Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-01
THE TELEGRAPH STRIKE.
The Situation Unchanged, hut the
Service ImprOytng.


NEW YORK. July 3l.-The officers O
the Western Union Telegraph Company
state that twenty-five wires have beer
either cut or connected with fine wire
so an to he for the moment useless, be
tween New York and Newark, on tht
Hackensack Meadows; that thirteen
wires have been cut between New York
city and Williams Bridge, and twelve
between the latter place and Searlsdale
and that all the wires on the Fort
Wayne Road near EDglewood, ILL.,, have
also been cut. Two more of the striking
operators have returned to work. The
men at st. John who went out have all
returned. The strikers at Halifax ap.
piled to be re-lnstated but found theiI
places filed.
At the headquarters of the strikers ia
day it was denied that the wires had
been cut by the striking linemen. II
wires had been cut by them the Broth
erhom would order them repaired free
of cost to the Company. 1t was said
this was simply an excuse of the compa
ny for delaying messages. 1t was also
said that encouraging reports were COM
ing in from all parts of the country.
A test was made to-day of the condi-
tion of business in the Western Union
office, and a dispatch sent from Boston
for this purpose by one of the Brother
hood was delay ed two hours and forty
five minutes.
AT meeting of The Herald printers
to-day it was resolved to start Il sub
scription fer the benefit of the tele-
graphers on strike, each one signing the
subscription list promising to pay a
certain amount out of his weekly wages.
This is independent of any aid which
may be given the strikers by the Typo
graphical UEion.
Bricklayers Union, No. 90, this even
ing voted to give $500 20 the Brother
hood of Telegraphers. 1t is probable
that a regular weekly sum, to he paid
during the continuance of the tele-
graphers' strike, will be voted at the
next meeting.
Boston, July 3l.-Four strikers
returned to work at the Western Union
Telegraph Office in this city to-day and
tonight.
BALTIMORE, July 3l.-A meeting of
the Corn and Flour Exchange was call
ed at noon to-day vt the request af a
number of the members, who complain
ed that the telegraph service on the
floor was inefficient. A committee was
appointed, which reported resolutions
calling upon the Directors of the West
ern Union and Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph Companies for bet ter service,
declaring that the members were sub
jected TO loss because of the defects of
the service. The resolutions were laid
Oh the table by vote of 40 to 80. Prom
inent members of the Exchange stat
ed that the Corn and Flour Exchange
had nothing TO dc with the difficulties
existing between the telegraph COM
panies and their employees
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The Brother
hood captured thr ee operators here to-
day-two from the Western Uuion 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 arrived In the
city.
SPRING LAKE, N. j.. July 3l.-A
telegraph operator named johnson, who
took the place at the Mammouth House,
left vacant by one of the strikers, struck
last night.
In Philadelphia the strike appearde
as far from settlement rs on any of the
preceding days, the strikers present
ing a bold, determined front, and the
Companies apparently transactiug their
business as usual. The Western Union
paid the mems salaries, and will to-
IlV or tO-mOrrpW il il stated nav
them for whatever extra work they
have done. President Laverty, Of the
Brotherhood, also disbursed among the
strikers whatever money was needed.
The Bell Telephone men are still ont,
but 1t Is announced that their places
have been filled.