Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-11


Pa, resumed work this morning a, the
wages demanded Tho men struck Two
months ago and havo been idle ever since
ar CINCINNATI.
! CiNCiNNArI, Quo, May 10 The sltua-
ton herc Is decidedly moro hopeful to-
day, tudor shadow 81 strong military
force aud the mayors proclamation that
all who desired 90 20 10 work should have
ample rru;tctloa
The furniture menufec urow settled
the question OF an advance in wages
They will not adydnce, Large numbers
OF their employees are at work today.
Inc carriage manufacturers made con
cesslons TO the men and wOik Ia 0eing re.
sumed to-day. Nobody now anticipates
any collision or violence
WHAT mons WANTS,
NEw YORK, May l0--The sun this
morning says Martin Irons hopes TO sue
ceed Powderly as general master work
man Of The Knights of Labor. The Sun
says Powderly's successor is TO be chosen
az me annual meeting Of delegates next
Fall. Until recently there has been no
doubt that Mr.. Powderly would be olested
without opposition, but II Martin Irons
friends can bring Il about there win be a
/ N't@tfftt - WV tNHtAAA VOdfN WHICH VIII
bring Irons in as the head and give him
associates representing more radical and
aggressive principles than those for
which Mr.. Powderly has been contending
TESTING TIiR QUESTION.
! The most intereresting phase OF the
eieht-hour lght yesterday was the decision
OF the furniture workers to test the cues
ton whether the conspiracy law win
work both ways They will demand the
Indictment and arrest OF every furniture
manufacturer who locks out his men.
CUTTERS AND TRlMMERs oUr.
PuILADELriuA, Pa, May l0.--Ahout
six hundred garment-cutters and trim.
mers employed In the various wholesale
clothing establishments In this city struck
to-day for q reduction OF working hours
from ten TO eight hours and ten hours'
pay. The strike will throw out several
thousand men, women and girls. The
firms have agreed to reeist the demands
OF their men.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.
ST, Louls, Mo-, May l0.-- The Curtlu
congressional subcommittee was In gos-
| sion eight hours to-day and took a large
amount OF evidence. The first witness
was William Kerrigan, general suporIn.
tendent OF the Missouri Pacific system.
His testimony consisted very largely
oiidentifyiug and proving correspondence
which has been from time 20 time pub.
lishod. IL was very important testimony
to the investigation, however as IL yeri.
lled much that has been printed I'm the
press and which has been regarded az
matter that needed the sworn statement
of some person TO make II reliable. out.
side of this Mr.. Kerrgan gave long
and exhaustive statement OF the strike
from lts commencement, detailing The
acts of violence by the strikers az Che
Inherent points on the system ana refer.
ring to various grievances which have
been claimed 20 exist since the strike DO.
gam but which were not claimed At tho
Epuhehns causes Of the strike, Mr.. Kers
Ffigan estimated the loss to the EMPLOYEES
OF the road by the strike to be Ia round
numbers Sl,000,000i the loss TO The
railroad S2,00O,000, ard the loss to
me country At largo from two
TO three times this amount. Several
oiilcleis OF the railroad company were ex.
ahmed VINO testified to various incidents
which occurred during the strike which
would indicate that the determination OF
the strikers was far more desperate than
Yves supposed by many people.
Mr., Konna OF De Soto testified that n
carload OF hogs arrived there the day be-
fore the strike IN a Texas & Pacific car and
that as the cars OF that road had been
boycot,ed the strikers would not let IL be
moved aud they actually prevented the
agent Of the company for day and
hall from buying corn In DeSoto to feed
the hogs with. Other instances OF the
effects OF the boycott were given in con
nection with attempts made in st. Louis
by what are known rs scabs 10 buy ar
tlcles Of clothing and In which
they failed, they being followed into
stores by strikers who denounced them
as scabs aud warned the store.keepers
against selling them anything II ia the
intention now to examine Mr., Hoxie 10.
morrow u he Is well enough 10 bear the
eNortlon necessary,and also Martin Irons,
the man who ordered the strike,
sERENADEp THE CONTRACTORS.
Special 70 the Gazette
GALVESTON, TEX, May 10 About 800
carpenters and joiners quit work through. |
out the city this morning, asking that
nine hours constitute days work at the |
same wages as heretofore. Several OF |
the largest contractors had conceded 10 |
this request last week, but tho Carpen.
tcrs' union demanded that every con.
Tractor and builder IN the city should |
agree TO the new scale before they re.
sumed work. Headed by brass band
they marched through the burned district
OF the city, where many buildings are ia
course OF erection, screnadod the con.
tractors and induced about every man AZ |
work 70 join the procession. by nieht
all the strikers had visited every con |
tractor and builder in the city. some
thirty in number, and obtained their sig
nature to the nine-hour scale. Perfect
order was maintained throughout tic
long march over the city. The event was
more Of holiday celebration than labor
strike. The men will an return TO work
Tomorrow on the nlne.bour basis.
PIAsIERERs STRIKE.
special 10 tho Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tx, May l0--Thls morning
the Dlasterers under Contractor Dag,
building the Driskel hotel on Pecan
street, strnck for eight hours After
considerable dickeriug the contractor
gracefully yielded, allowing a slight ad.
vance per hour. The men ure happy.
Capital Notes
WAsnIHGToN, May 10. The house
committee on ciyii-seryice reform ia their
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