The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-08-09
THE STRlk E.
WIRE CUTTING AND TYING AT
DIFFERENT POINTS.
Two Hundred Wires IN New York
Rendered Useless Threat.
ened Coal Drivers
Strike.
THE BEGINNING or the END.


WIRE CUTTING IL ruE EAST.
NHw NoRK, August S.--Last night
another onslaught was made upon the
wires " the Western Union telegraph
company, the consequences NJ which
were FAR more DISASTROUS than that Of the
preceding night. Press agent Som
mervile, uf the Western Union, said
this morning that twenty wires were
cut on one route aud fourteen ON an-
other between lloosac aud Elizabeth
port, n. j The were res to philR-
delphia aud other points Ia the southern
division. Twenty Of mutual union wires
were cut between Kings bridge and
ScarsdHl ; at larrytowu u; Ii tdson
river wires are down, and Is wires in the
cas- cru circuits destroyed bctW cen Port
Chester and Greeuwlck, Conn, the cross
arms were sawed of in the lntt IN
stance, and the wires were cut besides
The first wires to ~ down were those
ON the eastern circuits. which
were lost about | 80 o'clock last
night The others went down shortly
after midnight A large force OF line
men was sent out to repair the damage
and the lines are being repaired IN rap
idly ns pussible. The cutting Of the
wires interfered with others across winch
they fell, 50 that the greatest confusion
was created. superintendent llumstuu
iutimatod when work was begun this
morning that one half OF the wires to
Philadelphia, one quarter of those to
West Indiana and one third Of
the eastern circuits could not he
used. Tho whole number Of wiz II cat
was uighty-niur, but nearly 200 were USE
less In consequence. No clue yet dis
covered OF lie authors NJ the mischief,
although IN" greatest vigilcncC Is being
exercises, The Western Union Telegraph
COMPANY has employed detectives to Ter
ret out the perpetrators ct tue wire cut
ling. | is the general Opnlng that tho
striking lin'men are answCruulo Tor the
injuries. At the headquarters of the
Motherhood OF Photographers 1t is en-
phatiraliN denied that the cutting WAS be
Ing done by striking Iincmcn.
TIHEAIENED sIWiKE ny MINERS.
WILkESBARRE, Pa, August s.-Thc
driver boys OF the llullrnbnck mines OF
the Lchigh aud Wilkeshnrrr COtl Comps
ny have presented II hill ut grievances to
the officials, seven Cais OF coal represent
a days work Tor Il miner aud lAhnrcr The
drivers who take the ear out oi the mines
say thoy are getting thrcc-iuurlhs oi "a
days pay Tor II. and demand lull day
II their claim /. not uCcodcd to, general
rtllht llNN ne lhhhtV lbI w tue llluluOnu,
llollcnbnck aud Empire mincs
OUTRAGE uY srWKEus.
Sr, PAUL, MINI. The telegraph office
Mt Bi-mark was mobbcd lust evening, by
Rtrikers. The mob consisted Of twenty
five men who br ke into the uiliuc and
compel ed the new man tu quit work.
They Tia took him aud put him IN bed
at the hotel. Manager Drapcd has
moved the Office to the Tribune building
to prevent further trouble.
FltuM 81 LOUIS.
/ ST. Louis, August s, There tx Moth.
ing new regarding the I lrgraphcrs'
strike to-day. No further Withdrawals
from the Iron Mountain. Six wires were
cut ON the Wabash, ten miles north OF
the city Monday night The work, no
doubt, was done 10y cXpcrts,thc wires be-
ing clearly cut with nipperB,a d the poles
showing the marks Of steel prungcd
climbers used by llncmeu.
HETuHNISG 10 WORK.
/ PuIADEIrnIA, August S- Three OF the
striking operators returned to work to.
/ day ut the Western Union main office to-
/ day.
FOUR MORE WANDERERS RKruRN.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, August X -Four
striking trlCgraphcrs returned to work
| tO-ahy. The Office has u full force.