Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-20

Yourself or any other Intelligent ciiIscI
should suggest practicable method.
whereby the constitution can DC changed
anu uahic permanently resumed thl,
company VIII be pleased to meet yourself
or them as citizens, hui not as represent.
atses Of YOUR organization, about tht
pending difficulty OF any other mattcr.
q public Interest In conclusion I de
sire cmphatieallyf to slate that tho re,
eponsioiliiy Tor The future continuance 81
INC present uninsuhable strike will no,
rest with tho mans cement OF this com
pany, but inasmuch as your ORGANIZATION
mas committed The error Of striking nrsi
and endeayorlug ~ negotiate afterwards
y has The power o. aud Shoala prevcn,
trouble BY permitting our iormeremploy.
eIs and others who desire b work 10 do
20 Without the f,Hs ~ threats and intlmi.
cation, leaving thiS company Tree Is re.
same rs operations and adjust Win ~
omployes, as II is atali tlmts rcadr ara
wiling % do, any grievances thar they
may haNe II NJ HoxlR,
First Nlce.prs,cennt Missouri Pacific
Railway
FpWpFRiA VIII cNTi ak B0NIr.
KANSAS Cry, NO, March las-l,oy
Martin and Labor Commissioner Bacon
of hansas are holding conference here
to-day with Coy Mamaduka aud Labor
Commits ioner kochitgky Of this state, re-
garding the strike trouble. GOV. Mar
maduke was seen nt noon, lie said they
had not YET decided upon any action he
was In favor Of n0t interfering with
me matter. lie believed some settlement
Detween The company and the men
would soon be reached and the matter
would settle Itself rowderly at tbe close
OF the morning session Of the knights OF
Lapor conference said he had not To-
celVtu reply 70 tie message sent Mr..
llaxie last night Ia any event he IN.
Nnded 70 90 70 So. Louis and call on
Hoxie, as the hrslucss interests Of the
country rendered Imperative an carly spt-
uement OF the dlillcultles and II VAS his
purpose TO do all IN his power towards
reinstatement between the strikers and
the officials. Nothing Of general inter.
est occurred 0t the meeting this morning
PowpERIY WILL NoT MEET uoxiR.
KANSAS CITY Mo, March TO- The
following reply was sent to Mr. Hoxle
lsie Tonight by Mr. POwderly;
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March l9--T0 n
NJ lloNle, first vIce-presideut Missouri
Pacific Railway company, 81. LOuis, Mo.
since YOU VIII not met with mo nc gen-
era master workman OF the knights OF
Labor l must decline to meet with
yen IN any other capacity, aud the re.
sponsibility for the further continuance
of she strike must not be charged 10
the Knights Of Labor, since the eXuc-
utye officer OF that order
VIII not be permitted 10 meet and co.
operate with You IN settling The strike. Il
was my intention hsd you consented to
meet with me TO endrhv0r to effect such
d settlement as would prevent The impo.
sitlons being pr0oticod upon The employees
Of your company ty subordinate onlciais
and put an end a slflkes on your Inca
Tor the insnrc %
Signed T, ". PoMDEnIY.
MI Powderly when seen al late
hour by an Associated Press reporter,
st ted ho had concluded his busiuess
here, aud would leave tomorrow morn.
ing, going probably to Detroit or Canada.
The executive boards, he said, discussed
the situation tonight and decided to take
no immediate action. They will row
await the result OF the conference OF the
two governors with Mr. Hoxie before
doing anything farther Mr. Powdcrly
said he was present at the conference
when the knights OF Labor accepted the
proposition OF the two governors, men
toned in a previous dispatch this
eyeuing.
when questioned as 60 the future
course OF the Knights Of Labor In case
railway officials continue to decline TO
treat with them he said that would be u
matter OF future determination
THE GOVERNORS ACT.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, March % Gov
MSrmaduko Of Missouri and Gov. Martin
Of Kansas have decided that Tie public
Interest renders It necessary for them
to endeayor to act as mediators Nj the
present strike. They have prepared
proposition, which, after consideration,
has been accepted by the strikers,
and the two governors left To-
night for ST. Louis to lay II before
the railroad officials The men agreed
to return TO work on the basis OF the
settlement adopted ~ the close OF the
strike year ago, that Is they will come
back upon the terms Of the agreement In
force at the time they struck, simply
making request that the question OF
increasing the wages Of bridge aud track.
men be taken into account. The matter
OF Halls reinstatement on the Texas &
Pacific IS not mentioned In the propo.
sitlOn.
Mr., Powderly did not leave Tor ST.
Louis as he had intended, but Is In secret
conference with the executive delegates
this evening, and has not been interviewed
since his receipt Of Mr.. ffoxie's reply to
his request for a meeting. The general
feeling here ~ one OF strong hope that the
intcrcessIon Of the state executives will
secure settlement between officers and
men, as Il did year ago, and an carly
conclusion Of the strike.
AT SHERMAN
Special 20 the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, March 10. The most
gratifying feature connected With the
strike is TO witness other towns and
cities emuiating the example set by SHEER.
man in declaring for the rights Of the
railroads 10 The place Of passion and
prejudice, and upholding the laws Of the
land against powerful combinations OF
excited men. A little nerve Is needed IN
such emergencies, and Sherman had the
nerve 10 say 10 the world Just what her
business men thought on the subject.
The resolutions were sent with over sew
enty signatures TO Receiver Brown at
Dallas, and the chairman Of the citizens
committee, J NJ. Cullers, Esq, received
tho fnlloutnO ia ranlv.