The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-09
THE STRIKING OPERATORS.
A NEW METHOD OF WARFARE
ADOPTED.
Extensive CuttinG or the Western Union
Wires Causes Much Trouble-Detec-
lives After the Perpetrators.
[By telegraph % the Di.nafch.I

fBy telegraph 10 the Dispatcb.I
New YORK, August S.-Last night an.
other onslaught was made upon the wire.
OF the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany, the consequences Of which were far
more disastrous than that OF the preceding
night. Press Agent SomerviIle, OF the
western Union Company. said this morn
ing that twenty wires were cut on one
route and fourteen on another between
Passalc and Elizabethport. n. J. These
were wires TO Philadelphia and other
points In the southern division. Twen-
~ OF the Mutual Union wires were
cut between Kings Bridge and Scars
dale. At Tarrytown twelve Hudson
river wires are down, and eighteen
wires in the eastern circuits were destroy
cd between Port Chester and Greenwich,
Conn. The cross-aTrms were sawed of i'm
the latter instance, and the wires cut be-
sides. The first wires to 20 down were
those on the eastern circuit, which were
lost about 11:30 O'Clock last night. The
others went down shortly after midnight.
\ large force OF linemcn was sent out 10
repair the damage, and the lines arc being
repaired as rapidly rs possible. The cut
ting Of the wires interiercd with Others
across which they fell, so that the greatest
confusion was created.
WORK GREATLY DELAYED.
For long time this morning, said Mr..
Somerville. the work was greatly delayed.
Superintendent ilumcstop1 estimated that
when work was begun this morning one
half the wires to Philadelphia, one-quartcr
OF those to the West, and one-third OF the
Eastern circuits could not be used. The
whole number OF wires cut was eighty
nine, but nearly two hundred were rem
dered useless III consequence. A tel
egram from Fort Washington said that
q gang Of men had interfered with
the lincmen who were repairing
the wires there. and police protection
had been asked in case the interference
was repeated. No clue has yet been dis
covered OF the authors Of the mischief, al
though the greatest vigilance is being eX-
erciscd. The Western Union Company
has employed detectives to ferret out the
perpetrators OF the wire-cutting. II is the
general opinion that the striking incmen
are answerabe for the injuries. The com
pany is considerably put out by this new
method Of warfare. At the headquarters
OF the Brotherhood OF TelcgrapheTs it was
emphatically denied that the cutting was
being done by the striking linemen.
THE WABASH OPERATORS.
CINCINNATI, August S.-Assistant Super
intendent Kinsman, OF the Wabash tclc-
graph lines, says that Of the 900 operators
on the 5000 miles OF that road, just eight
four at Decatur and four at Chicago-havc
obeved the order OF the Brotherhood and
gone out. Their places have been filed
and everything is working smoothly.
The members OF the Brotherhood here,
on the other hand, say that seven OF the
eight operators at Decatur struck on
Monday, and that OF the 17j operators on
the Iron Mountain railway, between here
and TeXarkana, 49, belong to the Brother
hood and can be relied on TO strike. They
also say that Of the IL railroad operators In
East st. LOUIS So are Brotherhood men and
will 90 ont. There is no indication OF this
If present, however.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE MODBED BY STRIKERS.
ST. PAUL, MINI, August S.-The tcle-
Graph Office at Bismarck was mObcd last
night by strikers. The strikers consisted
OF twenty-five men who entered the office
and compelled the new man to quit work.
They then took and put him to bed in ho-
tel. Manager Draper moved the office to
the Tribune building. No further trouble
il expected.
SUITS AGAINST THE WESTERN UNION DECIDED
IN THE COMPANY's FAVOR.
PHILADELPHIA, August S.-The five civil
suits brought by Chauncey ii. Fuller, gen.
eral agent at this city OF the Chicago Meat
Company. against the Western Union Tel
egraph Company were to-day decided by
Magistrate List in favor OF the telegraph
company. The magistrate held that the
Act Of Assembly under which the plaintiff
proceeded did not apply to the case; that
there was 10 contract, rs Fuller. in failing
TO leave either his dispatches or money
for their transmission with the COM
pany's employees, failed to comply
with his part OF the contract, and
that therefore the law binding upon the
in respect to the delivery Of mes
sages could not apply to the ease. The
Magistrate further held that the law was
intended to avoid any possibility OF dis
on the part OF the company in
favor OF one sender over another, and that
it was doubtful whether the general appli-
cation OF this restriction which they put on
the sending OF dispatches "subject to de-
laN - NiOfsttu ilit pro lHlOus vi lHh NV
FulIer's counsel gave notice that the ease
would be appealed TO the Common Pleas.
TIE AUGUSTA (GA.) OFFICE.
AUGrsTA, GA, August S.--Superintcnd-
ent Bremen, OF this division Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, states that
five strikers. three OF whom are members
of the Brotherhood, have returned TO work;
two new men have been sent from Atlanta,
where the Office is full, and one operator
sent from Carolina. The Office here has
nearly IA full force, and business is cXpe-
ditiously handled.
STRIKERS RETURNING TO WORK.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, August S.-Four Of
the striking tclcgraphers here returned to
work to-day. This Office has its full force.
PHILADELPHIA, August S.-Three OF the
telegrapbers who have been out OF a strike
returned to work at the Western Union
Office to-day.
MORE wIRE-CUTTING.
ST. LOUIS. August $40 further with
drawals from the Iron Mountain railroad
are reportcd. Six wires on the Wabash
railroad were cut about ten miles north OF
this city on Monday night. The wires
were clearly cut with nippers, and the
poles show marks OF stecl-pronged climbers
used by lnemcn.
Triple Murder Tn Illinois.
THREE MEN HAVE THEIR THROs~' CUT-THE
STATEMENT OF A CONVICT.