The People's friend., 1894-07-06
THE RAILROADS.
The Strike Over the Country Much
About the Same.
WORSE AT ARGENTINE, KAN.
Federal Troops Ordered to Assist in Moving
Mail Trains at Chicago-Tie-Up Com
plete on the Pacific COast-At
other Points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 5.-Last
evening the condition of the various
roads in the city was as follows:
The Burlington road is running its
passenger trains as usual, having met
with no delays or trouble. The out
look is encouraging, although a strike
NAV come In the freight department,
with the exception of the trains to Chi
cago and st. Louis, there is a heavy
business being done.
On the Santa Fe road there has not
been pound Of freight handled since
Thursday last. There is nothing prom
ised bv the officials and no immediate
prospect Of anything being done. In
the passenger department there are no
through west bound trains out. Trains
are running from Dodge City through
here to Chicago carrying Pul1mans.
The local trains are running as usual,
and each day there are trains started
west from tits city.
On the Fort Scott & Memphis a heavy
freisht trafc is being handled, the read
getting all Of the southern produce and
fruit business. Passenger trains are
running as usual.
The Rock Island is running nothing,
either passenger or freight, east of the
Missouri river, but it is sending its
western passenger trains out as usual.
The rumOr prevails that the road VIII
be tied up to-day from end to end.
The Wabash road is handling a de
layed passenger business. Yesterday
afternoon the company posted notice
Of the abandonment of all Of its cXcur
sion trains. and also its regular trains
for last night. but stated there would
be an effort made to get out the pas
the passenger train for the east at 10
o'clock this morning. In the freight
department there is trouble, and all
perishable freight is refused and all
other taken subject to delay.
The Chicago e Alton is in better
condition than it was some days since.
Yesterday the passenger trains went
out as usual on the line, and the Chi
cago limited left last evening on time.
The company is experiencing much
trouble at Slater, and the tickets are
sold with conditions of delay. In the
freight department there is some busi-
is received subject to delay, and all
perishable goods are refused.
The passenger business Of the Mil
waukee is unimpaired but in the
freight department no perlsha BILE
freight is accepted for Chicago, Min
neapolis or st. Paul.
The Missouri Pacific yesterday re-
fused to accept freight of any kind.
The passenger trains were run with
some tritiing delays at certain points
The Union Pacific has SO far escaped
trouble The trouble is west of Den
yer. and affects only the Pacific coast
business. At this point the road has
been doing an enormous freight bust
ness and working large crews Of men.
There has been no interference with
the passenger or freight BUSINESS, and
all freight for points east Of Denver is
accepted
The service on the NOrtt Yestern,
the Blair lines and the Pitt4burg Il
Gulf has not been impaired, but on the
Chicago Great Western trains are un-
certain and the officers are unable tc
promise anything.
AL hTpCnbluc tHc SlludUlOll ID grow
ing worse, SO far as a possible settle
ment is concerned and the forces OF
the strikers are being daily augmented.
There was no attempt made to move
freight in the Santa Fe yards, and Su'
perintendent Rora back would not state
when the attempt would be made. 1t
Is believed that the strike on the Santa
Ea will reach n crisis this morning. as
meeting has been called at knights
Of Pythias hall in Argentine.
At Chicago the situation is most
critical and federal troops have been
ordered out to assist in moving mail
trains andsputting down riots.
On the Pacific coast the tie-up il
almost complete and the strikers are
in a sullen mood. At Sacra mento 3
United States marshal was assaulted
and brutally beaten.
In Colorado trains are blOckaded
and federal soldiers have been sent tC
various points to keep down outbreaks
In the east the effects of the strike
are being felt, and throughout the
west and northwest freight bushes;
is practically paralyzed.
Passing Forged Checks.
BRookFIELD, Mo, July 5.-W. IL