, 1885-10-06
HUNG, THEN wATERIsoAKED.
Treated Roughly Because He Would
Not Become a Knight.

From the Omaha Herald, Oct. ?.
General Manager Galloway returned
from Denver night before last and was
seen at his office yesterday by a reporter
for the Herald, who sought to learn
whether or not any new developments
could be given out regarding the Rock
Springs affair. In answer to inquiries
made by the scribe, Mr.. Galloway replied
tina; so far as matters at the Springs are
concerned, everything is moving along
smoothly and quietly, and the miners are
putting out a full supply of coal. There
is nothing, he said, to add. to what has
already been reported, when referring to
what he had gained from the government
directors when in conference with them at
Denver.
More or less petty troubles and annoy
ces, however, are being reported almost
every day from different points along the
road west of Cheyenne. These troubles,
it is alleged grew out of refusals on the
part of men to join the knights of Labor.
The reporter was shown a telegram from
Eagle Rock, received yesterday, which
stated that John Kerkuff, a fine ma
chinest working in the shops at that
place. had been most inhumanly treated
by members Of the order simply because
he would not join them. This treatment
consisted in banging the young man up
until he was almoat dead, and afterwards
dragging him, with a rope around his
waist, three or four times, through a
stream of muddy water. He was finally
released and allowed to go but the place
in an unhealthy one for him to stay in.
When eating at the table with Knights,
it is stated hat a man who is not one of
them is compelled to endure all sorts Of
insults and can't get butter, meat, bread
or anything else, u Of his reach, passed
to him.
Referring TO the circular letter recently
sent out in reply to the answer he made
last week to a demand of the executive
committee, Knights of Labor, that the
Chinese employees be discharged, Mr.. Cal
laway declared that he had no desire to
further continue the discussion, for the
reason that his position is well under
stood and will not be changed. That note
from him written soon after he became
general manager of the road and quoted
in their circulars, he said had nothing
whatever to do with the Chinese matter
now. At the time that the Carbon affair
occurred, and TO which his note had refer
ence, the same executive committee at
Denver wrote to him, saying, after stating
a grievance in the case of an employe dis
charged at North Platte: Hoping YOU
will give this your attention, and thank
ing you for past favors given here and at
The Carbon mine, and for the improve
ments in the hospital and medical de
partment, etc.
Another letter about the Carbon affair
says: In other departments the com
pany has shown its desire to do justice to
all, and we think it will in this case after
1t learns the state OF affairs, etc, etc.
Also, I'VE, the executive committee of
the Union Pacific employees. can testify,
that never has'there, in the history Of the
company, as some of US have been en-
ployed by it since it started, been a bet
ter feeling among the men toward the
company than at present, or as great q
willingness of the men to work for the
interest of the company"
This would seem to indicate that Mr.
Galloway has always been deemed the best
manager that the road ever had. Ru-
mors of a threatened strike have been
coming to him every day, but as he re-
marked to the reporter, they don't seem
to pan out well. Mr.. Galloway has CON
fdence in his men, and thinks it will be a
cold day when they throw up the good
treatment he has shown andgiyen to
them, hoping to get something better.