The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-03

Adjourned.
telegraph Troubles.
INJUNCTION AWARDED AGAINST THE We TERN
UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
NEw YORK, Murch 2.-The officers OF the
American Union Telegraph Comp nv have
received the following dispatch:
Z" Ne,c Orleans, March 1.-Tbe American
Union Telegraph Company hpyng arranged
for the building Of its line Of telegraph on
the right Of way OF the New Orleans
and Mobile railroad, and IL being under
stood that the Western Union Telegram
Company would interfere and endeavor 10
prevent the erection OF the American Union
line because Of its holding a contract in ex.
elusive terms with the said railroad, the
American Union has applied to the courts,
and to-day obtained an Injunction against
the Western Union Company, restraining
the latter from interference on the ground
that its exclusive-rights contract was void"
ANOTHER INJUNCTION AGAINST THE SAME COM.
PANY.
CHICAGO, March 2.-Yesterday petition
Ia behalf OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company against the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company for an Injunction was pre-
sented to The United States Circuit Court,
Judge McCrary, of Keokuk. and an appIi.
cation made for temporary injunction.
Judge McCrary entered an order allowing
the Injunction as prayed In the bill with
| provisions for hearing at ST. Louis, April
9th. The same time was fixed for the At
lantic and Pacific Telegraph Company's
hearing. The prayer OF the petitioners Is
that the defendants be restrained from in
| termeddling in anywise with the lines OF
| the Western Union Company, or with the
l agents in the working and repairs Of said
lines.
THE WESTERN UNIONS SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
| CHIcAGO, March 2.-COncerning the
seizure by Jay Gould OF all the telegraph
lines operated by the Western Union and
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Companies
i'm connection with the lines Of railway
operated by him, the counsel for the West
ern Union Telegraph Company furnishes
the following information:
The published opinion Of Judge Dillon
in justification OF the recent seizure OF the
lines OF telegraph upon the Union Pacific
and the Kansas Pacific railroads by Mr.
Goud's company is based upon statements
which must undoubtedly have been fur
nished to him by his client, but which are
entirely erroneous. The telegraph lines
upon these roads we're not built and owned
by the roads, as is implied in said opin-
ion. Upon the Union Pacific road the
Western Union Telegraph Company built.
owns, operates, and maintains It's own lines
under an express act OF Congress. The
Union Pacific road built a telegraph line
upon its road. and subsequently leased that
line and all its telegraph interests in per-
petuity to the Atlantic and Pacific Tele-
| graph Company, reserving to itself the eX-
elusive right of one wire only. The Kan
sas Pacific Railway Company was originally
Organized under the laws OF Kansas, and a
| contract was made by its predecessor with
| the Western Union Telegraph Company,
under which the line WAS built, operated,
and maintained, one Of the wires being set
apart for the use OF the railroad company,
and the other two are owned and operated
exclusively BY the telegraph company, the
railroad having no ownership whatever in
| them.
| II IS asserted by Judge Dillon that neither
| of these lines has been seized from the teIe-
graph company, but has at all times been in
the possession OF the respective railroad
companies, and by mere order Issued the
| railroad company assumed control. The
| possession and control OF a telegraph line l.
secured and controlled by the main batteries
at each end OF the ise. The Union Pacific
| COMPANY have secured these lines on the
Kansas-Pacfic by secretly erecting batteries
| az Denver and Kansas City, and violently
aud unlawfuIy, in the face Of the iniunc-
lions. have cut the wires away from the
main batteries and all the commercial offices
OF the Western Union Company and con-
nected them with their own. In the case OF
| the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Compa-
nv,s lines on The Union Pacific road both
batteries and telegraph lines were seized
| by the railroad.
No mention is made in the opinion OF
Judge Dillon as to the seizure OF the telegraph
lines on the Central branch OF the Union
Pacific, the St. Joseph aud Western rail-
road. the Denver Pacific railroad, and the
! Colorado Central railroad all OF which
were vi Iently seized by his client, and are
now detiantly held, irrespective OF The own
ership OF the Western Union Telegraph
COMPANY therein. This omission is ctr-
tainIy significant. There is no pretence
that the roads last named are in any way
connected with the Union Pacific system.
Yesterday morning, in New YORK, the
president Of The Union Pacific railroad sent
letter to the president OF the western
Union Telegraph Company, announcing
the intention OF the former company 10 as
sumo control and management OF all the
panvl as well as these Of the Atlantic and
| Pacific Telegraph Company, basing his &C:
ton upon the opinion Of Judge Dillon, and
the demand OF the American Union Tele-
graph Company, already known to the pup
| lie, and cl,srd us communication with the
rather startling announcement that the
| lines OF the Western Union Company must
| be removed from the railroad right OF way.
! The Western Union authorities III this
city were fully prepared to resist any
attempt at summary interference with
their wire or to otherwise disturb their
existing lines. j. NJ. Woolworth, at
torney, yesterday obtained an injunction
restraining the Union Pacific railroad from
any interference with the lines, &C., OF the
Western Union Company. The injunction
was served last night.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company had
force OF one hundred men out last night
watchini. the Atlantic and Pacific lines, OF
which they took possession Friday morning
last.
Strikes.