The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-19
THE SANTA FE STRIKE.
Condition of Affairs Very Much Improved
and Resumption In Sight.
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SOiiHi1AOii vi Affairs very MUCH improves
and Resumption In Sight
Special to The Statesman.
GALVESTON, July 13-The following
bulletin outlining the situation Oh tn
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe was is
issued from the general manager
office at 1l:30 tonight: "The situation
is cry much improved on the south
ern division since the recontirmatiol
OF the contract between the firemel
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotiv
Firemen which contract the firemel
on this division have strictly lived u
to since the recent trouble, and ar
now Complying with all its terms
thereby relieving the company O
all trouble on it's division and continu
ing the contract. All passenger trains
are on time on the southern division
with the exception of No. l, which il
three hours late. The northern divis
ion remains about the same. All pas
seDger trains are running north and
south out Of Temple, also trains out o.
Dallas north which were abandoned
yesterday on account of the firemer
declining TO work. All branch trains
are raining about on time. Freight
trains out OF Temple and on the South.
ern division are running about as
usual with the exception that they do
not handle perishable fleignt to points
north of Temple"
The swltchmen held meeting
.-- n In. ~ rll.t IN
notify Mr.. Yoakum that the
reports that have been circulated that
they intended to go out were false
and that they stood ready to perform
all duties required of them under the
rule of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid
association and they furnished him
with the constitution of the order,
which provides that any member who
strikes or encourages others to strike
without the consent of their Grand
Master will be expelled from the asso-
citation. This set les all the Difficult
ties existing with switchmen OF the
Santa Fe with the exception of Tenn
pie, which will be provided in day or
two with full crews. Applications for
places continue to increase and the
company is now in position to
fill all of the vacancies as far az the
business requires, All the car men, As
in numbers Galveston, who went out
yesterday, returned yesterday after.
noon and today, aud the Galveston
shops now have 215 men which is suf-
ficient to do the work in every de-
par:ment. Temple shops are yet
closed and it is not known when they
will be opened, but presume that if
no further trouble occurs at that
point which the citizens have guaran-
teed to the management they will
prevent, they will be opened as soon
as traffic is resumed. This is a very
important feature to the citizens Of
Temple, as should the shops be in
creased at other points it would re-
suit in the force being very materially
reduced at that point and
would affect directly % or
80 per cent of the population
of Temple and cause the loss of be-
tween 100000 and 100000 annually
which is no small item and which the
people Of Temple fully appreciate, and
they have given the company their
assurance of protection to all their
men to operate the line. Cleburne
shops remain at work in full force and
no trouble is anticipated. The men
are all satisfied on the present basis,
Charles Caruco and George Wells,
arrested yesterday by Deputy United
States Marshal William Owens, had a
preliminary trial before United States
Commissioner Dart this morning.
The men were charged with interfere
ing with the United States mails
Several witnesses were examined,
whose testimony went to show that
the men were active III their efforts to
prevent the departure of the 1870
Santa Fe train, which carries the
United States mail, on the evening Of
July 10, and headed body of strikers
for this purpose. At the conclusion of
the testimony the defendants were
held in the sum OF $500 each for their
appearance before the United
States district court, and in
default of bail were remsnded
to jsil This morning United States
Marshal MiddlebrOok arrested John
Pugh, Martin Shean and G.. w. Davis
They are charged with Obstructing
the United States mails. Davis gave
bond in the sum of $500 for his ap-
pearance, with Mike Jordan aud
Miles Crowley az sureties. The time
for his hearing has not been fixed
Shean slsO gave bond in the sum of
$500.