Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-07-28
STRIKERS GAIN A POINT.
Situation More Favorable to the Brother
hood. i

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transforms which prevailed on Monday
afternoon and night broke down wires
and poles and caused "crosses," and in
other ways interrupted the free use of
the telegraph. The trouble was first
felt late in the afternoon, and was
greatest at the West. Fear that the
business could not be handled caused
the company to refuse some press dis
patches, although it is said that the
Associated Press business was got
through. Communication was inter
rupted for some time with Pittsburg,
St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati,
Louisville and numerous points on the
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
There was the usual assembly of
striking operators at Clarendon Hall
this morning, and the strikers spoke as
confidently and were as enthusiastic as
ever.
New York, July 25.-At confer
ence of the Executive Committee Of
the Brotherhood of photographers and
the executive Offices of the American
Rapid Telegraph Company, held this
afternoon, satisfactory adjustment of
existing difficulties was reached, and
the force will resume work tomorrow
morning. No details Of the agreement
are given.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The strike
has no features here to-day as to ability
to handle the work. The telegraph
companies have not been able to in
crease their force. Commercial business
has fallen to q minimum. as no assur-
ance can be given that messages will 60
through. The Government telegraph
business is much deranged. The De-
partment of Justice has received few
replies to dispatches since the strike.
The Engineers Bureau is awaiting re-
plies to messages sent yesterday and
day before. The Signal Service made
up its weather report this morning with
out any returns from forty-one stations.
July 25.:-Early this evening the
Rapid Telegraph Company posted no
tees in its window that the strike
against their company had, ended, and
all it's operators would resume work
tomorrow.
BALTIMORE, MD, July 25.--The basis
of the agreement between the Brother
hood Of Photographers and the American
Rapid Telegraph Company, is an ad-
vance of ten per cent. on salary and
extra pay for all work done over eight
hours per day, and seven hours for
night work and extra for all Sunday
work. They will resume work to-mor-
row.
CHICAGO, July 25.-A circular was
issued yesterday by the Telegraphers'
Brotherhood to the superintendent Of
the roads centering here, to the effect
that the Brotherhood does not wish to
interfere with the railway traffic, but
may be compelled to do so in selfpro-
lection by calling out its members un
less the railway managers cease to aid
: the telegraph company by sending theil
men to work for it. The executive
committee of the Chicago branch of The
Brotherhood of Telegraphers met in Sc
cret session last night.
All the wires of the Western Unior
Company OH the Wisconsin g. Milwau
kee division of the Chicago Il North
western roads were cut at ll:42 last
night at points about six miles from the
city. The breaks were discovered, anC
the wires are working all right this
morning.
PHILADELPHIA, July Go. E. Tul
Ter, of 1873 south Delaware avenue, thi,
afternoon began five civil suits agains
the Western Union Telegraph company
for refusing to transmit messages fol
him under ordinary printed conditions
He appeared before the magistrate las
afternoon and had suits issued, return
| / able on Monday morning next
MEMPHIS, July 24.-There is bu
5 little change to report in the telegraph
. situation tonight. The striking opera
9 tors continue firm and are as solid ant
l infexible as the day they marched on
of the operating room. Their rank
were swelled TODAY by Ed. Chardarayne