St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 23, 1900

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LOUIS—JANUARY 23, 1900 PRICE Outaide St towls, Two Cents. 48,152 Louis, One Cent Higher Than One Year Ago. © ——— —— + ———_ = WABASH MANAGERS FIRM; LABOR LEADERS RETIRE. 2@+ General Manager Ramsey Sustained by Presi- dent Ashley and a Truce Is De- ' clared for 30 Days. POSITION OF THE RAILROAD TOWARDS UNIONS REITERATED BY MR. RAMSEY. ~~ =. i a Remarkable Gathering in St. Louis of Those Who Have the Interests of Organized Labor in Hand and Its Probable Significance. ' = —_ - ——_ President O. D. Ashley of the Wabash Rallroad has sustained General Manager Ramsey in his attitude toward organized labor. This is construed to mean the Wa- bash management will ignore the represen- tatives of labor organizations in the settle- ment of differences which may ar'iee be- tween the company and its employes. Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engincers, and his associates A. B, Garretson, F. FP. Sargent, and W. G. Lee have decided to hold the pending questions in abeyance 80 days, at the expiration of which time the Grievance Committee will submit another report. Meantime Mr. Ram- sey is expec to act and upon his decis- fon will rest e future ccurse of the rail- road employes. The statement made Monday to the Post- Dispatch by Mr. Rameey, that the Wabash general demand for concessions from ali the railroads was denied by the labor chiefs. During the course of a conference it was = asibility of one I consider too remote to e of serious consideration. “Mr. Arthur confesses that the Wabash is paying as high a rate of wages to its men as other roads. but that there are mi- nor grievances to be settled. Well, minor grievances won't hardly age ® in a strike.”’ “Is it understovod,”’ Mr. a omens f was asked, ‘“‘that the Wabash Railroad is on record as opposed to labor organizations?” "Not at all,”’ he replied. “‘We are not making any fight on organized labor, and I desire that the laboring men will so under- stand. g “But where your employes are members of a labor organization will you continue to ignore the representatives of the particular organization to which they belong?” “We will dea! with our employes as em- ployes only. It is immaterial to me wheth- er or not they join labor organizations." “Do you recognize the unions in the em- ems 4 ment of engineers, firemen or conduct- We do not; no more so than. we would distinguish between a Democrat and a Re- railroad was to be the stepping stone to a, PUDICan.” “Are there anv non-union men in the em- a | of the Wabash Railroad?’ really don’t know, and I have not trou- bled myself to ascertain. What difference does it make? A man comes to me or a superintendent of the road and asks to be Has the Great Railroad Trust Agreed to Ignore Organized Labor? There is surprise in the labor world at the position bo'dly assumed by General Manager joseph Ramsey of the Wabash Railroad toward orgnized Mr. Ramsey has declined to meet and confer with representatives of labor organizations as such, and declares that he does so because he does met recognize their right to interfere in differences He is sustained in this position by President Ashley. One of the men whom he has ignored is P. M. Arthur. Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. made welcome in the offices of the greatest railroad magnates in the country. Such railroad managers as Chauncey M. friends, and have declared that Chief Arthur was always welcome. been regarded as an ultra-conservative labor leader. been of such a quality as to lead to the suspicion on the part of labor leaders who did not know him thoroughl$, that he was in league with the railroads. Charges to that effect have frequently been made against him. This coservative, is at the head of the delegation which General labor. employer. has always trusted him. nored. And Mr. Ramsey 1s sustained by I Wabash Mr. Ramsey declares that the Wabash is other roads. force concessions from as much. agers that the labor organizations intended to tackle the Wabash for an ad- justment of differences. When he and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen: A. Order of Railway Conductors, and W. Trainmen, did “tackle” the Wabash, they were ignored by its general man- ager, and the latter's action is indorsed by the President of the road. Within six months the vast scheme of railroad consolidation east of the Mississippi River has been put into effect. -Di: rs ago published the indisputable proof that such a consolidation had taken place. It is not denied by railroad magnates. More convincing proof of a consolidation couuld not be obt.ined than the announcement is being done in. Chicago z published in the Post- are looking for a suitable location for a joint ticket office. Simultaneous with this revelation of the combining of capital invested in railroads, labor leafers representing every branch of labor employed by Four of them are chiefs of orders, con- railroads have gathered in St. Louis.’ trolling hundreds of thousands of men. men, the conductors, the switchmen and the telegraphers are represented in the several conferences now being held. The four grand chiefs tried to lay their grievances before the general man- ager of a great system, which is included in the scheme of consolidation. They were ignored, and the general manager boldly declarcd that he de- nied the right of the head of a labor organization to interfere in matters at This declaration by the general man- ager will undoubtedly be taken as the first declaration: of policy toward or- ; ganized labor by the combined railroads, issue between him and his employes. President Ashley and the Directors of the Chief Arthur denies this, but admits telling other railroad. man- between empicve and | Heretofore Mr. Arthur has been Depew have been his personal He has His conservatism has POO De Oe Ore ors pedro codes ct *o But his order heretofore w2l:o:rned labor leader Manager Ramsey or has ig- being used as a lever to Hie claims that Chief Arthur has said CO or 01S O aoe © fo are > Frank P. B. Garretson, Sargent, “Grand Master of the head of the G. Lee, the head of the Order of Ba POP OPO OP oreo ePereremotreocs HOpehododeced The Post-Dispatch several days that the railroads The same thing Dispatch Monday. The engineers, the firemen, the train- ) DO 0909-05 00 000 OG OPO OPO Od CDOS OS OOO OOO SOO ed reported that Mr. Ramsey had been !ncor- rectly quoted; that furthermore he had said the newepapers had done him an injust:ce and misrepresented his position. Mr. Arthur said to the Post-Dispatch Tuesday that he understood the deciara- tion attributed to Mr. Ramsey was without foundation. Mr. Ramsey was in remarkably good hu- fner when asked about the situation “The men have gone home,” he satd, and I feel confident the matters in dis- pute have practically teiminated with thelr Geparture. | do not think it Is necesssar) for me tv comment further on (the issues which have been or may be now in contro- versy. “The Post-Dispatch has defined atand correctly. hen I said that Mr. ot thur end his conferes were using the bash as @ lever to enforce demande on knew whereof #0. Mr Arthur does not attempt what I have | deciared. He admits lally that he was in consultation managers of other roads and that gay to them that action against " Was anticipated. he there has been a ‘ tainly ao a + ang Such a emanaie from Mt, a8 ae . employed. quired to produce are seferences to show otier consolidation of rallroad propose to act knowledge . ; been Aa Bigtartic ithe rallroads is untrue; one ole me my | / cerned, The only credentials he is re. he is competent and care “a together with qualifications whic circumstances may dictate. We believe that men should be treated alike. Not all men perhaps be- lieve in identifying themselves with labor organizations.” “Isn't it a fact that there has interests which in concert against labor organizations and that your stand ts prac tically In accord with them and of their ; ed been a “Most assuredly not ey story sent out from Chicago to the effect that there nas combina oe iormed among in fact, you cannot too strongiy in saying it In the two years I have attended meetings at whch the executive officers of the various lines have been present 1 have never heard _| that there Was any pooling of interests or / any mameenen to effect a division of tr: if- fic. I was guided in my re ply to Mr , Arthur and his associates by the policy of the Wabash Raliroad aione. “About the reported consolidation I will say this: If the Pennsylvania road has bought the stock of some Kastern lines why that is 4 negotiation with which I am n.« familiar. But so far as the Wabash is c ni ‘t Is independent of such alilances.”’ “Have you heard of a counter combina- lon among the labor organizations?’ “Why. there is one e already. They are and CONTINUED ON PAGE a e 0 | REFORM PILLS PIGUARANTEED To CLEAN OUT THE SYSTEM — a —— You NEE . “A a ~ —" Se TBetwss =~ ps =. = - > - ~~ ~~ = - > 7 a Ay >. i. sees Sis Rae Ce ee FO TWO DEFIED BY A BRAVE GIRL to Drug Her. ‘MISS ELLSWORTH HAS floor. ‘through the transom, ‘from iof a istill ' word, ' contained i most LUCK. CLUNG TO HER PISTOL AND FIRED AT THE RIGHT TIME. Desperate Men Entered the Residence of John H. Winn on North Sarah Street, but Their Plans to Rob Were Frustrated. Burglars forced an entrance into the resi- dence of John H. Winn, street, early Tuesday morning. they had obtained any spofls their presence was detected by a servan', but the servant was beaten into insensibillty and had some compound forced duwn her throat. Mr. Winn was not at home at the time of the attempted robbery. The house is one of a row of three on the west side of Sarah street and is in a fasnlonable neigh- borhood, Mamie Ellsworth, a domestic, was in her room in the rear of the secon The house was in complete dark- save for one gas light, whieh was Winn's front room on the ness, burning in Mrs. second floor. Mamie Elisworth thought she heard a noise and arising from her bed she grasped a revolver, which was under her pilow, and went out in the hall to investigate. She has slept with a revolver under her pillow ever since last week, when an attempt was made by three men to enter the house, and Whiose resence was at the time detec Llisworth. The light from Mrs. Winn's room, shining did but little to illum- inate the hall. Miss Ellsworth saws no one, nor did she hear any further noise She had moved no more than two or three steps from the door when she Was seized behind. A pair of powerful hands clutched her throat and the bony fingere man's hand were choking her... The fingers pressed into the fles! 1 and the woman Was rendered unable to produce a sound. Then the other burglar appeared on the scene. Miss Ellsworth, with the revoiver clutched tightly in her hand, Was Seized by both of the men. The first mat never relaxed his grip on her threat Sh ’ was lifted bodily aid was carried down the front steps. The thick carpet and the pa-ided as to prevent any When the bottom of the reached one of the men, without saying a drew from his pocket a bottle that about a pint of some liquid. The cork was removed and the mouth of the bottle waa forced between the helpless rirl’s teeth. The contents, a white, cuvor- ess fluid, with no odor and of a sweet, tn- 5! vhd taste, was poured down her throat. instantivy Miss Ielisworth becume with a deathly illness “Where's Winn's reom.” asked the bur- glar, who let go for the his grip on the yf throat. She feil forward but wee Ba iiately she tried to raise her- self when one of, the men dealt her a Blow on the head with the burt end of a re volver. The RB did not stun her, and as the men had withdrawn a few feet prese nted her own PSyorver and pulled trigger. Roth burgiars. noise of the explosion, knew ily would be arouse d, rap for an open win- —. in the dining room and dropped out of ae Eliaworth, after firing her revolver, fell forward unconscious. Mrs. Winn, her daughter, and nd servant rushed out into the hail to ascertatn the cause of the shooting They found Miss Fllsworth un- conscious, With bBbilowd pouring from the wound in her head. As the burglars left the house they were seen by the neighbor Iving next door This neighbor had not retired and he heard the shot in the Winn resi he ran out just In time to see’ the burglars running across the lawn. He. was armed ant! at comparatively cl .s: range emptied his revolver at the fleeing burglars, but. so far as known, without effect. Dozens of citizens aril several po- lmemen were on the sc ve in au few mo- ments, but the burglars ¢« caped. Miss Elisworth remain. 1 unconscious for almost an hour, A physician stepe Were so heavily noise, stairway was first time its se “4 Burglars First Beat and Tried | at 412 North Sara. | KRefore ed by Miss | stairway is covered with | made no replys Al- | eould not whicn had When she stuff Was ourned vas summoned, but he ell what the .linquid was forced down her throat. ed «she said that the and sickening and that it ‘ passed down her throat. oe morning Mr. Winn made a caree pection of the premises. He says is confident the thieves secured ingress through the frogt door by means af skeleton Kevs, as, there {Is not a scratch on any of the ether doors or win- dows whch would indic@te that they had resorted co fores. After gaining access the thieves must have opened the dining room Window to leave them an avenue of ¢s- cane jin case they were detected. The affair was duly reported to the po- lice. As yet they have returned no report of the daring attempt at robbery. EE ROBERTS FLAYED BY TAYLER Womer Pack the Galleries to Hear the Speeches Against the Utah Congressman Elect. | WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The majority Amel minoritv reports of the cioanmittee in- fating the case of Congressman-Elect Were to-day presented to the making the open- severely flayed the l4ah prolveumist he galleries were With the exce,;tlon of the diplo- section, and over two-thirds of the rms Were Women Cotgressman Rob- tened to Tayi ers arraignm “rr? nde ‘enter of the Le ‘mocra’ nsiste nee of Congressm: 0 supported by Coneressmen W. Bailey, upon a reso- expulsion of Mr. ring him in, the debate Thursday taik may be in- +} Ce he ' ’ . e (Chairman Tayle > Ing speech, in which he crowiled, Wiiatis ngreeinent te Was pet rativied and aetinite. SAFE SOLD FOR SCRAP IRON Inside of It Were Papers and Docu- ments Valued at $15,000, Belong- ing to O. F. Straube of Alton. weeks ago O. F. Straube of Alton, mislaid a bundie of pagers amounit- ingg in value to over glo,uu Three weeks ago Mr. Straube refitted hig nee Of bus. ness and pure * sold the old ome Three lost or with some other Old Iron. Was Duttered open With hammers and the paper @ were found safely eon eaied in the box tnside Mr. Straube wua- confi de nt he hi: vd removed the papers from he eufe and put hem ina new one. lie has been urcler the mm pres- sion during the three weeks the papers have been missing that they Were estolen from his safe Ruenstein says he has ehipped his laat afe for old tron without opening it to look for vaiuabies, HIGHER THAN ALL OTHERS. Tep of a New Chicago Building 385 Feet Above Ground. CHIL 'AGO, Jan. 23.—The Auditotium towe “SO feet Nich, and the Masonite Tem- h. hitherto the allest struc overtopped by bullding on 885 feet high, which was as ! iron work. Search on the tower as a now OUS Thess ide to lake NOTED NUN 1S DEAD. |Mcther Superior of the Sisters of St. Mary Served Fifty Years. LOCKPORT, N. Y¥., Jan. %3.-—-Rev Anastasia Is dead at St iged go Vvears the Sisters Vmsnse Mother Superior (fonvent, THE WEATHER INDICATIONS. CONTINUED FAIR. ee ee eee nits Falr Tuesday Milessourt asad fila probabiy Wednesday Here and Elsewhere at 7 i leveland jenueer tpalveston ladiauapolis | TRENCHES OF THE BOERS BAR HIS WAY. Rumors Reach Berlin and London That Buller Has Been Defeated. TWO BATTALIONS CAPTURED The War Office Has No Offi- cial News but Discred- its the Reports. BRITISH MAKE NO PROGRESS. THE TURNING MOVEMENT HAS FAILED TO FIND A SOFT SPOT IN THE BOER LINE. Now Apparent That Buller Needs More Men and After All His Strategy Must Deliver a Frontal Attack. BERLIN, Jan. 23.—There was a ru- mor on the Bourse to-day that Gen. Bul- ler has suffered defeat. HEAD BOER CAMP, Near Lady- Monday, Jan. 22.—The quarters White and Hunter were smashed this morning by a shot from It is not known what in- smith, of Gens. “Long Tom.” jury the occupants sustained. LONDON, Jan. 23.—It was reported on the "Stock Exchange to-day that two battalions of British troops have’ been captured by the Boers. The War Office announces that it has no official news from the Tugela. The officials says that no decisive news is expected for two or three days relat- ing either to the relief of Ladysmith or a conclusive victory or defeat, as the being conducted mecessarily of a operations at present Buller are character Roberts reports from Cape Town that the situation is un- by Gen. lemethy (jen. to-day war changed. There {s nothing in the news from Lon- don or from correspondents with the Brit- ish army which confirms the report of Hul- ler’s defeat, but the fact that London has no advices from Buller or the press cer- respondents indicates that the Eritish are making no progress, even if they have not suffered a reverse. BATTLING ON andi 311 eQrrwenrs te e, oo peng a; Pa ff, eT Orca Vwou ar; Tri ctaa yen AN ee Hi ARSARS, manag pty BNac0"0 Rarvroreedt ie anes ne ROAD TO POTGEITERS DRIFT (2 MULES ELAS ? & "douecets Hesoqaees «= © Za. Si preevammoene Wasy / ee nl ap eh ‘ oo Th Gut _—— ex ~ @ .* 4) 7; Z E Seg Lo %e,, LOwG Hike “Oy -. Pe ° TD A leld Mt wy 1, ve aS can wrt EA ena HOW IT LOOKS Roer and British positions, Roers bem in the British while still confronting Baller, Wagon King's Camp and Second (Caesar's battalioa, 1—Matden's Castle, Hill — Manchester Royal Rifles and one battery; Gordons In sup- port. 2—Hange LDort Ridge—Two companies of Rogal Irish Fusiliera. 2a--Rifleman’s Ridge—King'’s Royal Riftes. 3—Rifleman's Port detached signal by King's Royal Rifles 4--Kirg’s Pert detached Roval Rifles h—Cove Hill Rifle Brigade. 6 Junction Hill—Leicesters and neval 12- pounder, ——— ————— a THE BOERS CLAIM A SUCCESS a GEN. JOUBERT’'S HEADQUAR- TERS, NEAR LADYSMITH. Satur- day, Jan. 20.—The sixty-ninth birthday signal station—King's eee —_ — ee er Tr ore oer of Gen. Joubert was celebrated by Gen. Botha making a reconnoissance in. force towards the Drakensberg Mountains and turning the British advance alter a short Gen. Joubert accompanied State President was engagement. President Steyn to the Free Ladysmith. The laawers south of in high spirits. tour of all the laagers. Ladysmith sent up many colored rock ets last night. a drawn by an officer of the station—held } He proposes to make a LCCC T. cette am ~ AT LADYSMITH. belenguered garrison, twelve miles away. showing how the 7—Tunnell Ill and Cemetery Hill—Naval battery In redoubt; two compantes of Gloucesters and the Liverpool regiment. 8—IHlelpmakaar Hilli--First Devons and ene bat- | tery fleld artillery. | O—Convent Hill ) 1 Fleadquarters, ll-Intombt Spruit, camp for sick and wounded | and non combatants, close to Boer lines, Shaded portions show hetghta beld by Britiah. The plete ltoer poritions are shown as forming @ com circle of heights outside these British posi- | iaGhs, ——y The Roer movement on the British advance ahore referred to may have reference to Gen. War- ren's forward fighting, In which, eccordiag te alvices from Irlilsh sources received yesterday, the Roers were on the defensive almost the es- tire day Sunday, save once when they actenenet to oolflank the Lrit'«h left and were WARREN FIGHTING ALL DAY Winston Churchill's Story of the Sun- day’s Battle and the Charge of the Dublin Fusileers. Special Cable to the Poet-Dispatek, (Copyright, 1900.) ost Dispatch's War Correspeades Ituller on the Tugela River. BULLER’'S HEADQUAR Farm, Natal, Jaa restiy the with Cien, (GEN, TERS, Spearman's THE HEIGHTS NORTH OF THE TUGELA RIVER. HART! SMITH a2 49) S250 Fu; ) Gt Wi Tren ‘Blaaumbank 7C ‘saat somes ie b0E> > iti. Spon Kop = z ' ¥. <eidin | ae 5-4 eit bed ota e Spign he oe sscupied by. VOrren, eur, - "pea. Tire, = & ‘ he, Kop % si hella gers ) oh *, 4 e a $ posed, Pe. AE “aida ys G MiginTontan eo ™= ° Melawancs Khoa ‘A \ imreeed apen the larger a@@ f tbe Piritheh poeftien near they have made cir of gimal pesitiems take@ river leet #ee8 Mere of the long ridge wf Sohow Koe. bheve been enable te entemd theate jteet left Sank om Venter Spewlt, butteties oo Zwarte Kep and difte ef asbect Sve = oe © ‘Te t“e ~orame spoken of im the @lepatehes, «tlemaion of (he Bille whieh Corp | Spee Aon It t@ im thie regtes, the extreme left of the Diritish peettion. thar Duad donald with the Kegiieh cavalry We eperetiag, s'oTe the group calle eS Pt AA OT ea ANG Pe) Sy