The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-29
ON THE SANTA FE.
Westbound Trains Carry Pull
mans as Far as La Junta,
Which Seems to Be the Knot of
, the Tie-up.
One Train Comes East Without
It's Pullmans,
LEFT AT LA JUNTA.
ManagerFrey believes the Strike
Will Break Up.
Will Begin to Go to Pieces
Tomorrow Night.
NO FREIGHT TRAINS
Are Moving On the Santa
Fe Today
Owing to the Strike of the
Switchmen.
ManagerFreyBelieves the Strike
Will Break Up.
Will Begin to Go to Pieces
Tomorrow Night.
NO FREIGHT TRAINS
Are Moving On the Santa
Fe Today
Owing to the Strike of the
SWitchmen.


peka toward a strike than there was yes
terday. If anything, the railroads are
better off now SO far as the movement of
trains in Kansas is concerned than it
seemed possible yesterday that they
would be.
4oday's No. 8 came in at II 40, on
time. and carried two Pullman cars. At
noon No 2 came ia from the west. She
was seven hours late and carried no
PuIlmans. She was from California and
had three Pullmans, but the strikers
toOk them off at La Junta and sidetrack
ed them, La Junta seems to be the only
place that the A. r. L. is at all active,
and the road is really making no effort
TO get train east or west of that point.
This story about No. losing her Pull
mans there is denied however, by the
company, the officials of which say that
the train that arrived at noon is a short
No. that ran only from Dodge City, and
did not have Pullmans.
The passenger trains are running quite
regularly today. No. left Dodge City
this morning, and will pick up the sleep
er fr' m Galveston at Newton, and is ex-
pecled to reach Topeka with it at six
o'clock this evening. one hour late.
No through frelghts are running
poria and Kansas City. Passenger train
No. from California, due at 200 p. m.
was annulled by the officers of the road
yesterday, and is anuulIed again today.
After ten hours Of waiting No. came
in on the Santa Fe from Kansas City at
9:35 last night, with Conductor Motter
and Engineer Bradford in charge. No.
9 got in at $40, six hours late, with Con
ductor Stockiin, Eng gIueer Heberer and
Fireman RoIlo. No. had three Pull
mans and No. had one. At 600 No
came in from the east with Conductor
Dt,Ir n Siv
late and carrying four Pullmans.
These PuIlmans were chained together
and to the train with heavy chains and
locks. There were guards on the trains
and when two of the railroad men got
lantern and were looking at the chains
for curiosity guard with a Winchester
came up to them and stood by until they
went away.
Engineer Rollo and Conductor Scott
took No 1 on west
No effort is being made to stop Pull
man cars at any point on the Santa Fe
in Kansas.
Manager Frey the Situation.
General Manager J. J. Frey said to a
STATE JOURNAL reporter today: "The
situation has not changed great deal
since last night, when we succeeded in
getting our trains out of Kansas City on
time with the regular equipment. We
are having little trouble on the Eastern
Grand division, that is east of Dodge
City. 1t is true some of the employees
have quit work, but they are making no
forcible interference with our moving
trains, although they are around the
yards in little groups watching what is
going on. Our trains all came out of
Chicago last night as usual and without
any interference, although they had
the regular Pullman equipment.
EsThis morning we have a short No. 6
coming east from Dodge City. The reg
ular No. + being still tied up at La
Junta andapother Denver train, No. 8, is
coming through all right with Pullmans
attached
"At Kansas City this morning trains
No. for Denver left at $50 usual
with four Pullmans and No. for Chi
cago left about the same time with her
regular number of Pullmans.
The Most SerIOu. Trouble.
"The most serious trouble is on the
Western Grand division at La Junta and
Ration. Everything is tied up and at
standstill at Ration.
About o'clock last evening one of
our train dispatchers by the name of
Smith was chased by a mob of about 500
men aud he was compelled to leave
the city and fee to the
hills to save his life Other
dis patchers are still at work there, and L
don't know why this man was singled
out, unless they caught him loating on
the street After they had driven him
out of town, the mob went to the home
of the chief night train dispatcher, and
notified him that if he went on duty they
would kill him. | did not hear whether
he attempted to go to work or not
~ are handling very little freight,
although the office men and train mas
ters are succeeding in handling all live
stock and perishable freight We sent
-aseral stock trains into Chicago yester-
day.
I'm my opinion the strike will soon
spend il self and whenever it reaches
its strongest point it will commence to
20 to pieces l think il will surely reach
that point by tomorrow night at the