Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-30
GROWING WORSE.
The Tie Up on the A., T. & S. +. Road
Official kilograms from RatOn-
The D. & R. G. In 1t.

serious. No mail or passenger trains
have been run over A., 7. T. S. F. lines in
New Mexico for three days. Not a wheel
Is moving to-day, save here and there an
occasional work-train is on duty, and
four days mail is tied up somewhere
east Of Las Vegas, probably at Ration,
La Junta and Kingsley, Kas.
PROLONGED STRUGGLE.
1t is evidently the intention of the rail
road company to try and replace the
strikers with new employees, and to this
end, in order to preserve order and protect
the property in the hands of the courts,
U. S. judges all along the line have been
asked to authorize the swearing in of
deputy marshals. U. s. Marshal Hall,
acting under telegram from Judge
Seeds, has been authorized to secure
deputies, and men at Ration, Las Vegas
and Santa Fe are being sworn in to-day
for this service. Deputy U. S. Marshal
Lcomis is in this city and has about
twenty men ready to respond in case a
special train can be procured to convey
them to Ration. Sheriff Lopez, of Las
Vegas, is at San Pedro apd has been
wired to return overland at once, SO as
to be on hand in case trouble arises at
that point. The call for deputies would
seem to indicate that the railroad con-
templates prolonged struggle.
Judge Waldo, solicitor for the railroad
receivers, is said to be en- route by team
from Las Vegas, and is expected to reach
here at p. m. Hon. Z. B. Catron is de-
tanned at Ration, having got that far on
his way home from Denver. He tele-
graphed Judge Seeds last night that a
rumor was current in Ration to the effect
that he had advised the strikers to "ditch
the Pullmans." Mr.. Catron telegraphed
that he had given no such advice, but on
the contrary had advised the strikers not
to put themselves in contempt of court by
refusing to handle the Pullmans.
CALLING FOR TROOPS.
At - o'clock last night dispatch came
from the railroad officials to Gov. Thorn
ton asking that the militia and U. S.
troops be sent to Ration to preserve order
and protect property. The governor
replied that as yet he had not been ad-
vised by the sheriff of Colfax county of
the commission Of any overt act on the part
of the strikers or of the sheriff's inability
to enforce the law and preserve order and
that he did not feel authorized to call for
military aid under this condition of things.
The governor wired Sheriff McCuistion to
summon to his aid such deputies as are
required to preserve the law and if he
was unable to do so to at once notify him
and the military would be called on to
assist in maintaining order.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
At an early hour this morning dis
patch written last night by Sheriff Nc.
QUESTION was received by the governor as
follows:
"Since sending you the message this
evening have met all Of this leading men
of the strike and they assure me that they
will not commit any violence but will
obey the laws of our country to the letter
and they further assure me that they will
assist me in keeping down any disturb
ance of any kind. There is a meeting
here tonight and the U. s. flags are fly
ing and speeches are being made inter-
spersed with comic songs and patriotic
music"
At $50 this morning another dispatch
from Sheriff McCuiston came to hand
reading:
II am here without any deputies and
don't feel disposed to take any men for
deputies that 1 can get here, although the
men leading the strike have assured me
that they will do all in their power to
prevent any violence. But if they change
their mind have no protection against
violence. Even if they are honest in
maintaining their promises it would be
impossible to control 500 wild men.
While l will do all l can to protect the
men and property IN case of an attack,
consider that am absolutely powerless
to do anything. have stated to you the
exact situation and call on you for pro-
lection in this matter. If have any men,
must have at least forty, we'll armed, to
do anything"
ALL PEACEABLE AT RATION.
The following was received at the gov
ernor's office at 1910 p. m. to-day:
Ration, June SOW. I. Thornton, gov
ernor, Santa Fe: have studied my po-
sition here as sheriff of Colfax cou nty
for two days, and have been influenced
somewhat in sending you messages, but
this message is my own mind and judg-
ment. My judgment is and my final de-