New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-02
NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKE.


HOW THE VARIOUS COMPANIES STAND.
WIRES STILL INTERPRETED wrrH-MoNEY FOR nm
sTRIKERs-THH RAPIDS COMPROMISE.
There we're no important Developments in the
telegraph strike yesterday as had been vaguely
promised by some Of the members of the ToleG-
raphers' Brotherhood The ARRANGEMENTS foe
paying the strikers carried out by the
Brotherhood, but this neither caused dssatsfacIon
nor specially encouraged the men. The Western
Union Company gave no indication of change In
its attitude. At the meeting of the Executive
Committee only routine business was transacted.
There is no measure that the company can
execute" director said, that would
end the strike. The company is firm,
and there is nothing to be done except to
wait till the bands of the Brotherhood loosened
through natural causes" A few recruits from the
kers were claimed by the company and defeo
ions denied.
TROUBLE WITH THE WIRES NOT ENDED.
The Western Union officials said that trouble with
the wires resulin from cuts interference with
circuits by tying the wires together continued. On
Tuesday night nine wires one route between hero
and Boston were down. No report to the cause
of this interruption was received during the day.
Two heavy gauge wires in this city were disabled BY
being tied together with fine copper The main
emphatic denlals were put In to
the rumors that the telegraph operators
on the Southwestern railroad system had struck.
No serious delay IN the handling of business has
yet been caused by the mischief played with the
wires OF by the behavior of the railroad telegraph
men. On the day Of the strike Superintendent
Jeffery of the Illinois Central Railroad, issued ths
following order:
wish caution employees Of the Illinois Central Rait
road Company. who nave telegraph duties TO perform
ror the purpose OF aiding the striking Weser Union
tracts 10 do the commercial business oHcred u IL
Press Agent Somervlle said that this was the only
railroad order be knew Of but it is supposed that
similar instructions are governing the conduct Of
most of the important lines. An attempt was nade
yesterday to connect the telegraph wires with the
wires of the electric light company but the fine
copper thread used to unite them was fused by fire
by the power of the diverted electric current.
Fifty wires OF tho Metropolitan Telephone
Company were cut at diff rent places
along West and Washington sts Fifty
subscribers who chiefly depend upon the telcphons
IN produce transactions cut off for about
three-quarters of the day. The most Important
wires repaired as soon as possible. and by
noon all of the connections had BEEN Restored. The
companies are carefully watching TO detect the
persons who have caused the recent trouble, and is
effect is not expected to be greatly injurious. III
large mischief 10 done" said telegraph Official.
1.-The companies will redoube their vIgilance in
guarding he wires, and hence the chances OF do-
lection will be increased"
THE POLICE CALLED OUT.
The chief incident OF the day among the strikers
was reported riot About 11:i5 a. NJ two lincmen
of the Metropolitan Telephone Company applied foe
admission to the roof of No. 123 East ThIrteenth-
st. almost directly opposite the strikers headqoar-
ters In Clarendon HALL to repair some wires that
had got out of order. Permission was refused, and
the strikers who were congregated on the opposite
side of the street gave three cheers The discom-
fted linemen were approached and an effort was
made to induce them to join the strike. This they
refused to do; aud, becoming frightened, they
went 10 Police Headquarters and complained that
they had been interered with in the performance
OF their duties aud appealed for police protection.
Superintendent Walling sent an order to the Sew
enteenth Precinct in Ffth-st. to protecf the limo
meu, and the captain sent Roundsman Keating with
four men to Thlrteenth-st. and Tbird-aye. They
found everything quiet there. The strikers meet
ing had been called order and few of he men were
on the sidewalk. The policemen remained only
short time. The strikers regarded the whole mat
ter as joke and laughed with the police over their
frutless errand Mr.. Walllng said in the afternoon
that the hnemen probably sympathzed with
the strikers and had made an exaggerated
report In order to evade their dus
ties The broken wire which caused the difficulty
crossed Fire Department wire and one OF the
strikers volunteered to clear IL but was not par
mtted to do by the police. About forty wires on
pole In Mulberry-st-st., near Prnce-st were tied
together early IN the morning with small wire.
One OF the disturbed circuits belonged to the Poiice
Department telegraph and the obstruction was re-
aft do " A lIupnlan
Police Headquarters.
PAYMENTS TO THE STRIKERS
The principal business at the meeting or the
strikers was the distribution Of money. Promptly
at II o'clock the meeting was called to order
by Master-Workman Mitchell and the announce
ment was made that the Finance Committee wac
in session for the purpose of paving TO any of the
strikers who might be in need such amounts as they
required for the present Over 500 of the men mado
requistions for from So to $25, which were
promptly paid. Only about fifteen girls drew money.
Fully 200 oil the strikers informed the committees
that they would not need money for two weeks
The men appeared to be in high spirits and were
apparently perfectly satisfied with the money they
drew. Al number of them announced their deter
nlnation OF going to the country for week
or two. Tire total amount paid out was
upward of $5.0c0 and the commlttee has
on hand in the neighborhood OF $4,000. Gontriou-
tons are coming III constantly. Master Wor9nan
Campbell showed q roll of crisp new 30 bills 70
tie amount of $3.50, which was received IN ths
AFTERNOON through one of he strikers from lou!
anonymous friends No money has been received
vet from the general assessment ordered by the
Knights of Labor but il will he forthcoming It m
SAID. when needed. The Finance COMMITTEES Will
remain in session continuously tor tue purpose oA
relieving the wants of the members -
The report that the operators on the Waossn
Railroad had struck was not confirmed, but MI.
Campbell said that in case any OF the men were
discharged for a refusal to take western Union
business the probabilities were In favor OK their
striking and should they strike the example mi2ht
becomo contagious. The strikers say that eighteen
TO twenty OF the men who were paid of at the Vest
ern Union Office Tuesday did not go to WORK yes
terday. Dispatches were received from bos.ons
Buffalo, Toronto, Philadelphia and Cnicag'. stat
- ~, a. tber, ia heen no breaks In the ranks. and