The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-04-12

No excitement was felt here, and no
threats were made by any body that eur
citizens thought worth paying any atten-
ton to. Some parties, however, busted
themselves in spreading unfounded ru-
mors as to what terrible things the strik-
ers were going to do, and on Friday ev-
ening the engineers called q public meet
ing at the court house, which was largely
attended by the citizens. most Of whom
had not heard Of any threatened trouble
to lives or property, and went out of Gu
riosity to hear what the strike was about.
Messrs. Tarsney and Fletcher, OF the
engineers, spoke, explaining at some
length the reasons for the strike, which
were in brief that division superintend-
ent Pettibome and his subordinates had
carried on since last May a system Of
petty persecution OF engineers with the
design Of breaking up the Brotherhood
organization and driving all the engineers
VINO belonged to IL from the A. T. & 8. +.
road, aud that although Superintendent
Morse had last spring signed written
agreement to hear at any time state
ment of alleged grievances from the rail-
road employees, whenever presented Ia
due form by their regularly appointed
committees, he and Mr.. Strong, the gen.
eral manager, had now absolutely refused
TO see or hear ny committee, or to listen
to or read or in any way consider their
statement OF grievances, although the
committee had stayed in Topeka for two
weeks previous to the strike, vainly en-
deavorIng every day to obtain an inter-
view or hearing from the managing Off,
GERS Of the road. As last resort and
with the hope of forcing the managing
officers to hear their side OF the case, the
strike had been ordered. Both speakers
claimed that IL Mr.. Morse would hear
the committee OF the men 1t would RENE
| dy all difficulties, and at once end the
strike by causing justice to be done, and
they emphatically disavowed, on the
{ part Of the strikers, all unlawful and vi
client acts, and denounced as utterly
grouEdless and absurd all the reports Of
threatened violence or injury to any per-
sons or property. The meeting closed
" tn the unanimous feeling on the part
OF the citizens that there was no occa-
sion whatever for any alarm to be felt
here, and the attempt to get up an ex-
element signally failed. Friday Mayor
Watson to his surprise receive q tel
egram from GOV. Anthony to maintain
the peace. call for aid, &C., and very SEN
sibly replied that no one here was
breaking the peace, and that there was
no cause whatever for the Governor to
feel any alarm In regard to matters at
Emporia.
| C.,,.ao., oho-,&r S,r.,,-.. ,.,,, .y, .,,,rla
guard over the company's property, and
informed the officers that there was no
danger whatever, that he could and
| would protest their employees and prop
erty from all molestatIon, and that they
could run their freights as well as passen-
ger trains in safety just as soon as they
could get men to run the locomotives.
This information he also telegraphed Gov.
Anthony. and by Saturday everything
here was perfectly quiet and orderly, and
no excitement whatever existed. Mean
time, however, Gov. Anthony had been
SO importunAte, as the telegraphic CORES
pondence shows, in IN listing on furnish
ing arms for militia purposes, that sheriff
Conner concluded he might as well have
the expense footed By the Stats, and
agreed to accept Is musketS, and author
Eity to swear in % men il he found any
use for so doing, never dreaming that Gov.
i Anthony would make this acquiescence
in his own imp0rtunate offers, an excuse
for sending . mastering oficer or troops
here.
Sunday everything was peaceable, not
a threat being heard. Sheriff Conner had
sworn In twenty OF our best citizens a.
deputies. and put them on guard ut the
round house and over the engines, telling
the officers OF the road to 60 ahead and
run the locomotives ~ soon a. they could
get engineers here. The strikers mani
tested no animosity whatever. Oae en-
CINE was put under steam, and drew an
other up 70 the tank, which had been
allied again, and it was understood that
all the locomotives Wereto be made ready
to take out freight trains, to be run, Il
was reported, by engineers on the .way
j from Topeka. The railroad enscars. hos.
ever, fer some unexplained reason, stop
ped the work Of preparing the locomo.
tiyes for service, although there was rot
/ the sligktsss obstacle IA the way q assfnc
them the moment engineers were ready
} 20 run them. A supply OF engineers and
nremen did arrive, however, On the sun,
day evening train from Topeka, and
went to work, unmoleatea. a. a. n
Monday 20 gee steam up on the locomo
} tfTes, and that forenoon began e max.
!, Iup freight fralns. and ; lrslshr train sr'
rived non the Us1l. and tue huzIas1s 8.
ne lo-f wa ePleenliy fully resumed "a.