Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-23

!. commerce., tfdfci OF NfhHlC. botn sluf
here are still apparently firm, and we 81
not sec the beginning Of the end. Pro
visions are getting scarce, and genera
uueaslness may be detected wherever W.
look.
Two Of the the three colorcd knights
OF Labor arrested for carrying pistols
have paid their fines.
The Missouri Pacific Injunction wa:
Issued against 100 more OF the knights Of
Labor Saturday evening, and officers ere
busy serving them.
AT BIO SPRINGS
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
BIG SPRINGS, TEX. March 20.--The
lrm now enjoying more free advertising
than any other In town Is "Strike & Boy
colt" and the main question Is, when VIII
II al end?
Business has been sadly crippled In
consequence of the great struggle, and a
few more days will find US nearly out OF
provisions. The express companies are
overrun with business and cannot meet
the demands. AS yet the business men
J nave taken no conc rted action, but 1t is
safe 10 say they are heartily sick of IL,
st Patrick's day was celebrated by the
| Knights of LABOR with a parade in the az
ternoon and ball ut the courthouse In
the evening, which proved great sue
cess.
| party OF the knights left this morning
( for Moss Springs (onr summer RESORT TO
spend the day. Judging from the refresh
ments they carried they Will have an en-
ioyable picnic
Deputy United States Marshal John
Manning who, IL will be remembered,
took such an active part in the fight
whereby Marshal Gosllag lost mis- life, has
left for Dallas to consult with GOV.
Brown on strike matters.
AT SHERMAN.
special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tx, March 22.--Sherl6
Douglass, who was called TO Denison yes
terday to protect railroad property against
strikers, sent message for another posse
this morning, and seven others We're sent
over on the midday train Latest reports
say no violence occurred, but the citizens
are in anxious expectation of an outbreak
at any moment
The attorneys for the Missouri Pacific
road have been in Sherman to-day and 1t
Is believed that several arrests will be
made of those parti on whom injunc-
lions were served to keep off the railroad
property from the district court.
Six cars Of freight from st. Louis came
last night via New Orleans and up the
Texas Central road, seven days out.
The section hands on the Texas Pacific
at Bells, aud ON the section west OF Sher-
man, went to work to-day. The squad
in charge OF the pile driver went to work
this morning.
THE FIRE AT THE SHOPS.
special To tne Gazette.
BIG SPRINGS, TEX, March 22.--Nothing
new was developed to-day as to the
origin OF last nights fire at the round
house. Several employees are positive
they saw a man leave the side door of the
oil-house Immediately before the fire was
discovered, but the description they give
Is SO vague that but little hope is enter
tanned of his apprehension The loss as
given by the storekeeper, will not fall
short of $4,000, out had IL not been for
the efforts put forth by the citizens aud
the railway employees the loss would have
amounted to fully $500, 600 Among the
citizens working ~ though their lives
were at stake we noticed A. G. Denmark,
Thomas Andrews, Dan Finch, Mr. Jones,
w. II. Jordan, William Fisher and Sheriff
Morrow. The gentlemen sustained Sc
were injuries by being cut with broken
glass. Several members of the Knights
of Labor also did some good work for the
company.
WITH wINCuEsTERs
special TO the Sazette.
LoNGyEw, Tex, March % --Longview
Itself Is quiet and everything is orderly
here, but considerable comment and eX.
citement TRANSFERRED this evening over the
call from Marshall for United States Den
uty Marshal Ben Pegues to bring dozen
men with Wholesalers ut once. They
left for that place at $3.50 p. IN. II was
not told why they were sent for, but ii is
possible the men are wanted to watch
outlying property, for which no other
men are convenient.
AT MONTAGUE.
oelal to the Gazette
MONTAGUE, Ten, March GA meet
ing was held here tonight indorsing the
management OF the Missouri Pacific aud
condemning the strike.
A FREIGHT TRAIN sEIzED by FORCE.
OMAHA, NIB, March PA Missouri
Pacific freight train started out of Omaha
yesterday afternoon. At the time the
knights OF Labor were holding meeting,
aud one of them who had been on watch
lu0ANN INV NV llCttlhs duu luIOIHltu
them OF the fact. A number of KNIGHTS
rushed down to the yards to head off the
train, but tnding it gone they captured
Union Pacific engine, and with it they
overlook the Missouri Pacific train at
Papillion, eighteen miles out. They side
tracked the train, brought the engine
back to omsha and ran it into the round
house.
| AT PorTsBoRo,
| special to the Gazette
PorrsBoRo, TEX, March 22.--At a
meeting Of the citizens and farmers Of
this vicinity for the purpose Of express.
Ing their views regarding the pr sent
strike on the Missouri Paclnc railway.
Capt. Smith moved hat j. II. Cummins
be appointed chairman, aud G. NJ. Chancey
secretary. Motion carried. The chair
then stated the object If the meeting. II
was NOV Il ny Capt Nat Smith that a
committee be appointed TO draft resolu-
lions expressing our feelings regarding
the present strike between the Missouri
Pacific railway and the strikers. The fol.
lowing gentlemen We're appointed: Nat
smith, W. b. Chiles, C. NJ. Chaucey, DR..
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