The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-14
BOTH SIDES MIL HGHT.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS ASSERT
THAT THE SOUTHERN sITUA-
TEON IS IMPROVED
TELEGRAPHERs DO NOT AGREE
President Powell, of Their OrganI-
zation, Asserts Sinews of War
Are Plentiful, and Fight
VIII Go On.

ATLANTA, Ca, April 13.--The situa-
tion in the strike of the telegraphers on
the Southern railroad shows an improve
ment at midnight for the railroad Pas
senger trains which yesterday and early
this morning ran from one to five hours
late, arrived this afternoon and tonight
but slightly behind schedule time and
freight trains are beginning to move. Ths
officials Of the road here claim the situa-
tien is not even unchanged; that it has
not at any time been .other than normal
President Powell, Of the Order of Rail-
way Telegraphers, said tonight that the
strike would continue indefinitely, or un-
til the company treats with the men,
MY organization has a protective fund
of $4,000 to be used in case of STRIKE
this money transferred from the head
quarters to points on the Southern
President Powell says there has been
no thought Of strike on the Queen &
Crescent.
At Flow .ry Branch, Ca. Corona, Ala,
and Columbus. Miss, operators who took
the places of retiring agents have been
roughly handled and run out Of town.
OFFICIAL CLAIMS.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Reports re-
ceived by Mr.. Cannon up to IL o'clock this
morning show that in all 152 operators
had quit work. Many of them, it was
stated, had returned to their keys. About
1,4GO telegraphers in all are employed by
the Southern Railroad company The
places of those who have not resumed
work have hQnn f11pd IN, 0oy.f 80
says Mr.. Cannon, by men of the clerical
force, who had been employed at the key,
but had been promoted to higher posi-
tions.
Mr.. Cannon characterized as absurd
the reports coming from the headquarters
Of the strikers declaring the strike to be
a complete success, and asserting that the
business on the Southern road was para
lyzed. In only one instance, he said had
there been any great delay to the service,
and that was in the case of a train which
reached a station by the name of Alto,
100 miles north of Atlanta, just after the
strike had occurred. This caused de-
lay of about four hours, and, Incidental
ly, prevented the prompt movement of
other trains whose arrivals and depart
ures from various stations were second
ary to or affected by it. Other DELAYS
less serious in consequence had been oc-
casioned by the strike, and also by the
failure of connections from other rail-
roads to arrive on time.
Picking up some memorandum sheets
on his DESK containing reports from the
railroad officials, Mr.. Cannon said that
ON the Annisten division of $50 miles, en,-
ploying ninety-seyen men, only scVen-
teen had struck; on the Memphis, tho
North Alabama and on the Danvillo di-
visions none had deserted; on the Rich
Tnond division one had gone ont. on the
Norfolk division of 600 miles, employing
1872 men, thirty had left ,their places, ard
on the Washington division twelve men
went out, some of whom had returned.
Those who had gone out. he declared,
included employees at relay offices, whoss
services were not missed so greatly as If
they had occurred at other points,