The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-01
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED.
PROGRESS OF THE TELEGRAPH.
ISrs' STRIKE.
Test or Busincs-Aid for the Strikers from
New York Typos.

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l NEW YORK. July 3l.--A test was mad,
to-day OF the condition OF business in tn,
western Union Office, and dispatch sen
rom Boston for this purpose by one OF thu
brotherhood was delayed two hour:
and forty-fve minutes.
AT a meeting OF the Herald printers held
To-day 1t was resolved TO start subscrip.
ton for the benefit Of the telegraphers on
strike, each one signing the subscriptions
list promising to pay certain amount out
OF his weekly wages. This is independent
OF any aid which may be given the strikers
by the Typographical Union.
WIRES SAID TO HAVE BEEN CUT-CoNPLICTING
STATEMENTS.
NEW YORK, July 81. The officers OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company state
that twenty-five wires have been either cut
or connected with fine wires, so as 10 be
for the moment useless, between New York
and Newark, on the Hackensack Meadows !;
that thirteen wires have been cut between
New York city and Williams Bridge, and
twelve between the latter place and Sears
dale, and that all the wires on the Fort
Wayne road near Englewood. ILL.,, have
also been cut. Two more OF the striking
operators have returned to work. The
men at st. Johns, who went out, have all
returned. The strikers at Halifax applied
IN be rtinstated. but found their places
filed.
AT the headquarters OF the strikers to-
day it was denied that the wires had beeu
cut by the striking lnemen. II the wires had
been cut by them, the Brotherhood would
order them repaired free OF cost to the
oit ,ixy
excuse OF the company for delaying mes
sageS. II was denied that any men had re-
turned TO the Philadelphia Office, and il
was said that encouraging reports were
coming from all parts OF the country. An
operator who took a strikers place at
Spring Lake, \. j., struck last night. and
Western Union man who opened branch
Office in the Baltimore and Potomac depot
yesterday also struck.
ACTION OF THE BALTIMORE CORN AND FLOUR
EXCHANGE.
BALTIMORE, July 31.-A meeting OF the
Corn and Flour Exchange was called at
noon to-day, at the request OF number OF
members. who complained that the tele-
graph service on the floor was insufficient.
\ committee was appointed, who reported
resolutions calling upon the directors OF
the Western Union and Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph Companies for better service;
declaring that the members were subjected
to loss because OF defects OF the service.
The resolutions were laid on the table by
vote OF 40 to 80. Prominent members OF
the Exchange stated that the Corn and
Flour Exchange had nothing TO do with
difficulties existing between the telegraph
companies and their EMPLOYEES.
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31.--There is no
changes in the telegraph situation here to-
day. The striking operators and telegraph
companies are holding out firmly, and the
officers OF the Brotherhood and OF the
Western Union Company express them
selves as satisfied with the present cond-
ton OF affairs. The force at the Western
Union main office has not varied during
the last four or five days, and Manager
Jones says that the business is being
promptly and satisfactorily handled. To-
morrow will be payday at the Western
Union Office, and nearly all the strikers
have some funds due them by the COM
pany.
II was feared by the strikers that IL the
men went to the company's offices for their
funds some OF their members might be per-
suaded to return to work. The strikers,
therefore, have been instructed not to go
TO the Western Union for their pay unless
they receive permission TO do so from Pre-
sident Laverty, Of the local branch Of the
Brotherhood. President Laverty says he
will tonight pay to all the strikers from
the funds OF the brotherhood the amounts
due to them by the Western Union Com
pany. Manager Jones says, however.
that neither he nor any OF his
assistants will make any effort to
persuade the strikers who come after
their pay to reenter the service OF the COM
pany. 1t is said here that Superintendent
Zeubin would leave Washington to-day
for Harrisburg TO manage the heavy work
which VIII be entailed upon the Office
there by the Democratic State Convention
tomorrow.
The American Rapid Telegraph Compa-
ny, which also has an Office at Harrisburg,
is making a strong fight TO secure the
newspaper work in the shape OF dispatches
from the Harrisburg political correspond
ents.
CAPTURES By THE BROTHERHOOD.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The Brotherhood
captured three operators here to-day-two
from the Western Union and one from the
Baltimore and Ohio. One Of the men from
the Western Union was sent out to open a
branch office; the other two had just re-
turned from vacation. all OF whom were
waited upon by committee OF the Broth
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