Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-06

Other5. 1ney assisted me 70 nN engines
The knights Of Labor called for my
resignation because had discharged
some OF their members and because
was overbearing. | went TO the knights
Of Labor room. No charges were flied
and the request for my resignation was
Withdrawn.
Pete MCGEE Of Palestine; We had nc
grievances. heard no complaint OF non.
compliance Of the railroad company with
lis agreement. All the trouble was on
account Of the Texas & Pacific. / heard
strikers say the strike was a mistake.
Many wanted 70 90 back, but could not
yet back. | applied and got back. !
asked the knights Of LABOR for the with
drawal Of my card and was refused. was
advertised as a scab in the labor journals.
A labor committee visited me about mid.
night. ! was called out. They asked me
20 no out. WIS not interfercd with any
more, The night they called II was dark.
| could not see them | recognized their
voices. asked n II would be best TO
get withdrawal Of my card. / was
requested BY an ofllcer TO withdraw from
the order The officer was 7. i, Woods
IL was my own idea to withdraw. J did
not appear when summoned by the
hnlHNLh Oh lhDOI.
william +. Converse, Robert NJ Glib
son, John Klmbrough, w. ID. Young,
engineers, and 3. II. Wood testified ia
substance the same as above regarding
the yards, the killing, the dltching OF en-
gihes, etc.
s. Y, Woods, master mechanic Of
Palestine, corrob0rates landings and
Wrights' statements, except that no en-
glnea were disabled.
w. H. Boyd also corroborates Wrlghts'
statement
John Waples, Mayor Hanna, Sheriff
DouglGse, I'd Perry, Ed w. Clark, John
DOYLE, George II. Buck, II. @. MCGEE,
Andy Harrison, Assistant Superintendent
Ii0rrigln aud Col X g. Foster, all Of
Donison, also testified as 70 various
facts connected with the strike and its
effects In paralyziDg the business inter.
ests OF Denlson.
The following employees were next
called Ovens, colored; M, j. Murray,
John s, Johnson, Obediah Organ, col
orod; William II. Austin, Robert Sire
hern, Il. G, Roberts, Charles Baftholo-
NEW, Ross and Adam Faukenstein, who
testified as to the railway officials violat-
ing their contracts Of March, 1885, and
cited numberless instances where they had
done 40, also that they had all applied for
work since the strike, and were informed
that they could not get II unless they
quit the Knights Of Labor.
After they had finished the committee
adjourned. They will leave in the morn
ing for Fort Worth and from thence TO
Marshall and other points along the
Texas x Pacific and Gould lines.
THE CURTIN COMMITTEE.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, May 1.-The Curtin
committee began taking testimony here
to-day. James M. Nave, wholesale
grocer, testified that for several days the
firms business was reduced 98 per cent. by
the Missouri Pacific strike. s. S. Willis,
hardware merchant, estimated the
general reduction Of business
AT 33 per cent. ut the end Of thirty days.
H. Shammeraugh, clothior, related the
history OF the boycott against him. Said
knights Of Labor boycotted him, and
have Injured his business very materially,
because he refused to discontinue advcr
Using In the Kansas City journal. He
thought congress ought to pass law
making the boycott Il criminal offense.
SwaYne, manager Consolidated Tank |
Line company, testified that they lost u
great deal by leakage while cars were
blockaded, lie estimated the damage to
The city generally about SO per cent.
"A Mann, business manager OF the Jour
nal, said an effort was made on the part
OF his newspaper to ascertain II any local
cause existed for the Missouri Pacific
strike, but there did not appear to be
any. The force employed by the strikers
he thought had the strong cooperation |
Of majority OF the knights OF Labor.
Witness related the history OF the boycott
instituted against the journal be. |
cause OF It's refusal TO discharge |
some non.union printers. The paper has
been Injured To some extent, but the loss |
was about Offset by friends OF the paper.
John Saylor, dry goods merchant,
related the history OF boycott |
against him for journal advertising.
lie considered he did not lose anything
by It,
Ex-Mayor j. w. Moore testified TO the
Interruption of the grain business. He
said that the damage was not great in Ills |
ease.