Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-20
WILL NOT EXPLAIN.
Conroe Goes to Chicago, But Says
Nothing About the cause Of
the Santa Fe Strike.
The Engineers AND Firernen on tho Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. PAuI are Oared
susdepIy to chicago.
rHE SANTA FL IN OPERATION.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March l9-All pss
senger trains on The Santa Fe will go out
on time this morning. At the freight
yards All issactivIly, and the switch ergi-
neers are darling around making up trains
IS rapidly as possible, and every effort is
being made to relieve the freight block
ade.
CoNRoE IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, ILL, MHIcl I9.-ChSiIman
Conroe of the general grievance commit
tee Of the Santa Fe system, the man who
ordered the dig strike in the west, ar
rived in this C ~ TO day. Conroe ct once
bad al interview with Cnief Art ur, but
what passed between the two Was not di-
vulged. Mr.. Arthur would not talk on
that point, Bor would tie new arrival
from the '9ild and woody west" "The
men on the Santa Fe have gone back to
work." Conroe said, "and We do not az
ticipate sny further trouble"
"What was the strike about out there?
Mr.. Smith said you hso an agreement IN
striking on ten minutes notice"
"Yuu are treading on delicate ground
now. have no time to tslk Just now st
all" and Conroe lodged into Chief Ar
thurs private room.
"I had talk with Chief Arthur and
Cnsirman Conroe for a few minutes"
ssid Vice President Smith OF. the Santa
Fe Railway to-day. Chief Arthur has
very little to say. He simply accom-
panied Conroe. Conroe expressed him
self as being very sorry that the strike, II
1t can be called strike, had occurred,
and glad that matters were all right
again"
"What did he say was the reason for
his calling out the mepf"
"He said it was sgsinst his personal
Judgment and advice, but that the men
insisted on doing something to help out
the Blu rlipgton strikers, and he was COM
pelled to ooey their wishes" .-...-.
"Has the entente cordiale been re-
sumed between the Santa Fe and the
Bro,herhood?"
"Our relations are of the most friendly
character. Nothing but the best OF feel
ing WAS shown this morning in the short
conference we had"
ALL FREIGBT RI -EIvED.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, March l9.-Tbat
the Santa Fe system Is already in its
normal condition Is amply evidenced oY
| the announcement that freights Of all
hlEuS Will Oc nSSCDkSu GO-nOLAS"' AuC
men In the yards have been very busy all
day in clearing the accumulated freight
| BUSINESS. ALI trains are sent out
promptly and everything Is work
ing smoothly sgaln. Stormy weather
prevails IN the country and
all trains aIe bel.ted. 1t is sleeting here
tonight, and 1t is reported that here is q
snoWstorm In Kansas. s. NJ Stevens,
the cor fldential advocate OF M. Arthur,
returned from Chicago, and will SUPER
wise the management OF the Chicago, Bur
liugton and Quipcy strike 81 this point.
IT WAS A COMPLETE TIE UP.
CHICAGO, ILL, March l9.-Reports
from the Southwestern Railway Associs-
ton, made public to-day, show that for
the first week In march the Burlington
earned only $3.50 on through and CON-
petitiye business to the southwest. These
| figures show how completely the road
was tied up during the first week OF she
strike. The statistics for the subse-
quent weeks are not yet submitted. 80.
THE MILWAUKEE TIED UP.
CHICAGO, Ill March 19 The engin-
GERS and 1remen Of the Brotherhood on
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
have been called suddenly to ChicsSo,
leaving their engines in the middle. Of
their run. The engineers on the MI
@sukee are against strike, believing
they can 60 more harm by continuing in
the service ss the road runs parallel with
the Q. and is getting lots Of Burlington
| freight. s-