Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-18
THE TELEGRApAERs.
The Strikers Returning to Work at Various
Points-Tho Contest Evidently
Ended.
IL NEW YORK.

New York, August l1.-One of the
most prominent OF the striking tele-
graph operators said today that the
stlike was practically at an end. He
believed ia the brotherhood and stuck
by Ii as long rs he could, bat they were
beaten and might as well give up first
as last. He had signed the iroi-clad
oath and would return TO work to-
morrow. He knew Of many other
operators who would endeavor to re-
turn at once. The iton-clad oath re-
ferred to eompels telegraphers 10 pledge
themselves to withdraw from the
brotherhood and never again to join u
similar organization.
Press Agent Somerville of the West
ern Union said no wires were tempered
with last night, and all the circuits
are working nicely. In addition TO
the seventeen telegraph operators who
returned to work yesterday, ten more
returned to-day, three of them ladies'.
IN sT. LOUIS.
st. Louis, August 17.-Three more
striking telegraphers were restored to
their positions here to-day, and four
additional applications received by
superintendent Baker, which he favor
ably considered. Fourteen in all have
left the ranks of the brotherhood WITH
III the past two days, one halfof whom
will take positions outside of this city.
II begins to look as though the strike
had fallen to pieces in this locality.
M. w Shaw, chief officer of the broth
efhood in this district, Is credited with
having made this statements: II sus-
pect we will have To 20 back again,
al, - Ma
about six months. We will have to
disband the brotherhood, but will or
game under another name. a fter
working about six months. we will
strike again and keep striking until
we make our point. We will make it
yet as sure rs fate"
a PROTEST.
Washington, August ia com
mittee from the telegraphers brother
hood called at the war department to-
day and presented the following COM
munication:
WAsHINGToN, August II.
To Robert L. Lincoln secretary of war:
This committee has been appointed
by the local assembly of photographers
to invite your attention to the ease of
VIM. Mashe, an employee i'm the adiu-
tant-general's Office for the war de-
partment. VIM. Mashe. in company
with his brother Jas. r. Masile. a
clerk IN the postoilice department.
has, we are Informed, been granted
leave OF absence by the government,
and awaited himself of such leave to
enter the service of the
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, ut Philadelphia, where he is
now ut work. Ii is earnestly hoped by
the assembly that, rs Mr.. Mashe Is an
emploNe OF the government under pay.
his action in taking the place of men
who are eoniending for recognition
and Justice, will meet your swift and
severe condemnation.
lSigned RoBT, l.. DECKER,
Chairman.
a similar letter was handed by the
committee 10 Postmaster General
Gresham.
STILL GOING BACK.
Oil City, August l7.-Applications
wore received nj the Western Union
Office from twenty of the strikers for
reinstatement.
AT MEMPHIS.
Memphis, August The striking
telegraph operators here have asked OF
Manager Howard if they could return
TO work in body. rhe manager re-
Piled that each Individual must make
Application, and further stated that all
important positions here were already
hl!cd. The strikers here are not dis
posed 10 return except in u body.
\ TOTAL COLLAPSE.
New York, August ia statement
ls made on the best authority that
Master Workman Campbell of the
orothcrhood Of telegrapbers to-day in
formed members of the organization to
look out FOR themselves and make as
good tefuls with the Western Union
Telegraph company as they could Sc
cure. Each man must look out for
himself, The female operators came
IN abody, thirty in all. Twelve were
accepted and the rest were rejected
filled. Forly.iive male operators
were accepted out of sixty
two who applied. The order
70 the assemblies in other cities does
not appear 10 have reached them until
TINS evening. 1t Is learned from Pitts
bufg, B'ston and Chicago That the on
orators are coming back ON the run.
ne evening Past says there was a
good deaf OF popular sympathy at the
beginning with the strikers us an on
pressed class, but it rapidly subsidized
When II WAS discovered the strikers
We're, AZ one of their spokesu,en
described them before the senots
committee, mostly unmarried u,s,,
iVing In comfortable boardino.
houses" The woes of young unmas.
RED men who persist In sticking n
sedentary occupation IN which they