Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-23
SANT4FE STRIKE ENDED.
tp sIReers On the Santa Fe are Re-
qassted by the Grand Chief
to Resume Work,
The Whole System From the MIssIE-
slpDi to The Pacific viii Soon b.
ReSdy for Business.
No Fear OF Trouble on tho Fora Scot, Rona
The Financial Stains Ct tbs
ElEinosrs' Brotherhood.
IN GOOD F1GHr1Sn rpn,

D KANSAS CITY, Mo, March IS,-ChSJr.
: man Carroll, speaking in regard to the
q published reports Of the financial strength
! OF the Brotherhood, said: 1.-THE neEsps.
: pers are trying to make US out as being
} very poor, but the fact is we can stand as
, large drain SIS any railway, and then not
, be hurt. 1t is true there is abou. $500, ooo
In the contingent fund, but ia addition
10 that We have building fund in our
treasury amounting 10 $3.50 COO, which
we have been Sccumalating for years for
the purpose OF erecting buildings for the
order. This can De used to pay the ex-
pelses OF the strike II necessary, Now
IN addition TO the funds, smount-
ing to Ss60,000, we have s widows
ard orphans fund which we will not
touch. There are 27,5O0 members In
good standing, snd each of them could
quit work for six months sud 20 on
pleasure trip, II he wanted to, and not be
financially embarrassed By It. E1ch Of the
men can put mp S1O0 al s moments
notice, if nt cessarv, and you can see we
would then have 1910 COO for q fighting
cEpitsl. Csn either Of the roads aft1rd 10
lose lhst? At lesst rs per cent. of the
engineers to-day in the service baye homes
and have competence laid BY, 50 ron
zee we arc not q1ite IN as bsd fighting
trim IS some people would be glAd 10 be.
lleye."
CHAIRMAN CoNRoE's MOVEMENTS.
KANSAS CITY, Mo March Is -Chsjr-
nan Conrce returned from Topeka this
morning where he has been in confer
ence yesterday with Governor Martin and
SAINTS Fe officials. he at once called
meeting OF the committee here ard il Is
understood that preparatory steps TO-
ward Issuing the notice were taken at
this meeting. Chairman Conroe quietly
boarded Rock Island express for Coz
cAgo at hsli pSst 4 O'Clock this morning
snd was fifty miles out Of the city by the
time his notice was promulgated. The
prevailing opinion here Is that the con
ference at TCpekS had considerable in.
fuence toward briuginga settlement. The
strikers here assert that the COMPANY hiss
agreed not to handle Burlington freight.
READY FOR BUSINESS.
TOPEKA, KAN, Marcn 18th, sitter
moon ut 4:30 Chairman C1Groe wired Gen
erel Manager Goddard from Kansas Civ
IS follows:
vt. J. Goddard-The engineers end
hremen will resume Wo:k.
(Sigred) "J. CoNRoE."
Traffic Msusger White ssys ell lines
from the Missouri liver to the Pacific
ocean will be in the usual condition for
business without delay. There is no
blockade anywhere and all trains are in
shape to move at once.
NO STRIKE ON THE GULF SYSTEM
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March II -CnSir-
msn Hltckins Of the Fort Scott griev Ice
committee who came here last nigl t. n
vestigate matters returned to his home
in Springfield, Mo-, to night. He said
this eve ing: "There will be no strike
on the Fort Scott system for the present
snd am going home Tonight. / have
not been able to find any excuse for
strike on the part of oVr men. Its
strike is ordered it will be by some one
else and am the only man hating author
ty to order one"
THE STRIKE IS OVER.
KANSAS Cry, Mo, Marca Is-The
Santa Fe strike is ever.
The following official notice was Issued
this evening:
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March Is, 1sss.
To Engineers and Eiremen Of the Santa ~
System:
81 am advised y our Grand Chief to
request OF you that you return TO your
positions at once, and further
hat repair to Chicago ana soiust all mis-
(Signec) T CoNRoE,
Chairman OF the General Grievance Cgm.
miEtee"
Trains were moved to-day with some
regularity. The California express due
10 leave at 1880 p m, and the Denver
Ind Utah express due to leave st ll:l5p.
n were consolidated, and left at II 80
With Ben Horton in the cab. No. II OF
be Southern Kansas left at 1925 8. m, I
hirty-hve minutes late. The Colorsso
Express due at 8. m. arrived at Gas.
The eastDound California express, and
he northbound Texas express, Que 10
Irriye at 4 80 ard Gals r. respectively, were
exported abandoned. The trains Of the
Kansas C.ly, Fort Scott and Gulf Rad
III went Uut on time this morn
pg with no indications of trouble. On
he Burlington the trains are sII running
IN time. The depot presented deserted
ppesrsnce all day, as there WAS little
interest taken in the movements of
rains, and the general feeii z was that
he strike wSs ubout over. AS one OF the
men mounted his engine to take out his
rain an old engineer, standing in group
lear BY, turned to his companions and
aid: "Well, hoys, the last man to go
'ack will be the one who gets left. IL is
My matter of time now" His pre1ic-
ion was verified when Chairman Con-
Oe's notice was issued. The men take
he matter philosophicslly, end neatly
II of them, at present In the city, were
pplytpg to the Assistant Superintendent
'poon for orders for transportation, etc.