The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-08
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, ,
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH Co.,
NEW YORK, August :. 1888.

NEW lOAhg 4Ah-uNi - Aptps J
N0fCe.-It has come to our knowledge
that i'm connection with the strike OF OPP
orators and line-men an organized plan OF
cutting and crossing Of wires OF Western
Union and other companies in New York
city and vicinity Ia, been agreed upon,
and is now being carried out.
In pursuance Of such plan. large num-
Der OF our wires have been cut during the
past week, and fity-nine were cut last night
i'm New York city and vicinity, the work
showing all the marks OF having been done
bv skilled hands. one thousand dollars
reward will be paid by the cOmptny for
| the arrest and conviction OF each and every
person wilfully iniuring or destroying any
part Of the company's telegraph lines OF
appmtenanccS.
TIE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH co.
Thomas I. Eckert. Acting President.
In relation 10 the matter, the officials OF
| the telegraph company say the cablc-boX
| at Coscob. Conn, was destroyed last night
and the cables were cut, that twenty-siX
out OF twenty-nine Mutual Union wires
were rendered useless az ScIr>dalc. and
that the American Union and Atlantic and
/ Pacific routes to Boston were interrupted
! with the evident intention Of preventing
Boston papers from getting full reports OF
| the Sulliyan-Slade affair ut MadisOn-Square
! Garden.
WHAT THE STRIKERS SAY ABOUT THE CUT
WIRES.
| NEW YORK, August "A reward Of
! n 900 was offered this evening 10y the Tel
/ egraphers' brotherhood for the arrest and
conviction OF any Western Union en-
ployes found maliciousy interfering with
| the wires of that company, and q reward
was offered for the identification OF any
agent OF the company Offering BRIDE to
| striking lnemen TO interfere with the
wires. Members OF the Brotherhood as-
| sert that the company have ordered thell
own employees TO cut the wires IN order to
turn public sympathy from the strikers.
no STRIKES on THE CINCINNATI ROADS.
CINCIyNATI, August Up to 1880 p. VI
no strikes have occurred among telegraph
ers on railroads centering here.
THE IRON MOUNTAIN ROAD.
ST. LOUIS, August NO further with
drawals OF telegrapherS from Iron Noun
tain road had occurred up to > L. VI. to
day.e
| IIE MABAsn AMI Nili' hNN -A-'h AIib-Ns
CHICAGO, August From the best ad
| vices obtauable it appears that very few
operators have LETT the employ OF the Wa
bash g., Chicago and Alton railroad.
was expected that the full effect OF TIN
strike would be felt at noon to-day on Ties
roads, but, according TO the version Of tn
officials in this city, number not TO eX
cecd ten are reported to have quit thei
posts on both Of these roads.
THE BALTIMORE AND ONO OPERATORS.
PITTSBURGH, August 7.-Superintenden
King. Of the Baltimore and Ohio, report
that at 2.o'clock this afternoon about on
third OF the railroad telegraphers on tn
Pittsburgh division quit work.
BALTIMORE, August THE officials q
the main Office OF the Baltimore and Obi
Telegraph Company to-day make the FOL
lowing statement: All the operators a
Camden station quit work to-day; not on
remained. They have heard from nearl
every station along the lines OF the road
and the number striking and leaving thei
posts does not exceed half dozen, AM
their places have been supplied. TIL
strike at Camden station, they say, Is nc
OF serious moment, as the main Office d
Baltimore and Calvert streets can be use
for the work at the Camden station.