Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-07
VOL. XII. NO. 2gV

iulltce has been IN sesnion an any. hui
nothing can bc learned ~ their iaten.
tione. The number ont here N about
four hundred The majority OF them are
owners Of their homns aud are IN a sha9e
financially 70 stand long atrila
without calling for aid. No frtiHhk
trains are allowed 20 20 out aud as last
as one comes In Il Ia placed on the aide,
track The property u the company h
earotuily taken care VI, and not the least
Inclination IA manifested TO damage or
lnlufc II IN any way, The strikers hope
Tor speedy termination OF the dlfllcuitN,
hut express Willingness 70 stay ont un'
III She grievances ct their brother Knights
arc all settled satisfactorily.
WHAT nUsaRn sAas SAYS.
Specialize tho oasette.
Nav NoltR, March a-rhc stfiko
lnaugnrated ON the Gould system created
general surprise and much mnfayufablc
comment to-day among the railroad mnn,
mates hero. The latter had eoneOieu
themselves hy Tho thought that an dis.
satisfaction among tho employees OF the
Gould roads WAS adjustcd After
the strike year ago The ON.
oials hud heon assured that tho
employees wcro not only patlsned
but cOntentod with their wages, hence
The present strike wastataliy unexpected
| The opinion prevailed en0np officers OF
The Missouri Pacific that tho only trouble
now " thai ilpceivpr Brown VIII not
| roinetatu some VI tho old employees, and
that hccauNa he refused the Grand mogui
OF tho Knights al Labor orders Il
general strike, This extreme measure
II looked upon with the utmoat disiayor
because the men ordered out said that
they were satisfied rnE UAxRfrg cor
respondent tonight ohtainuda nm Interview
with Russell sage at His Filth avenue
residence regarding the revival of the
labor troubles In Texas, Mr. Sage spoke
freely lie said ~ received dispatch
from Mr.. lIoNlo IN Texas to-day, saying
the men had goue on strlkc, not because
they lad any grievances, but because
they were ordered to do so, Now this IN
q pretty state OF things. Satisfied and
c0ntentcd wofkmen are tyrannlkedh by the
4 chief oi the knights Of Labor, who says
10 them, ion must quit work, and thoy
forthwith stop because Receiver Brown
rpfusua t0 rcinatatu few
old employees nt the dictntion
OF tho labor chief. Thousands
OF people and business men rufter In one
way OF the other Thlnga have como so
a Strengthened pass when some leader "
labor organizations eau ray Employ
John, or discharge Pat Maloney, or SOME
thing of that sort, or we VIII
strike, pr make your employees strike. u
la an alarming state "a thinga, II
this style oi things continues capital will
have 60 be Withdrawn from railroads
aud other enterprises aud stored away,
Then would follow the bread Riots, which
wern Witnessed IN London What other
, conclusion can q reasonable man arrive
atp Labor derives all benefit from CAPT.
tai, but what IN the use No long AZ the
employees fail to appreciate 10. have
! talked with congressman about the neccn,
aity Of federal lnwH 10 govern capital
J and labor an tho only solution OF thia
{ great problem, aud etatHemen with whom
! have conyeraod agree that rnch meas.
! utca are greatly rcqulted Tho strike
= pfeoipiia,ed by ono.man power IN Texas
: AZ present was needless aud for trivial
= cansea, and yet II may develop into a
! prolonged complication. Receiver brown
] was duly appointed by the United States
court, and IL u man Of good discretion, |
3 know nothing aH TO the details Of this
y strike and boycott, further than reported
. IN this press, but positively believe that
q there are no valid excuses for all this
\ fresh troublc,n
A. l.. Hopkins, second yico-presidont Of
0 tho Missouri Pacific, aud other officials Of
o that road, said they were surprised AZ the
7 present strike, M they had been informed
. heretofore and to-day that the employees
! were satisfied and had no grievances. MIR,
G Hopkins said he had no oiilclal infofma.
!, ton about the trouble aud had no idea
4 what the result might he,
AZ LirTLg ROCK.
q LITTLE Rock, Ann, March This
= strike on the Iron Mountain railroad hore
!, was ordered by the Kalghta oi Labor, who
= ordered the men In all departments u
qnlt on account nf the strike on the
Texas a Pacific railroad. There la no IN
!, reference With passenger trains, but nc
:, freight IN being handled. There was d
\ large crowd about the depot on this sid,
: and the shops IN Argcnta oil tho after
noon, Everybody Ia 10 good huinOr
!, There has been no disturbance Of my
/" kind
! 0KnERhL auaPKNsios an LITTLE poCs
! LITTLE Rock, -AHg., March eth,
~ trouble with the operatives Of Tho Texa'
~ q Pacific railroad has extended 10 Iilttl'
N Rock. All the workmen In the 81. Louii
y g. Iron Mountain railroad machine
shops over three hundred -haye stoppc'
work, and business IN NJ "A atandetiii, ~
IA quiet aud orderly.
IL f1lE FATAL r0UJ Ar pKNiaOn.
Il special to'tbo Gazette
II DfsIEoH, Tx, March G,-~Tho whistl
a sounded cxnotly az 1910 o'clock, lonI
ne aud loud. The sound fell Ike the death
az knell on the citizens u Daniron, Wit
bt soon understood iis meaning Hundred
10 Of shop hands, section men, brakemcn
nj engineers, car rcpalssr4, Ia fact 0yoryo
~ In The employ ~ The Gould syftsm, lall
down their tools aud came 20 town
Hundreds Of men are ON the street
an gathered Ia groups taking tho matte
M over. Tao knights arc aa mum rs q
III oyster, and everything " quiet and OF
!, DERBY About four hundred men are out
N Men arc standing 10 groups, ialkln
d, the matter over, all having determine
,a look on their faces ~ yot not
III drunken man has made his appearance
W. and everything IL very qilct and 0rderl,
,er There are ~ present between four an
NJ I'VE hundred idle mcn on our streets
~ VINO az body stopped work AZ N
i, sound 81 the whistle No paeeenRt
81 trains have been lntogiorod With ana WI
not be, but several ewjtch.snglnea wci
ran inLo tho round. hOuae aud klllrf