Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
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REPORTS CONFLICTING
Santa Fe Officials Say the Strike is
Nearly Off The Telegraphers Say
Statement is Untrue and Call the
Officials Hard Names.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-From advices re-
ceived today the officials of the Santa
Fe Railway company are fully con-
vinced that the telegraphers' strike
is nearly over. Third Vice-president
Barr this morning received from Gen
eral Manager Nudge, at Topeka, the
following message: Newman is
sending messages to all the operators
telling them they have agreed with
President Ripley to arbitrate and that
they can return to work subject to
call again." Ripley denied the asser-
tion that there had been an agreement
to arbitrate.
Situation Bright.
Wichita, Kas., Dec. 10.-In state
ment issued at noon by General Chair
man Newman, of the Santa Fe teleg-
raphers, he says the situation is
brighter now than it has been since
the strike was inaugurated.
Word has come he states, from
different sources that the Santa Fe
officials are sending out bogus tele-
grams over my alleged signature,
wherein | order the men to return to
work as the strike has been temporar.
lily adjusted. l brand this and SINH
lar statements as base lie, made use
of by the officials to deceive the oper-
ators to get them to return to work
in order that the congested condition
of freight and passenger traffic may be
relieved. During the last eighteen
hours fifty men have quit who did not
belong to the union but were taken
to fill the places of strikers. Many
| officials who are telegraphers, are
at various points on the line, hand
ling the keys personally, as no oper
ators can be secured.
Look for Assistance.
s'The Missouri Pacific will give u.
moral and financial assistance and i
any attempt is made by the Santa F,
Ito pass freight over the Missouri Pa
cific, the operators of that road will
strike Immediately. I say this afte
i consultation with representatives O
that system"
Strike Extended.
Stockton, Cal, Dec. 10-The strik
Iof the telegraph operators on the San
lite Fe railway has extended to Sal
Francisco and the San Joaquin vale,
road, but not over one-third of tn
men went out.
i Should Be Arbitrated.
| Cedar Rapids, Dec. 1O.-E. E. Clark
chief conductor of the Brotherhood tc
day made an emphatic denial of tn
report that the order promised to ali
the telegraphers in the Santa F
strike. In his opinion, arbitration
should settle such disputes.
Ripley Says 1t Is Absurd.
Chicago, Dec. 10.-President RIPPLE
characterized as absurd and who'll
untruthful' Chairman Newman
charge that railroad officials hav
been forging his name to bogus telt
grams to the striking operators. %
might be possible" said Ripley, sc
some one to impose upon Mr.. Mudg,
!, but it is ridiculous to accuse Mudg,
or any other official, of resorting t
| forgery and bogus kilograms in thi
J controversy.
: Declare Strike Not Effective.
Vice President Barr declared the o.
orators strike is not effective west
Albuquerque or on the Galveston, CO
orado and Santa Fe roads. Advice
from officials of those divisions toda
state that traffic is moving as usua
Between 400 and 500 were still out, h
said, on the Southern Kansas, Oklah
ma and Western divisions. I'VE al
having no trouble" he said, Sin ge
ting men. One hundred men fro
here and as many more from otht
cities, have been sent to Topeka fro
which place they will be sent to otht
I, points as needed. feel sure thel
: will be no sympathetic strike of I'll
: men in the other branches of the sc
vice."