Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-07-03
UNCLE SAM ON DECK.
All the Power of the Government to
be Used to Force the Passage
of Mail Trains.
Troops from Fort Marcy En- Route to
Ration Stalled East of Las Vegas
The D. & r, G.. Tied Up.


The situation on the railroads con-
tinues grave. Two companies of U. S.
infantry, under command of Col. Pear
son, left here at 6 o'clock this morning
for Ration.
CALL FOR TROOPS.
Late yesterday afternoon telegram
came to Judge Seeds from Ration saying
that the 1000 strikers there, when they
heard of the coming of the U. S. deputy
marshals, ran some cars out of the A., 7. q
s. F. yards on the main track and wrecked
them just this side of town for the pur-
pose of obstructing the movement of
trains. On this account, it was alleged,
the deputies were compelled to abandon
their special train west of Dillon station,
some three miles west of Ration, and pro-
coed into the town on foot, carrying the
U. s. mail with them. Upon their ar
rival in the suburbs of Ration, it is said,
they were met by Sheriff McCuistion and
large number of strikers who ordered
them not to come into town and to con-
fine themselves solely to the railroads
grounds about the depot; and also, the
telegram stated, the strikers had terror
lied the hotel and restaurant keepers of
the town and forbidden them to supply
the deputies with food. A dispatch from
Marshal Hall said that the presence of at
least 200 u s. troops was required before
trains could be moved with safety.
On the strength of this information
Judge Seeds telegraphed Attorney Cen
eral Olney at Washington about o'clock
the situation in detail and asked that
soldiers be sent to protect the property
in the hands of the court and the en-
ployes of the receivers of the railroad.
EMPLOYEES SERVANTS OF THE COURT.
All A., 7. & S. F. property being in the
hands of the U. s. courts by virtue of the
legal proceedings pending, all employees
are in law servants of the court, and this
whole controversy is in reality, as it
stands now, a contest between the strikers
on the one hand and the judicial authority
of the United States on the other. Hence
it is that all action toward suppressing
opposition to the movement of trains is
taken by the officers of the federal courts
under direction of the attorney gen eral
ACTIVITY AT FORT MARCY.
For years no such stirring scenes have
occurred at Fort Marcy as those that fol-
lowed the receipt of dispatch from Gen
McCook at IL o'clock last night directing
two companies of the 10th infantry to
pack ten days rations and proceed by
special train at once to Ration. Every
officer and man about the post was busy
looking after his respective duties in
the most systematic manner: there was no
noise no confusion, but work everywhere,
reported to Col. Pearson that the troops
were ready to move. 1t was two and a
half hours later, however, before the
special train came up from Lamy juno
ton. At o'clock the troops were on
board and the train pulled out, and all was
done so quietly that only a handful of
people were on hand to witness the start.
There were
100 OFFICERS AND MEN
On IHo trdlH. l. lit oliCtES were COl. Il.
Pearson, commanding; Major j. P. Kim
ball, surgeon; Lieut.. E. V. Stottler, quar-.
termaster; Capt. Joel T. Kirkman, Lieut.
NJ. B. Stokes and company B; Capt. VIM.
Paulding and company D.
The special tram consisted of two
coaches and baggage car drawn by
engine FOL, and Conductor Dayton, of
Las Vegas, and main line crew was in
charge, with Tom Bartlett acting as
brakeman. This train was due to pass
Las Vegas at $3.50 this morning, but at 10
O'Clock no adyices on this point were at
hand.
WARRANTS ISSUED.
Attorney General Olney has officially
instructed U. s. Attorney Hemingway to
proceed at once and see that all property
in the hands of the A., T. & 5. F. receiv-
ers is protected, the mail trains I'M.
molested and all persons interfering
Herewith arrested and prosecuted under
the law. Accordingly, at l a. IN. to-day
the u. 8. attorney made an affidavit set
ting forth that certain persons had inter-
fered with the transportation of U. S.
mails at Ration, and upon this affidavit
Judge Seeds ordered issued warrant for
the arrest of w. H. Larkin, u. I. Medill,
r. p. BLAND, Fred Hallowell and George
Runyan. The warrant will be sent to U.
s. Marshal Hall for service this evening.
The parties named are alleged to be the
leaders of the gang of strikers that yes
terday dumped the cars across the track
d., ok -
struct the special train that left here yes
terday morning carrying the deputies and
the mails.
PRESIDENT DEBs.
The New MEx1oAN's Geographic page
yesterday printed Chicago dispatch set
ting forth that: Federal Judges Woods
and Grosscup had enjoined the strikers
from interfering with any trains. 1t is
believed that this injunction will stop
the strike, for the whole power of the
government can be called upon to en-
force it,"
In spite of this, however, President
Debs, of tho. American Railway Union,
last night telegraphed the strikers at
Ration to stand firm, that everybody is
out and the strike is rapidly moving
were determined to proiong the struggle
by defying the power of the government.
LATER-3 Pm.
Conductor Dayton's train carrying the
troops from Fort Marcy reached Las
| Vegas about noon. Ten minutes later,
when it came time to proceed, not mem
Der of the railroad crew was to be found.
| It appears that the train crews home is
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