The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
OLD EMPLOYE LET OUT
ER WITH THE OMAHA
ROAD
AFTER TWENTY-sEvEN YEARS
1t Is Reported That a Number of
Other Changes Are to FOIIOw-Su-
Perintendent L. F. Shaker Refuses
to Discuss the Bouse Matter or
Any of the other RumOrs That
Are AhOnt.


There is a rumor current in railroad
circles that the Omaha railroad is con-
templating a. general wedding out among
Its passenger conductors. The story of
the threatened shake-up first gained color
through the dismissal of Nicholas Bouse,
a passenger conductor running out Of ST.
Paul, on the Eastern division. Mr. Bouse
two weeks ago received curt note from
Supt L. F. Shaker, of the Eastern divi-
sion, informing him that his services were
no longer required by the company. Mr..
Bouse received no explanation whatever
from the road as to the cause of his dis
mlssaI, and, in the absence of any eX-
PLANTATION assigned, he is in the dark as
much as any one on the subject.
The sudden dismissal of Conductor
Bouse is a mystery to his friends, both on
the road and off, and doubly so because
OF the fact that he was perhaps the old
est conductor, In point of service, in the
employ of the company, and exceedingly
popular with the officials and the patrons
of the road. His service dates back TWEEN
ty-seven years. when he started at the
root OF the ladder in the train service
and worked up to a position where he
was universally well regarded.
The railroad officials refuse positively
to say anything either of Mr.. Bouse's dis
mlssal or the report that half dozen
other conductors are to be retired from
the service the first Of the year. Supt.
l.. f. Shaker was seen yesterday by the
G o b e and was less verbose than he
was emphatic. When queried regarding
the matter he said:<'I am not at liberty
to discuss the matter can give you no
information whatever"
Mr.. Bouse was seen at his home at the
Portland and was equally non-communi-
cative. He said that he had not taken his
regular run out since Nov. 7, the day after
receiving the note from Supt. Shaker
A special meeing, of the Order Of Rail-
way Conductors was held yesterday after
noon, and the matter of Mr.. Bouse's dis
m1ssal taken up and considered. None of
the members of the order would talk re-
gardlng the subject after the session,
which lasted several hours.
Inc rumor that there is to be general
shake-up Is persistent and Is accredited
In many quarters. Just what is the rea-
son Tor any changes could not be learned
In Mr.. Bouse'S case there is. so far as
the public knows, little to base any such
action on. Three years ago he was mixed
up In a wreck between here and Elroy
and was laid off for a time, but after
wards reinstated.i Since that there has
been nothing against his record
The proposed changes, it is said, will
apply only on the Eastern division, in
Guiding the Chicago trains and the lines
to Duluth andaAshland. It is said that
the grievance committee of the Order of
Railway Conductors was instructed at the
meeting yesterday to wait upon the
omaha officials and ascertain the cause
Tor unfriendly action towards the passen-
ger conductors -
Chfef Goss, pWho-is secretary of the local
division, Iastfnight stated that no eriev
ance had been presentednte the meeting.
and saidth knew nothing about the Bouse
matter. 47 "a qerefliJTs = s..- 80.