Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-28
HOW THEY LOOK AT IT.

the methods they are now employing
IN an endeayor to destroy our orEaniza-
ton. Resolutions adopted show the
honest opinion among the members OF
council that the company position was
q direct attack upon organized labor
We shall now go right on and win the
struggle On our former lines OF cam
paigp.'
Mr.. Wright iudorsed all Devlin said &.
Wright leaves tonight tor Buffalo,
stopping at several places on the road TO
address meetings. Mr.. Devlin will also
go TO Buffalo. Mr.. Powderly and Mr..
Hayes went to New York on the boat to-
day. Puwderly will make headquarters
in New York from now until a settlement
of the strike.
Superintendent Bissell visited the yards
at West Albany this morning. He says
things were in better shape there than
they were week before the strike.
DISCUSSING THE OUTLOOK.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 26.-The
strikers were congregated in large num-
bers around headquarters to-day. They
nearly all expressed hopes and said they
did not fear the ultimate success of the
cause for which they were battling.
The toue of few of them, however,
was trifie uneasy as though they feared
defeat. Leaders circulated among the
men and buoyed up their hopes with ell
coursging criticisms of the situation.
District Master Workman Lee said
that recent Developments have strength
ened the cause of the men, and every
thing looked brighter than ever before.
He was confident OF the men securing a
final victory. When asked on what lines
and conditions the strike would be fought
he answered that so far as he knew on
the same plan which had been followed
since its Inauguration.
There will be q meeting of the general
executive board in New York tonight or
tomorrow, as a quorum. consisting of
Messrs. Powderly, Holland and Costello
will be there by Tonight. Lee did not
know whether any special line of policy
would be adopted at this meeting. He
admitted there were still over 1000
knights in the Central roads employ,
but in what branches of work he refused
to say. He would give no opinion as to
when or whether at all these Knights
would be ordered out. He added at
the brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
had decided to refuse to fire an engine
run by q Brotherhood engineer who
should allow his engine to be attached to
either passenger OF freight trains by
scab employ.
WEBB SAYS EVERYTHING is MOVING.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Presidsnt Webb
was at his desk in the Grand Central
depot early this morning. He said every
thing along the line of the road was in
good condition, and that freight was
moving briskly-in fact, yesterday as
much freight was moved as during any
day presiding the strike.
Superintendent Voorhees, stated the
Knights of Labor, in case they forced a
strike, could not do the Cen trail road
any harm, though with connecting lines
they might cause inconvenience.
NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received this morn
ing at the offices of the Lake Shore road
from George Daniel. general passenger
agent of the New York Central: Our
operating department has authorized the
freight department to resume the carry
ing of perishable freight, and all our
traffio is being moved as usual. Passen-
ger trains are on time and no further
trouble anticipated.
CHICAGO AND ALTON swITCHM EN- GO OUT.
CHICAGO, ILL. Aug. 26.-Switchmen
this morning. A detachment of police
has been sent to the yards of the COM
pany. The strike began last night and
continues to-day. Passenger trains are
moving all right, but freight trans are
tied up. There had been no violence
when the police were called to the neigh
borhood of the yards, but their presence
was required to quell disturbance among
some stevedores. 1t did not prove q Sc
rious affair,
THE CAUSE OF 1T.
The cause OF the strike as explained by
trainmaster is that the company wished
to place one of its old employees In charge
of the yard at Brighton, whereas the
men wanted man OF their own selec-
ton. The company refused to grant
this, and q strike Is the result. There IS
no dissatisfaction among the men re-
garding salaries or treatment. About
forty-fya men are out. Everything is
quiet.
THE STRIKE UNAUTHORIZED.
The strikers are not all union or broth
erhood men, and 1t is said that the
union has already Informed
tue IudL Lucy Hdf5 10 just kTlSF-
anoe. The strike IL unauthorized by the
union, and it is not believed that II will
prove serious. Mr.. Chappell said that
none OF these strikers would be re-em-
Dloyed. The road IL endeavoring to do
business under police protection, but its
freight train traffic lie pretty effectually
tied up.
The switohmen, IN giving their side of
the story, said they object to Welch only
because he 10 tyraunical.
CHICAGO sToCKYARDs SITUATION.
CHICAGO. ILL. Aug. 26.--The strike
Of switchmen of the Stockyards' switch.
ing association. after the grievances of
line engineers and firemen had been adj
lusted Yesterday afternoon, put q new
phase on the matter, and this morning
It was decided 70 dissolve the association
and allow each road 10 do Its own switch |
ing. Superintendent Boyce of the Rock |
Island and Superintendent Bessler of the !
together with several old |
of directors of the switching |
went TO the stockyrrds to |
assume the direction OF the |
freight. The striking switchmen were |
.old their services were no longer needed |
and new men were put to work. Super
inteudent Marsh went to the district |
yards this morning at the head of 800 |
men 70 take charge of the police err |