Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17

OkuSC lmS6lS mere WcI6 equally suI-
prised.
|. OFFICIALS VIGILANT.
KANSAS Cry, Mo March 16.-The sit
uation on the Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Cult system Is critical l. WAS thought
certain that the men would strike st
O'Clock this afternoon, and the men in the
yards are said to have expressed surprise
that no order came. General Manager
Nettleton was ia the yards the most OF
the day and be fully anticipated g strike.
Chairman Carroll Of the grievance COM
mit;ee, who is authority for the
statement that q strike would
occur said this evening that 1t was only
prevented by word from Chairman Hitch
kins of the Fort Scott grievance commit
tee who requested that positive action be
deferred until his arrival here. he Is ex-
pected in tonight or tomorrow morning,
and Chairman Carroll has already init
mated that strike is less than twenty
four hours sway. The Fort Scott &C.
commodation left this afternoon on
time at 4;30 o'clock and everything
Is reported going On as usual along the
system. II is now not thought likely that
the road will be tied up tonight as every
thing depends on the action of Chairman
Hirchkins. One feature Of the situation
on the Fort Scott has been frequently re-
marked, and that is the fact that some
days after the beginning Of the Burling-
ton strike the Fort Scott men demanded
higher wages and the adjustment Of the
classification system. These re-
quests were promptly granted
and Fort Scott officials hoped
that they were out of danger. The recent
trouble grows out OF positive decision
of the read to receive ard handle Bur-
liDgton business, and II the men strike
that will be the CHIEF cause. 1t is re-
ported that Fort Scott has already made
arrangements for hiring men in case OF
strike.
General Manager Nettleton said: ave
have received no notification Of strike,
nor are we likely TO. 1t does not seem to
be the plan of the engineers to prepare
the road officials for strike. They
merely drop the lever and quit at 8 mo.
ment's notice."
"Are you prepared for q striker"
"No, cannot say that We are. We
have few engineers at cur dispose but
not enough of course to carry on both
freight and passenger business. Lswould
delay US to considerable extent in all
our departments"
A. W. Dickinson, general superinten-
dent of the Missouri Pacific, arrived from
st. Louis to-day. He said: az have come
to Kansas City for the purpose of seeing
that no Burlington freight Is touched by
the Missouri Pacific. do not know Of
any trouble on the part Of the engineers
on cur road, and do not think they will
go ont on US"
ant
of the Chicago and Alton, arrived from
Cnlcsgo to-day. He also thought
that there wAs no danger OF trouble on
his road but added: "I thought l
would Ike to be here to see that every
body is all right ="
ARIZONA AFFECTED.
FLAGsTAFF, A t March l6-Freight
trains are side tracked sud locomotives
lied up al various points on the Atlantic
and Pacific roSd IN this territory.
Freight business is suspended and no
trains CT any kind will be running after
O'Clock this evening.
A COMPLETE EMBARGO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL March LID
connective er gineers and fremen on the
California Southern and California en-
trail roads quit work this morning These
two roads are controlled by the Santa Re
Company End ere especially part OF the
Santa Fe overland system. AS rule
there is complete embargo upon sill
kinds of trs fs3 in that portion Of the state
south of Los Angeles. The
cities of San Diego, Riverside,
San Bernsrdino and Pasadena are
cut OF from communication by rail to the
east. There has been no trouble IN the
Southern Pacific. General Superintend-
enU Fillmore of the Southern Pacific said
to-day that his company was not hand
ling any Burlington freight and the same
rule was being observed on the Cenusl
Pacific. The Atlantic and Pacific gave
notice to-day that 1t would accept no
freight for any point.
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, March 16.-The
strike Of engineers and hremen on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road has
not vet extended to the Gulf division of
that system but considerable apprehen.
sion exists among railroad officials here
that TO. morrow will witness sn extension
of the strike to the Gulf, Colorado and
SAINTS Fe road. Vice President and Gen
e-al Manager Webster Soyder in
al lubCIhISW tkDL5 OVCAIAS EoAA no b6u
no reason to anticipate spread OF the
strike to the Gulf division, but IN view of
the unexpected action OF the engineers on
the main line he did not know what to
expect. The men had no grievance that
he knew of, and they mad not handled any
Burlington cars in Texas. Orders Were
issued to-day to ell agents on the Santa
Fs line not to accept shipments Of
live stock for northern points until
fur her notice. This looks as though
Texas fficisls expected s long fight. All
trains On the S nts Fe left as usual to-day,
tut il is thought they will scarcely get
beyond Purcell, the end of the gulf divis-
ion.
A GENERAL SURPRISE.
TOPEKA, KAN q, Msrch 10 This after
noon attxscsly $3.50 p. m, ] + Goddard,
general manager OF the Atcaison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway Company, received
the following telegram Ct his office, In
Topeka:
ITO j f. Goddard.
The engineers and flremeo of ths Santa
Fe system quit at this P. m.
iSlgued ! T. CoNRoB."