The true northerner., 1900-12-14
Gave NO TROUBLE
So Say the Santa Fe Managers in
Regard to the Strike.
THE STRIKERS DISCHARGED
Railway Managers Declare the Strike
Complete Failure-A Sympathetic
Strike of Railway Trainmen Prob
able.

Strike OF Railway Trainmen Prob
able.
Topeka. Kas.. Dec. l2.-General
Manager Nudge. OF the Santa Fe
Tuesday, said that the telegraphers
strike is a complete failure. and that
the road is finding no difficulty in fill
ing the places made vacant by the OPP
orators. He still retains his place at
the key in the general telegraph office.
however
BY order of the general manager the
block system is in force again on the
road between Kansas City and Chi
cago. This order was made this morn
ing after the claim was made by the
company that all the operations OF the
road were in normal condition again.
In an interview on the several features
of the strike Mr.. Nudge said tonight:
"Our business is running normally
again. We have kept train movements
steady under the train order system.
1t has been satisfactory enough TO run
the trains in the same way that other
western roads run them. The Santa
Fe has block signals, as the others
have not. We are using the block sig
nails from Chicago to Newton again.
gave the order for resumption this
morning.
The bogus message for operators to
go back to work, to which j. y. New
man says his name was forged, Whit
over the wires sure enough. 1t was
taken off the wire in the general OF
flee, at the shop, and at Holiday.
Where it originated | don't know. Mr..
Newman's personal message of protest
reached me late yesterday AFTERNOON.
There had been nothing further heard
about the matteer since l replied last
night" Mr.. Mudge's reply was as fol
lows: Your wire to-day. Am sur
prised that any official should forge
your name Do not believe ii has been
done. Please give me facts and name
OF official that l may investigate Ihere
would be no object in endeavoring to
get the men back TO work as we are
refusing TO permit them to go back, as
you very well know"
All the striking operators received
notice to-day that their services would
no longer be required by the company.
The letters were written by {. u.
Sholes, superintendent OF telegraph,
and were as follows:
Dear Sir: You are hereby notified
that YOU are discharged from the ser
vice of the company to date from
ID. IN. Saturday, Dec. 5, for failure to
perform the duties of your position.
Balance due you for December SER
vices may be secured at any time by
,tfi..n of tho
Supt. SHOES claims that there are
only $50 vacancies on the force of te-
legraphers yet 10 ill, and that they will
be filled in "A short time.
The company claims TO be able to re-
ceive and care for all the ordinary
business with which it may be en-
trusted, and that as far as the strikers
ARE concerned the road need not recoS-
nize their existence.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 12.-ln re-
gard TO the strike situation on the san
ia Fe it is reported at General Man
ager Nevins' office that the entire sys-
TEN from Albuquerque to San Francis
co is amply supplied with operators.
1--WE are experiencing no dlfhculty
whatever" said Chief Clerk Hender-
son. lin moving our trains. Monday
night our operators ut Dandy and
Blake were assaulted by former
agent at Dandy and both were serious
ly injured \ warrant is out for their
assailant. We shall endeavor with all
our power to protect our men and prop
Y and secure the punishment of
,se who modest either"
The Santa Fe overland from the
5sast arrived two hours late. Other
trains are practically on time.
Denver. Dee. 12-The local commit
tee of the brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen held a secret meeting Tues
day and discussed the question of aid
M the Santa Fe telegraphers by
cans of a sympathetic strike. 1t was
that it was practically decided 10
1T th /duestion TO vote of the
infnediarely. IL this is done the
e will beNknown tomorrow. -Four
operators, it is claimed by the
US, walked out to-day at offices
n Denver and Pueblo, and
it is declared, will follow as
as they can be reached and the
explained TO them.
operator at Castle Rock dis
lis morning, and later in
Il, walked into the station at
eight miles south Of Castle
lie said that a crowd of masked
sympathizers entered the sta
or. aim to hold up his hands,
rope around his neck, tied his
ehind his back, then marched
the track few miles east
i'm with instructions to keep
and not return to Castle