Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-01
PAY DAY IN THE STRIKE.
PHILADELPHIA WARNS THE
MEN AGAINST TEMPTATION.


The Local Secretary to Paw the Men
Out of the Brotherhood Fund TO Keen
them Away from Western Union In
huence-BOth Sides Still Firm in their
Position
NEW YORK, July 31.-A test was made
to-day of the condition of business in the
western Union office, and dispatch sent
from Boston for this purpose bv one of the
brotherhood was delayed. two hours and
forty-hve minutes. At a meeting of the
Herald printers held to-day 1t was re-
solved to start subscription for the bene-
NJ Oh tne telegraphers on strike, each
one signing the subscription list promising
10 pay certain amount out of his weekly
wages. This is Independent of any aid
which may be given the strikers by the
typographical union.
Ine 0thcers OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Company state that % wires have
Deen either cut or connected with fire
wires, so as to be for the moment use
less, between New York and Newark. ON
the Hackensack meadows: that 13 wires
nave been cut between New Y orl1 city and
Williams bridge, and II between the lat
ter place and Scarsdale. and that all the
wires on the Fort Wayne road, near En-
gteAoo6, III, have afaC been cut Two
more OF the striking operators have re-
turned to work. The men at St. John who
went out have all returned. The strikers
at Halifax applied to be reinstated, but
found their places filled.
AT the headquarters of the strikers to-
day 1t was denied that any wires had been
cut by the striking linemen If the wires
had been cut by them the Brotherhood
would have them repaired free of cost to
the company. 1t was said that this was
simply an excuse of the company for de-
laying messages. 1t was denied that anv
men had returned at Philadelphia, and
1t was said that encouraging reports were
coming in from all parts of the country.
An operator who took a strikers place
at Spring Lake, New Jersey, struck last
night, and a Western Union man who
opened branch office in the Baltimore
and Potomac depot yesterday. also struck.
BALTIMORE, July 31.-A meeting of the
Corn and Flour Exchange was called at
noon to-day, at the request of a number
of members, who complained that the
telegraphic service on the floor was insult
hclent. A committee was appointed, who
reported resolutions calling on the Direc-
tors of the Western Union and Baltimore
and Ohio Telegraph Companies for better
service, and declaring that the members
were subjected to loss because of the
defects of the service. The resolutions
were laid on the table by vote of 40 to
3S. Prominent members of the Exchange
stated that the Corn and Flour Exchange
had nothing to do with the difficulties
existing between the telegraph companies
and their employees.
The Bricklayers' Union No. = this
evening voted to give 5000 to the Brother
hood of Telegraphers. 1t is probable that
regular weekly sum to be paid durinfI
the continuance ofthe telegraphers' striP |
Will be voted at next meeting. |
PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-There isno |
change in the telegraph situation ere |
to-day. The striking operators and Jele-
graph companies are holding out flnly,
and the officers of the Brotherhoodend of
the Western Union Company Npress
themselves as satisfied with thGresent
Western Union main office has ot varied
during the last four or we days,
and Manager Jones says nat nat busl-
ness is being promptly and ltlsiactOrlly
handled. Tomorrow will pay DAY at
the Western Union office ma nearly all
the strikers have some furS due them by
the company. 1t wasleared by the
strikers that if the mepsent 10 the com
panY's offices for their flds some of their
members might be pertaded to return to
work. The strikers, teretore, have been
instructed not to 90 ! the Western Union
for their Say unlessjhey receive permis-
sion to 90 so from resident Laverty, of
the lpcal branch of the Brotherhood
Pree@dent re- LaveE says tt4hJn that the funds DIS
II 5fgnt tn pay to all 'trike9EeS k19e amounts due to
n fbo,n nne brotheg19essfte = 9esstern ISaion Telegraph
Manager Jones says, however,
hat !sner he nor any of his
Will make any effort to per-
noe strikers who come after their pay
; re-enter the service of the company.
was said here that Superintendent
eublin would leave Washington to-day,
)r Harrisburg, to manage the heavy work
yhlch will be entailed upon the office there
y the Democratic State Convention to-
borrow. The American Rapid TeIe-
raph Company, which also has an office
t Harrisburg, is making a strong fight
. secure the newspaper work in the
hape of the dispatches sent from Har-
lsburg by the political correspondents.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 31.-The
captured three operators
ere to-day-two from the Western Union
nd one from the Baltimore and Ohio
Companies. One of the men from the
v estern Union was sent out to open
ranch office. The other two had Just
eturned from vacation, all of whom
we're waited upon by committee of the
and at once initiated. A
mass meeting will be held at FOrd's
)pera House Thursday evening, under
he auspices of the knights of Labor.
frand Master Workman POwderly,
layOr of Scranton, Pa, will address the
Meeting on the labor question IN general
md the telegraphers' strike in particular.
Night Manager Young denies the report
hat the strikers captured two of the
Western Union men to-day, and says that,
IN the contrary, the company has had an
accession of two men from the strikers
md two good railroad operators, making
IN increase of four men in their force to-
lay. He also says that all of the West
I'm Union branch offices here will be re-
lnnnnd fn-mnrrnw