The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-13
TEL LEGRAP PHERSON
SOUTHERN STRIKE
From Alexandra, Va, to.
Meridian, Miss.
GRIEVANCES GIVEN.
In Circular Statement Signed by
President Powell.
LOCAL DIVISION NOT AFFECTED.
The Attempt Of the Tclcrraphers to
Have Matters in Dispute Settled by
Arbitration Was Unsuccessful
and They Decided Upon a
Strike Only as a Last
Resort.
LOCAL DIVISION NOT AFFECTED.

-E5715E-1lzS,s ,,;,,,. .,,s+.r,,
staPhefs On i.'e ',on 'ii'-i il =
who are members of the order Oh t,aii-
ra,a,,r.,,,,ers ,yera ordered on strike
..,or,, this
~ : : 'zzsN1
marn!ns. The Soulhern Ras Ra'E"as oi'iei1.s o1"h.
claim tonight that but 10 per cent. of the
,.o-l n:hiIe President
l it 90 ~
Powell says 80 per .o1z cent VI -l'e.i =.
There has been considerable he!as "
49,, ..e,,.,.,. md freight trafflc but the
ye, ,enown
ehecl OF ei'e ht aiA-oue -
to the extent That WouAo .ir. "afral'' aee
,are assertion as to the exact situation.
.,,,,+ AZ the office
y vas si' 81 ~
of Assistant General SupetihteAusettt1
Tho.npson of the Sou tilern, ti1a Il ane PLACES
,., who had struck in
- zig . -.
Atlanta had been lleu. ana ti.as s.le
patcaers on al uiVis!ohs .,ea an
are at "oth. No sSiit'', ioe.' 49, .;s IL -
Gals say, mas beel, caused, excepting II, lne
case of the Washington i-lif'iieo' une ~
at 4:se, and ioca! Passelisei, Wv,
this morning 1or fNcii-iioiu- ~.
ington Limited arrived four nours aha
half late, and the Richnona iocal '"aS
taken up near Eorne!la, Ga. oE hle Nesti-
bu.e. which left here for Washington az
noon.
Mr.. ". " Powell, pres!uehl ei i.,.a.. ue ~
wa! leiesFaPi,eis. say ~ 't'e 20
statement -o-nlsht' ,t,.,.,o, Of ire
sa,,thar,, show mat the entire system,
,,.ftb-1 ,be excentinn of the Louisville
-, "a ~, co,,,r,Ietely so far as
t.e..r,,. ,,.srs .-a concerned. and that pas
sansort trsins are beinc run only under
s.s, = a;t1,a,,l-.cs All messenger trains are
go, .t-ae ~ seven hours iate. and are
-. an. -, -. - s,n,,, ,ira
o. r,sr,hers on the Birmingham,
KnoxviIie. Charlotte. Danvile Chatta-
800. ", sbinrton Columbia, Raleigh
and I,vncilhurE divisions wire that the
al',sl,s.1o,, nf affairs Is very encouraging
to .hs men. and that fully 80 per cent. OF
-. e,sr.a-,aare I'D ,1isnatrhers are on a
s.r,,.s On the Alabama Great Southern
erery man struck except one north or
F,rro;nrham am in a position TO state
,,ositiyel1, tha more than 30 per cent. of
Inc teIegraphers quit work. the claims of
tho connany to the contrary notwith-
standing.
ATLANTA. GA, April Fit was as
car,.i,,.o al midnight that the officials
+na eo,,t,ne,-n anticipating the strike
~. .s,s t.se,r,a,s,,s.,,sE rave orders several
aa,,e ,ro ,,a+ incase of a walk-out
~, rrsiss,, ,r,ir. l,e f3e,d-,p and that the
a-,sneers rim rhejr trains by the card
a:..is,,a rrtss fI,a,r. o;,t Mr. Ieowelrs
as.e,t,;r ths+ freight traffic is completely
tied nm and explat,,S TIE delay to the pas
-. - - So
oei's ss's- :
ORDffof1loos y 'oi 'oini> ~ L.
After strike had been determined upon
and the prei!ninaries had been arFaiiSeu,
a few minutes before ii O'Clock. Presioeht
Powell sent the folioWlhs Wlre iiis s5sAs Ase
TO all the te!egraphers on .ne eoEtnet'i
Raii"a9 ssste.,,. sstl,...s.. a.e,;ssi,,i.
dria, Va 10 Meridian, MISSISSIPPI:
,,Zas..n.r 20 .'ta, tr;,,,,,o,:sa ~, m the
Southern RaliwaE
Turn your board fea ana du,, "oth d,
eleven O'Clock To-Day, hu. suas' 49, ~
lsth. fer1orsn io 49,, .er sise a,,rs
stsna 1sapnsa, s,1,n anu s -, w. \ y. POWELL"
president Order Railway Telegraphers.'
pesnonsas Ia this order began coming
sn,o he headuuarters Of the Telegraph
ers at the Kimha.i HOUSE rapidly, stating
what action had been taken py the opera
clerks at the same time was husily en-
gagged mailing circular stateinehi,s ON
cially signed by President Powell. calling
upon the telegrapherss to quit fhelr Work
and unite IN nslei''.iieu " =.
: about successful conclusion 0. me stslAe.
The statenen; contains the grievances OF
the Telegraphers. 1t says:
..in accordance VAIN the constitution o.
the Order of Railway TelesraFhers' !
hereby approve STRIKE on ,, me mes oi
The Southern ana A.aoaina .'reat aou1n,.
ern Railways .e1lsctlee ~ a. M. eaprii i,i
12th 1900 ali eHo.as 20 .ec, am
settlement o. me M nus tosteu
..e,.a. ,,..ara5 .,,d e,e,,+v-t;,,s te,epran,,.
six hundred ana e'sa,yxe te,essap, asaa ~
eis atta ~. p,,,,dred and ,l,-ty-one
favor. ana one huiiuteu anu '.''t > -one
against.
Many ',on-nilaoti ihs1t'iesl "t'i , s.s'ii"
D! Inc ',uss ,s,sr,, +rhe,-s ,,a s+a.
slf ,, IA
ton etnaseses =. -, Tvs -
bai1sa t..esas ,,nite5 stand against
mined 70 make san u''ea sla''u asa4''SS'