The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-07-06

Dodge City being an important divis-
lon point on the Santa Fe system b pref
" thoroughly developed in the stmos.
phere of the A. r. U. strike, and meet.
fngs are being held by the strikers daily
at the G. A. r. hall.
On Tuesday last Trainmaster Stan.
ley. Of La Junta, was In Dodge City. and
attended meeting of rsilroaders Tues
day evening. He made q talk to the
men to convince them that 1t would
be best for them to 60 to work, giving
them his word for it that all who refused
to 60 to work would forever be excluded
from the company's service. Only abOu,
half dozen men manifested any sym
patty with the speaker. or gave any
assurance of loyalty to the company. and
they were not members of the A. r. L.
The B. of L. E. and the o. r. C. have
orders from headquarters to continue
working, and the men. though mostly in
sympathy with the strikers, say it would
be a violation of their obligations to join
the strikers in the face of such instruc-
tons. Some brAkemen who are also ex.
ira conductors, belonged to the B. of r.
L. or o. r. Z. and the A. r. u, previous
to the strike and took out Withdrawal
cards from the A. r. u. This left them
under orders of the conductors or train
mems organizations, and they have con-
tiuued at work. Last Tuesday two of
these, Messrs. Lusk and Sullivan, went
out on train with Harry NOrvell as
conductor and scab fireman from Gar
den City. Warren NOrvell, who is an
active A. r. L. man, made a very earm-
est appeal to Lusk and Sullivan to stay
with the A. r. u, and remained on the
train until it was under full Roadway,
pleading and protesting in full view of
the crowd which had gathered to watch
the result, but finding his efforts all in
vain, jumped from the train and gestic-
ulated menacingly toward those he re-
garded as his recreant brethren. On
Wednesday night when the crew re-
turned, crowd were in the yards
awaiting them, loaded with rocks, and
shOwered these missiles at them. Some
shots were also fired, but without appar-
ent effect. A few Car windows were
broken by the flying rocks. Finally a
U. 5. Marshal drew II gun and started
for the rock throwers. who fed as he
approached.
Next morning Mr.. Lusk was up to the
court house to see If he could carry gun
on the strength of having formerly been
deputized AS sheriff, but the sheriff was
not in at the time. It has since been re-
ported that Sheriff Beeson had been
commissioning railroaders who want to
work as deputy sheriff in order to af-
ford them protection against strikers,
but we interviewed Mr.. Beeson on the
subject and he says no one has made ap-
plication to him for such authority since
the strike. He has SO far taken no part
in the strike, not having been appealed
to by either side. If called for properly
he will use his best judgment and dis
erection in preserving the peace.
This morning we noticed the post
Office steps and other prominent places
have been decorated with the epithet
''scabby' in connection with the names
of five brakemen who have decli1ed to
strike.
Roadmaster Ed Marshall seems to cut
a prominent figure In the strike. The
men say there are about fifty scab fire.
men in LaJunta. most of them furnished
by Marshall, who is said to have dis
placed his own brother by a scab fire.
man.
Passenger and mail trains now pass
daily. while several through California
freight trains have been going through
during the past twenty four hours. We
understand there is no local freight be.
ing handled.
Notice has been served on butchers,
bakers and grocers to boycott DR.. CAL
land for boarding deputy U. S. mar
shals ut the Great Western hotel.