The record-union., 1892-12-09
SILENT INSTRUMENTS.
RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERs GO OUT
ON A STRIKE.
Train Service in Iowa Badly Crippled
Citizens in Oklahoma Sympathize
With Strikers.
special 70 the REcoRp-UNIov.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-Chief Ramsey Of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers says the
strike on the Rock Island Road is now
on and that all the teIegraphers went out
at 10 A. NJ. General Manager st. John of
the Rock Island Road, on the other hand,
said to the Associated Press reporter
that everything is moving as usual, and
the telegraphic business of the road Is
being conducted without delay. AS far
as he is advised the men had not gone
out Some of the men might have struck
here and there, but he had not received
any advices to that effect.
The great point of interest is whether
the men will succeed in obtaining the act
i've cooperation of other organizations of
trainmen. Notwithstanding the claims
of officials of the Rock Island Company
that only forty operators went out, they
were to-day endeavoring to obtain 200
operators. Chief Ramsey declared to-
night that If the road employed nom
union men it would simply force a strike
upon other branches of the road, as the
men would not work with non-uniou
operators.
Ell RENO %. IT,, Dec. S.-The tele-
graphers on this end of the Rock Island
Road left their keys at 10 O'Clock. The
lbdnJ llluutGu lIlb tram AlSpdlCntIS
to remain at their posts from Harrington,
Kan, to Red River, o. T., the present
terminus OF the road. Outside of the
train dispatchers only two operators re-
main at their posts. The operators have
the sympathy OF the citizens, and it is be-
lleved the company Will have trouble in
putting IN non-union men in the strikers
places.
WICHITA QZan.), Dec. S.-The Rock
Island telegraphers on this division, ex-
cept the train dispatchers and three oper-
ators. struck this morning according to
instructions from Chief Ramsey.
DEs MONIES (Ia.), Dec. S.-The tele-
graphers on the Rock Island road struck
this morning. New men have been OBJ
tanned for important points.
OMAHA, Dec. SAIL the telegraphers
employed by the Rock Island in Ne
braska except four struck this morning.
A large number of new operators have
been sent out to take the strikers places.
CEDAR RAPIDS Qa.), Dec. 8.-As far as
can be learned, none of the operators on
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North
ern roads have obeyed the order to strike.
FORT DODGE Qa.), Dec. S.-All the tele-
graph operators on this division of the
Rock Island road struck this morning.
Between here and Des Moines only four
men are at work. They are station
agents, and not members of the order.
The train service is considerably crippled.
KEoKUK, Dec. S.-All the operators on
the Des Moines Valley division OF the
Rock Island struck this morning. Trains
are moving, but not on time.
DENVER, Dec. S.-Very few telegraph
ers on the Rock Island lines in this State
struck this morning.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. S.-There is no
strike in this city among the telegraph
erS of the Rock Island Road
CLAIM THAT BUSINESS is NOT AFFECTED.
DAVENPORT Qa.l, Dec. S.-Vice Presi-
dent Kimball of the Rock Island Road
said at noon that the telegraphers' strike
would not seriously interfere with the
use of the wires for train work on the
Iowa division, from the Mississippi River
to Council Bluffs, not more than twelve
operators having left the keys, and on the
division from Davenport to Kansas City
fifteen or twenty had gone out. Trains
are moving regularly by dispatchers' or
ders, except when the snowstorm inter
feres. He says the strike will not be gen
eral west of the Mississippi River, and
that none of the dispatchers will Join the
strikers. A Davenport dispatcher is now
going over the southwestern line, put
ting men in the places of the operators
who struck.