Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-19

was not generally credited among the
knights. He thought an arbitration by
the United States court would DC dcsira.
Bile.
sESrlMRNr op BoNnAM.
special 20 the Gazette.
BoNHAN, Tx, March lS..-The citizens
Of Boaham met In the opers-housc last
night 10 express themselves IN regard 10
the trouble between the Texas & pacflc
railroad and It's employees. The meeting
was oyerruu by tho strikers and Knights
OF labor and these resolutions could not
be passed. The bus mess men then sigaod
them this morning and requested them
sent io your paper
DECLARATION on YiEws
i We. the undersigned business men.
citizens, property owners aud taxpayers
OF the city Of BOnham, do make the fnl.
loving declaration OF our views tn regard
20 the recent strike Of some IL the en-.
.ployes Of the Texas s Pacific railway
company
WhQmea, reports have gone abroad
that our people sympaihiye with the
striking employees OF The Texas q Pacific
Rallway company IN their efforts 10 oh
struct and suspend the traffic OF said
company, and u has likewise been
reported that We condemn tho con.
duct Of the United states officers
IN arresting several OF said strikers for
committing trespass0s ON the property OF
said company, and Tor inthnldaiing aud
preventing their employees from working
Tor said company, and
Whereas, telegram was, a few DAYS
ago sent 10 the st. Louis Globe.Demo.
cmt, a newspaper possessing large cir.
culatlon throughout Texas aud other
Western states, reite0ting said charges,
and,
whereas, the publication and spread
lug Of said false aud slanderous
reports brings the good namooi our town
aud reopleAut0 contempt and disrepute
abroad whore tho true sentiment of our
people upon said matter is unknown,
therefore bu it
Resolved, by the citizens, business
men, propei " owners aud taxpayers OF
Roaham, that said report and tcloarams
are ialse,iH fact, and have no foundation
I 10 truth. That while our people sympa.
ihike With honest laborers ondcavoring
| by legal measures TO procure lust remu-
Lnerati0n Tor their labor, we ut,
teily condemn aud absolutely dis.
countenHnce all unlawful efforts
! made by any one 60 Interfere with tho
rights OF railroads or other corporations
or persons, to conduct their business IL
/ their own way, whcrGthey do not infringe
( upon the rights OF the people, that thu
Texas & Pacific Railway company being
| IN the hands Of receivers appointed bS
the United States court having iurisdic
/ ton IN the matter, we as law-abidng and
| law-loying citizens, tender said receiver,
our moral aid In running said road In &C
oordance with the orders Of said court
and we dlscOuntenauce the ci
forts Of any and all laNless per
sous who attempt to obstrucI
said receivers in the free and fun DIS
eharg, u their Official duties. That
copy ciihtao resolutions be sent 10 III,
St Louis Globe-Democrat, Fort WORT
GAZETTE, Dallas News and 60 each OF Tn,
city papers, with request that the same
be published by said papers
! Signed George A. Preston, j. T.
Holmes, j w, Russell, Ilallsell & Young
BENJAMIN 4 Hays, Frank Jones, w. w
Russell & Co., John w, Faas, Battle 1
Kennedy, S, Ballon, j. h Dale & Sons
y. w. IIaden, j, Y. McQuigg, J w
Peelcr, j. d. Smith, II, 6. Alexander
Smith Lipscomb, j. W. Dabncy
Henry Levine, David Meyers
IC. r Ingram, NJ. Rosenbaum
r. G., Hewlett, j. w. Seal, Y. NJ. Glen
demon, j. r. Agnew, Benjamin Dabney
w. N. Wilson & Co, W W Brownlee, j
4 williams, d. j.. Edwards, L.. C. White
j. NJ. Smith, II. y, Potts, NJ D. Sam
Carter, cotton buyer j. S. Dorset, NJ
D5 c. T. Carleton, David Rhine, Pre-
G. Thurmond, city attorney; b. s. Burton
A. A. Burney, Jas. G. Evans, NJ o Keith
", Ashley Evans, G., T.. White, n. Il
/, Martin, j. w Howard, s. b. Howard
Charles Carleton, II. NJ. Lnsls, attorney q
law; Bacon Saunders, Pierce 6 Dyer
Phillips & Duncan, N. a. Williams Co
julius Knox, John Sparger, T T.. bod
: 6 Co., q. S. Agnew, j. w. Newman, l.. i
Caldwell, A. ID. Hammock, Jr., A.
Clendenen, Harris Bros, H. u. Brown
Il. V. Agnew, Charles Davis, g. l., Gal
loway, Il. l.. Agnew, j. IL. Ardinger, j
W. Cox.
SENTIMENT Al pENisoN.
, special TO the Gazette.
DENIsoN, TEX, March ls.-TIR Ga
zETTE reporter was laboring under a mil
take in regard to the general feeling I
the citizens Of Denison toward On
strikers on the Missouri Pacific railwa
as published IN THE GAZETTE OF the lGtl
Every firm IN the city, almost 10 mar
are opposed 10 II, and to-day they sent
! telegram 10 Mr., Hoxle Of the Mlssoui
PaciGc railway, signed by every prom
, Dent citizen In our city, assuring hlr
that the business public here were In tn
J fullest sympathy with the railroad CON
panies IN this struggle, and that the
hoped the roads would not Yield to Tia
; unreasonable demands Of the strikers
The sentiment here outside Of tnesrai
, way employees, Is strongly in condemna
tion of the position taken by the Knight
OF Labor In this strike. as they beliey
the knights of Labor have acted and ar
still acting In an unwarrani
able manner, damaging business an
! bringing upon the country more strir
I gent times II is impossible for them I
see wherein the knights of Labor AZ
JUSTIFIED IN causing commerce 70 be at
q siandstll and inaicting incalculable N
r Jury upon all alike, and hence are al
rayed In solid phalaDN against sue
modes Of procedure as are adopted b
the knights Of Labor 20 redress ID
grievances OF few men.
/, reward OF $500 has been offered 70
the arrest and conviction OF any perso
eauOht burnino railroad brldqee