The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-03
ALL PARALYzED.
The Santa Fe Situation Shows
Little Improvement
No Freight Trains Yet Moving
Out Of Kansas City.
Passenger Trains Running as
Far as NickersOn-
STRIKERS CONFIDENT
That the Road Can Not Re-
sumo Operation
Managers Sure the Trouble Can't
Last Much Longer
DON WHITE RIBBONS.
Badges Worn by the Strikers
and Sympathizers.
Numerous Meetings Held and
More on the Slate.
DON WHITE RIBBONS.
Badges Worn by the Strikers
and Sympathizers.
Numerous Meetings Held and
More on the Slate.

Cen6ral NJ MandEer J. j. 4 Ecy 1dlu THIS
morning that it is true that there is some
trouble among the engineers on the New
Mexico division because they are afraid
TO handle trains, but that they are stand
ing by the company all right. Three
companies Of United States troops have
left Santa Fe for Ration and Will be there
before night
The company say they succeeded in
moving seventeen freight trains on the
eastern grand division yesterday and ex-
pect to move that many today.
There is little change in the general
situation since yesterday
The com pany officials say they are sat
isfied that they get all the men they
want to operate the road. Mr. Frey said:
Il am receiving hundreds of applica-
tions from all over the country for work,
from men who have worked in all de-
partments in the railroad business. One
from Creston. Ia, Offars ten men. Here
Is one from St Louis which says we can
get all the man we need from the south,
where there IS little sympathy for unions.
I have 40 doubt we can get all the men
We want iu case we have TO call for them
and viii protect them
The following telegram was also re-
ceived this morning from man nobody
knows:
INDEFESDEScE, Kan, July 3.
Want 70 enlist to put down the rebel
lion. Answer at Fredcnia.
ISigned] o. A. COTTON.
The reporter read several letters and
saw several more. Mr. Frey has answered
some Of the letters and viii accept some
of the offers
WsarinS white r bbons.
As a result of the announcement in
last evenings JOURNAL that President
Debs had asked all sympathizers with
tile strikers to wear white ribbons, a
great many are being worn the street
today This Is done ia accordance with
the request made by the union that all
in sympathy with its strike make them
selves known in this manner.
Nearly all OF the wearers are railroad
men but many are being worn by citi-
zens and several women have been seen
with the white emblem who are perhaps
railroad mems wives and daughters
A Ommittee Of the A. r. u. dlstribut-
ed the ribbons on the street this morn
ing. The wearing Of the ribbon j. ex-
pected to spread.
Both Of the meetings ye were
at Trades Assembly hall ana 4 out
the usual suffocating crowd. The crowd
was If anything more enthusiastic than
usual and though there were no resoIu-
tlOns passed, there were plenty of speak
ers and they kept the crowd enthused
Al the AFTERNOON meeting, ex- Conductor
j. WI. Lyons was the principal speaker
Among some Of the remarks he made
was the following:
NOT Afraid Of the Army
1'There ara now over 100000 men out
on this strike and the number will soon
be much larger There are only %. 100
men in the United States army. Do YOU
think these men can stop US?
"Men. for Gods sake. stand by your
fellow laborersI VIII you. as men as
citizens of the United States. take the
bread out Of the mouths of these men
xxth0 a ara now striking Will x~or,
scend to the level of scab ; At this
there were cries OF No. MOL The men
have been very lenient TO the Santa Re
company Why, they have even gone 50
far as to loan the company two months
wages with which to do business
1t was at this meeting that the com
mittae WAS appointed TO call on the road
officials and demand the TWO months pav
now due them. 1t was the intention Of
the employees that if this demand failed
they would take the matter to the
courts.
The committee got no satisfaction out
Of the officials and reported to the
meeting The committee then talked
with few lawyers and the upshOt Of the
conference was that there will be- no at
tempt made 10 have the courts adjust the
difficulty in regard To the overdue wages.
The men are too poor, they say, to carry
the expenses Of the suit
The roads officials say that the men at
the shops are not discharged; that they
are simply laid off. This the railroad
men say, is done in order TO avoid paving
the men off At present Mr. Wilder. the
treasurer Of lthe comp my says that the
road is losing money A. the rate Of *4O,O0O
"A day. and that there il money with
which 10 meet all the bills The men re-
gard the layoff yesterday as simply dis
charge. They say they were all ready to
go out, and that if they had not been
laic on they would not be working any
way
The Evening MestfnE-
The evening meeting was fully as en-