The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-28
| CEASE TO RUN.
All Through Passenger Trains
on the Santa Fe,
From the Pacific Coast to
Chicago Stopped.
U. S. Marshal Neely Busy Col
Letting Deputies
TO PROTECT TRAINS.
Trains Side Tracked at Kansas
City and Other Points
Telegraph Operators Out at
Several Places.
NO STRIKE HERE YET.
Little Interest Manifested at the
Railroad Shops,
But the Men Will Hold a Mass
Meeting Tonight.

in general strike from one end to the
| other; only very few trains of any de-
scription moving today.
Last night Eugene V. Debs, president
of the American Railway union, issued
an order for general strike on the Santa
Fe because of the action of General
Manager Frey in discharging an engi-
neer and fireman at Las Vegas, New
Mexico, yesterday afternoon.
Engineer Jerry DeLong and Fireman
Reed Oldham were in the cab of the
noon train from the south ready to start
out at a moments notice should the Pull
mans be removed, but refused to bulge
otherwise. A telegram came from Man
ager Frey discharging these men.
1t was only short time after they were
discharged that general strike was or
dered.
the entire Santa Fe system is in the
hands of the United States court today
and United States Marshal S. F. Nicely
Of Leavenworth, is the direct representa-
tive of the court who is in charge of the
trains and property of the company.
Apply to Judge Foster.
The receivers through General A tor
uey A. A. Hurd this morning applied to
JudgeeC. q. Foster of the United States
court for an order authorizing the Uni
ted States marshal to protect their prop
erty and Judge Foster signed the order.
Marshal Neely who is at Leaven-
enworth, is swearing in deputies to take
charge of the road in the eastern part of
the state and he has authorized his regu-
lar deputies at Wichita and other points
in the central and western part of the
state to enlist all the deputies necessary
to take charge Of the railroad property.
The railroad officials here say the
United States marshaIs will not enlist
employees of the road as deputies for this
work.
1t is the purpose of the receivers to
make application for a similar order to
that signed by Judge Foster to all the
the federal judges having jurisdiction
along the line OF their road, which, if
granted will place the entire Santa Fe
system in direct control of the United
States court
DONE Know the a. r. U. Strength
At the office of General Manager J. J.
Frey in the general Office building it is
given out that the order for a general
tie up issued last night is practically in
force and that the road is almost COM
pletely tied up today. A few trains are
moving but only a few.
The officials of the road say thev are
unable to estimate the strength of A. R
Z. along their road although they admit
it is much stronger than they supposed
before the strike was ordered. While
the different brotherhoods, including the
conductors, engineers, firemen and
switchmen, are not taking part in the
strike as organizations, yet the members
of these organizations who belong to the
A. r. C., and most of them belong to the
order, refusing to handle trains are
in the strike much if their own
brotherhoods had ordered them out
Notice to Switohmen.
The following notice to the switchmen
has been posted up at every station along
the system:
..switchmen's Mutual Aid Association of North
America. Office of the Grand Lodge. Rooms
AZ and 7s College Building, Chicago, June
2sth, 1894.
To Mr.. EV Debs. President A. R. u. Ash
land Block, Chicago,
DEAR SIR:-Your message of this date reach
Cannot understand why you Should can UPON
the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association to as
Our Association mas grievance with the Pull
man Co., and as the switchmen in this city and
their employers TO do certain amount of work
for certain amount of pay. and as the railroads
the agreement, therefore cannot and viii not
te quit swifchns Pull@an caFs or
any other cars the companies request
have always done their part in endeavoring to
elevate the standard OF American labor, and
bors in their struggles for right. but it must be
laws to respect. and while am at the head of
this organization 1 will see that the laws and
rules of the order are complied with faithfully
When the switchmen are in trouble or have a
fight their haads they must go in alone be-
cause the troubles of the sWitchnen dc not con-
the engineers. the conductors or the brake
men. and1 afraid they never will. 1 have
not forgotten the treatment men received
from the crafts and railroad fraternities in the
c. b. & Q. and the Northwestern, the Buffalo,
the Springfield, Ohio and other troubles
FraternaIly yours,
(Signed1 MILES w. BARNETT.
Among the Employees Here.
As regards the Santa Fe locally there
"a as vet no demonstration or Indication
of strike, and it is not yet assured that
there will be. The local managers of
the A R Z. here-or rather those that