Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Chicago Operators and
the Western Union Co.
THEIR COM
ING TO A CLIMAX.
A SLIDING SCALE THAT SLIDES 70 TIE
ADVANTAGE OF THE CORPORATION.
a Sop Thrown to Create
. False Impression.
THE BROTHERHOOD FIRM IN
THEIR DEMANDS.
Beating the Bushes for Three
Scoundrels.
THE BROTHERHOOD FIRM IN
THEIR DEMANDS.
Beating the Bushes for Three
ScoundrelS.
lspKo1AI TO THE sENr1SEL.l

ESPECIAL TO THE sENTISEL-t
CHICAGO, July 18.-The trouble between
| the Western Union Company and the
| Brotherhood of Telegraphers will. it Is
| thought, reach q climax at noon to-day.
| The leading spirits OF the brotherhood
| feel confident that such will be the case,
while the officers Of the Western Union
are somewhat divided as to the time when
decided action will be taken. A promi-
nent official yesterday said to a reporter
that in his judgment ~ o'clock Wednes-
day would not be the critical moment. II,
however, such should prove to be the case,
the offices of the Western Union will not
be locked up, but with one-third OF the
present force the company will do the
best it can under the circumstances. Sew
eral leading members of the B Brotherhood
were interviewed yesterday. and one Of
them spoke as follows: 1.-THE impression
seems to prevail, encouraged by the tele-
graph officials, that the present trouble
with the t~slegraphers is-aue to the fact
that they misunderstood IN order recently
promulgated by the Western Union. The
truth is, they nave been subjected to
q sliding scsle that invariably slides to
the advantage of the corporation. and
consequently to the disadvantage OF the
employees. The rule on which SO much
stress is laid il merely a sop thrown at the
eleventh hour to create q false impression
that the operators were exasperated at
what they deemed IN injustice, and were
preparing and making injudicious de-
mands. Now the fact is, that they have
been working and getting ready for the
move they are now making for the past
three years, and the demands made have
been in the hands of the Executive Commit
tee Of the Brotherhood for the last five
months. The only thing left the Execu-
| tive Committee was to fix the most favora-
| BILE date. If we are Of such vital import
ance to the business public, q are to
| continue, is it not to the interest OF the
public, and especially to the business por-
ton, to see that men whose work is OF
| such importance, and through which men
frequently make transactions upon which
their whole future depends, and when
travelling their lives will be forfeited il an
error is made, should be men we'll quail
fed, steady and attentive to business ?
Will constant reductions encourage such
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paid less than any other class OF skilled
labor. Is this just or reasonable Do the
public and the press wish to uphold a
company in keeping salaries SO low that
men of ability and experience will not re-
main in the business, n thus trust their
lives and property with inexperienced and
incompetent persons"
A High.Handed Robbery.
ST.. LOUIS, July 18.-The people Of the
southwes. corner of Missouri and north
west corner Of Arkansas are beating the
bushes for three scoundrels, and they may
decorate q tree. They are wanted for q
diabolical crime, the particulars Of which
have Just been received, for robbing a
farmer named John Flynn, living on the
Missouri and Arkansas line, under sensa-
tional circumstances On the night Of the
18th three men called at Fiynn's and Sc
cured lodging. They claimed to be stock
buyers, and W. Of them, claiming to be
brothers, gave the name OF Morris, n
New Athens, Texas, as their home. The
other was known as Holland, and asserted
that Gen. G. B. Holland Of Springfield,
Mo-, was his relative. About midnight
Flynn and his family were aroused by the
men bursting into their sleeping-room on
the first floor OF the dwelling, and demand
ing all the money in the house. The two
daughters Of Flynn attempted to leave the
room, when the robbers fred on them,
wounding one in the arm and the other in
tho shoulder. Flynn himself was knocked
down with the butt of . revolver, and his
wife tainted from terror. Tn bandits
then hastily plundered the house, securing
$500 or $500, the proceeds Of q cattle sale
made by Flynn some days previous. They
mounted their horses and rode away.
A Young Lady Brutally Assaulted.
WASHINGTON. July 1S. Yesterday morn
ing . man gained admission to the house
Of a family named Spein, near the Capt.
toll, on the declaration that he was . water
inspector, and brutally assaulted Q young
lady, the only person in the house. He
choked her into insensibility and accom-
plished his purpose. The victim is seri-
ously injured and may die. The assailant
has not yet been arrested. Under a law
passed by the last Congress the class OF
officials called under Inspectors we're au-
thorized to enter houses Of citizens for the
purpose Of inspecting water fixtures, to
ascertain il water was wasted, etc. There
was some cutlery At the time about the
license to invade domestic dwellings,,
which the law gave.
Decision In q Celebrated Case.
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, July 18.-The cele-
brated case OF John Studsbaker d Co. VS..
The United States Express Company has
been on trial before Judge Frazar here. It
went to the jury yesterday afternoon.
They were out but As Minutes and re-
turned q verdict for plaintiff. assessing the
damages at 81, ATS. On December Is, 1881.
the defendants received . package contain
ing $1,000, consigned to the plaintiffs.
When the package was delivered it was
fousd TO contain nothing but waste paper,
although the seals were unbroken. Suit
was brought to recover the amount. with
the above result. The defendants made .
motion for . new trial.
The New York Telegraphers.
New YoRx, July l8.-It 10 announced In
the morning papers that q committee Of
the T~elegrsphers' Brotherhood would wait
on the officials Of the Western Union Com.
pany at II O'Clock to-day, to demand an an
swer to their petition in reference TO wages
and hours Of work. Up to 1880 no COM
mittee had appeared. A meeting Of the
Directors Of the telegraph company was to
be held 81 1880. but the result will proba-
bly, not be known Tor 90 hour OF more
after that tune.