In fact, II wcll-gronnded rn.
mors may be believed the strike was the
result OF premature order, and came
several days too soon.
Possibilities.
The knights have not yet given NJ the
| struggle, however, and there IL good ren.
son to bollcyethey are preparing TO prolong
H. Several members OF the state execn.
| tive board were here last night and Il Is
rumored that they are considering meas.
nrcs for the assistance OF their striking
brethren. II Is also rumored that II nee.
cssary 70 win the present lght general
strike VIII be lnauguratod on the whole
Gould system.
TiW JUDGE ~ EMPHATIC.
| IL Is said that whom Judge lardcc heard
OF the strike, he said 10 the receiver.
| "lf necessary close up the shop entirely
| II you can't run irelRllt-trainA without
lniurlng the track for passenger.trains
stop them, and II II becomes dangerous
TO run passcngcr-tralns, stop them also
STRIKE hiifrINGs.
~ was stated In depot circles ycEter-
| day that the strikers had been granted
twcnty-four hours longer In which TO
consider returning 70 work, but several
strikers seen Baid the twenty four hours
made no difference unless their grley-
ances were redrcssod. IL was also nn.
| derstood that In the offer OF extension OF
| time Gov. Brown had told the men he
! would not discharge those who had up.
| piled for and gone 20 work since the
strike was inauguratod.
10 was evident from the way trims
were moving that there was trouble at
several points, especially NJ some point
or points on the Missouri Pacific The
blockade on this road was said 10 be al
| together NJ Ayarado and Fort Worth
| Last night word was received here that
the trains had all been stopped NJ Baird
| by order of the railroad company This
was confirmed later.
| There was no change In the situation
on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fc. The
officials here up TO Q O'Clock had heard
nothing from Galveston about o confer
encc between committee OF knights and
the officers Of the road In regard TO the
Mallory trouble.
The Fort Worth s Denver sent out a
| freight yesterday.
when two negroes, who had agreed 10
20 20 work ~ the warehouse, were told
by strikers that the strike was not over,
they decided not 20 work, but stated 70 u
GAZETTE man although they were not
afraid OF the strikers, they wouldn't work
TIL the strike was over.
The impression was general that Gov.
Brown would arrive here IN his
special car yesterday for conference
with committee. but up 10 II O'Clock
last night the receiver had not arrived,
and II was stated positively that he was
still In Dallas.
II was stated last night at II O'Clock
that The west.bound local freight, which
leaves here al O'Clock, would 10 out as
usual.
Merchants were told that freight would
be received all day to-day az usual, and
IN few hours that trains would 90 out
regularly.
An OPTICAL STATEMENT
A committee Of striking knights, who
were appointed 10 prepare q statement OF
grievances for publication, Furnished THE
GAzgrTE last night with the following,
which cmbodies all the issues OF the pres
ent troublei
TnE NIGHTS oY THE PUBLIC hEcOc.|
HTzKD.
FoEr Worm, Tex, March 4, 1856 "A
movement Of such Importance, affect
ing 30 many and such varied In
forests, and involving so m ny persons,
directly and Indirectly, a. the present
strike on the Gould Southwestern rail-
way system, demands that q full and fair
presentation OF It's cause and necessity