Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-12
SANTA FE INFRINGEMENT.
A Wholesale Slaughter of the Pass Sys-
tem-Other Reductions.

Iem-ULnef heQuCLl0nS.
Topeka, Kan, Dec 1.-There is great
commotion among the Santa Fe railway
employees this evening on account of the
proof of new order coming to light.
This orderIis issued by President Marvel
and relates solely to passes. From Janu-
airy 1 no passes will be issued to families of
employees, either officers or privates; also,
no trip passes of any description are to be
issued, either to employees or others on
auxiliary lines on any account and to en-
ployes on the line they may be working on
only when sent out on duty. When an
employe, still in the employ of the COM
pany, desires to make trip on his vaca-
ton, he will be granted a rate of
y cent mile each way. This rule
is made imperative. When an employe
is discharged he will not be given
either the pass or a reduced rate. News
paper passes are to be greatly reduced in
numbers, many papers being cut off alto
gether, and the larger papers curtailed in
this particular. This order has been thor
oughly discussed, and does not seem TO
meet with favor. The number of special
cars have been reduced. The paymaster's
cars have been pulled off, and checks for
employees are now sent out through Wells,
Fargo q Co. express. The superintend-
euO nds GOuDleu up Win diOtner OIIlCIal,
40 that now, excepting when MIR. Manvel's
Ear is here, there are only two special cars
IN the line west of Kansas City for the use
Of officials. and one on the Gulf division.
There is to be another sweeping of the gen.
eral offices in few days, and a number of
trusted clerks let out as Christmas pres
ent. Retrenchment and increased revenue
is the order of the day.
THE CAR FAMINE UNDATED.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec 1.-THE car famine
s simply unprecedented. The commits
nissioners have been appealed to by farm
lis for relief. who charge discrimination
In favor of elevators and against men who
load from the track. This freight traffic
is likely to continue for several weeks and
will undoubtedly make material increase
in the earnings of the railroad companies.
All of the complaints will be promptly in
vestigated, but it is questionable whether
any relief can be found. Corn is being
stacked up along the tracks. No particu-
Jar road is singled out by compliments
and the charge includes nearly all of them.
ALEGAL OPINION REVERSED.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec 1I.-Some time ago
he statement was made that Attorney
General Kellogg had declared that there
vas no way 10 take fugitive from justice
out of the Indian territory, and that man
who committed crime in this state was
As safe IN thatterritory as in Canada. The
question was recently raised whether
Kansas fugitive could be taken
from the territory The governor
requested the opinion of the at
torney general on the subject and
today be submitted an opinion closing
with these words: The way therefore to
obtain a criminal who has fed from the
state of Kansas To any portion of the In
dian territory, included within the juris-
dlction of the several Indian agencies is to
make an application to the Indian agent
In charge for his summary removal from
the territory to some convenient point on
the Kansas line wnere officers may be
armed with legal process for his arrest"
REWARD WOULO-BE MURDERER
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. ia reward of
$3.50 was today offered by Governor Hum
phrey for thearrest and conviction of Will
lis Woody, who is wanted in Lincoln
county for an assault with intent TO kill,
committed upon Samuel Gilpin. Gilpin
resides not tar from Barnard. Lincoln
comfy. Woody lived at some distant
place, not stated in the papers filed at the
governors Office. There WAS an unsettled
business transaction between them. ana
after having written Gilpin that he would
come and kin him if he did not settle up,
Moody made his word good Coming TO
Lincoln county, he met Gilpin st a neigh
sor's on the way, and after few words
drew a revolver and shot him five
times. He reloaded the revolver and
would have shot as many more times
doubtless if the neighbors had not inter-
fered, struggled with Woody and finally
dove him away. As he left. Woody swore
mat If THAT did not finish him. he would
come again and complete the job. Gilpin
is recovering from his wounds. but will /
probably be MANNED for life. This hap
pened on the 18th of October. WOODY es-
capped. He WAS seen about twenty miles
south of the scene of the shooting the
same day and was heavily armed. He
has not been heard of since and ii is be-
fieved he is somewhere in the Indian ter
ritory. Wood is described VS. five feet, ten
or twelve inches high, weight about
lSo pounds. sandy complexion, heavy
brown mustache and eyebrows, low fore
head aud dark, coarse hair.