The daily gazette., 1883-08-02
THE STRIKE GOES ON.
COMPANIES AND OPERATORS
STILL FIRM.
DEMONSTRATION IN BALTIMORE
Ten Strikers Return to Work I'm BOs-
tOn-A Large Labor Meeting In Balta-
mOre-A Texas Episode.

New YORK, August 1.-The Executive
Committee of the Western Union Company
met to day, but after their adjournment 1t
was said that no action was taken regarding
the strike.
A dispatch was received by the company
this afternoon from the Superintendent Of
the Wabash Railroad at Toledo. 1t stated
that he had not heard word about the
trouble on the Wabash, except what he saw
in the newspapers.
The superintendent of the Western Union
Company reported this morning that all the
wires, with the exception of two OF three
circuits to Elizabeth, N. j., were working
splendidly, and that there was no delay IN
handling the business offered.
Operators at the Long Island railroad
depot found the circuit stopped this after
noon. 1t was discovered that fine copper
wire had been bound around the Western
Union wires at a lonely place near New
town.
The United States Senate Committee on
Labor and Education, consisting ofSenators
Blair Of New Hampshire, chairman; Aid
rich of Rhode Island; George, of Mississippi;
Pugh, of Alabama, and Call, of Florida,
met to-day in the Federal Building. An
informal session was held, when It was de-
cided to begin work next Monday morning.
The subject of investigation will be strikes
ascertain what legislation shall be adopted
to remove or modify the cause of these
so ial disturbances.
DETROIT, August 1.-The operators in the
Mutual Union Office, at Grand Rapids, in
obedien TO orders from the Executive
Committee of the Brotherhood, left their in
struments this morning. The railway oper-
ators, about 40 in number, also received
orders not to do any commercial work.
AVrn- 1 H.,
strikers have returned to work in the main
Office of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany In this city.
CHICAGO, August 1.-All notices OF "sub-
ject to delay' were removed from the
offices throughout the Western district of
the Western Union Telegraph Company to-
day.
NASHVILLE, August 1.-The railroad tel
egraph operators on the Louisville and
Nashville line who receive Western Union
messages were to-day ordered by the Broth
erbood to Join the strikers.
BALTIMORE, August 1.-The Knights Of
Labor held a meeting this afternoon and to-
night at Schuetzen Park, which was at
tended by large number of persons ,includ-
ing the striking telegraph operators, who
marched In a body TO tn park with a band
of music. Speeches were made by Mayor
Powderly. of Scranton, Pa, Grand Master
VI bLC hulRuJo Vi
Henry George, of New York, and Mr..
William T. Croasdale, editor of the Dau, all
of WHOM spoke in defense of the rights of
the workingman, and counseled firmness on
the part of those who demand more pay and
shorter hours of labor. The picnic was con-
tinued until nearly midnight, and was or
derly throughout.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, August 1.-Yester-
day morning the case of F. B. Ames, one of
the Brotherhood of Biographies, who was
charged with striking William Gaines, who
was temporarily filling vacancy in Gal
weston, was dismissed, the affidavit not be-
ing sustained. The costs were taxed against
the complainant, Manager Hall, of the
Western Union Company. The latter was
much provoked at the action of the court
in not coDvicting Ames, and occa-
stoned some excitement by putting on his
hat ir the court room outside the railing
and by making remarks disrespectful to the
Court. He was fined $25 and sentenced to
jail for "A houPs. He was then placed IN
the pen With several hard cases and after
ward marched so the Sherif's office. Sub
sequently his lawyer succeeded in having
his fine remitted. Mr.. Hall declined to
make pers nal apology to the Court, but
was finally released through the efforts of
his attorney.