Tying Up Fort Scott Line

Fort Scott, Kan-, July .-The American Railway Union strike reached this city yesterday, when all the union men on the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis road left their positions and refused to turn a wheel. The road is practically tied up. Over 200 applications for membership to the union were presented. Kansas. City, Mo. , July 9 - The Santa Fe got several freig-ht trainsout yesterday with new fireman. The Memphis line sent out one passenger train and also several carloads of fruit billed for southern points. The Burlington road was operating, notwithstanding the strike of its firemen. Owing to the trouble on the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis road, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas is not moving or accepting freight The Wabash, the Alton and the Rock Island are doing piactically nothing. Every man, from engineer to brakeman, that goes out on a freight on the Burling'ton will be sworn in as a United States deputy marshal and will carry arms.