St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-10
ASKING FOR HELP.
Chief Ramsey, Of the Telegrap PHI
ers, Comforting With Heads of
Other Railway Orders.
1t is Reported That Bad Wreck
Was Caused by Scab OPP
orator in Kansas.

CHICAGO. Dec. 9.-Chief Wilkinson.
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, was in conference today with
Chief Ramsey, of the telegraphers.
Both men refused to say whether the
trainmen would assist the Rock Island
teIegraphers by refusing to work with
aion-union men; but it was tao
itly admitted that the mat
ter was thoroughly discussed. Chief
Ramsey tonight declared that the
telegraphers would be certain to win
the strike. The following bulletin was
issued at late hour tonight:
81 1--WE are in better shape than at any
time since the strike began, tonight.
Freight traffic demoralZed. Men i'll
train service will refuse to work with
scabs if majority of you remain loyal"
A prominent officer of the Switch
mems Mutual Aid association said this
evening:
There is no chance of us going out
on the Rock Island to held the teleg-
raphers. The officials of the Rock
Island have always treated US fair. and
General Manager st. John is one of the
best and easiest railroad officials to APP
proach in the country. lie wall always
right"
General Manager St. John was not in
the least worried over the state of at
fairs. He said:
The trouble is as good as over, and it
was really not worth Dothering about.
The only strike seems to be over at the
Palmer house. | am afraid some of the
dispatches given out to the papers were
manufactured here"
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 9.-There is little
change in the Rock Island strike in the
vici1fhy of Kansas City. So far as can
be learned, none of the men who left
their keys have returned to work, and
tits claimed by Chief Telegrapher Jen
kins that eighteen more joined the ranks
of the strikers in Kansas City today.
Officials said the strike is bothering
them not at all. Very few trains went.
out today, and those are slow and away
behind time.
This afternoon early bad head end
collision occurred on the Rock Island
between passenger and freight train
at point between Horton and Troy,
Kan. The report is that the wreck was
caused by the incompetency of a
''Scab" operator at Horton who took
the place of one of the strikers. AS all
the operators are out in that part of the
state it has thus far been impossible to
obtain particulars, but it is a rumor
which comes over the Union Pacific
wires that the wreck is serious one
and lives were lost.
DENVER. Dec. $50 far there has
been no trouble in Denver as a result of
the Rock Island strike. although Union
Pacific and Rio Grande switchmen and
operators threaten to quit. 1t has come
to Night today that meeting was held
with Supt. Deuel.. of the Union Pa
cifc, and Sample. of the Rio
Grande company. by representatives
of Order of photographers. MesSrs.
Weatherby and Vickery were the rep
fesentatives. They notified the supern-
tendents that orders were expected to-
Gay for the operators to refuse to handle
orders regarding the movement of Rock
Island trains on both lines. The super
intendentS told the men that the COM
panies were under contract binding in
its nature, and that the trains would
have to be handled or the companies
would be sued.