The morning call., 1894-07-03
TROOPS IN COLORADO.
The Only Way the Santa Fe Can Be
OOerated

TROOPS IN COLORADO.
The Only Way the Santa Fe Can Be
Operated.
DENVER, July 2.-Five companies of the
Seventh Regiment. U. S. A., under COM
mand of Colonel Ward and Lieutenant
Baker, left this morning on special train
for Trinidad, where the Deputy Marshals
were disarmed yesterday by mob.
General Manager Dickinson of the Union
Pacific, after learning that the employees
in the Denver shops, the majority of whom
are Knights of Labor, had decided to re-
main neutral during the strike, rescinded
his order closing the shops. The men will
work on half-time. Fifty Deputy Mar
shals were on duty in the railroad yards
in this city to-day. The strikers did not
attempt in any manner to interfere with
the operation OF the trains. Passenger
trains were made up by officials of the
roads and sent out as usual. No freight
trains were run.
The clerks in the Union Pacific freight
office struck at noon. 1t is rumored tele-
graph operators will be called out in sup
port of the Pullman boycott.
The Santa Fe is in much better shape
than it was last week. All its regular
eastbound passenger trains were sent out
to-day according to schedule and several
that had been delayed arrived. The Santa
Fe is not yet running trains in New
Mexico. The Colorado Midland is having
no trouble whatever.
The Denver and Rio Grande ran all its
trains out of Denver. but was in trouble
at Pueblo and Salida, the striking points
on that road. A train was started west
from Pueblo this afternoon, the first since
Thursday, and two others pulled out
shortly afteIward. The railroad officials
believe the strike at Pueblo is broken.
The Gulf ROAD expects TO resume regu-
lar train service as soon as the troops re-
store order in Trinidad. Two attempts
were made today to move trains out of
Trinidad. but the strikers drove the engi-
neers and firemen off ard drew the fires.
Late this afternoon orders were Issued
from the Gulf roads headquarters dis
charging 800 trscklayers, carpenters. etc.,
at Trinidad and Pueblo, for whom there is
no work.
The strike of Union Pacific switchmen
has interfered seriously with the smelters,
and 1t may become necessary for them to
shut down, owing to the lack OF fuel.
throwing large number of men out of
employment.
The Burlington road has experienced no
trouble here as yet.
The strike here Is in the hands of a gen.
eral committee, composed of representa-
tives of every department The shops of
both the Santa Fe and Denver and Rio
Grande are working with full force. The
Rio Grande men still refuse to strike.
Potatoes are selling at S4 per hundred
pounds. Not more than 200 tons of coal
is in the hands of dealers, and If the strike
last two days longer the cable-cars will
have to stop running. The electric line
has three months supply on hand. H.
formation has been received to the effect
that the Santa Fe road has discharged
seven engineers at La Junta for refusing
to take out trains.
United States troops are on their way
from here TO Ration, n. Mex, where they
will remain until relieved by troops from
Las Vegas.
TRINIDAD, Colo. July 2.-The United
States troops arrived here tonight. Slow
progress was made, because every bridge
and switch was examined b. fore the train
was permitted to cross. The arrival of
the troops was surprise to the strikers,
as they had cut the wires. The only oc-
currence in the way of distur bance was
an attempt to pull the fireman from the
engine, whereupon the engineer and fire.
man were taken to camp under escort,
where they will be kept all night No at
tempt will be made to move trains till to-
morrow.
KANSAS CITY, July 2.-The tie-up is
now effective on the Santa Fe, Rock
Island, Chicago and Alton. A local super
intend ent of the Rock Island has received
instructions to abandon all trains until
further notice. The Chicago and Alton
as not tried to run trains since yesterday.
The Santa Fe officials made up the passen-
ger trains to-day and are making up two
freight trains which they will try to start
west.
Ali the union fremeD on this division of
the Santa Fe are out Twelve of sixty en-
gineers have also quit. The swltchmen
did not generally obey the strike order
TOPEKA, July 2.-The Santa Fe shops
were closed indefinitely at noon. The
men had decided to strike. The company
anticipated them by posting notice of the
closing of the works.
SANTA FE, N. Mex, July 2.-Late this
afternoon the United States Marshal
telegra phed for at least 200 United States
troops. 1t is expected the troops will be
ordered to Ration before morning. Not a
train has moved over the Santa Fe in this
Territory for one week. United States
Marshals are unable to handle the 5000
strikers in New Mexico.
GRAND JUNCTION. Colo., July ALI
trains hauling Pullman cars have been tied
up here since l O'Clock to-day by order Of
Eugene V. Debs.
PRESCOTT, Ariz. July 2.-The cases Of
the striking employees of the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad for contempt were con-
tin ned to-day until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Seven more strikers were brought in to-
day charged with obstructing the mail
Judge Hawkins Issued a writ of injunc-
ton against all persons on the line of the
road from interfering with the passage of
trains. Marshal Meade, who left this
morning to serve lot of warrants. is de-
tanned at Williams with his prisoners.