Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-04-20
STORIES Do NOT AGREE.
Conflicting Statements Regarding
the Progress Of Strike on
Southern Railroad.
ROADS CLAIM LITTLE INCONVENIENCE.

ROADS CLAIM LITTLE INCONVENIENCE.
Strikers Declare There Are Constant
Additions to Their Ranks - The
Cutting of Wires begun - Trains
Are Delayed More or Less at Some
Points.
Birmingham, Ala, April 16.-Officialc
of the Southern & Alabama Great
Southern railroads state that they are
moving all trains on schedule time
and that all congested freight has been
moved. While all the striking telegra-
piers places have not been filled, suf-
ficient operators have been secured to
handle all trains and the officials ex-
pect that in a few days all signs of
the strike will have disappeared. On
the other hand the strikers claim that
they are gaining strength daily and
that many of the new men are desert
ing.
Claim Strike Ls Growing.
Chattanooga, Tenn, April IS. = A
bulletin issued by the striking opera
tors of the Southern railway Saturday
insists that the reports received by wire
and long distance telephone show that
the strike is growing rapidly and that
more operators are joining the strikers
every day.
Wires Being Cut.
The Southern railway officials Sat
urday morning stated that the wires
had been cut on the Memphis, Knox
vile and Atlanta divisions of the
Southern railway and that there is
considerable interference with the OPP
GRAFTON of trains, especially on the
Knoxville division. The passenger
train from Washington, due here at
$40 in the morning, was annulled on
account of trouble on he Asheyille di-
vision.
The local from Birmingham was on
time this morning, indicating that the
Birmingham division has not been Sc
riously disturbed. Forces of linemen
were sent out from this city over the
various divisions and the Southern
railway officials are taking steps to
arrest and prosecute persons who cut
the wires or otherwise interfere with
the traffic of the system
The claim is made here by repre-
sentatives of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers that the loss to the
Southern railway in perishable freight
since the strike already amounts to
100000.
Estimates Disagree.
Knoxville, Tenn, April 16.-Org;,n-
1zer L. w. Lusk, stationed here, claims
~ operators are now out on the Knox
vile division. Superintendent C. L.
Ewing says only rs men are out. The
division is suffering more than at any
time since the strike opened, as passen-
ger trains due here were all late,
Both Sides Confident.
Atlanta, Ga, April 16.-Alore conf
dence seems to pcrvade both parties
to the strike of the telegraphers on
the Southern railway Saturday than at
any time since the walkout was or
dered. The Southern officials, speak.
ing of the condition on the divisions
.centering in Atlanta, say that they are
normal. Trains arriving and depart
ing from atlanta since four D. m. Fri
Gay have been delayed from 20 min
utes to one hour and 80 minutes where
there was any delay.
Out of 81 passenger trains 90 have
arrived and departed on time. Rail-
road officials say all freight is being
handled as heretofore.
Strike Not Noticed Mt Norfolk.
Norfolk, Va, April 16.-The South
ern railway at this point is not affected
by the telegraphers' strike. Not a
single operator on the Norfolk g. Caro-
lima or Atlantic G. Danville divisions
has gone out. All trains are making
schedule time.
Growing In North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. c., April 16.--The strike
of the telegraphers on the Southern
railway is growing in this section.
Every Office in this county except the
one here is closed. The operators at
Auburn, Garner and A1orrisville have
joined the strikers. The wires east of
this city in the vicinity of Selma we're
cut again Friday night,
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suffered from catarrh; ltgot SO bad
| could not work; l used Ely's Cream
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Clarke, 81 Shawmut Ave, Boston,
Mass.