The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-10
STRIKERS APPARENTLY BEATEN.
The Rock Island Seems Able to Get Aissr
without the Men Who Have Quit.

CHICAGO Dec. 9-Although the reports con-
corning the telegraph operators strike on tho
Rock Island road given out BY the railroad
officials and Chief Ramsay OF the Order OF
Railway Photographers are widely different. 1t
10 almost certain that the mon are beaten, and
that the Rock Island can get along without
those who quit. Ramsay appears to have pre-
ciptuted the strike before his forces were
properly organized. and on wrong informe-
ton. He seems to have depended upon aid
from the engineers. firemen. switchmen. and
tranmen. He had q conference In the Shor-
man House this afternoon with Grand Master
Clark OF the conductors. Grand Master Will
kinson Of the trainmsn. and Grand Master
Wilson OF the swtchmen. All refused to give
its result. 1t is understood. however. that
while each OF the three Grand Masters con-
suited sympathized with the strikers mono
thought it proper to call out the organization
he controlled. 1t is probable that the matter
will be voted upon by each brotherhood.
Ramsay insists that tho telsgraphers will
win the strike. He says the statement Of the
company that less than nifty men left their
keys is false. I'VE can show that In Illinois
alone thirty-nine men out OF q total OF forty
five operators are out" said he AT Topeka
I'll but one operator is out. and on somo Of tho
On the other hand. General Manager st. John
assures his inter,ro,g s that there Is no
We know nothing Of a strike" says he "A
| few operators may have left their stations. but
We don't feel their absence. and our trains.
| both passenger and freight. are moving on
| time. except where snow storms have caused
| o delay. We want no operators. and have
anthottzsd, TO- no man or agency to engage
Dies MONIES. Dec. 0.-The lines Of the Rock
Island in Iowa are not seriously embarrassed
| by the strike; Not more than seventy-ilve
| men arc out In the state. and q number OF
| these have asked to be reinstated. The only
| trouble Ia reported from Stuart y freight di-
vision point forty miles west OF Des Moines.
| where the citizens mhined to starve out tn .
| new operator. His meals ure sent to him from
WIcHrrA. Dec. Crock Island passenger
| trains were moving on this division to- day. but
they were all late and running on the orders
OF the depot agents. Freight trains are nearly
u OMAHA. Dec. e.-Ths Rock Island has an
| agent at Council Bluffs engaging new teegra-
piers and sending them to offices in Ne
iSDiA NAP Dec. a.-Nothing definite has
been given out by the Big Four telsgraphors
| now in conference here. SupsrintendentP Peck
has not been in conference with the men to-
day. Chairman Brown said at noon: There
has been no strike ordered yet"
KANSAS CITY. Dec. S.-Qf the men who went
to work here last nighs ye We're nduS. d
iii their piaces with new mon. but tho strikers
committee succeeded in keeping them away
Tbs Rock Island uses the Union Pacific
tracks from Kansas City to Topeka; and from
chief operator that II they are required tc
handle Rock Isl and business and to despatch
Rock Island trains they will strike.