Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-10
vol. XII. NO. 2gs.

i0Nctofs ~ llcultVn condcmninR The hlt4kc
and oneflng an asslaianoe TO tho con
pauy IN their power
The knights Of LabUr issued clrcaht
this evening In which they NOTIFY all per
sons having freight locked No ~ cars Al
this place thai upon their oblsluing per
mission irom the railroad authorities The
knighte OF Labor VIII naaiat them la
having tec same PLACED in the business
houses.
foirT perp
special 70 ne Gazette.
nIu SrRlN0a, Tx, March The
situation 4 growing serious, Lat nlRht
party 81 about twenty-five strikers,
with hiaekcncd faces, forced open the
doors Of the rOund-house, and, with
drawn revulvcrs dleArmod the guards
aud drove tiirm cut VI the building. The
sit.kers then Disabled the stationary en-,
glne, T0.dRy's train brought Col. X. NJ
lackman, unltcd States marshal, ahd a
posse OF four deputies. They have
special ear and are prerared 10 make
ilght u necessary. They will commence
running trains tn-lnorrow morning.
~ns MOST Curious NOV
81 houis, Mo,, March e.-- The most
serious move as yet made by the knights
81 Labor here Ia attempting to gain the
the Bridge and Tunael company's en-.
ploycs, "a the result OF this no freight
from either s.dc TO the other ~ the river
can be trapkferrod Passenger trains,
however, are allowed 60 pass oyor
hnt the olilclala uf the road and
the yardmaairr are ublined 10 Do
oil the switching and make up all the
trains, No violence OF any kind has been
attempted and none Ii expected. The
managers OF tho Missouri Pacific oiIlees
discharged e{ their clerks and telegraph
operators to-day, rs the practical aus
pension OF business by that road renders
their eorvlcea unnecessary,
THE rSaINrrgs NOT IN.
81, Louia, Mo-, March Consider.
able speculation having bpen lndulgod In,
aud good deal Of apprehension felt NJ
80 what the locomotive engineers would
do, or what relations they we're likely 10
hold TO the alYike, Mr. T.. NJ Arthur,
chief engineer 81 the brotherhood OF Rn-
/ rlncers, was interviewed on the subject
~ Cleveland last night, He Haid briefly
that the Brotherhood OF Engineers had
nothing whatever TO do With the knights
OF Labor, that 40 action has been taken
by them In relation 10 the strike, and
that 40 far as be knows none will be
taken.
ArrIpAyITs iseuKd Al MARSHALL,
special to the Gazette,
MARSHALL, Tx, March e.--Tho
knights Of Labor issued circular 10.
day cal Ing on all wOrklngmcn TO gtay
away from the railway shops and tight
rt way until the trouble IN settled IL In
rnnorod here, and " seems with plenty
Of grounds for the rumor, that the
oficers OF the railway company made
several a1dayits before Commissioner
Marwood to-day, and upon ihuso anlda.
Wits Judge pafdee viii be requested 20
! furnish United States marahals power 10
protect the shops and men employed
there. All IL quiet tonight,
4 MoRe srmKEns.
D special TO the oAfetis.
= LONGyIrw, Tax, March g.--AtN meet
( Ing Of the knights 0f Labor last night
1 among other things much fault was
| found, II IL stated, with Travelling En-
4 glnrcr Mctraw Tor his reported aggres.
) slyc actions toward the men while here
n shortly after the strike, aud although no
. determination was arrived at last night
!, al AN impromptu meeting of the yardmen
!. this morning, composed ~ both
4 knights and non-nemborH, II
g was unanimously agreed 90 stop
i work, and Yardnnster Jack Shlvoly
= was Immediately notified Of the fact, and
4 being a Knight himself (and had he not
have been bo eayH II would have made no
g difference with his RctiODs) hu immedi,
o htrly entered INTO the compact With them.
q shortly after one Of the men nHk0d for
d aud obtalbod for the time being, no II
o ~ stated, the position Of ynrdmabter
!. His action does not meet with approval
d from any source The discharge ~ fro.
N men for refusing 70 do tho extra work
& commanded does not meet with public APP
X pfoyal, IN II IN thought thmlr runs
II are hard enough already without extras
" being added 70 their duties. Tho yard
h IN filled with loaded and empty cara aud
IL no trains arc being made NJ. Two heavy
& trains went west this morning, Az the
l. round.house Capt Wright says he IN able
~ TO get engines out Whenever they are
u wsnted II X suggest d, Ia view Of the
b. status ~ affairs on the Gould system and
N the poor condition Of the track of the
IN New Orleans Pacific, that the business
N men along the Texas & Pacific charter o
y steamer and bring their goods 10 Shreys-
n port, and, during high walcf,t 70 Jefferson,
'e AN ACTIVE RAILROAD AGgET.
\, special 10 the Gazette.
:, BAIRD, Tx, March 9,-~The Knights
A. II Labor held meeting yesterday after
~ noon, hut II could not be learned what
, was done.
!, Mr. Arthur Yonge, railroad agent at
y. this place, deserves cat credit Tor his
y, noble cff lrts 20 further The c0nipany's
interest d1rlng tho strike, 10 which no
has succeeded ile does The work 81
three or four men IN coalIng engines,
mahlug np trains, etc.
TnEY BAY WHAT THEY wAET.
M special toth0 Uhteite
~ BosnAN, Tx March 9--'rhe si.ua-
be ii0n ~ the strike here II Unchanged No
10 freight trains have LETT the yards since
~ Sunday morning Onc cBnic Va last night
Nh rom the east, but remained 10 the yard.
nd Thcre are thirteen dead cngBts and the
Il witch engine here,
4. Manhil Thornton put on twelve extrn
M p,l c. yesterday "a pr0tlct the railroad
~ company's property, ard 10 keep "bum.
n. mofs" from coming 10 aud doing mischief
sud then Rylng u Oh thetti ikcre, shout
he 100 men hre out IN the yards and round
M house, and al The rectlonmen No work
] - latns duun The strihrfa nIN uuiHl