The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-12
OFFICE is CLOSED.
w. s. DeVine, i'm Charge of Ma
chinists Headquarters, Leaves.
Work VIII Be Looked After by
w. L. Stark.
MORE STRIKE TALK.
RumOr That BoiIermakersW VIII
BE Called Out July 10.
Reports Given Out by Strikers
Concerning Engines.
STRIKE TALK.

important developments in the strike
situation on the Santa Fe are expected
this week. 1t has been currently re-
ported and quite generally understood
in Topeka that the boilerma kers on the
entire Santa Fe system are to be called
out in a sympathetic strike on July Is.
No official confirmation of this belief
can be obtained. 1t is freely gossipped
however, among those who are familiar
with the strike situation.
The headquarters of the machinists'
strike at the Oxford hotel have been
closed. w. S. DeVine, who was left in
charge of the headquarters for the sys-
tenn at this point when Mr.. Ireland and
Mr.. Wilson went west, received a tele-
gram from Mr.. Ireland yesterday after
noon advising him to close the head
quarters al the oxford.
Mr. DeVine, in accordance with those
instructions, closed the Office at the
Oxford, paid the bills and went to Kan
Sas City last evening.
w. L. Stark, who has charge of the
strike locally. has opened a new office
at room IS, Office block
Mr. Stark discredits the report re-
ceiVed in regard to the bolt at the Dem
yer convention last week. He stated
to a reporter for the State Journal that
he had received a copy of the official
proceedings of the convention but that
he had not discovered in that report,
any mention of a disagreement at the
Denver convention.
THE utmost harmony" Mr.. Stark
says, prevails among the officials who
are conducting the strike on the Santa
Fe. Third Vice President ]. D. Bucka-
lew is well and has gone west from
Denver, and he has by no means given
up the fight. Fourth Vice President T.
L. Wilson has gone south from Denver.
and Arthur r. Ireland, the general Or
ganizer of the American Federation Of
now in Chicago and will be in Topeka
Saturday"
The striking Santa Fe machinists
at Topeka are still holding their regu- |
lar morning meetings at the labor |
headquarters on the third floor of the |
Palace block,and the utmost confidence |
prevails among the union men at To- |
peka as to the final outcome of the |
strike.
THE Santa Fe is having more trou-
bic with their engines than they con- |
fess. says Mr.. Stark. Our bulletins |
from over the line show the condition |
Of things as they are
The following extracts are taken from
bulletin No. so. issued by c. W. Smith, /
secretary. at San Bernardino, Cal, of |
the date July s:
are now about 80 imported men left out
OF the 200 or 500 that have been ship
ped here since the strike began. All
overland trains late.
Of No. through here last evening, were
little less than one hour late, Two car
Dad of scabs went through on No.
in charge of the general fore
nan from Albuquerque. Engines 919
and 9S7 were trying to run around the
Yard after a sojQurn in the hospital,
but to a man outside it looked as if
hey were still unable to do good days
work. Engine 916, running out of here
With one high-pressure cylinder, is re-
ported in the Albuquerque Morning
Journal as just out of shops at that
place. after complete overhauling;
WE'LL she needed it; but the newspapers
ought not to fool that man Beam like
hat and make MIN think that he has
mother good CD engine.
"Raton, July 3.-Al1 passenger trains
nearly on time today except No. p
.ngine 1885 died while trying to bring ]
rain in and an engine from here had ;
o go after it, arriving here two hours ]
md 20 minutes late. Engine S14, recent ,
V out of back shop, is back again with I
.ylinders worn one-fourth inch out of
ound and grooved like a washboard- {
Engine 9S7 will surely be all right now,
or Pretty Polly the scab gang boss. $
S running her over; they hope to have {
Ter out by tomorrow to help make fun {
w noises for the glorious Fourth. This ,
light that she wouldn't go around go
sLa Junta, Colo, July 1.-Scabs
-ot pistons in on wrong sides on en- !
line 24O9 and made foreman very I
ngry This engine was in shop at
irne of strike; will be there when we {
20 back unles they get some better /
rtisans than they have now Engine
144 came in dead-pop stuck up. :
cab Champion worked one and one {
Ialf days fitting one driving box !
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