The morning call., 1894-03-29
GOVERNOR HoGG ANGRY.
Men Cannot Be Left Upon the Texas
Desert to Starve.

DCScTI TO SIdTNe.
Ell PAso, March 2S.-"GeneraP Fry.
who is still at Sierra Blanca, 90 miles east
of here, with 40 men, wired A. 1. White
side of this city to-day:
1--WE need provisions and bOXcar trans
portation TO San Antonio. Can anything
be done for us?"
This afternoon $500 worth of provisions
for the hungry men was forwarded by ex-
press.
DALLAS. Tex. March Ex-Governor
Hogg telegraphed the following from
Austin TO the Times-Herald to-day:
You can truthfuly say that neither the cor
moIant nor the commune can disgrace Texas
while ] am Governor. When railway COM
pany bauls tramps or unemployed p nniess
men into this State il cannot dump them into
barren desert and murder them by torture and
starvation without atOning for it If there is any
virtue 10 the machinery OF justice. Nor will
permit them 10 be shot down on Texas soil by
any ann force whatever, no matter how
much the Southern Pacific and other enemies
of the State may howl about the commune.
j. S. HOGG.
NEW ORLEANS. March 2S.-A special o
the Picayune from Houston, Tex, says the
following correspondence passed between
General Manager Kruttschmilt of the
Southern Pacific and Governor Hogg yes
terday and to-day:
General Manager Galveston, Harrisburg
and San antonio RGfLIOay, Houston Relia-
bic reports have reached me hat your company
and your lines On other words, the Southern
Pacific, now dominating your linel have brought
into Texas from other States about 700 men
and left them at or near Findlay. in a cesert
where they are being as much as murdered by
starvation and eXDOSuTe
AS your company and the other that domi-
mates it have brought them into Texas you
must carry them OUT or transport them 10 some
place of refuge. You are given reasonable time
TO do your duly in the premises. or falling must
submit 10 the consequences from the State OF
Texas.
Take due notice that this State will not SUBJ
nit TO such wholesale murder of any human
beings on her soil without testing the COM
pany's life and every right claimed by it under
Texas laws. j. 5. HOGG, Governor.
The general manager replied. denying
The accuracy of the Governors informa-
tion. Continuing, he said:
The industrals forced the company to
haul them. They seek TO seize our trains,
and appropriated the property against per
sistent remoDstrance and the destruction
of cur legal rights, and in spite of our ap-
p5diS W SUu Suppui tcu D| pIUU4 WHICH,
your reply shows that you held.
''As we understand the law officers are
not used to interfere for our protection.
We have simply refused to surrender our
trains and yield our property to Them.
1--WE have so far taken no affirmative
action. and have not taken or contem-
plated single step i'll the premises except
in obedience to the plainest provisions of
the law, and any reports 10 you TO the con-
trary are wholly untrue.
''lf we are failing in any duty we are
well aware how TO cheerfully perform it
if pointed out. While the men have
reached their position by force, overcom-
ing us, and while we are not under
under the slightest obligations, legal OF
moral, to do so, nevertheless we will order
our trains TO take them to Ell Paso If you
80 desire, but n further, and with the ex-
pectation that the company nor its en-
ployes will be subjected TO any penalties
prescribed by any ordinance OF such city
for the voluntary carrying of such men
into their limits.
This Is purely gratuitOus without the
slightest recognition of legal or other obl-
cations resulting upon US in the premises
or any lawful right or any power on your
part to require and enforce it,"
To this the Governor replied: You are
advised that the State of Texas stands by
its notice to you of yesterday and will not
multiply words on the subject"
MEMPHIS. March 2S.-Volnminous re-
ports received by the Associated Press
from Sierra Blanca. Texas. are to the effect
that General Fry's army of Industrials,
400 strong, are threatened with starvation
on the unshetered prairies. Many of the
men are unable to stand or walk, being
famished. The lndustrials announce that
they will help themselves tomorrow if re-
lief does not come.