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BRITISH DISGRACE
Some One Will Suffer for the
Magalies Berg Disaster.
LITTLE INTEREST IN THE CANAL
Extent of Personalities In the Nevr
Parliament Excommunication of
Timothy Henly Period of
Unrest Lies Abend.
LONDON, Dec 15. The astounding and
utterly unexpected reverse of the British
at Magalies Berg, the news of which was
broken to the nation exactly one year
after General Butter's defeat at Colenso,
Ineffectually disposes of any hopes that
the war in South Africa is nearly ended,
and completely abates the myth that the
operations there were merely of a guer
rilla nature. As Lloyd-George, "liberal,
said in the House of Commons today:
"This is one of the most severe reverses
suffered by the British, and It is quite
evident the war will drag on for many
months to come. Dewet Is making Eng
land the slaughlng-stock of the world.
"We have 210.000 men in the field, yet we
are unable "to protect ourselves from dis
aster at the hands of small commandoes
drawn from pastoral people."
The extent of the reverse and the dis
grace of such a large body of men sur
rendering to a small contingent of Boers
has created a feeling of shame and as
tonishment which finds free vent. "With
somewhat cruel coincidence, the Northum
berlands are known as "the Fighting
Fifth." The Second Battalion, to which
the captured companies belong, was one
of the heaviest sufferers at Stormberg a
year ago. The regiment has often been
pronounced by home and foreign cities
to be one of the finest In the British
Army. All the forebodings and criticisms
which Colenso gave rise to a year ago
have been resurrected by the disaster at
Magalies Berg. The "War Office has noth
ing to do but "grin and bear it" and trust
to time until General Kitchener's force
are transformed into mounted Infantry
and the mounted police gets to work.
But whoever was responsible for the sur
render at Magalies Berg Is likely to suffer,
for the new War Office officials are de
termined to make examples of Generals
or any other officers guilty of such gross
mismanagement, or worse, which, it
would sem. must have occurred at this
last defeat.
The stern attitude on the part of the
government, however, by no means de
creases the scorn and Ignominy with
which certain of the Liberal members of
Parliament, who are avowedly pleased by
the Boer successes, are regarded by the
major part of he community. At a pro
Boer meeting Friday, at which Leonard
Courtney pres'ded. General Kitchener's
name was greeted with cries of "villain,"
"butcher," "beast," while mention ot
Steyn and JDewet elicited loud cheera.
'The "Palf Mall Gazette today editorially
declares that such men as Courtney,
Brine-Roberts and Lloyd-George ought to
be put In Coventry and be not spoken to
bv any self-respecting Englishman.
Tlr- expedient, severe as it is. Is likely
to meet with approval in all quarters, not
excluding the moderate Liberal journals.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Lib
eral Teader In the House of Commons,
does not escape criticism for tacitly per
mitting his alleged followers to take up
such an avowedly anti-British attitude.
In view of the events in South Africa,
It is scarcely surprising that the public
refuses to be cajoled Into taking a bum.
Ing interest in the Nicaragua Canal, in
spite of the special American cable di
patches, which broke the records for
length and seriousness. The London
Times' correspondent today makes a pas
sionate comparison between the present
state of affairs and that which existed
at the time of the Venezuela dispute, and
bitterly arraigns President McKinley ana
the Senate, yet Lord Pauncefote has not
cabled a word t the Foreign Office,
which only heard of the vote on the Davis
amendment through the Associated Press.
Such pessimistic and indignant cable
messages as most of the London dallies
are receiving from their American corre
spondents find no responsive echo in
Downing street, where deprecation is
freely expressed of these cabled efforts
to apprise the British public of how badly
the Senate is alleged to be treating their
Government. The Foreign Office officials,
while expecting the treaty to be amended,
were frankly surprised at the size of the
majority, which served more than any
thing els to open their eyes to the fact
that there was no truth In the cablea
f statements that the railroad Interests were
solely responsible for the opposition, or
that irrational Jingoism had suddenly be
come epidemic In the United States. There
exists In the Foreign Office a sane ap
preciation of the American objections to
building (he canal and not being allowed
to fortify It.
"Yet at the same time," says an official,
"we ao not see why the treaty which we
made with the people who we believed
to be the responsible representatives of
America should be treated so cavalierly by
the Senate. "We do not regard the pres
ent issues as of any great Importance,
for we doubt if the Nicaragua Canal will
ever be a paying investment, and who
ever builds It, it will be of little use to
England, either In peac"e or war. What
w do regret Is the apparent hopelessness
of making treaties with a country whose
Senate takes such opposite views to thoso
It empowers to act in its behalf. Theru
seems to be an Impression In America
that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was se
cured by the cuteness of the English rep
resentatives, and gave England an un
fair advantage. That view has never
existed here. However, we shall not
bother our heads about the matter until
the Senate finishes its labors and we re
ceive the results through diplomatic chan
nels. We are now anxious to knew what
America really does want, and until we
know. It is absurd to surmise what to do.
However, the Clayton-Bulwer treat
worked satisfactorily for years, and aa
new treaties seem to cause dissensions in
America, maybe It Is just as well If we
are obliged to revert to the former agree
ment, the blndlngness and equity of
which we have never for a moment
doubted, in spite of our concessions in
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty."
The first session of. the new Parliament,
just closed, will ever be memorable, owing
to the extent to which personalities were
introduced. The deliberations resulted In
the voting of 1G 000,000 for war: yet this
was almost fot gotten in the flood of per
sonal attack and defense which perme
ated" the proceedings, as It never did be
fore In the history of Westminster. Brief
ly summed up, it may be said that Mr.
Chamberlain, the center of this move
ment has come out of it little the worse.
The denouncement of nepotism exempli
fied by Lord Salisbury's "Cecil Cabinet"
has accomplished nothing, though the cru
sade against Cabinet Ministers holding
directorships has brought about more res
ignations of such, positions than, expected.
Dealing with the latter phase, the Spec
tator declares that the English democ
racy, like the American, threatens to drive
out of politics the men most qualified to
be Ministers, adding: "When we are re
duced to the politicians of France or the
professional politicians of America, the
democracy will .earn that political genius
is worth money." Public opinion on both
thlt topic and the inclusion in the gov
ernment of so many of Lord Salisbury's
relatives is muoh divided, without regard
to party lines, though the Liberals a
pear satisfied with the efforts to impress
on the country hls curious condition of
affairs.
Apart from these questions, which have
plunged even the sedate Lords Into a vor
tex of personalities, the excommunication
of Timothy M Healjr Is the most no
ticeable feature. The Spectator refers to
him a3 by far the ablest living National
ist, while all the important journals agree
that a period of unrest and grave import
lies ahead of Ireland. When Parliament
reconvenes In February it will face th
Irish members more determined than ever
to obstruct, while the Liberals did fair
to make a united effort to bring home to
the Unionists to a considerable degree the
responsibility for the mismanagement and
terrible losses of the war in South At
rlca.' "The United States has many able
men, but no one of conspicuous
merit." This statement appears in
the 'Daily Mall Year Book, just Issued
to compete with Whitakers Almanac, un
der the section devoted to the world's
chief statesmen. While it Is not an In
spired or a particularly erudite publica
tion, it unfortunately represents the bulk
of press and public opinion in England.
Nothing so well explains the" attitude of
the English press toward American action
in Nicaragua, China and other quarters
of the globe as this crude revelation of
Its estimate of American public men. It
Is this underlying, though seldom ex
pressed, belief which permeates the edi
torials now so frequently devoted to the
policy of the Washington Government.
How utterly this Is at variance with the
opinion of the Foreign Office and the
highest government officials here is ap
parent from the fact that in almost every
recent case where the English papers
have attempted to advise or to forecast
the attitude of their government towards
propositions suggested by the United
States, they have taken exactly the op
posite line from the course eventually
pursued by Lord Salisbury and the Mar
quis of Lansdowne. This lack of sympa
thy between the administration papers
seems to broaden dally. Hence, while
the mass of English comments on the
Nicaragua Canal question undoubtedly
represents the views of a large section of
the public. It must not be considered in
any way official or even jeml-offlclal.
A special cable dispatch from Washing
ton complains that the London dispatches
dealing with the Nicaragua Canal do not
give any indication of the views of Lord
Lansdowne, the Marquis of Salisbury or
any authoritative person. It may be said
that Lord Lansdowne has been given
every opportunity to communicate his
views on the matter, but he has definitely
refused, remarking that he did not wish
to attempt to Interfere covertly or other
wise in the formation of American pub
lic or legislative opinion. He has not
even discussed the canal in his frequent
conferences this week with the United
States Ambassador, Joseph H. Choate.
Great Britain's decision doubtless will be
arrived at only after a Cabinet confer
ence What Lord Lansdowne will advise
his fellow Cabinet members to do de
pends entirely on the final shape In
which that treaty Is returned. As the
matter stands it would be equally unsafe
to say he will counsel its rejection or ac
ceptance, though if he follows the Ideas
which at present prevail among the For
eign Office officials he will fall back on
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and reject any
modification of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty.
The universally "lamented death of
England's greatest musician Sir Arthur
Sullivan must needs give rise to
interesting conjectures on the sub
ject of the material fruits of his ge
nius and industry. As a matter of fact
the actual sum left by the famous "Sa
voyard" will be found to be smaller than
the immediate future value of the royal
ties attaching to his songs and operas.
His contract with Mr. D'Oyly Carte and
Mr. Gilbert was for a third of the net
profits on the production of all his works,
and thus, apart from the London repre
sentations, which yield a substantial In
come, there are those of the touring
companies that perform his operas year
in and year out. With the exception of
a few songs, like his beautiful "Orpheus
With His Lute," which he sold outright
before fame was within his grasp, hand
some royalties are still coming In from
nearly all his more popular compositions,
and it Is known, as a fact, that up to a
few years ago the "Lost Chord," writ
ten as far back as 1Si7, was still worth
3000 per annum to its gifted composer.
It is of interest, furthermore, to point
out that the copyrights on all the most
successful of his pieces have at least an
other 24 years to run, so that there is
still a veritable gold mine In Sir Arthur's
works for those whom he has named his
heirs. The death of Sir Arthur has had a
curious effect on the audiences of "Pa
tience," at the Savoy. It has so stimu
lated interest in the dead composer's work
that the audiences are exceeding the rec
ord of the production of the opera.
The latest form of trust Is that" of
polar dogs. According to Sir Clements
Markham, president of the Royal Geo
graphical Society, Americans are respon
sible for forming such a corner in these
animals that the pending British and
other Arctic expeditions are confronted
with a difficulty nearly as great as the Ice
.fields. It apears that F. B. Baldwin, the
American explorer, has bought up. such
a large supply of dogs that their price has
raised from J18 to 530, and they are
hard to procure even at that price. Cap
tain Bernler, the Canadian explorer,
hopes to get out of the dilemma by
taking young dogs and training them
on the voyage. What the two British
Antarctic expeditions will do. Sir Clem
ents Markham does not yet know. Mr.
Baldwin says he has not more dogs than
he needs. He foresaw the scarcity and
bought early."
The St. James's Gazette holds Buller
alone blamable for the disasters of the
Tugela campaign, and says:
"When comParaDe blunders occurred 'n
the navy, a court-martial meted out Jus
tice. Why, therefore, should not the same
rule hold good in the army?"
The public apparently Is little affected
by the fresh troubles. Soldiers are still
eager "to go to South Africa, the news
from the Magliesberg having resulted in
offers df volunteer regiments to proceed
to the front. In contrast with the ap
parent Insufficiency of troops to master
the situation in South Africa comes a
revelation of the military resources at
home still at the disposition of the gov
ernment In today's announcement that 46.
000 troops will be sent from Aldershot to
London to participate in Lord Roberts'
triumphal entry, January 3.
Professor Huffin says that persons who
have taken an active part in the scien
tific world should be killed at GO, as not
being flexible enough to yield to the ad
vance of new ideas. He is himself nearly
57.
There Is reason to fear that John Mor
ley Is suffering from the fatal disease
known as angina pectoris. A. J. Bal-
four Is suffering from diabetes.
SCALED THE. WALLS
Exciting Experience of Colo
nel Tullock's Expedition,
IN THE SEARCH FOR TREASURE
Boxer Stronghold Attacked Bravery
ot a British Lieutenant Chinese
Hold Foreigners In Contempt
Satovr Not Instructed.
PEKIN, Dec 15. Colonel Tullock has
returned here. He reports having had an
exciting experience. His detachment was
nred upon eight miles from Pekin. He
could not discover the assailants, as they
used smokeless powder and modern guns.
He camped for the night at a place
called Kaoll Ting, IS miles from here,
meeting with slight opposition, but he
was Informed he would be attacked th'e
next "day by Boxers from Dohhalylng.
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WHO TTAS YESTERDAY RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
and sent for reinforcements. Fifty men,
under Lieutenant McPherson, of the
Twenty-sixth Beluchlstan regiment, were
sent to his aid. Immediately after their
arrival, Tullock attacked the town, which
was entered by the use of scaling lad
ders. In the attack, McPherson distin
guished himself. He led the scaling party
which reached the town, jumped down
Into the place and emptied his revolver,
killing five men. He then drew his sword
and defended himself until his men ar
rived In force and saved him from Im
pending death. Colonel Tullock speaks
highly of the Lieutenant's action. He
says he believes he did a deed which
merits the Victoria Cross in his jump to
what was apparently certain death, in
order to lead his men, who were coming
up the ladder. Fortunately, the Chinese
had only a few carbines and were bad
shots, and none of the British troops
was wounded during the fight. Forty
Boxers were killed, a number wounded
and many captured and brought to Pe
kin. Owing to the killing of the Informer,
no treasure was obtained.
Tullock says the people of Pekin do not
realize the contempt In which they are
held In the country districts. He adds
that one of the wounded Chinamen said,
while dying: "You can kill me, but you
cannot kill the Boxer movement, which
will exist until every foreign devil In
China is killed."
The French report the approach on the
Chinese imperial city of 10,000 men, their
garrison, 15 miles west, being attacked
by the advance guard. They have ap
plied to Li Hung Chang and demand that
he prevent the march of. these troops, ow
ing to the peace negotiations.
The railroad opening, which was to have
taken place today, has been postponed
owing to the road not being ready for
traffic
China May Come to Terms.
BERLIN, Dec. 15. The Foreign Office
officials inform the correspondent of the
Associated Press that they do not know
why Great Britain has not yet authorized
her minister at Pekin to sign the Joint
note of the powers. Sir Ernest Satow
has asked London for further instructions
on the subject. Germany believes the In
structions have not yet been received. It
is pointed out that the signing of the
note will be the first step of a binding
character yet taken by the powers Joint
ly, hence It is supposed that Great Brit
ain wants to consider the matter fully.
It Is believed that Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching will be able to show ac
ceptable credentials, and It is assumed
they are now communicating with the
court in this connection. The Foreign Of
fice officials admit that the Indications
are now more favorable of getting China
to come to terms. They also say the
-early return of Emperor Kwang Hsu to
Pekin seems likely.
Private dispatches from Pekin say Lie.
tenant Count von Wintzsingerode and
Captain von Usedom have been severely
injured by accident; Lieutenant Duster
berg, during the skirmish near Pao Ting
Fu, was killed and the Manchu General,
Fang, was captured, with great booty.
Sntovr Not Authorized to Sign.
PEKIN, Dec 15. The British Minister,
Sir Ernest Satow, has received a com
munication to the effect that at present ho
Is not authorized to sign the joint note.
He expects definite Instructions tomor
row. The Germans report that their detach
ment at Ho Si Wu was attacked while
forming. They killed 13 and wounded 20
Chinese. The Germans had four wound
ed. Court May Not Return.
PARIS, Dec 15. A special to the Temps
from Shanghai says Prince Ching denies
the statement that the Chinese court will
return to Pekin. He is also quoted as
saying that China will pay a yearly in
demnity, but will not make a loan.
RETURN OF COMMISSIONERS
Americans Close Dp Their Worlc at
Paris Exposition. .
PARIS, Dec 15. The American line
steamer St. Louis, which sailed from
Cherbourg this afternoon, took nearly all
the members of the American Commis
sion to the Paris Exposition, who had
not previously departed. Major Brackett,
secretary of the commission, and ac
countants, will, however, remain for a
time, in order to effect a final settlement
of accounts. While the American ex
hibits have not yet been entirely re
moved from the exposition grounds, with
few exceptions all have been boxed, the
contracts providing that they shall be
moved by December 6. It is believed 'the
auxiliary cruiser Prairie- will sail with
the Government exhibits the first week
In January, going to New York and
leaving there the exhibits in the art de
partment, and then proceeding to Balti
more where she will unload. Major
Brackett said today he hoped everything
would be closed up and he would be able
to depart by the middle of January.
United States Commissioner-General Fer
dinand W. Peck will probably remain in
New York over Christmas, then going to
Washington to make his report to the
President.
A large crowd was present at the rail-
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way station to bid farewell to the depart
ing Americans. Included in the party
which left tor Cherbourg were Mr. and
Mrs. and Master Peck; Mr. and Mrs. C
H. SImms, Assistant Commissioner B. B.
Woodward, Lieutenant Poundstone, Al
exander S. Capeheart, Mr. and Mrs.
Diaz Bicardo Albertinl, secretary of the
Cuban Commission to the exposition;
Caspar Crownlnshield and Assistants
Wllkins, Hlne, Lowe and Anthony; Lieutenant-Commander
Asher C. Baker and
Mrs. Baker. Lole Fuller also Is among
the passengers on the St. Loul3,
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WoodTrnrd and His Furniture.
NEW YORK, Dec 15. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Paris
says:
The French customs authorities have
served notice upon Mr. Woodward. Assis
tant United States Exhibition Commis
sioner, that they will not permit him to
leave France until he has paid duty on a
magnificent set pi furniture which was
moved from the United States pavilion
to his private apartments. As Govern
ment property, no duty was charged when
it was brought to Paris, but as Mr.
Woodward took the furniture for his pri
vate use, it is liable to customs. The
Secretary of the Treasury In Washington
has notified Mr. Woodward that his sal
ary Is withheld until the furniture Is re
stored. It is worth J3G00. Mr. Woodward
says he Is acting entirely "within his
rights in taking the furniture.
BRYAN'S NEW PAPER.
The Commoner AV11L Defend Kansas
City Platform Principles.
LINCOLN, Neb.,Dec. I5.t-Wllllam J.
Bryan gave out the following interview
today:
"1 have for several years had in con
templation the establishment of a week
ly newspaper, and this seems an oppor
tune time for undertaking It. Intending
to devote my life to the study and dis
cussion of public questions. I have taken
this method because It will best accom
plish the purpose which I have in view.
Through a paper, I will be able to keep
in touch with social, economic and po
litical problems. The paper will at the
same time, if successful, provide an in
come sufficient for my pecuniary needs,
and this kind of work will allow me
more time with my family than I haye
been able to enjoy for several years
past.
"1 expect to lecture occasionally, es
pecially in college towns, where I can
speak to students, bur? my principal work
will be done with the pen, or perhaps 1
should say. with the pencil. The paper
will be called the Commoner and will de
fend the principles set forth in the Kan
sas City platform. I shall be publisher
and editor and Lincoln will be the place
of publication."
Dr. S. Hopfner.
DENVER, Dec. 15. Dr. S. Hopfner, a
prominent consulting engineer and chem
ist, of Hamilton, Ont., died at St. Joseph's
Hospital in this city, of typhoid fever.
Dr. Hopfner was well known to mining
men through his invention of the electro
lytic treatment of refractory ores, which
Is In use In a smelter in which he Is In
terested at Hamilton, Ont., and In smelt
ers in England, Germany and Austria.
Bernnrdo's Plans Accepted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15. Architect
Bernardo's revised plans for the projected
University of California buildings have
been accepted by the regents. They con
template an expenditure of about $10,000.
000. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, the donor of
the plan, says that work will be soon
begun, on the mining building, which
will be a splendid structure of stone
GOMPERS IS CHOSEN
Federation of Labor Presi
dent for Another Term.
THE OTHER OFFICERS ELEGTED
Large Amount of Business Transacts
ed on the Last Day of the Con
vention Another Trade Au
tonomy Proposition.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 15. The 20th an
nual convention of the American Feder
ation of Labor adjourned sine die tonight,
after, selecting Scranton, Pa., for next
year's convention. The following officers
were elected.
President. 'Samuel Gompers, New York,
cigar maker, re-elected; secretary, Frank
Morrison". Washington, printer, re-elected;
treasurer, John B. Lennon, Sloom
ington. 111., tailor, re-elected; first vice
president, James Duncan, Boston, gran
ite cutter; second vice-president, John
Mitchell. Indianapolis, miner; third vice
president, James O'Connell, Washington,
machinist; fourth vice-president. Max
Morris, Denver, retail clerk; fifth vice
president, Thomas F. Kidd, Chicago,
woodworker; sixth vice-president, Dennis
A. Hayes. Philadelphia, glass bottle
blower.
These officers will compose the new ex
ecutive council of the organization.
Mr. Duncan, who was second vice-president,
succeeds First Vice-President Mc
Gulre, of Philadelphia, who voluntarily
retires on account of ill health. The re
maining vice-presidents were all elected
one degree higher, exceptHayes, who Is
a new man. For the sixth vice-president,
there were nominated William D. Mahon,
of Detroit, of the street railway em
ployes; Henry Blackmore. of St. Louis,
of the carpenters; Frederick Kneeland,
of Boston, of the painters and decorators;
James O'Connor, of Chicago, of the mu
sicians, and Miss Alma Esther King, of
Petersburg, Ind. Mr. Blackmore declined,
and Mr. Hayes won easily on the first
ballot. For fraternal delegates to the
British Trades Council, the convention
selected James Keefe, of Chicago, and
Joseph Valentine, of San Francisco. John
O'Brien, of Boston, was chosen fraternal
delegate to Canada.
During the day, the convention trans
acted a large amount of business, but
several resolutions passed upon were of a
technical character and uninteresting to
the laity. Another proposition for direct
trade autonomy was disposed of by re
ference to the Incoming executive coun
cil, and a vast number of resolutions pro
viding for boycotts on various institu
tions throughout the country, which, it
was claimed, employed nonunion labor,
were similarly acted upon, in spite of the
vigorous protests of the delegates who
charged that such action amounted to
an evasion of the issue. .
The Telegraphers' Strike.
TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 15. Opinions cori
cernlng the telegraphers' strike have ma
terially changed today. Instead of the
indifference which has been manifested by
some of the railroad officials during the
past few days, a disposition to be con
stantly on the alert has shown Itself.
The officials of the Santa Fe have at la3t
become convinced that the strike means
something. The cause of this is. the un
rest prevalent among the engineers, con
ductors and brakemen. It Is regarded as
almost a certainty that some of these
workers will go on a sympathetic strike
within two days unless the differences
between the company and the operators
are speedily adjusted. The reason of the
trainmen In taking thl3 step is not
thought to comprehend so much sym
pathy for the operator as it does their
own interests. Said a prominent engineer
today:
"If we suffer this thing to go by un
questioned, the right of the company to
do as It pleases will be permanently es
tablished, and. In spite of anything we
can do, the rights and privileges of or
ganized labor will be lost. It Is the prin
ciple we are striving for, and, come what
may, the principle must and will be main
tained that organized labor must have Its
rights."
As far as can be learned there have
not yet been any conferences held be
tween the telegraphers and representa
tives of the trainmen's organizations.
There Is an air of mystery about all the
transactions which makes it a practical
certainty that there will be something
done within a short time. President
Dolphin looked very wise when asked
what was In the wind.
"Well, just wait a little while," he re
plied. "We will have something to spring
that will 'curl your hair, so to speak.
What Is it? Well, I cannot give that out
tonight. However, you may say this with
confidence: The telegraphers never felt so
good at any time during the strike as
they do now. We recognized from, the
start that we had a hard fight, and we
did not go into it anadvisedly and without
a knowledge of what we could expect in
the way of support from the other or
ganizations. Come around tomorrow and I
think I will have something to tell you."
President Mahon, of St. Louis, of the O.
R. T., and William Mason, of the con
ductors, are in the city. Headquarters
for the striking telegraphers have not
been removed from Topeka. Vice-President
Plerson reports to his chief the
status of affairs on the Gulf In the fol
lowing dispatch:
"We are not losing an inch of ground
down here. Passenger trains very late.
Not six operators on Gulf. Officials very
sore and refuse to be interviewed. The
Oklahoma division reports that Superin
tendent Tlce's special had to flag from
Bliss to Red Rock because day operator
could not take train order. Operator at
Bliss wired resignation Thursday. Boys
at Perry pulled out two nonunion opera
tors. The way the company Is trying to
work the block signal system gives en
gineers heart disease."
"What are the prospects of aid from
other orders?" was asked President Dol
phin. "By the first of the week, trainmen, en
gineers, firemen and conductors will en
ter grave and serious protests against
the hazards they are working under.
When they accepted employment, their
contract did not embody the hazard and
risk to their lives that exist today. The
company has had, long enough to give
them train orders by competent hand3
and security, but has failed to do so.
Protecting Telegraphers.
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 15. The San
ta Fe, fearing that violence would bo
done to the operators at stations between
this city and Needles, . has placed an
armed man at each station to protect em
ployes and property. So far there has
been one case of violence on this divis
ion. Denver P. Dayton, formerly the op
erator at Danby, but now one of the
strikers, assaulted Operator Duncan, who
took his place. Dayton struck Duncan a
violent blow over the head with a lan
tern, cutting his scalp open and causing
three severe wounds.