Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-08
news FROM THE BATTLE.
he Missouri Pacific Tied Up at All
Points and the Texas 4 Pa
cifc at Some.
Deputy United States Marshals GONE
to Big Springs 10 Investigate
the situation.
n"oon and sugar onlciais ruru IRAN
Waiting at Raird-.No IYains
ut BiE srriurs Ei,hsr way.
TlE sitrArloN nnnr.

n " NafuA OF the Texas s. Pacific were
{ center ~ attraction to many cd
our citizens yesterday, who went down
TO see what strike looked liko. nut
found everything very quiet, oppgcssiyely
quiet The strikers were calm, cool ana
determined. Tho railroad Officials who
were seen had but little new 10 relate
Freight was moving regularly Tor some
distance west hut not along she epilra
line. The Missouri Pacific frelaht
tranic was as dead as Hector
while passenger trains from The
south came Ia late because, as
railroad insn who camo In from
The south said, the track was moi In that
condition which justified any fast run.
ming
Coal iamincs are threatened at several
places below this city unless the strike A.
raised very soon,
DEPUTY u, Il M,RsuAts.
The nOrth-Ouund Missouri pneiAe had
ON board last night four deputy lnitcd
States iuarshas on their way 10 Biz
Springs, by order OF United States Mar
slial Jackman OF the Western district az
Texas. 10 IN doubtless acting under In.
structlons from Judge Partlec Mr.. Man.
Ming, the gentleman who achieved fame
by his bravery at the time Marshal
GosliDg was Killed by the desperate
PITTS, vas In command OF the party They
are sent TO afford protection 10 the COM
pany's property AZ Bic Springs should II
be needed, and 10 look into the thirty.
masked.mon episode.
BACON AND SUGAR.
The new city Of PeCus, 10 the far west
Of us, Is said TO be out, or nearly out, Of
two staples OF life, bacon aud sugar,
and as no Texas q Pacific irelghts are
fald TO be going that far west az present,
the express company had 10000 pounds
OF bncon aud sugar consigned 10 Il for
shipment TO that point, but was unable
TO load IL all. pecos can get plenty OF
fine beef and mutton, however, aud win
pull through.
sIRIIn. SETTINGS
Five or SIX men have been secured TO
work IN the car department at the round.
house shops
Word was received last night from
Taylor, the Junction OF the Missouri Pa.
ciilc and International s. Great Northern,
that all the men would probably stop
work there to-day,
QUIET SUNDAY.
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, March There ~
very little that can be said about the To-
cal situation In connection with tho rail-
road strike. The strikers have been
very quiet all day, most OF them attend.
ing secret meetings held in Lightstone
hall, their headquarters. Nothing Is
known OF their proceedings aud their
leaders will not talk beyond saying that
they are out TO stay until G. A. Hall II re-.
instated Mt Marshall, Tex, and all
their other grievances redressed Az
fairs in The Missouri Pacific yards have
been at tsandstlll all day. No attempt
has been made TO move freight trains
and MS all yardmen are out considerable
difficulty Is attended In the making up OF
passenger trains. The train which left
for the west tonight had 10 be nude up
by the officials al the road, General SUI
perintendent kerrlgan assisting In the
operation The strikers ray they will
see 10 II that the engines Of postal cars
are made ready for the road, NO that the
mail shall not be detained OF delayed
but they Will render no assistance IN
making up passenger trains. whether
the company will endoay0r TO supply the
places Of the strikers by the employment
Of new men for this work IL not known,
but unless they do, there Is likely 70 he
difficulty IN moving passenger trains.
The Pleasant Hill accommodation train
was abandoned today There was no
trouble on the Iron Mountain road, all
trains getting away promptly
Dispatches from outside pninis are few
tonight and bare OF important informa-
tlon. The most interesting item OF news
comes from Sodalia, and ~ 10 the effect
that the men there have local grievances,
aud that they contemplated strike OF
their own by the III Of May unless they
were fully adjusted before that time.
The action OF Gov. Brown OF the Texas
& Pacific road, they say, simply precipi-
tated the strike. Some dehnlte action Is
expected 10 lac taken tomorrow by Gov,
Brown, aud the assertion OF the strikers
Is that unless he complies with their de-
mands the strike will be enlarged and
made more effective by ordering out all
other knights Of Labor employed on the
Gould system.
The announcement last night OF the
arrival here Of MI Turner secretary OF
the national committee Of the knights OF
Labor, Was premature. He has not yet
come, nor did Genera! Master Workman
Powdorly arrive to-day AZ was expected.
QUESTION Hts GENuINENEss,
Special 70 tho Gazette
BAIRD, Tx, March THE knights Of
Labor were oricred out last night by the
executive board, but win not go out on
that notice, as they question the genuine.
ness Of u. II has been learned from good
authority that Monday night NJ ~ O'Clock
the knights will know Tor certain whether
they will go out or stay In, The second
order will be heard from by that time,
aud VIII settle the strike for better or
worse
NO TRAINS EITHER WAY
special 20 tho sazette.
Bro SPmNGs, Tx, March 7.-- Every
thing has been very quiet here to-day
No trains In or out and but little work
being done.
cL0sR AND QUIET
special 70 the gazette
PALESTINE, TEX, March THE rail-,
...l .bsaa aud vaFda are efusllv watched