Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10

among the nremen that Will cause TN
case Of those discharged men TO be taker
up by the Brotherhood, who may demand
their reinstatement or order strike o.
the flremen on the whole system. The
firemcn claim that they did not strike
but considered 1t unsafe TO run on en-
! gines during the trouble with the Knights
Of Labor.
NEW TACTICS nEvEfOpING.
ST. Louis, Mo-, April 9.--It has been
evident for some time that another move
In the great strike Is being planned by the
general executive board and 1t has now
leaked ont that the board has decided 10
again cut of the coal supply. The place
decided upon aims first at the Ellsworth
mines in illinois owned by Jay Gould. A
great proportion OF the men employed
there are Knights Of Labor and to their
assemblies word has been sent 10 make,
upon notification from the general board, q
demand upon the company to cease sup
plying coal 10 the Missouri Pacific rail-
road or lis branches. Should this demand
not be complied with the men will strike.
The sans programme will be followed at
al the other mines supplying the Missouri
Pacific WIKI coal and II necessary, as one
OF the general executive board SAYS, work
Will be stopped.
PREPARED FOR TROUBLE.
special 70 the ua4et,e.
PALESTINE, TEX, April 9.--Assistaut
Master Mechanic Wood had strong init
nation yesterday that a raid on the shops
was contemplated asst night for the pur-
pose OF wrecking the stationary engine
and thus preventing the working Of the
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armed guards was placed in the shops
and the yards were regularly patrolled,
and though several gangs of men congre-
gated In the woods west of the shops they
made no hostile demonstrations, except
that the guards claimed that several shots
were fred into the yards at the deputies
who stood near the coal-bin. 4 negro
who was found in the yard near the
blind switch refused 10 halt at the com
mand OF the guard and was struck on the
head with six-shooter Trouble has
been expected from few OF the ex-em-
ployes. The authorities and citizens are
not only determined that employees who
wish 70 work shall do SO, but that the
law be strictly enforced.
SENTENCED TO JAIL.
Special to The Gazette.
Ell pAso, Tex, April . Judge Turner
of the federal court passed sentence upon
the strikers to-day. He had no desire, he
said, 10 punish the prisoners pnduly, and
yet he felt he must make an example that
would not be forgotten for the protection
of society and government itself. He
considered that the Young men had been
misled, and he placed the blame on the
prominent members of the Knights OF
Labor. He referred to Powderly aud Irons
by name, and was especially Sc
we're in condemnation of inter.
fering with the operation Of public
Highways, Ed Wales, j. Humes, }. Smith,
Robert Wren, James Weldon, JEFF Scar
borough and Fred Giroux were sentenced
each to ninety days in Jail, Charles G.
Mott to thirty days, and VanHorn was
discharged. The prisoners are pleased
with the sentence.
AT DALLAS.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, April 9.--The usual
anxiety concerning the strike was re-
newed by the news from st. Louis this
evening. The Times issued an extra sheet
at 8 O'Clock and the Herald at O'Clock
tonight. The extras met with good
circulation, and the situation at st. Louis
became generally known and was dis
cussed extensively on the streets 1t is
rumored again this evening, as 1t was last
evening, that the locomotive engineers
were gong TO join the strikers and 90
out on the Southwestern system, but there
seems to be no foundation for the rumor
The Knights Of Labor are hopeful here
that the engineers will 20 out if 1t be-
comes necessary.
TIE INJUNCTION MUST BE oBEYED.
Special to the Gazette.
HILLsBoRo, TEX, April 9.-On Wed
nesday Sheriff Boyd brought. two strikers
-one Roberts and one Rummage--from
Alvarado, TO appear before Judge Hall on
a charge of violating Judge Halls in
junction. The Judge fixed the bond in
each case at $1,000 TO appear next Mon
day at Cleburne. The sheriff took them
back to Alvarado, where they expect to
make the required bond. The Judge
stands firm for the execution of the law,
and says that his INJUNCTION must be
obeyed. He instructed Sheriff Boyd 10
compel obedience to the Injunction II Il
be necessary to summon all johnson
county, and If he could not then do it to
call on the judge and he would call for
force to assist.
SET FOR TO-DAY.
SHERMAN, TEX, April 0.--The parties
now under bond for contempt Of court in
disregarding the Injunction to keep off
the railroad property in Denison have
their cases set for Saturday, and, If the
attorneys Of the road do not weaken, the
strength Of state court TO enforce
respect for its mandates will be tested,
We hope TO see little backbone dis
played in these cases and let the public
see now far it Is safe to trihe with the
courts of Texas la this particular
period of our affairs 1t would be well TO
let the world and the strikers know Just
how much respect is due to conrt Of
justice and how far they can safely 20 In
on the laws of the land and
the rights of property, whether corporate
or personal.
OUT AGAIN AT MARSHALL.
Special TO Ine Gazette.
MARSHALL, Tex, April Omitted
States Commissioner c. Il. Henry of New
Orleans, sent out by Judge Pardee to
visit Marshall, Dallas, Fort Worth and
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