The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-29
Callars on.eansraI Harrison

C0llofS on general naTfison'
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 26.-The presi-
dent elect passed quiet but busy day
in his library and had but few callers
in the forenoon. Among them
George A. Neal, of OsceOlo, Missouri,
a delegate to the Chicago convention
and an original Harrison man.
Ex-senator w, j. Sewell, of New
Jersey, called early in the afternoon
and this evening with his wife and
daughters They were the guests OF
general and Mrs. Harrison at tea.
SenrtOr Sewen stated to the reporter
ance whatever. He is one of the five
members of the board of trustees OF
the National Soldiers home, and has
been out inspecting the Soldiers
Home at LeaVenworth, and on his re-
turn he thought it would be pleasant
to stop over at Indianapolis and visit
with his former colleague.
The Harrison Home club, an Organl-
cation with membership of 700 Proml-
nent Indianapolis republicans. and
which did some very effective work Ill
General IIarrison's interest at Chicago
and throughout the campaign, has de
cided to maintain permanent Organl-
zation. At meeting of the executive
committee of the club to-day the presi'
dent. Hugh Hanna. was instructed u
apply for articles of Incorporation ant
handsome headquarters will be opened
where newspapers and political litera
ture of every kind viii be kept. anC
where Out-of-tOwn visitors will be en-
tertained. Pending the intervals be
tween elections the club will deVOtI
its attention to securing the enact
ment of laws looking to the amend
SNe IN OF Inn 10 fin
the publication of elections and tn
punishment of fraud and bribery.
is believed that this will prove one o
| the first political clubs in the Unitet
| States incorporated for this purpose.
Judge Walter q. Gresham arrived il
the city to-day from Chicago and is
guest of the new denison. 1t is hi
| first visit to Indianapolis since tn
nomination of General Harrison.
- Tns sTttchmen's Strike.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 26.-The switch
mems strike did not extend to-day t
the engineers and firemen as was vague
ly anticipated. The situation remain
unchanged, except that all the road
ara moving trains to-day and tonight
and the blockade is nearly overcome
New men ara applying for work "a
every Office and the superintendents Sd
they will have no difficulty in supplyin
every strikers place within the neA
few days.
The day, taken as whole, was ratl
er disastrous to the strikers and thel
is a visible weakening manifested
some of their NUMBER The general of
GERS of the brotherhood of engineers an
firemeu did not put in their appear
ance to-day as given out they woulC
and il cannot be reliably ascertaine
that either of these organizations haV
taken any step toward assisting or SUI
tanning the strikers.
The railroad SupeFiptendentS held
conference this afternoon and wei
unanimous in their refusal to conced
the demands of the strikers. The
sought no conference of the striker
and most of the superintendents lei
for home Immediately after their a6
journment.
When a freight train on the Ri
this evening the brakemen quietly sill
lped away without saying word TO tt
yRrdmaster. It is thought they feare
to take a train out that had been mad
up by SO called ''ScabS.n AnoGht
crew was quickly found and the trai
got away altogether and it looks Z
though the railroads had about brol
the backbone of the strike and unle.
some unexpected assistance arrives Il
strikers are in fam way of being le
out in the cold; there is much syn
pathy manifested for them by the
brother railroad employees. About a
the roads have posted notices discharI
ing the strikers and invitiT
them to call and get their none,
There was no disorder or attempts at il
reference at any of the yards to-da,
The strikers do not disguise the
hopes of receiving aid and support
the last moment from the engines
ana firemen. Prominent local men
bers and division officials of the loo,
motive brotherhood state positive
however, that they have not asks
Chief Arthur TO come here or to int
fere and they do not propose to do s
, Chief Sargent of the firemen's brothe
! hood, returned to Terre Haute Satu
day night leaving rumor that he ils
advised his men to remain at the
, posts.
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