Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-08
NO STRIKE ON THE RAILS.
THE STATION OPERATORS STITCH
TO THEIR KEYS.

No Satisfactory Excuse for the Fiasco
Published by the Observation-Disclosures
Cutting Reported at New York and
Both Sides Offer Rewards-Bears on
the Rampage.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August THE As
sistant Superintendent of the Wabash
telegraph lines reported last night that
only four operators on that road had left
their keys yesterday under the orders of
the Brotherhood to strike. These mon
were at Decatur, Ill. No other point on
the road was affected, and it is not be.
lieyed that there will be any trouble.
Col. Andrews, General Superintendent
of the Wabash Road, says that there are
only four stations on the whole road
where any trouble can be caused bv the
striking operators. These are between
st. Louis and Decatur, and measures have
been taken to strengthen them at once.
Col. Hill, general manager of the Van
dalia Road, says that only two members
OF the Brotherhood have been found on
That line, and they have been required to
resign.
Superintendent Rogers, General Mama
ger or the st. Louis and San Francisco
Road, has no appfehensions of trouble as
he has about 40 good operators filling
other positions on his line, who can be
called INTO service in case strike occurs.
1t was reported here last night that II
operators on the Chicago and Alton Road
had gone out.
Superintendent Baker, of the Western
Union Company, says that several
good operators have been re-
stored to duty at Kansas CITY
on renouncing the Brotherhood,
and that so far about twenty have been
taken back in his district. 1t is very diff
hcuIt TO get any definite information from
the strikers here. But Secretary Shaw
stated yesterday that the chief object i'm
calling out the railroad operators is to
weaken the working force as much as
possible, and compel the railroads to call
back their men now in the Western I'm
ion offices, and thus still further cripple
the latter company. Mr.. Shaw also states
that the operators on the Manhattan Ele-
waited Railroad in New York CITY were
called out yesterday.
They claim that the men on the southern
division of the Alton and Wabash Rail-
roads struck last night. They also claim
that of the Wabash men seven out of
sixteen have quit work, but this state
ment is not confirmed.
No further Withdrawals of telegraphers
from the Iron Mountain Road had oc-
NullCu up " = q CIOch bO-udN.
CHICAGO, August Tt transpired
late last night that the order for the
strike of the operators on the Chicago and
Alton Railroad had actually been given.
to take effect at noon yesterday. A COPY
of the official order, signed by Master
Workman Campbell, of New York, and
Master Workman Morris, of Chicago. as
published, recites grievances to the effect
that the road discharged operators who re-
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sets forth the demands which the Brother
hood made on the company, and its refusal
to comply. with them, and concludes
with instructions to all members of the !
brotherhood in its employ to quit work at
noon Monday, August 6. Copies of the
order were made in New York and sent bv
mail IN suf1clent numbers to be distributed
one to each operator in the employ of the
company. The copies sent to Chicago for
distribution to all operators on the road
north OF Bloomington, ILL.,, by some mis-
chance did not arrive in time, hence the
operators continued at their desks. The
Brotherhood men, however, say that the
orders are being distributed at the offices
of the company in this city, and messen-
gers nave been sent down the line to
Bloomington distributing copies.
CHICAGO, August I, 10 p. M.-FrOm the
best advices obtainable, it appears that
very lew operators have left the employ
of the Wabash or Chicago and Alton
Railroad 1t was expected that the full
effect of the strike would be felt at noon
to-day ON these roads, but according to
the version of the officials in thus CITY. not
to exceed ten are reported to have quit
their posts on both of these roads.
CINCINNATI, August Up to 1870
O'Clock this afternoon no strikes have oc-
Cured among the telegraphers on the
railroads centering here.
PITTsBURG, August 7.-Superintendent
King, of the Baltimore and Ohio Com |
pany, reports that at > O'Clock this after
noon about One-third of the railroad teIe- |
graphers on the Pittsburg division quit
work.
BALTIMORE, August THE officials
of the main office of the Baltimore and
Ohio Telegraph Company to-day say that
all the operators at Camden station quit
work to-day. Not one remained. They
have heard from nearly every station
along the lines OF the road and the num-
ber striking and leaving their posts does
not eXcerd half dozen, and their places
have been supplied. The strike at Cain
den station, they say, is not of serious mo- |
ment, as the main office at Baltimore and
calvert streets can be used for the work !
done at the Camden station