The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-17
Four Hundred OF Them on the
milwaukee & St, Paul
Walk Out To-Day.
Several Conflicting Statements Re-
garding the Existing Condi-
tion of Affairs.
Cunning Indians Hide Their Fire
arms---Bishop Hare OH the
Situation.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. i6.--Just seventy
two operators and station agents en-
| ployod on the lines Of the Chicago, Mil
waukcc & st, Paul SYSTEM quit work
| to-day. General Manager Earllng says
| the road Is prepared for any emergency
and at every station where an operator
| quit work another was ready 10 take his
place, SO that the teIegraphic business of
tue road suffered no delay. OF the men
out are employed In Illinois, 10 In Min
nesota and 40 In Iowa In Wisconsin
not single man stopped work, and
more than half of those who did - are
employed on tho divisions In Iowa. The
men involved IN this afTa ir really had no
grievance and were deceived by the Or.
der OF Railway Telegraphers. There
has been no reduction OF salaries, but
simply an equalization. II Is stated that
OF the forty-six Iowa men who went out
thirty-four are employed on tho Council
Bluffs division. 1t seems that at num-
ber OF Iowa stations the wires were
tampered with and the switches left
open, but no serious delay resulted from
this.
CHICAGO, Jan. IG.-Grand Chief Thurs
ton, of the Order OF Railway Telegraph
ers, and the grievance committee of sta
tIon agents and telegraph operators OH
the lines Of the st. Paul road are In con-
ference In this city. According TO their
statement the road is seriously crippled
by the strike. They claim they have
advIces that 400 of the 900 men on the
line are ont, and that additional resigna-
tlons are constantly being received by
telegraph and mail, making tho knock
of practically unanimous. The follow
ing list has been furnished by Chief
Thurston OF the men going out BY di-
visions. Prairie du Chien, %; nahnqae,
30; Milwaukee & Northern. 10; Green
Bay, 30; Council Bluffs, 50; Illinois and
Minnesota, rs; Hastings aud Dakota, 80;
Kansas City, 90; Chicago aud Council
Bluffs. l25; miscellaneous, 1l5.
1hs situation at Sioux city.
According to tho report sent out from
Chicago few days ago all the tele-
graph operators on the Chicago, Mil
wauken & ST. Paul were TO strike to-day.
In this city the strike did not come and
all the men are working as usual. The
trouble with the operators arose out OF
move on the part OF the company to-
cqualizc the salaries OF its operators.
1..r
she line as agents and operators are sup
piled with houses to live In, fuel lights,
etc, while those living In large towns and
cities are not thus supplied but have to
pay Tor these accommodations. The
company had endeavored 10 equalize
matters by Increasing the pay OF the
city operators and decreasing the re-
muncration OF those along the lines.
This caused trouble aud strike mad
haaH thEnataRaa ------------------
OnIy One Ont.
Supcrfnt tcndent Beardslcy was seen at
3 o'clock this afternoon in regard TO tho
rumoF OF a strike In tho Sioux City
Office.
"Therc are about seventy-five men on
my division" said Mr.. Beardsley, and
only one operator has quit up TO date. !
uoh l utiltNt tuEIt - any SbEtAt IAh~
tempIated here, and If there was am
ready to supply the places of any or all
the men who see ft to lay down."
What do YOU think OF the dispatch
from Council Bluffs ts the effect that
forty-six men had gone out on that di-
visiOn?"
THAT must DO one of the operators
kilograms. IL such was tho case / should
hayn hean notified tn EunDiy navy men II
needed"