The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-14
THE STRIKE STILL ON.
MATTERS SEEM TO HAVE UNDERGONE
NO MATERIAL CHANGE.
The People Of Ycakum Indignantly Deny
the False Statements That Have Been
Sent Gut About Them Matters
at Other Points.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. IL The
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass rail
way seems to be slowly recovering
from the strike. In addition to the
regular passenger trains freights were
run today to Kerrville, to Corpus
Christi from Yoakum, to Waco and a
special freight to Lock hart. So faras
TINS road is concerned, the strikers
seem to have been beaten but what
Will be the result ofthe strike extern
sion to other roads cannot be foretold.
There is no doubt whatever that
when the Arkansas Pass strikes other
lines with freight, the operating en-
ployes of thuse lines will refuse to
handle it. This means tie up of
every road i'm Texas, notable the
Southern Pacific and International
and Great Northern, which connect
with the Arkansas Pass at this point.
Neither is there any doubt that the
officials of other Texas roads will re-
quire their men to handle the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass freight, as
demanded by interstate regulations.
The situation is extremely grave.
James and f.. j. O'Conner, ID. A
Buel, $. f. Dare and Albert +.
Forsyth, strikers, were before Judge
N1hg today for contempt of court, in
that they were charged with interior
ing with one OF the company's new
brakemen. Their cases were con-
tinued until tomorrow.
Many high officials of labor organi-
cations are Eere from other cities of
the country. All the strikers meet
ings are secret, and both sides profess
equal confidence. There is no hope
ct compromise, and it is d fight to
finish.
YoAKUM PEOPLE DENY 1T.
YoAKUM, Tex, Jan. 11.--A largo
freight train left here this morning
for Houston, also one for Lockhart.
A switchman, a striker by the name
of Walker, who was drinking. jumped
on the switch engine and attempted
to strike the engineer with a rock. He
was Immediately arrested and sent to
San Antonio. Saturdays passenger
train brought in large supply of pro-
visions from San Antonio for the dep
uties and new wolkmen at this place.
The following paper was circulated
here today:
at having been falsely reported to
The outside world that every man in
Yoakum has sanctioned the depreda-
tion committed on the railroad COM
pany's property at this place, we, the
undersigned merchants and property
owners, do state emphatically that
we have never sanctioned any species
of unlawful conduct by the strikers
nor any one else; that we deny the re-
ports that we are unfrendly to the
railroad; that we deny the report that
an armed mob was ready to meet the
,, passenger train here last Tues
day as reported in the
various newspapers; that we
make all these statements without
prejudice towar the strikers"
(Signed) 4o4
We Woodley, Chas Baker, Ben I
Keitzel, J f Monk, j w Kulzell, G
Ewal & Co, A Ross & Son, M e &C.
bert, Buliver Bros, N w Arnold, s p
stockton, Jno McNaety, j Fra e.
Bro, II NJ Dodd, H Milus, Fl G Bryant
q Son, b p Stephenson, G Burke, p A
May, JnO Hargrave, Jim Blanks.
These with several other signatures
comprise the leading merchants and
property holders of Yoakum.
FREIGHT TO BEEvILLE.
BEEv1LLE, Tex, Jan. 1.-THE first
freight since he strike came in on the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass this
evening. The train was manned with
a new crew and met with no opposi-
tion whatever from The strikers, who
are quiet and orderly. Our business
men welcomed the train as rationg
are running low here.
CHIEF ARTHUR HEARD FROM.
PALESTINE, Tex, Jan. 1.-THE fol-.
lowing telegram from the general
manager of The Southern Pacific rail-
way to Receiver Campbell has been
put on the bulletin boards here to-
day: Gs
81. s. Weingrain-Mr. Arthur's as
sistant wires as follows: The strike
you refer to is an illegal one. The
grand chief will instruct your men not
TO participate in 1t, or TO do anything
tt bring about conflict"
1t Is understood that the resolutions
passed here at the union meeting q
few days ago, declaring that no
Arkansas Pass freight would he hand
led, has been held in allowance and
that it will he rescinded at the earliest
opportunity.
TEXAS AND PACIFIC SYMPATHY.
BoNHAM, Tex, Jan. 1l.-At meet
ing of the employees of the TRANSIT on
tinental division of the Texas and
Pacific railroad, held in BOnham to-
day, the following resolutions were
adorted ,Wo-wit:
Whereas, We have learned from the
press that the employees of the IAN
Antonio and Arkansas Pass railroad
have ceased to work for said road, be-
cause of an unjust reduc tion of wages,
and,
Whereas, Believing in the Justice
and prnpriety of their action and
viewing with pride the orderly man
ner in which they have conducted
themselves during the strike; there
fore he it
Resolved, that we, the employees of
the TRANSIT Continental division of the
Texas and Pacific railroad. extend our
sincere sympathy to the striking en-
ployes Of the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass railroad. and also such pc
cuniary aid as we may be able to give.