The morning call., 1894-07-07
CLOSED THE SANTA FE.
Prospect for Its Running Trains as
Remote as Ever.

I
appears to be gaining its feet. The road
managed to get several freight trains out
| to-day with new brakemen and new fire.
men. All of its passenger trains arrived
and departed as usual. The Memphis line
sent out one passenger train to-day and
several carloads Of freight billed to south
ern points. The Burlington road was
operating this afternoon, Notwithstanding
the strike of its firemen. 1t expects to ID
| serve its regular schedule over the Hanni-
bal and st. Joe tomorrow. The Burling-
ton got all its pershable freight started for
the East to-day. Owing to the trouble on
the Kansas City. Fort Scott anG Memphis
| line the Missouri, Kansas and Texas is not
moving or accepting freight The Wabash.
the Chicago and Alton and the Rock Island
roads are practically doing nothing.
Miles w. Barrett, national president OF
the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association,
was here to-day to attend a mass-meeting g
of railroad employees. He told the switch
men that if they quit work they must ex-
pect no aid while out or help after the
trouble is over. Barrett admitted that
more than half Of the members of the
Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association were
now on strike, and these, he said, were
subject TO expulsion from the order.
The Burlington is lied up here tonight
by strike of its night switchmen. The
Fort Scott and Memphis night crews are
also out, and that line is DOx-tlght at this
point. The Santa Fe officials declare that
they will run trains according to schedule
tomorrow. Every man. from engineers to
brakemen, tina. goes out on freight train
on this line will be sworn in as a Deputy
United States Marshal, and will carry
arms.
TOPEKA. Kan. July 6-To-day wit
nesses no change in the strige situation in
Kansas. Officers will begin this evening
and will as fast as possible arrest men who
have been concerned in the strike There
are now nearly 1000 names on the petition,
and they will all be arrested. The origin
OF this new move was through United
States District Attorney W. C.. Perry, who
commenced proceedings in the United
States Circuit Court before Judge Carter
under the conspiracy act of 1890 to re-
strain Eugene Y. Debs, George w. How
ard, the American Railway Union and all
its members from in any manner interfer-
Ing with interstate commerce or on any of
the roads engaged in interstate commerce
operating through the Sate of Kansas.
The proceedings were commenced under
an order to Mr.. Perry from Attorney
General Olney.
PUEBLO, Colo, July GAIL has been
quiet and peac cable here to-day, with no
crowds or loud talking. Eighteen regulars
have taken the places of 125 marshals at
the Santa Fe depot. An adverse decision
of Judge voorhees, of the District Court,
selected by Governor Waite to cross arms
with the Federal Government. will prob
ably put an end TO further action by the
State courts.
EMPoRIA, Kans., July 6.-The Order of
Railroad Teegraphers of this district met
here last night to discuss the strike situa-
ton, but no action was taken. Assistant
Grand Chief Dolphin said the telegraphers
would not be ordered out, the majority of
them feeling that it was not their battle.
TRINIDAD. Colo, July 6. - The whole
sale arrests recently made and the pres
ence of troops have overawed the turbu-
lent element, and all railroads have re-
stored service. The strike here seems to
be practically ended.
COLORADO CITY, Colo, July 6. = The
local branch of the A. r. U. has voted not
to go on strike.
DENVER, July 6.-There is but slight
change throughout this and adjoining
States as regards the A. L. u. strike. E.
pecially is this the case on the Union Pa
cific. Generally the conditions are
slightly more favorable TO the railroad
companies.
A bridge was found burning on the Mid
land, near Newcastle. but it was repaired
so as to permit of the passage OF trains.
At La Junta the yards were to-day cleared
to passenger trains for the first time in
nine days. Trains are moving at nearly
all points and strikers at some places are
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