Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-14

OF shot about 2 O'Clock this morninr ~
the indianapolis & ST Louis Yards bv ono
OF the sentries at q man crawling along
the ground between two freight trains
and who would not obey the order 10 half
The shot did not take effect and the man
escaped.
JAY GOULD BoYcoTrED.
NEW YonK, April IS Regarding the
threatened boycott OF jay Gould by the
Central Labor union, Robert Blissort. the
labor agitator, said yesterday: "Just as
John Browns death was the first death In
the rebellion, so the death Of these limo.
cent people In East st. Louis are the flrst
In the new rebellion that is sure 10 come
The boycott is one Of the most effective
weapons and we shall see II Gould can
withstand It,. The strikers are going 10
be supported by us. At the clothes
cutters meeting on Saturday each man
was assessed 81 a week for them and we
have 1900 members.''
Jay Gould was asked II he had dlscov-
cred in what way the members OF tho
Central Labor union proposed to boycott
him. He replied that he had not, and
confessed that he was rather curious to
know Looking down at his clothes he
remarked: ~ have worn this suit two
winters and guess | can get along with
IT a while longer II the tailors boycott
me. Then you know raise almost
everything eat on my place at Irving
ton, so need not be alarmed about get
ting food"
| WILL DEMAND AN INCREASE or PAY.
Rock ISLAND, Ill, April 10 -Commit-
tees from the different divisions Of the
Rock Island road representing the freight
conductors and brakemen, met in secret
session yesterday to consider the subject
Of wages. AS the result delegation will
wait upon Superintendent Kimbell
| Wednesday TO ask an increase of pay equal
to that received by all similar employees on
the Burlington, st. Paul and the North
western roads.
MAss-MEETISG.
ST. Louis, Mo, April ia mass
meeting, called by several well-known
citizens, was held In the rotunda OF the
courthouse tonight to consider and de.
wise means, il possible, to speedily and
amicably settle the strike now exist
ing on the Gould system of railroads.
The meeting was fairly well attended,
but those present were very largely Of the
laboring classes, very few representative
business or professional men being in at
tendance. Chauncey l. Filley called
the meeting TO order and DIR.
Thomas 0'Reilly was made chairman,
after which the names OF
twenty-five prominent citizens were
read as vice-presidents. A very
long preamble and resolution was then
read, the chief points of which, after set.
ting forth the depressing effects of the
strike upon the commerce of the great
Southwest, and the business Of this city,
are as follows:
Whereas, it is time that some mutual
aud satisfactory accommodation i:
due to the int rests of the pub
lie, as well as to the conflicting parties
that may be immediate and final in re
suit; and
Whereas, 1t is not necessary nor expe-
4 dent to raise any issue or question as to
who may have been wrong or who may
have been right in past, but to meet the
status of affairs as they now unhappily
exist, aud may contine to exist unless
anicably removed and
Whereas, the purpose Of dealing di-
rectly with the dissatisfied employees has
been condition implied II not expressed
4 Whereas, to reach such expressed con-
dition upon the part of the railway man
agement and TO reach desirable condi
tion precedent to settlement, speedy,
just and final, 1t is deemed by the citi.
zens of St. Louis without regard to party
in mass-meeting assembled wise, polite
aud practicable way to relieve
conflicting parties OF oil en-
barrassment as TO the surrenderiue
OF any rights hitherto held and thus lai
maintained by both parties to prefer
| nd hu rndiHanfg
of the city of st. Louis and thus remove
all objection to a friction from any non
resident agencies whether upon the par
of capital or labor, and
. Whereas, we believe that such media
ton would be meet and wise
for the purpose of a speedy
and Anal settlement as ex
pressed by Generel Master Workman
PowGerly and also remove the barriers tc
conference, as avowed by the railroad
management, and would thus give an op
portunity for the hitherto employed la
borers of the railroads to present ant
! come to an understanding and settlement
of their grievances, be it
Resolved, with view to the mutua
understanding and settlement OF the
whole questions at issue, thai
, committee Of nine citizens o
st. Louis, three from resident
directors of the railways in interest
/ three from the present labor interest
! present or recent employees of the rail
WAYS, TO be selected by the unemployed
, and three discreet and recognized repre-
sentatiyes of the mercantile manufactnr
J ne and professional elements OF tn
city. in no wise connected with th'
railway or labor organizations, wh'
shall be authorized by their respectlv.
interest TO meet confer and arrange witt
! binding effect the existing troubles, an'
for that purpose we hereby empower thu
committee hereby authorized and ap
,, pointed by this meeting to act, Wit
full power to suggest, TO con
! fer with and secure the appointment
,, from the resident directors of the railWa.
l and laborers, and comforting with IN
committee OF three from each, and to re
, port their action and results 10 an al
iourped meeting, to be called by tn
Chairman of this meeting for that pur
pose. ~.
e Brief speeches were then made by FREE
/ NJ Crunden on behalf OF the citizens ans
0 by Mr.. Brown, the orator ofthe Knights Q
4 Labor, who is here with the general ex
+ ecntive committee, both Of whom YER