The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-04-12
Much Ado About Nothing.

The Atchison Champion sent re-
porter to Topeka to see what there was
there to account for the tremendous
pow-wow made by the railroad and
military authorities, and reports the
facts as follows:
1t was very quiet in Topeka Sunday,
and with the exception of one meeting
held in the afternoon, there was no
denominations of any kind, the pas
senger trains ARRIVING and departing
as usual. 1t was rumored all day,
however that an attempt would be
made Monday to move the vast
amounts of freight that was accumu-
lating at every point, and there were
many mutterings over what might
happen. Sill there was no outbreak
of any description.
The Champion then gives copies of
the Governors proclamation calling
out military; and of another proclama-
ton from Superintendent Morse, prom
Using engineers who had not struck
ten days leave of absence on pay,
sometime this year, and says:
These documents were soon followed
by the appearance of troops, and four
companies of State militia came
marching down to the Santa Fe depot.
| One company was from Leavenworth,
one from Topeka, one from Indepen-
dence, and one from Lawrence. All
were armed with breech loading needle
guns with bayonets fixed and looked
very warlike. A reporter of the Cham
pion, detailed to visit the scene of the
expected carnage, found, upon his ar
rival at the historic capital, that all
was as quiet and serene as q deserted
battle field, with the exception of 8
noted absence of dead bodies and use
less munitions of war. Four trains
had been sent each way from Tokeka,
and on each engine had been placed
four of these needle guns with militia
accomplishments. a company had
been set 60 Emporia, and there was
the most marked absence of anything
that could be construed into war. The
men who had taken the places of the
striking engineers were walking about
and attending TO their duties as though
they had always been fixtures, and
no effort was made to interfere with
them.
The large masses of freight that haG
been stopped at Topeka was moving
as usual yesterday all day.
Many of the engineers very much
regret the trouble, and many were
drawn into 1t without even knowing
what the trouble was We are sorry
to see them lose their places. They
were known as sober, industrious
competent men-men who were 20 be
trusted, and behind whom &c was SAFE
TO ride. We believe the company vii
feel their loss as sadly as any one.
To guard against such troubles, the
company now compels every man WHIT
enters their service to give q pledge
upon his word and honor, that he i
; not q member of any secret labor o.
trade union, association, brotherhood
or combination, and that so long as b.
remains IN the service of the compan,
he agrees not to become q member 0
any such union, association or brother
hood.
1t is much to be regretted that an al
fair at once so unfortunate to goo
: men and disastrous to the compan,
should occur. AS we have said, "
believe the company will lose me
: that it cannot afford to lose, and W
: know men will lose situations the
cannot afford to.
The Champions conclusions are EN-
!. Inently correct, and Its account of tn
situation ofsffairs in Topeka, when th
military was called out, shows tia
military was no more necessary Their
than It was here, and that the Who'll
, parade was piece Of useless, expen
] sivs and ridiculous buneombs "a
I which the tax payers have to foot Il
} bill, and the only military resul
] achieved Is the murder at EmpcEIa {
3 one Of the best and most peacable cit
1ens Of the state.