Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-07
crime DENOUNCED.
Committees Of Citizens and Knights
Unite in Pleading for the Protec-
ton Of Personal Rights.
The Missouri Pacific Rapidly Clearing
lis Freight Blockade Rushing
Through the Trains.
GOV. Ireland and the militia Go Home
Capt. McMurrny ana thirty
Rangers stiil Here.
sRTTLING DOWN.

saTrLING DOWN.
The situation ON the Missouri psc,ar
rod a, this ,o,rt ,his ,rorn,n,, s,,,,,,,''s
.o' =, ~ P1-u' '''ro n'oi vs. s"'i''iiee
up Dliely' s trains are NOV
ing north anu south without inter-
ruptlon. Frelghts, with the exception of
perlshable goods and live stock, is re-
ceiyed for ali points. Ahout two hmm
dred loaded cars wero handled
Yesterday. and the ofilrinIs re.
port that the accumulation of freight Il
being rapidly distributed. Gov. ireland
returned To Austin Yesterday morning.
and by niuht ali the militia were zone
Adit. Gen. King is sim here. and will re.
main several DAYS. Thirty ranners under
the command of Cant. McMurray viii
ruard the compnny,s property 50 long M
Il IN thourht necessary. The rood has
EMPLOYED guards Tor ail the trains RIM.
ming south. hut IL is generally believed
that there WIN be no more seribns t,,ouble
AN IMPORTANT coNFrRwNcp
In pursuance of resolution adopted
MT the conference of citizens and Kniohts
on Labor Monday niqht another confer
ehce was held last nipht In Nayor Smiths
private office The citizens, committee was
composed of Mayor Smith. N. C. Brooka.
w. q. Turner. s. p. Greene. II. {. lIol.
loway. w. G. Young, r. Il. Maddox and
J. II. Jcter; the Knights were
represented by w. Il. flaming, j.
@. Martin, Nj. j. Nolan, DR..
Briggs and i. II. Nangle az committee.
and w. w. Farmer, district masterwork.
man. Assembly rs, G.. w. Smith and
David Black (colored,, members of the
executive board of 70.
All the available space In and around
the office was filed by citizens, who were
silent but interested spectators OF the
proceedings.
The resolutions passed Mt TIE Joint
meeting Of Knights of Labor were read,
which DR.. Briggs explained were adopted
on the suggestion that The knights should
draft their own resolutions. They are as
follows.
Whereas, exaggerated and sensational
reports have gone abroad that anarchy
and mob rule prevailed In our city cal.
culated to bring disgrace upon our city
and citizens, and
Whereas, unfounded rumors and un.
necessary apprehensions have existed in
our community, most OF which were as
foolish as they were false; therefore, be Il
Resolved, that we, the Knights OF La
Dor, In union meeting assembled, and
as citizens of Fort Worth, declare
Tba, ,vn memhers ~ tba Knisbts a,
T.abnr comnrIsin@ vcith onr families ~
least $4,000 OF the population Of Fort
Worth, and including some of the largest
property owners of the city, are, first OF
all, law-abiding citizens, and Indignantly
repel anv animation TO The contrary with
scorn and contemnt
Tho. ,ro oondo,,, al, .o,s 90 toudoss
moss or "" yiolorne Ton ano sovrcn ,gbot.
80. ,,,hotb.,,. ~, inic,hts' o,La, ,.i,p,on'.
or nf,cers of lac md hat we demsnd
Inc re,noyal hv Ours ou,borI,icS ~ iii
$50 Nv ,,,rsc ~ ,o,,,r;ssioneS os o,,tt,
,nho ha w pa, ,hoeni,as iovr %I Ill
chnrantar nr ,,,hn T., anv ,nonnor yi1,lat5
tho Ia,vs ~ thair ci'urtry
''ie ~ " ''' = Nf,pr>,
NJ II Mn,.-
~ untonS
w n E.mM,S
+ II J,cweoS
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MI. RAINING staleu VIA. IL might oe
revelation 70 some gentlemen present.
but nevertheless IL was true, that they
had no sympathy with lawlessness In any
of Its branches. Whatever acts OF vio-
lence have been committed were done by
individuals as individuals, and not as
Knigh's. He complained that knights had
been unfairly criticised In resolutions.
Whatever of n violent nature has been