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

which the wounded were carried away bl
their friends, and the secrecy maintained
IN regard 70 any connection with tn'
.faIr. make the facts difficult 70 obtain
Zoe Voestick Is probably the only one
mortaliy wounded. During the evening
the following circular, printed In Ger
man. and with 40 English trapslation ap
nended. was distributed broadcast 10
many sections OF the city; "RevenRe
wofklpemen, 20 arms Your masters
sent out their bloodhounds, the police
I They killed six OF your brothers at NC.
CormIck,s. They killed the poor
wretches because they, like you, had
the courage TO disobey the supreme
will of the bosses. They killed them
because they dared asked for shorten
ing of hours. They killed them TO show
YOU that free American citizens must be
satisfied and contented with whatever
YOUR bosses condescend To allow you, or
YOU get killed. You have for years en-
dured the most abject humiliations. You
have for years suffered unmeasurable
liniquities. You have worked yourself TO
death. You have endured the pangs OF
want and hunger. Your children you
have sacrificed to the factory lords. In
short, YOU have been miserable slaves all
these years. why2 To satisfy the In
satiable greed, 10 al the Golfers OF your
lazy, thieving masters. When YOU ask
them now 10 lessen your burdens he
sends his bloodhounds out 10 shoot you
TO death. II you are men, II you are the
sons OF your grandsires who have
shed their blood for you, then you Will
arise in your might and destroy these
hideous monsters that seek TO destroy
you. To arms, to arms, we call you.
Sigued, "YouR BROTHERS"
THEY GIVE IN.
A monster meeting Of packing house
laborers was held last night. All eight
hour committees returned reports. The
result Is learned TO be as follows: Thir-
teen firms will hereafter allow ten hours
pay for eight hours work four will allow
nine hours pay for eight hours work. II
is expected that the remaining firms will
soon accede 10 the demand.
MEN STILL OUT.
The Michigan Central freight hands,
80 In number, struck last night for eight
hours day. They declare their inten-
ton OF staying out until their demands
are acceded to. The Baltimore 4 Ohio
men petitioned the officials for an increase
to Sl.75 u day, asking for an answer FRI
day. The Michigan Central men received
n communication from the local freight
agent In which he said the company was
not prepared TO give a de finite answer to
the demand for increased wages, but was
willing to pay as much as other roads.
The men decided TO wait until Wednesday
for an answer.
one hundred employees Of the Union
Steel company's works at Bridgeport de-
manded ten hours pay for eight hours
work. The demand was refused
The North Side rolling mills shut down
yesterday for an indefinite time, and
about 1000 men are out OF work.
The superintendent says the mills win not
start again until the labor troubles are at
an end.
The mills OF the Calumet Iron and Steel
company az Cummings closed Yesterday
II Is stated that not enough non-union
men could be found TO run the mills.
GUARDED ny POLICE.
The Mccormick Reaper works opened
as usual this morning, fully one-hali of
the men returning TO work despite the
intimidation and bloodshed OF yesterday
A special force Of police was ON duty TO
protect the men but their services were
not needed, as the anarchists and their
followers OF the day preceding, YsTice Is
on duty at the Central station and the en-
tire force is held in reserve for any sud
den call for their services.
RIOT PREVENTED.
A crowd OF Bohemiaus, Poles and Ger
mans began 70 assemble on the prairie In
the southwestern portion of the CITY this
morning, whore the iucendiary harang,tes
which provoked the riot yesterday were
uttered, but the police raided effectually
ana scattered them. Capt. Hathaway,
with squad Of Gity police,
put hi an unexpected appearance
at Goose island at Q O'Clock
this morning crowd OF 200 idlers were
found guarding the switches and a small
engine.house. The police descended on
the mob, captured nine and dispersed the
remainder.
The sNitchmen on ell the railroads are
at work this morning
AT 9 O'Clock this morning 200 strikers
proceeded 70 whore a large force OF men
We're engaged In laying tracks for the
Chicago City Passenger railway aud com.
pelled them 70 stop work
Having been driven from the prairie
this morning, the idlers and strikers, in
cited by their leaders, proceeded south
east, three or four thousand strong, to
the large glue factory near Thirty fifth
street with the intention Of closing down
the works, 4 strong force OF police ar
rested nine ring-leaders and overawed the
crowd, which dispersed,
Ar CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, ONO, May i--The stone
masons, through their demands, will be
put on the eight hour plan,
The men engaged on the Garfield mon
ument quit work this morning and asked
the contractor for eight hours and 50 20
a day. He agreed TO the proposition and
the men will return TO work.
The Otis Iron and Steel company, one
OF the largest establishments In the West,
served their employees with circular-lct-
ter to-day setting forth that ten hours
should constitute days labor and that
there would be no increase of wages.
This was done In conformity with a law
passed by the Ohio assembly, which pro.
yides that eight hours shall constitute a
days work, unless the employers and
employees otherwise contract.
WORKING EIGHr HOURS.
PniLApRIPmA, PA, May 4.-0ne hum
dred eabinet.makers aud forty six shop.
men went to work this morniug on the
new time schedule OF eight hours per
day, and In some cases an increase OF