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man who was a fireman, but was not working at present: had only been in the town about a month, He said that the switch engineers and firemen had received orders to quit if they are compelled to handle "2" freight. He said that the switchmen in the yard had not struck and did not believe they would. I then walked down to the depot and entered into conversation with a conductor on the Kansas City, Fort Scott + Gulf R.R., whose train was about to leave. He said that the switch engineers and firemen had orders to quit if requested to handle "2" freight. He was very unclear against the strikers and said he would kill the first man that interfered with him or his duty and said he expected they would be asking every railroad man in the country to take up their grievances: that they were just crazy enough to ask anything. I remained around there until 6 p.m. and up to that time I was unable to come across any of the switchmen. I then discontinued and retired to the Agency".