, 1896-11-25

Assistant Grand Chief Dolphin of the
Order of Railway Photographers filed
Yesterday afternoon his answer TO
General Solicitor kelly's reply to his
,~Dosphin's) petition in the matter OF
reducing the wages Of telegraphers. the
discharge Of Gilliland as agent at Pa
pillion. and the condition of the hos
pital fund, says the Omaha World-H.r-
aid.
In h Gilliland matter he emphati-
Galley denies that GMliland was guilty
Of action ~Tnbecoming a gentleman to-
ward Miss Mabel Knapp of Papillion
or toward anyone else or that he was
guilty of any dishonest act of any
character whatever, either in the mat
ter of rebate checks, handed to him by
\. w. Clarke or by anyone else for re-
icmption or in any other transaction.
The petition emphatically denies that
GIlliland was evr guilty of extortion or
Of making false or fraudulent returns
20 the accounting department of the Of
ticers or that he obtained ~transporta-
ton fra%udulently, and it further de-
mics that he eve absented himself
from the Office without permission.
A paragraph denies hat f. B. Ores
back, agent at Bitter Creek, Wyo., was
ever guilty of neglect and then the
Gilllland matter is again taken up. The
petition says that with the exception of
the Knapp and Clarke charges the 9TH
ars have been trumped up since the dis
missal of Gilliland and should be
stricken out, for in his discharge no
other charges were preferred.
In conclusion he asks for the con-
%tinuance Of the wage schedule as
agreed upon and as confirmed by the
court and also the reinstatement of Gil
li!and and Dresback.
DEMAND AN ACCOUNTING.
The petition asking for an ccount-
ing of the hospital fund is brought by
Mr.. Dolphin in the m OF J. Fl.
Weybright, L. NJ. Tudor. l.. Rosen-
baum, E. L. Drebell and N. A. Smith.
being the joint protective board of the
Order of Railway photographers. The
petition cites that the hospital fund is
made up of contributions each month
from every employee OF the Union Pa
cific system OF 40 cents and that it was
in force previous to the roads passing
into the hands of the receivers and that
the receivers have continued it.
The petition says that the employees
ire in ignorance of the condition Of the
fund and that no statements have ever
been made of it's condition nor have
the employees any way of ascertaining
just what condition the fund is in, nor
have they any idea of how much has
been collected and disbursed. The Pc
tition asks that the employees be allow
ed and permitted representation in the
matter of the administration of the
fund and say that they asked this be-
fore, but that it has been denied them.
and they also ask to be allowed to say
something in the matter Of selecting
the physicians and surgeons. and add:
II Is all right at some piaces' ou' LII
many instances ABUSES OF tne se'erest
CHARACTER nave ''ep' ih'o Lie
tration of the trust. to the great loss
to the b~eneficiarfes."
SYSTEM AbooHD'
1t Is furtner alleged uhat many times
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an ehplose lnJu'eo "' d e"o poin'
Is compelieo 10 secure MS OWL pn!si-
eiah at Il great EXPENSE pec'use " LIE
lhaplll'y 10 secure a company phSsi-
clah ana YET NE mas not oeen "l'o"eu
Tor THIS ana mas all the Time nau ~ pa!
MS quota on tne dues ior 'ne ihain'n-
nance OF the iuhu.
IN houe 'he peu'
says that IN several ihstanees ph'si-
clans nave oeeh ehploSeu anu ie'aiheu
IN service IN the hosplIal anu "euicai
department VINO nave Deem uhnt Oh az
count OF vicious haplts anu inoo"pe-
tency TO renoer meuacai assiSaahce' out
who are permitted oy the ahaeenieh
Oh saiu trust ~ oon'inue o.o.p. b"
portant positioas IN 'ne aA"iias'i"
ton OF sac hospitai fuho anu are CUM
pensated out on sara iuhu WIFI i"se