Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-08
CUTTING WIRES.
Reward Offered by tine wv-trs" U"IOn
-Newspaper Comments on the strike.
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NFw YORK, august 1.-The following has
lust been received:

New YORK, August The following has
lust been received:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAPH COMPANY,
New YORK, August :.
NorICE:-It has come 10 our knowledge
that in connection with the strike OF ope.
ra!Ors and linemen, an organized plan OF
editing and crossing wires OF the Western
Union and other companies IN New YORK
City and vicinity has been agreed upon,
and is now icing carried out. In pursu
ance to such 4 plan large numbers OF our
wires have been cut during the past week,
and fifty we're cut last night in New York
and vicinity. The work shows all marks
ofhaying been done by skilled hands. One
thousand dollars reward will be paid by
this company for the arrest and conviction
of each and every person gully OF will
fully dsplacing, injuring or destroying
any part OF the COmpany's telegraph lines
or appurtenanCes.
The Western Union Telegraph Company,
Thomas T. ECKERT,
Acting President.
In relation to the matter the officials OF
the company say that the cable box at the
company's cab was destroyed last night
and the Cebles cut; that 25 out of % OF the
Mutual Union wires were rendered useless
and Atlantic and Pacific routes to Boston
were interrupted, with the eveident in
tention OF preventing the Boston papers
from getting full reports OF the Sullivan
Slade affair at the Madison Square Garden.
Opinions of the Press.
NFw YORK, August The Times edi-
torial this morning says: 1t will be likely
10 weaken the Brotherhood TO call out the
railroad operators. To call them out now
would saver of COmpulsion, and that ii is
clear that they are not inclined of their
own notion to leave their instruments.
The Sun says The action of the Brotherhood
n calling out the railroad operators is
wrong and unjustiiisble, and says further,
,hat the fact that they have ordered them
out amounts 10 the declaration that the
telt graph strike has failed.
From Headquarters.
BALTIMORE MD, August THE officials
Of The main office of the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Telegraph Company made the following
statement: "All operators at Camden
station quit work to day. Not one re.
NAMED" They have heard from nearly
every station along the lines Of the road
and the number striking and leaving their
pests does not exceed half a dnzen, and
their places have been supplied. Tue
str ke al 7 dnlOeO STATION say Is nv Vi
a serious movement as the main Office at
Baltimore and Calvert streets can be used
for all work at Camden station.
The Wabash Operators.
CHICAGO. August From the best ad-
vices obtainabie it appears that very few
CTerators have left the employ of the
Nabtsh. and Chicago snd Alton roads. 1t
vas expected full effect of the strike
"a Orld he felt at noon tO-Gav.
The Chesapeake ana Ohio Men.
RICHNoSD, Va, August The strike OF
he operators on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway causes no inconvenience 10 the
c, Dpany. Only a small proportion OF the
men baye quit work. All the operators
west OF the White Sulpher Springs remain
at their posts. The places of strikers be-
tween Charlottesville and White Sulphur
Springs have been filed. There is no in
erruption TO the movement of trains. and
very thing is working smoothly. NODe or
he operators on the eastern division OF
the road left their places.
Conflicting Statements.
PITTSBURGH, August The order for
raj isosd telegraph operators TO quit their
instruments TO day, seems to have been
more productive OF conflicting statements
han sDythipg else. So far as the Pitts
burgh division of the Baltimore and Ohio
siIosd is concerned. Supt, King declares
that nine operators have struck. The
strikers claim the whole numbsr employed
between this CITY and Cumberland. Nd, -
persons, have gone out.