The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-19
BARKER HAS DISAPPEARED.

He Feared Chief Ramsey Would Prosecute
Him for His Costly Joke.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 18Th. d. Barker
the Santa Fe operator who sent the bogus
telegram from Chief Ramsey ordering out
Santa Fe operators, disappeared from Dodge
City to-day and left no trace. He had
learned that Ramsey and the company In
tended to prosecute him TO the utmost
limit for his costly joke, and did not wait
to be arrested.
ALI the operators along the main line of
the Santa Fe are now at work. but
the disastrous effect of the bo-
gus dispatch ordering the strike
was far-reachlng in its results. At
system, the latest reports from the
Atlantic & Pacific railway were that the
500 operators on that division of the sys-
tenn are still ont and refused to return to
work. The men do not understand why this
action has been taken, md the only expla-
patton offered Is that the men having once
quit work. do not like to confess them
Deives hoaxed or they do not believe that
the order ordering them to return TO
work wae genuine. The operators here fear
that serious damage has been done their
order. The impression prevails that the
heads of the departments In the Teleg-
raphers Association have been too careless
and did not take the necessary precautions
TO prevent mistakes.
Missouri Pacific Strike Averted.
Special 70 the Indianapolis } ournal.
ST. Louis. Oct. 1S.-There will be no
strike of the Missouri Pacific photographers.
A final conference, lasting from i to z
o'clock p. NJ. resulted in clearing away all
difficulties as to rules and agreeing on O
schedule of wages. The committee, on
emerging from Assistant General Manager
Smiths Office, walked straight TO the tele-
graph Office and sent the following dispatch
TO all dIspatchers and operators:
A satisfactory settlement was agreed upon at
Sis +. n. Minimum OF $50 on Missouri Pacific
proper. and $45 on branches of Missouri Pacific
in kansas: also an average increase TO dispatch
ers OF $3.50. We will be here IA compile of days
longer, comparing schedule Tor printers.
The committee will not state the exact
amount of the increase. but it ia known
positively that il aggregates over $751; GOO
yearly, and that 1t does not exceed $50 200.
Denver & Rio Grande Strike on.
DENVER, Col, Oct. 1S.-The strike on the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad came to an
end shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The strikers accepted superintendent
Samples proposition to GO back to work
R0uuluk AL Wv tl0 DOdIu Oh
adjustment and the Rio Grande manage
ment. Trains were started out from both
ends of the road rs nearly on time as pos
sible. and il Is expected that by tomorrow
evening everything will be running
smoothly again.
Resignation of Superintendent Potter.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 1S.-The Carnegie Steel
Company issued o circular to-day IN.
nouncing the resignation of John A. Pot
ter as general superintendent of the Home
stood mills. and his appointment as chief
mechanical engineer. Charles VI. Schwab.
general superintendeutof the Edgar Thom-
son plant. will succeed Mr.. Potter at Home.
stead.
One Way to Get an Eight-Hour work-Day.
BosToN. Oct. 1S-The brick-layers' union
Of this city will establish an eight-hour
work.day Nov. !. This Is the first branch
Of tho building trades in Massachusetts TO
obtain the eight-hour work-day. The men.
in order TO gain their object without q
strike. have agreed TO sacrifice one hours
pay.