The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
Intimation that Surprise Is About
to he Sprung on the Santa Fe
Company Managers.
BRoTHERHooDs MAY PROTEST
AND MAY EVEN ORDER A sYMPA-
THETIC STRIKE, 1T is SAID.
The Breezy Dolphin Tells n Reporter
There Will Soon Re News that
VIII "CurI Your HAIR"

TOPEkA,>> Kan, Dec. 15-Opinions con-
corning the telegraphers' strike have ma
terially changed to-day. Instead of the in
difference which has been manifested by
some of the railroad officials during the
past few days a disposition to be constant
Iy on the alert has shown itself. The cause
of this is the unrest prevalent among the
engineers, conductors and braKemen 1t is
regarded as almost a certainty that some
Of these workers will go a sympathetic
strike within two days unless the differ
ences between the company and the opera
tors are speedily adjusted.
The reason of the trainmen for taking
this step is not thought to comprehend so
much sympathy for the operators as 1t
does their own interests. Said a promi-
nent engineer to-day: IF VIC suffer this
thing to go by unquestioned the right of
the company TO do it pleases will be
permanently established, and I'm spite of
anything we can do the rights and privi-
leges of organized labor win be hopeessly
lest. II is the principle We are striving
for, and. come what may. the principle
must and will be maintained that organized
labor must have rights
AS far as can be learned there have not
yet been any conferences between the
telegraphers and the representatives of the
trainmen's organizations. There is an air
of mystery about all the transactions. how
ever, which makes it amount to a practical
certainty that there will be something done
within a short time
President Dolphin when asked tonight
what was In the wind. said: "We will have
something to spring soon that will curl
your hair, so to speak. What Is it? Well.
I cannot give that out tonight. However
you may say this with perfect confidence.
the telegraphers never felt so good at any
time during the progress of the strike as
they do right now. We recognized from
the start that We had hard fight and we
did not so into 1t unadvisediy and without
q knowledge OF what we could expect I'm
the way of support from the other organi-
zations. Come around tomorrow and /
think will have something TO tell you that
will make the people unanimously of the
opinion that there is something in the
strike"
The Santa Fe officials deny that repre
sentations have been made to them by the
officers of the trainmen's organizations.
According to the best information that can
be received. however. representations will
DC ihdue 10 the OllcldiS OF tne road on
Monday morning and they will be informed
that the best thing they do will be TO
adjust matters with the operators. II. r.
Perham. of ST. Louis. of the o. r. T., and
William Mason, of the Conductors, are in
the city and rumor has il that something
important will result from their visits
President Dolphin still directs operations
from here. Mr.. Newman is away on a
secret mission at a nearby city
Vice President Pierson reports to his
chief the status of affairs on the Gulf road
in the following dispatch: 1--WE are nor
losing inch of ground down here. Pas
senger trains arrived very late. Not sly,
operators on the Gulf"
What are the prospects OF aid from
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