The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-20
TIE RAILROAD STRIKES.


Business Fully Resumed the Santa Fe-
Chairman Conroe Decli"es to Talk.
KANSAS Cry, March 80 That the Santa he
system Is already n its normal condition is
amply evidenced by the announcement that
freight Of ali kinds will be accepted tomorrow.
The men in the yards have been very busy all
day IN clearing up the accumulated freight bust
ness. All trains are sent out promptly. and
everything is working smoothly again. Stormy
weather prevails in the surrounding country,
and all trains less belated. It is
sleeting here tonight. and it is reported that
there is a snow-storm in Kansas. Mr.. s. NJ
Stevens. the confidential associate of Mr..
Arthur, returned from Chicago to-day. and will
supervise the management of the Burlington
strike at this point.
what is there in the report that a COM
promise was effected with the engineers. in
which the Santa Fe agrees not to handle Bur
lington businessl" was asked of Superintendent
Spoor.
''There is nothing in it. There was no COM
promise whatever. The facts simply that
the men were ordered back by Mr.. Conroe. If
any request made not to handle Burlington
freight, it was not answered. Ihave received
no orders in regard to the matter. When the
strike was declared. 1 received orders not to re-
ceive any freight during its continuance and
that order has not vet been reScinded. Our
yards are blockaded with freight, and until we
get this moved we will not be in shape to receive
any more
CHICAGO, March 19-Chairman Conroe, of the
general grievance committee of the Santa Fe
system the man who ordered the big strike,
arrived in the city 10 day. Mr.. Conroe at once
had an interview with Chief Arthur, but what
passed between them not diVulged. Mr..
Arthur would not talk that point. nor would
the new arrival from the wild West.
THE men on the Santa Fe have all gone back
to work" Mr.. Conroe said. land we don't antici-
pate any further trouble"
What was the strike about ont there9'
II don't want to talk about that now"
Mr.. Smith said you violated agreement in
striking on ten min ates n oticeW
You are treading on drlicate ground now. /
nave no time to talk just now at all, and Mr..
Conroe lodged into Chief Arthur's private room.
Or was rather dragged in by some Brotherhood
men who were with him
I had talk with Chief Arthur ard Chair
man Conroe for a few minutes" said Vice
president Smith of the Santa Fe road, today.
Chief Arthur had very little to say. He SIM
ply accompanied Mr. Conroe. Conroe expressed
IL can be called strike. had occurred, and glad
that matters were all right again"
What did he say was the reason for calling
out the menu
He said it was against his personal iude-
tnent and advice, but the men insisted unon do
lag something TO help out the Burlington
strikers, and he was compelled to obey their
wishes.
HAS the entente cordiale been resumed be-
tween the Santa Fe and the Brotherhood2r
"Our relations of the most friendly char
acter. Nothing but the best of feeling vas
shown this morning in the short conference We
had"
TOPEKA, Kan, March 19.-The Board OF
Railroad Commissioners sent the following con-
gratulatory telegram to Chief Arthur to-day:
'We desire to express TO you our approval of
the w-abldlng and conservative position
which you have assumed In regard to the strike
of the Santa Fe engineers. We informed and
believe that your conservative action is ap-
proved by 80 per cent. of the locomotive en-
Eineers of that road and almost all the business
men of this entire State. We feel that the pub
lie and business sympathy and respect will be
with you as long the administration of
your order is conducted by the conservative
element. and, upon the other hand, whenever
its administration is surrendered TO an element
which ignores those duties to the great public
it will cease to retain the public and business
sympathy. which means the destruction of the
order. JAMES HUMPHREY
''ALMERIN GILLETT.
'.ALBERT r. GREEN,
RAILROAD Commissioners of Kansas"
General Manager Goddard issued an order,
late this afternoon. restoring all the suspended
clerks and other employees work. With pay
during the time they were suspended. He
thanks them for the support they gave the
management during the strike.