National Republican., 1883-08-02
THE WIRE WORKERS.
Promised Important Developments Looked for
in VAIN.
Wires Cut and Crossed tn Several Places
The strikers Hopeful.

NEW York, Aug. lit was rumored at
the headquarters of the strikers that move
ment was on foot which would give an entire
new phase TO the fight. What this movement
was to be was kept secret, but IL IS
supposed that the strike of the railway opera
tors on the Gould lines may be the outcome OF
it, Tho report that tho operators on tho
Toledo and Wabash railway struck yesterday
was confirmed by the officers of the brother
hood yesterday, and the remainder of the
men, it is thought, will 20 out atnoon to-day.
The officers Of the Western Union company
claim that this will have no effect on their
policy, aud ASSERT confidently that the back
bone of the strike Is broken. "A larger number
of strikers than usual were stationed at the
Western Union building at Dcy street and
Broadway this morning. They said in mys.
terious way that something was up and
that the fight would soon be won. One
said that it was time ttp strikers did
something, and that they were now preparing
TO act To-day the strikers received their
first installmont from the striking fund.
Enough was givcn to each to provide tor
present necessities, and before tho end oil the
week it is said that each will receive
months pay The superintendent OF the
Western Union company reported this morn
ing that all the wires, with the exception of
two or three circuits 10 Elizabeth N. j., were
working splenddly, and that there was no
delay in handling the business offered. The
wires to Elizabeth were found to be inter
rupted this morning. but whether they had
been cut, or the break was the result of an
accident has not yet been ascertained. All
of the operators who were paid oil yesterday
returned to work this morning. There was
no further accessons, however, to-day from
the members of the brotherhood. Mr.. Somer-
vile said this morning that he had no intor-
nation with regard to the threatened strike
of railway operators in tho west, but that
rumors had reached him only through the
dispatches published in the morning papers.
He did not anticipate much trouble from
that source Supt. Trabue, of the southern
division, telegraphed that the Southern le-
graph company's operators in the Richmond
office threatened to strike yesterday because
q chief operator had been engaged there who
was not q member of the brotherhood. The
difficulty was avorted by the promise of the
chief to join the organization. Since the
company had taken down It's notices the
business had largely increased, and now the
business had almost reached its original
volume.
Word was received at police headquarters
at noon to-day that number of telegraph
operators and linemen had assembled up
town and were preventing the linelnen be-
longing to the department of charities and
corrections from climbing the poles to repair
the wires A force of police was sent to the
scene of the disturbance. Early this morning
the police telegraph circuit running south
from headquarters refused to work. When
daylight came lineman, who was sent out
by the department, found that not far from
headquarters some one had climbed pole
and tied picce of heavy wire lightly around
the forty or fifty wires that run through the
street punching them all together. All the
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was removed
When the police arrived at the point whc q.
il was stated that linemen had been inter-
fcrcd with by the strikers this afternoon 1t
wasuscertained that the report was unfounded
and that there had been no grounds for it,
The United States senate committee on
labor and education met to-day in the federal
building. An Informal session was held, when
it was decided to begin work next Monday
morning The subject of investigation will
be strikes and labor troubles and its object
will be to ascertain what legislation shall bo
adopted to remove or modify the cause ofthose
social disturbances.
The executive committee of the Western
Union company met to-day but after their
adjournment it was said that no action was
taken regarding the strike. af
A dispatch was received by the company
this afternoon from the superintendent OF the
Wabash railway at Toledo. 1t stated that he
had not heard word about trouble on the
Wabash, except what he saw in the news
papers. The brotherhood threatened from
day to day to order operators out, but he had
not heard of any movement yet. They wore
working the entire length of the Wabash this
morning us usual, and got no rumor of any
thing wrong. The operators were handling
their business with the usual promptness. and
with no grumbing.
BosToN, Aug. l.-Within two days ten
al vi lynI luy ROT pl N
Office of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany in this city.
GALVESTON, TEN, Aug. 1.-Yesterday
morning the case of f. Il. Ames, one of the
Brotherhood of Telegraphers, who was
charged with striking VIM Gaines, who was
temporarily filling Il vacancy in Galveston
was dismissed, the affidavit not being sus'
tanned. The costs were taxed against the
complainant, Manager Hall, of the Western
Union company. The lattGr was much pro-
Voked at the action of the court in not con-
victing Ames, and occasioned some excitement
by putting ON his hat in the court room out
side the railing and by making remarks dis
respectful to the court. He was fined -,
and sentenced to Jail for twenty-iour hours
He was then placed in the pen with sGycra
hard cases, and atterward marched to thI
sheriii's office. Subsequently his lawyers
succeeded in having his fine remitted. Mr.
Hall declined to make personal apology t
Iue court, DuU was .llully IclcuScu tnIouSl
the efforts of his attorney. gyjI .,..
CHICAGo, Aug AL notices of "subiec
to delay were removed from the Offices
throughout tho western district OF the West
ern Union Telegraph company to-day. Officers
OF the company report that the southern
wires along the line of tho Northwestern
railway were cut at Waukeegan ILL.,, early
this morning, but were repaired during th'
forenoon Master Workman Morris, of th'
brotherhood, has addressed lettor to Supt
Clowry, declaring that if he believes thu
wire cutting is caused by the brotherhood
men the brotherhood will in each instance
send out lincmon TO repair the damage.
DETROIT, Aug. 1.-The operators in tn,
Mutual Union Office at Grand Rapids, in ODE
dienco TO orders from the executive commit
tee of the brotherhood left their Instrument
this morning, The railway operators, abou
forty in number also received orders not /,
do any commercial work.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 1.-The Knights of Labol
held picnic this afternoon aud tonight a
SchuetZen park, which was attended by
large number of persons including the strik
ing telegraph operators, who marched in
body to tho park with u band of music
Speeches were made by Mayor Powderly, o
Scranton, Pa, grand master workman of tn
Knights Of Labor; Mr.. Henry George, o
England, and Mr.. William T. CroasdalC
editor of the Day. all of whom spoke i
defense of the rights of the workingmau
and counseled frmncss ON the part of thos
who demand more pay and shorter hours Z
labor. The picnic was continued until nearl
midnight and was orderly throughout.
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