San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-04
THE STRIKE.
SOME TRAINS HAVE MOVED.
Pinkerton Detectives on the Scene
No Electric Light Strike
Other News.

No trains were run on the S. A. &
A. P. yesterday because of Sunday.
The strike situation remained the
same as Saturday. Kerrville and
Corpus Christi trains departed and ar
rived about on time, though not
strictly so. Very few passengers
have been going or coming. The
wires along the road are still working
badly, though night and day OPP
orator is now in the dispatcher's Office
at the depot.
A few non union men arrived Sat-
urday evening Oh the 1. 4 G., n. train.
but were booted at by q large crowd
of the railroad men and were glad to
sneak off and dodge out of sight.
A car full OF non-union men coming
from st. Louis in charge OF Littlefield,
was frightened off at Little Rock. Pal
estine and other places and did not
come through. The I. and g. n. rail-
way employees are In sympathy with
| the strikers.
Receiver Yoakum says there will be
no difficulty in other roads handling
their freight, as they are fully pro
| rected under Interstate regulations.
The strikers are very confident, and
aver that all contributing lines of the
Arkansas Pass will help them, at least
the employees will not handle 3. A.
and A. P. freight.
Several Pinkerton detectives have
been brought to the city, but for what
purpose Is not known.
Some non.union men who were com.
| ing to San Antonio to take jobs, at
tended q railroad mems meeting at
| Taylor, became convinced they were
going the wrong way and turned back
| to st. Louis
| Capt Sid futile has gone back to
railroading aud Is one of the 8. A. Pc
| new conductors.
The report sentin to the LIGHT from
| the Electric Light station saying seven
or eight line men and others had
| struck because of reduction of wages,
| is untrue. No strike or reduction
has taken place, and the report seems
| to have been malicious. Only one
man, the assistant engineer, has quit
or been discharged. He was to have
| taken an engine on the s. A. and A.
p. railway, hut refused.
| The chief engineer at the Electric
Light and Power House quit high
| salaried position to take an engine OH
the s. A. & A. p. railway at smaller
| salary.
Some non-union telegraph operators
| were turned back yesterday from
| Houston.
Engine No. l, Tom Cannant's, has
| been burned out and is laid up for re.
pairs.
Nine new men came in yesterday.
ColOred switchmen will be used in
the s. A. ana A p. yards. Eight en-
gineers and firemen have been Sc
| cured
The Southern Pacific men need not
handle 3. A. and A. P. freight if they
do not wish TO, says Superintendent
| Van Week.
One train, from Kerrville, Came in
| this morning. One train left this
| morning for Galveston, in charge OF
Conductor Sid futile. A large crowd
of special officers guarded it. No dis
turbance took place Another train
| for Corpus Christi will be run out
this afternoon. They are not leaving
| exactly on schedule time.
There were % special deputies
sheriff sworn in this morning by
District Clerk Lewis.
A report came in this morning that
non-union telegraph operator At
Yoskum was shot by a cowboy. No
confirmation of this can be secured.