The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-17

One or Two Passenger Tratns Sent-Kansas
City Merchants Growing Uneasy.
KANSAS Cry, March l6.-The strike situation
on the Santa Fe road is unchanged this morn
ing. Not wheel is turning except few switch
engines The engineers and f1remen persist in
saying they have received no orders to strike
They are simply ''tred." and want to rest No
trains have been moved in anv direction, and
the officials refuse receive freight of any kind
The Union Depot presents a regular Castle Gar
den appearance. as hundreds of emgrants have
been brought in whose destination was some
where on the line of the Santa Fe. Two hun
dred of them are crowded into the emigrant
room, and there accessious hour
ly. Assistant Superintendent Spoor says
that he will have trains moving tomorrow but
the outlook st present is not faitering for the
road. The managers OF the strike absolutely
deny any order being given for strike. The
engineers say they have no grievance. but say
they will rest until the Burlington road comes
TO terms with its employees. Interviews with
number of striking engineers developed the fact
that they have examined the list or stockholders
of the Chicago. Burlington g. Quincy, and the
Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe, and find that
considerable number of the Santa Fe stock
holders are also largely interested in the 70"
that they would dip into both pockets at
once and let these feel the full effects of the
strike by crippling their resources. -
All trains on the Gulf system and on the Mis-.
souri, Pacific moving promptly on tims and
the engineers say positively that there Will be
no trouble on the Missouri Pacific, but claim to
know nothing regarding the Gulf.
Train No. 3. on the Santa Fe. due to leave at
10:15, still stands on the track with it's passen-
gers in the seats and the mail and express mat
ter in the cars No. B. due to leave at lI:2O
has been abandoned, but Superintendent Spoor
says No. will go out A crowd of about 500
men surround the train the track being
composed of the rougher element The en-
gineers are quiet and orderly, and remain away
from the depot The following dispatch was
sent from here last night:
II. B. tone, General Manager G., b so. Chicago:
We wish you to understand that we win hold the
Burlington system responsible for all damages to our
company account of the strike.
This was signed by the general superintend-
ent of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe. The
engineers OF the Burlington say that they are
confident the trouble will be settled within for
ty yeight hours by the company discharging their
new men and coming to . settlement with the
others. They claim to base their supposition
upon the fact that the officials of the two roads
are IN consultation The grievance comm itres
of the Santa Fe cannot be found. as the mem
bsrs not together, but each is at his DIVISION
aud all work and communication is done secret
ly and by cipher. Reports from points along
the line of the Santa Fe show complete bloc k
ade of both freight and passenger traffic.
At 11:26 Ben johnson. foreman of the Atch-
ison. Topeka 6 Santa Fe round-house Ar
gentine. backed engine TO the Union
Dan md 60 led on TO 3 W IA
the through California express Ben Wharton,
who has been engineer the Santa Fe for
ten years. mounted the engine. He is not a
brotherhood man, having baen expelled from
the organization during the great strike of 1877
He has since applied for aamission. but has been
rejected. Shorty after Wharton had donned
overais sensation was created in the crowd by
the appearance OF his wife. who pushed her wAy
through to the engine and was assisted TO seat
by her husband. She declared har in
tention Of acting as fireman on the trip,