The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-13
BAKING POWDER.


| the main stem division would continue Just
as IL there had been no strike. The opera
tors who had left their semaphore Signals
at red, bringing freight trains co STOP
would be arrested aud prosecuted Tor CON
tempt Of court As the Central railroad is
in the hands Of the United States cours All
of Its employees are constituted officers OF
the court and are liable 10 contempt for
interfering with the company's business IN
any manner. AS precsution notices were
sent out Sunday plight to the men not TO
interfere with or delay the oompanys bus
mess in any way.
SPECIAL OFFICERS SENT OUT.
Fifteen then from the wharf In charge Of
Sergts. Powell and Muse Of the Ocean
Steamship Company's police, were
s ssR' t S1t los: TA.v nis1 we're on sworn in
as special officers They were dropped
of at the various stations TO rake charge OF
the company's offices, with Instructions to
protect the property aud look after the
company's business.
There are a number OF operators en-
pIoyed in the company's Offices In the city as
clerks. They have been notified to hold
themselves In readiness to take positions as
operators.
City Ticket Agent Brewer, who Is an old
operator. left on last nights train accord
ing to orders to take charge Of one OF the
important offices.
suPT. wADLEY's GENERALsHIP.
Supt. Wadley appears to be handling his
forces ike a general. His preparations
have all been made in anticipation of
strike, and the prospect Is that he will whip
the fight. The operators may have cause
| TO regret their rashness.
The operators committee stated last night
that they had received word from every
| division, and SO far as they could learn the
men went out promptly on receiving tie
orders.
1t is not known how long the committee
| will remain here. Some Of them will leave
| for home to-day. Mr.. Tobie will probably
Keep his headquarters here for q few days
and then go to Macon In order tn be ia q
more central location TO the system. The
| operators spent the afternoon and night
very quietly. Gathered here and there
| about the hotel lobby were groups OF them
quietly discussing the situation.
TRICK OF THE OPERATORS.
The operators stole q march on the rail-
road in sending out their order to strike
The notice was sent out over the Centrals
own wires, and the first notice had OF it
here was when It came In over the wires.
This was doubtless done By notifying the
railroad operator ct some large station over
| the Western Union wires. and then the mes
sage was put on to the Central wires by
him. Tbs operator who did 10 "a doubtless
laughing in his sleeve.
There is great interest here on all sides,
especially among railroad mon, as TO the
| effect OF the strike. There 10 some apprehen-
sion as to the ability Of the road TO operate
its trains on time by schedule. The Nancy
Hanks was only about 20 minutes behind
time last night, however, and the departing
trains went out only a few minutes behind
schedule time.
1t will only take about three days TO de-
eide whether the operRtors fight will
amount to anything or not.
The following dispatches concerning the
strike were received last night;
CARRoLLToN, GA, Dec. IL 1892.
There Is considerable excitement here and at
| all points on the Chattanooga division of the
Central railroad over the strike which went on
| at 2:20 o'clock this afternoon by telegraph op-
| orators. Every operator from Chattanooga TO
Griffin is out including two lady operators,
Mrs. Annie Barron at Whitesburg and Miss
| Matte Culpepper at Senoia Every freight
train on this division Is side tracked on
| account of the strike; passenger trains are run
| ming. but operators hold red boards on freight
| trains. Merchants all along the line are very
| much exercised on side track situation of
| freight trains, with their freights blocked up,
and cotton men are in the same state about
cotton shipments.
A dispatch was received from Atlanta
last night saying that the places Of shs
striking operators there had been promptly
filled.