The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-14


yet we have received no official infor-
nation of the fact
Last night near Selma some one cut
out several spans of the two railroad
wires and five of the Western Unions
commercial wires, and threw the wire into
river near by. But these tactics can
not succeed We have the situation well
in hand and we nave more operators
waiting for positions than there are strilS-
ers on the whole system"
situation at selma, Ala.
Selma. Ala, April 12-Apparently the
strike situation is unchanged here to-
day. 1t is given out at superintendent
Haydens Office that the Admission divis-
ion will not be affected by the strike. 1t
is further stated that all trains are NOV
ing on schedule. The wholesale mer-
chants We're notified to-day that all
freight for the Mobile and Birmingham
division must be prepaid. This order is is
sued, it is supposed, because the opera
tors at many stations act as railroad
agents.
All Out at Rome. Ga.
Rome, Ca April 13.-The Southern Rail-
road operators are all out here and the
chief clerk of the freight department has
been discharged on account of sympathy
with the strikers. The Eastern mail Is
now routed via the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis Railroad. and was about
four hours overdue to-day. All trains are
from three to five hours late
Trains Late at GreenviIIe.
Greenville, s. c., April 1S.-Exact in
formation as to the arrival and departure
of trains since yesterday afternoon was
uuobtainable to-day Trainmaster Ram
seur is closely guarding Information and
refuses to give It out. The railroad people
assert that passenger traffic has not been
interfered with, but admit the freight
business is in a bad way.
Running on Schedule Time.
Meridian Miss. April 13.-One of the
three striking telegraphers of this city
has returned to work. and trains on the
Southern and Alabama Great Southern
Railroads are running on schedule time.
The railroad officials here claim that the
backbone of the strike Is broken and that
all vacancies win be filed,
Columbia District All Right. =
Columbia, S. c., April 1S.-Supt Wells
fatty denies the statement by President
Powell, of Order of Railroad Telegraphers.
that there IS any intlmation Of a strike
by the engineers and trainmen on this
division, because of the danger of running
on wild" orders. There is no necessity
for wild" running as freight and passen-
ser trains are moving unhampered.
AT II o'clock the jury came into the
court room and asked for further instruc-
tions from the Judge. They also read over
some of the testimony. The queries of a
majority of jurors indicated a desire TO
convict.
Trains on Better Time.
Birmingham, Ala, April 13.-There is
little change in the local situation re-
garding the relegraphers strike on the
Southern System, except that the COM
panies appear to be less hampered than
yesterday and claim they are handling
their trains on schedule time.
Superintendent Wickersham of the Ala
bama Great Southern Railway, which ex-
perienced considerable trouble yesterday.
says that the places of the strikers have
been filled and that all trains are being
handled without delay.
The teegraphers claim that other men
have Joined the strike and some of the
new men sent out by the railroads have
returned to the city.
Has Not Affected Traffic.
Charlotte N. c.. April 19-R. L. Yer
non, travelling passenger agent at this
place, to-day received the following dis
patch from W. A. Turk, general passen-
ger agent at Washington:
"As information beg TO advise that
the strike of telegraph operators of the
Southern Railway and Alabama Great
Southern Railroad has not in any way
affected movement of our traffic. LesG
than 10 per cent. in number of operators
left service and their places have gener-
ally been supplied. No apprehension as TO
the prompt movement of traffic over our
line need be felt, and unofficial reports to
the contrary should be disregarded."