The morning call., 1894-06-30

by this strike there are over 5000 men in
this city out of employment. from the
engineers to the men that sweep depots.
1t takes, they say. competent men to
handle trains In this country. and with but
imperfect signal apparatus and heavy
grades it would be suicidal for the CON-
panies to intrust the trains TO incompetent
men.
The companies, op the other hand, main
tain that there are plenty of competent
men in the country. many of whom have
run over the roads, but who have for the
last few years gone into other business.
However. whether the men are competent
or not there are long strings of apDlica-
tions from unemployed and ''scabs." Be-
sides the personal applications there are a
large number of applications by letter.
All the names are placed on a list and the
character and experience of the men
placed opposite them.
At the Santa Fe general Offices in this
city word was received to-day that all
trains with and without Pullmans were
moving east of La Junta, Colo. The Off
cials are confident that In this section
trains will be running on the Southern
California divisions tomorrow. The strik-
ers on the Santa Fe are very much an
noyed at the statement that they violated
their contract with the railroad in not Civ
ing the thirty days notice in case of any
dispute. They declare that the company
by this same contract vouchsafes to them
thirty days in case of anv dispute. They
declare that by the discharge Of the men
in the dispute over the Pullman boycott
the railroads themselves violated the con-
tract
Employees of the various railroads in
this city are joining the A. r. U. in droves
and it is even conceded by the officials of
the roads that this movement has made
this organization very popular. The Off
ciais stigmatiZe Howard and Debs, the
leaders OF the A. r. O.. as renegades of
older organizations, such as the Order of
Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, etc., and say one of the
purposes of this organization is to suDOr-
dinate them to the A. r. i.
kilograms were received from the head
quarters of the Locomotive Engineers and
also from the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen stating that no difficulty existed
between the railroads and those organiza-
tions and requesting the men 10 perform
their duties as heretofore. Meetings of
the two organizations have been called,
but no decision has been reached as yet.
II the engineers and tremen make up their
minds to go to work it will break the
backbone of the strike in this locality az
far as local trains are concerned and any
action of the kind will likely be followed
all over the country. No arrests have
been made yet by the United States au-
thorities for refusal by the men to handle
the mails and the mails are still tied up.
United States District Judge Ross to-day
issued instructions to the Grand Jury
charging them 10 diligently inquire
whether any of the laws of the United
States have been violated by any person
or persons bv their refusal TO handle
trains on which the United States mails
had been deposited. and while he contends
that every man has legal right to stop
work and quit bis employment whenever
he chooses to do so, he has no legal or
moral right. while continuing In the en-
plovHent of another, to refuse to do work
lie is employed aud engaged to do. and
where such refusal goes to the extent OF
violating law of the United States 1t is
the solemn duty of those charged W ith its
administration TO take every step requisite
ana necessary to its vindicatiOn. The
Grand Jury retired to deliberate on the
instructions given them by the court.
A dispatch was received from General
Superintendent Fillmore this morning or
dering this division to stop receiving freight
at all points and to lay off all the clerks
and warehousemen until trains resume
running. Also dispatch notifying agents
not to receive any livestock or perishable
freight until further orders.
COTTON, June 29.-The motor road run
ming to Riverside and San Bernardino is
the only connection Cotton has with the
outside world except the telegraph. The
motor carries mail and express between
these points