The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-31
STRIKE ORDERED.
SAN ANTONIO AND ARKANSAS PASS TO
TIE UP THIS MORNING.
4 Conciliatory Circular from Receiver B. F.
Yaakum Counssling the Men Is Use
Their Better Judgment Before
Taking Action

Special 10 the Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec, 27.-At $50 TO-
morrow morning all the employees of
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railway eompany's operating depart
ment win strike. tying up the entire
system of 600 miles Of road The
trouble dates back to the discharge of
Conductor O'Brien by superintendent
Sands for an alleged violation of
orders The men are acting under
instructions from the chairman Of the
labor federation board.
Receiver h. f. Yoakum has issued
the following telegraphic circular:
''SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 27--Io
all Employees; A couple of telegrams
received from Ed Killer, signed as
chairman of the Federation board, ad-
vises that all employees will sever their
cor nection with this company tOmor-
row morning at $50. TO which have
replied as follows:
notwithstanding both your tele-
grams, stating that certain employees
| would sever their connection with this
company tomorrow morning at $50,
am still of the opinion that either the
committee representing the order OF
Railway Telegraphers have misrepre-
as they did through q re-
cent published interview, or that the
conservative employees of this COM
pany have not been consulted by
I yourself and other members Of the
road of which you are chairman.
| Mr.. Sands fully explained the sit
uation in his telegraphic circular OF
yesterday to all employees connected
with this company, as ] have been
since it's inauguration / am not yet
prep@ed to believe that the older EN-
ployes, great many of them com
| mencing with me in its early days
and good many Of whom ] have met
personally on several occasions for th1
| purposes of discussing grievances Of
readjusting differences, will TAXI
hasty action have never found any
of the said committees com
pOsed OF such men tina
we're not willing to meot th'
company half way in arriving at
fair and just settlement. l am sorry
to gay this was not the case with th'
last committee that waited upon me
shall not believe that such u feeling
prevails NOW to that extent with tn
Fl emDloyes, until | have evidence fror
thyn1, through their individual action
ttaat they will disregard the princi
,lles that have governed US heretofor
in the settlement of all like matters
and by allowing such trivial and un
lust action to force us to look else
where for employees in the operating
department" (Signed)
4. Il. YoARUN.
The men state that no violence /
intended, and hope for speedy settle
ment of the trouble,
Special to The Statesman
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 2S.-Th
telegraph operators employed on th
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass rail
way embracing 800 miles Of track
went on strike this morning, ant
according TO the prior arrangemen
they were supported by all Of th
labor organizations of the road ,includ
ing conductors, firemen, engineers
switchmen and mechanics, making ,
complete tie up. There is no prospect
of an Immediate settlement Th'
strike extends from Kerrvilie tC
Houston on the main line, from Sal
Antonio to Corpus Christi, and from
Yoakum to Waco and the branches
\ At the Aransas Pass depot thi
morning ConductorLake and Enginee
Conant refused to take the regular
passenger out, but offered superin
tendent Sands to take out the mail ca
and engine. Mr.. Sands replied tina
unless the entire train was taken Ou
the mail car would not go, and gum
marily discharged Conductor Lake
The Order Of Railway Conductors nov
have a grievance after the telegraph
ers' demands are settled, and say tina
Conductor Lake viii have to be rein
stated.
A deputy United States marsha
was present when Mr.. sands refuseS
TO let the United States mail go ou
and 'eported the matter to Unite,
States district Attorney A. J. Evans
This official says all the officers Of th
road will be arrested If the mail is no
taken out and there is heavy fine at
tached to such refusal. Passenger
were sold tickets at the depot condi
tionally with the departure O
train. No freight is be
ing received, yet on tn
same conditions There is no disturb
ance and the employees who wer
summoned to the depot in antieipa
tion of trouble by the road officials
J ave nothing 70 do. kilograms weri
GENT in all directions this morning T.
Gud Yoakum, one Of the receivers