Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-08

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special Saws Twenty men employed 80
the Missouri Pacific repair shops Ut
itlhwhtha, kan, struck. The freight
business 81 the road at present II prac.
ilcally suspended from sedalla TO Omaha.
passenger trains are running rs usual
ar SHERMAN.
Special 70 tho Gasenc
SHERMAN. Tax, March s..An nnau.
ihcnlio fumor came 70 the agents OF the
Texas & Pacific road tals mornna that
after the west-bound passenger train ran
through ~ o'clock this afternoon no
other trains would he run until the uur.
rent strike is over, OF until other hands
could BE- engaged aud protected at their
worl1
rhe rceoiyero ~ the road IA beloved 10
be acting under direct orders from tho
federal couti, ADD The opinion is enter.
iRierd that there viii bc 20 backing down
insthu face OF The strikers but that the
who'll power Of The fcdeial government
VIII De invoked 20 put the road
Ia motion again at an early day,
Cur enmmcfahl men are sorelY dls.
iresscd at The prospect OF total CONNER.
olal siagnatlun and some OF them prc.
diet untold hnsiness ualamiiits unless
the blockade u soon raised
one OF The Qilloitls OF the knights Of
Labor went cast on the train NJ 4 O'Clock,
and on his way ordered Oh all tho see
tlon'hanNs Who belong TO the order
They ara not expected 90 70 10 work 10.
morrow, and, II other hands are not
promptly substituted, the soft road.bed
left BY recent ralns viii mako tho track
unsafe u ruu over IN few DAYS, aud
VIII necessarily suspend transit, even u
no orders ARE given by tho receiver
AZ rm0r POINT
Special 10 tho iHfetto
Pu.or poiNE Tx, March There Il
an expression OF universal regret among
the business men here over the strike, a.
they well know from past experience
what Il means, while the grocery dealers
are unusually well supplied with good
stocks. The hardware, dry-goods houses,
grain dealers aud lumbermen Will suffer
perhaps the greatest, II Is 10 be
hoped by all classes that II
VIII be Of short continuance.
Al powIR.
special to the Gueue.
Bowlr, Tx, March THE strike
continues 90 be the all.absOrbing talk
here, and wllrn the news came to-day
that "a was q general strike all over the
Gould system II looked like something
had "drapped.n Public sympathy h
ABOUT evenly divided here on the subject
az MtSEoiA
special 20 the Gazette
MNEoLA, Tx, March 7.--!rho strike,
u Is said, has actually become general,
but we are happy 70 say that all The men
connected with the different roads hero
are etill Mt their posts, and we hope that
all matters may be adjusted before u
strike becomes necessary hero.
an PARIS.
special 10 tho Gase,te
PARIS, TEX, March THE strike Is
causingg good deal OF uneaaness among
our business ig9o who have goods on the
road.
Al sgDALIA.
SRDAIAA, Mo, March THE knights
Of Labor who ceased work on the Mise
souri, Pacific railroad were employees
about the round house. The strikers
have appointed committee 10 take
charge Of the ronnd-house, get out pas
senger engines and see that no freight
engines are sent out also, local cxrcu.
tive committee. Two freight engines
were Killed" yesterday which were TO
take trains north. Consequently the
Kansas City via Lexington ~ llii6 n. IN
yesterday, A freight train left for Knnsas
| City al sia0, by permission of the
strikers, which WAS principally Of perish
able freight. The outlook Is not favorable
for an early settlement OF the pending
difiicuity. Both officers and men are
very roticont as to their future move
mcnts
TIE SITUATION AZ sr. LOUIS.
ST. LuuIs, Mo-, March IAN order
was issued yesterday afternoon by the
officials Of The Iron Mountain road 20
abandon all freight trains from this city
on that road. About 500 cars had been
made up into trains, and three trains
were just ready TO start out when the
ORDER came TO abandon them. Al cars
containing pcrishlbe freight we're
taken 10 the refrigerator and The
remainder were sldc.trcked, aud
the strikers went home Oue Of the
Iron Mountain engineers engaged gath
cred UP about 800 cars OF the Texas
rnclfo road, aud II issald they viii be
sent home rs soon AZ the strike II over.
The strikers detailed twenty OF their
number 20 protect the Missouri Pacific
shops and other property II ~ now
stated that there are $50 Missouri
Pacific men on strike here A
large meeting II ewitchmen, car
rcparcrs aud lnborcfs employed
by the Missouri Pacific In south st. Lou
Is We held last nlght ~ which much
sympathy was expressed for the strikers,
aud the Impression conveyed that they
were ready 70 walk out Monday Ia u body
MIR. Turner, secretary Of the national
committee ot the Knights ot Labor, ar
rived here last night, aud the grand mas
ter Of the order, y. V Powderly, Is OK
peoled conference II said 90 have
seen held by vice.Presidcnt lloxie, Cen
ernl superintendent Kcrrigan and Trailie
Manager Newman with reference 70 Tie
situation, bat II Is impossible 10 learn
anything regard M the transaction,
Tng SITUATION AZ GALVESTON.
GALyEsToN, Tx, March 7,--There ~
! but little change ~ the labor situation
here since last night. The railroads have
been very busy to-day getting out all the
freight on hand IN almost certHlnanticlpa.
ton Of general strike Monday morning.
No Mallory fright was handled by the
knights to-day, but tho santa w and
Missouri Pacific have employed sufficient
cOlored labor 10 handle such freight 10
lnoo a fhay a re- ahle. m uiuNp the same