Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-21
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that the Telegraphees' Brotherhood was
considering the advisability of ordering
the railroad operators on all the Pennsyl-
vania company's lines west of Pittsburgh
to strike because the Pennsylvania COM
pany shows a disposition to aid the West
ern Union" Grand Secretary Hughes
said ''he did not think any action of this
kind would be taken at present, but if the
case got desperate, he would not say what
will be DONE"
In Philadelphia, both sides claim
additions to their ranks. The operators
are hopeful, while the companies claim
that their position is stronger than on
Thursday. It is said the railroad operators
will quit work if they are notified to do so
by their committee. The Universal Peace
union has offered to arbitrats the trouble.
The Western Union telegraph company
has offered reward of $500 for the arrest
and conviction of any person interfering
in any way with their wires. 1t is stated
that this company will rot compromise, or
recognize the brotherhood or committee,
but will listen to individual members of
the association. The operators last eve-
ming appointed q committee to furnish the
press with Information bearing upon the
operators side, and all newspapers will be
furnished with the same copy. The
strikers deny having tampered with the
wires.
The Miliiners' Strike.
There was no change yesterday as re-
CARDS the cigar makers lock out and the
dress and cloak makers strike il New
York. The latter, as there are many
women and girls identified with it, ap,
peals to the public sympathies with Pc
culiar force, though the employers assert
that their demands are unreasonable, and
that in consequence of the closeness of
competition with other cities in that class
of goods, compliance with them would
compel them to close their shops but
this is probably an extreme way of put
ting it. Like most other trades, these
strikers have their ''union" and their
executive committee, and the latter was
in session during the day at their
headquarters, No. 165 East Broad
way, making speeches. receiving
and dispatching messages, etc. Pre-
patations are also making for a mass
meeting and meantime hand bills, setting
forth the grievances of the men and
women, have been distributed throughout
the city. One of these leads off with a
quotation from Hoods "Song of the
Shirt" The employers, in some instances,
have come out with fiat denial of the
statement made by the strikers in the
morning papers, to the effect that they
only received $3.50 for making cloaks
which are sold for 800. Mr.. Casper of
Friedlander s. Casper, Broadway, is also
quoted as saying that his employees were
paid at least from 81 to $40 for such work,
and that the lowest price paid for the
making of any cloak was 50. The strikers,
he further declares, all earned from $1S to
$50 per week.
Tho Yellow Fever.
The steamer City of Washington, at
Havana from Vera Cruz, is quarantined
with 81 cases of yellow fever on board.
There was no sickness on the vessel when
she left Vera Cruz, but the disease devel-
oped during the passage and there was one
death at sea. All the patients belong to
the crew except twO who are passengers.
The ships baker and doctor died at Ha.
wanna on Thursday night. The steamer
had been fumigated and will sail for New
York.
The state department has directed the
U. 8. consul at Vera Cruz to advise all
ve-ssois bound to our southern ports to
stop at Ship Islaud for inspection, Gin
order to avoid bsing sen, there from the
port of destination by the health authori-
ities."
Several cases of Texas fever have been
discovered among cattle brought from
Texas to Worcester, Massachusetts, and it
was believed yesterday that the cattle
commissioners of Massachusetts, would
forbid the bringing of any more of these
cattle to the state.
Crime and Calamity.
By direction of the postmaster general,
'Boyds Private Letter Express" in New
York, was raided yesterday, and LOCO
letters which had been deposited there for
transmission about the city were seized.
The concern was raided once before, and
its proprietors were sentenced to pay $3.50
for violation of the postal laws. There
will be further raids upon the coucern.-
Tho evidence in the Polk trial, at Nash.
vile, closed yesterday, and it IS expected
the case will 60 to the jury this evening -
George Neir, aged 1S, was stabbed to
death by Otto Hager, in q quarrel at a
church picnic near Newport KY, on
Thursday.-Iu Wise county, Va, . few
days ago, DR.. Howell shot and killed Wm.
Addington in difficulty" A posse of
800 men is in pursuit of Howell.
The steamer Niagara, which took fire
and was run ashore on the Florida coast
last week, and has been foated since,
sailed from Havana yesterday morning
for New York.-The ship Freeman Clarke,
of Boston. has been burned to the waters
edge at the Cape of Good Hope, and part
of her crew are missing.-The schooner,
Frances, of Montreal, from Mayaguez,
for New York with molasses, sprang leak
and sunk yesterday about five miles east
of the Five Fathom Lightship. Her crew
were taken to Lewes by fishing schooner
last night.
The Tewksbury committee reports were
submitted to the Massachusetts, House of
Representatives yesterday. All the Re-
publicans signed q majority report, and all
the Democrats q minority report. The
majority pronounce the main charges Of
the governor ITO be groundless and
cruel" The minority say that by the
technical rules of law adopted by the COM
mittee of investigation much important
testimony was excluded, but that the
evidence submitted leads them to believe
that three of the trustees-Nourse, Elliot |
and Spaulding-have been unfaithful to
their trust"
Temperate, DAY.
The members and friends of tho woman's |
Temperance union will meet at !
half-fast o'clock on next Tuesday even.
ing, in the lecture room of the Duke street J
n. E. church, to mako arrangements to
attend the meetings on Temperance |
Oay" (31st inst..) at Landisyillo camp- |