San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-16
SANANTONIO, TEXAS SATURDAY. JANUARY l6. 1892
STRIKE.
Other Railroad Men May Join the
Fray If They Must Han
die A, II. Cars

were sent out yesterday and two trains to
Alice. They were not interfered with.
No through freights have yet been Sc mt
out from this city.
A man named A. +. Wells was arrested
at West Point, charged with interfering
with the employees of the road and was
brought to this city last evening on the
train for trial before Judge King for con-
tempt.
One train which arrived from the south
yesterday was one hour late.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Sherw wood, of
Corpus Christi, arrested drunken man at
Skidmore yesterday, who was making a
war talk. He was brought to this city
and proved TO be Benjamin McNiell,
Troop ID, 3rd cavalry, deserter. Sher-
wood received $50 reward from the gov
eminent
A number of new men have been en-
ployed by Superintendent Sands.
At the regular meeting of the strikers
Yesterday the following resolution was
alop ed:
Resolved. That we extend opr heart
felt gratitude to the employees on the In
ternational and Great Northern and
Southern Pacific railways who last even
ing refused to handle the Arkansas Pass
freight which was offered for transfer,
and also our friends at Hearne for sum
marily dealing with scabs."
The officials of the road deny that the
Southern Pacific and |. & g. N. men have
refused to handle their freight or cars.
The men themselves informed the LIGHT
reporter that they did refuse yesterday.
Yesterday the officials private car
''Te zalco" was sent over on the Y of the
Southern Pacific to be attached to the ).
p. train, but there IL remained, the South
ern Pacific men refusing to touch it.
The receivers have had the following
circular from General Freight Agent Polk
very generally distributed:
Tine interruption of traffic, caused by
recent strike of employees on this line, has
been surmounted and we are now pre-
pared to receive and handle promptly all
| freights rendered us for transportation
| from and to points on our own or connect
1 ing lines"
A trestle bridge about mile and one
hal from Yoakum; was burned yesterday.
| 1t will be repaired.
| Business men and citizens are becom-
ing annoyed at the stubborn attitude OF
| both sides in the strike and have circu-
lated the following petition:
BUSINESS MEMS AND CITIZENS MASS
| MEETING.
| Viewing with general alarm the con-
| tinuation of the Arkansas Pass strike as a
strife calculated If continued to greatly
injure San Antonio and southwest Texas
and stagnate aud demoralize every
branch of business and trade, and be-
lieving that there may be some
Legitimate means OF bringing the
lieving also that as citizens we have a
right to inform ourselves of the situation
| and express ourselves of the situation and
express ourselves in the premises, we, the
subscribers, do hereby call on the general
| public of San Antonio to assemble In mass
meeting at Convention hall, corner North
| Flores and West Houston streets, San An
| tonic, on Monday night, January Is, 1892,
to consider what steps, If any. can be
| taken to relieve the situation and general
| depression consequent Hereunder.
Larkin Il. Smith, ). A. Ding e Co., j. n.
Gallagher, George Ii. Kalteyer, Jesse ID.
0ppenheimer, J. Z. Muegge, & Co,
JohnS%S,n3 ,i Bros Printing Coz John w ppl,-
George Paschal, G. K. Crave, New
ton Il Weller, L. Orynski, H; E.
Hildebrand, Dr. &C. E. R. King, Charles J.
! LangholZ, Oscar SamotZ, q. A. Duerler,
L. j. Murat, E. Moke, 4. M. Chapa, H.
Elmendorf &c Co., Jesus Sanchez, NJ.
FRIEDMAN, Guy Houston, W. Napier, Ed
Kotula, N: A. Harvey, R. j.. Hofheinz.
Theo Steubing, Paul Broggi, L. Wolfson,
A. Heusinger, K. L. Milburn, White Star
Steam Laundry, A. s Amber, Disharoon,
Gish & Carruthers, T.. H. Henderson, E.
L. Brogdon, S. Deutsch & Co., j. 7. Love-
lady, b. Moke, E. S.sBaldwln. 5. ID Scud-
| der, l.. Guerguin, A. b. Frank, j "A. Daugh-
Groos & Co., NJ. Half & Bro. j. Open
heimer & Co., Sheern & Burnett, r. Beck
| err, France e. Thiele, Critzer Bros, Young
| & Arnold, Mic Tengg, Wagner e Chabot,
| Il. c. Reilly q Co., Staacke Bros. Haas &
Expenditures, James Calvin, J; F. Hines,
| Ronse & Wahlstab, j. 9. Tips, Chas
Haarman, A. Sartor, d. Heye, Max
| COVER & Voelcker, Geo. Dullnig, Hager &
Moths, Wolff & Marx, A. Dreiss. J. s.
| Thornton, Shafer & Braden, Jas. p. Earl,
Otto Blumenthal, S. Pancoast.
Two hundred men have signed q docu-
ment pledging themselves not to handle
Slowly but surely the strikers feel their
strength gaining. Last night the South
ern Pacific employees held a meeting at
Jonas hall, which was secret. However,
it was learned that document was
signed without single exception where
by the men pledged themselves not to
handle car of San Antonio IL Arkansas
Pass freight.
After this meeting a union meeting was
held at the same place, and the following
resolutions were adopted by the same:
Resolved, That we commend the ac-
ton OF the Southern Pacific and lnterna-
tional and Great Northern employees in
refusing to handle San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass cars, and we trust they will cou-
tinue in this line of action"
The International and Great Northern
has ten cars of Arkansas Pass freight in
the yards, and every man on the line will
walk out if they are pressed to handle it,
Mr.. Chas. Croker, one of the head Of
iicials of the Southern Pacific railway, is
expected to arrive in this city within a
few days.
A significant fact now bearing on the
strike situation developed today, when
various small committees, representing