The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-07
The LOCAL STRIKE.
a Restraining Order Issued
Against the Strikers,
To Prevent Them From Inter-
fering With the Road.
IN BETTER SHAPE.
Pacific Coast Passengers on the
Santa Fe,
Can Now Get Past the BIockaded
Points.
n BETTER SHAPE.

Judge Foster of the United States dis
trict court at o'clock last evening is
sued a temporary restraining order
against 200 of the strikers on the Atch-
ison, Topeka s. Santa Fe. Missouri Pa
cIf1c, Rock Island. Union Pacific, Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Memphis, burlington
& Missouri and ST. Louis & San Francis
CO railro ads
The order simply restraints the men
named from interfering with or Obstruct-
ing the business Of the roads engaged in
carrying the malls or IN the business Of
interstate commerce. Strikers will not
be arrested for merely striking as a
morning paper enormously stated.
This morning the order was sent to
the deputy United States marshals in
charge OF the various posses along the
lines of the roads. They were instructed
TO serve them upon the men who are
named in the order who reside at the
point where the officers are stationed.
The hearing the injunction is set
for August 1st in chambers, IN this city.
signs Growing Brighter
General Manager J. J. Frey was ex-
aiming the reports of trains moved
along the line Of the Santa Fe system
during the last twenty-four hours when
a STATE JOURNAL reporter called on him
this morning. "How is that for record
IA
held up two large sheets covered with
inky marks indicating where trains
had moved yesterday.
Continuing. he said: I'VE are in better
shape today than we have been AT any
ime siuce the strike We moved freight
both east and west out Of Argentine yes
terday, and have raised the blockade at
Emporia, Dodge City and other places in
the state where the tie-up was the worst
y 9 expect to get most Of the delayed
traffic out of the way today and we are
ready for regular business"
Are you receiving all kinds of freight
for shipment?"
Il have not yet issued the orders to
that effect as we want to get all the de-
layed freight out Of the way first but we
expect TO do that today and viii then be
ready for all classes Of business"
Here is an order l am just sending out
and he handed the reporter the following:
II. u. Nudge. Topeka: c. Dyer. Trinidad, and
j. Player ope<a shops:
q he idea seems 10 prevail III quarters
that after the strike is over tha1 old men
Will be taken oack ana me new men let 60
Wlsh you would impress upon All concerned
that sucl proposition Will never be entertained
by the management of th4s road All new men
eInployed viii be taken of and retained in
the service Just as long a. they prove competent
stances will-any OF the OH men who quit or were
discharged on account Of this strike be taken
back j. FREY
once Men Laid on.
Mr.. Frey explained that the men who
were laid off on account of lack of work
are not to be included in the order, but
that they are still regarded as employees
of the company.
About fifty clerks in the general office
building were laid off last night on &C
count Of dull business There was moth
ing for them to do and if the strike con
tinues much longer, there will be still
greater reductions.
The mater Of laying off the clerks is
left with the heads of departments, and
most of those affected in the first lay off
were in the stationery department and in
the office of the auditor of freight re-
ceipts. A few of the nen with families
who were lad OIL are temporarily en-
ployed in the office of the general audi
tor, but about fifty clerks are out of
work, who were at their desks yesterday.
In the general passenger department
there is rejoicing because the Santa Fe
is the only road now open to the Pacific
tied up on California business II Is the
first to resume regular traffic.
A private dispatch from Dodge City
says that the reports of turbulence there
have been greatly exaggerated The
mayor and citizens say there have been
no fights there as reported.
1t is announced from the Office of Train
Master Tice OF the Santa Fe that there
are nine freight trains running on the
eastern division of the road today. This
forenoon none of them were headed for
Topeka. out of Argentine. The road
claims to have loosened things up in the
Argentine yards completely aud to be
able to get trains out of them in any
direction
The trains that left Argentine this
morning 90 over the cutoff to Emporia,
south to Chanute and north to Leaven-
worth. The passenger trains are on time
here today and 1t is again emphatically
announced by the officials that the road
is open for passenger traffic from Chicago
to California Even No. f. the afternoon
train that has been abandoned SO many
times lately, is running today and VIII be
here at 2:40.
City Ticket Offices Closed.
On account Of the decrease in the pas
senoar business occasioned BY the strike,
the Rock leland has seen fit to close all
of its city passenger offices along
its entire system for the present
The city Office was closed here
Yesterday, throwing two men out Of
work for the present at least. They are
Harry Garvey and his assistant Lamont
Gregg. The general Offices at Chicago
are all closed. and only three men are
at work there. OF course the depot of
fees all along the line are still running.
All together there Will not be forty men
thrown out Of work by the change. The
trains are all running through here to-
day az usual.
The local situation on the Union Pa
cifie remains the same as yesterday
There have been no deputies sent out
from Topeka to any point today and no
more are being hired at present, the off,
cials saying that they have all they need
A car load Of forty-fve deputies from
Kansas City went through on No at
noon today and took dinner here. They
are on their vvav to Ration to help protect