Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02


New York, Aug. There was nothing
new in the strike of the telegraph opera
tors this morning. II WAS rumored, how
ever, at ths headquarters of the strikers
that q movement was on foot which would
give an entirely new phase to the fight.
What this movement was to be was kept
secret, bat it is supposed that the strike
of railroad operators on the Gould lines
may be the outcome of it.
The report that the operators on the
Toledo & Wabash railroad stru k yester-
day was confirmed by the officers of the
brotherhood yesterday, and the remainder
of the men, it is thought, will go out at
noon to-day. The oficers OF the Western
Union company claim that this will have
no effect on their policy and assert conf
IDENTIFY that the backbone Of the strike ia
broken.
A larger number Of strikers than usual
We're stationed at the Western Union
Building at Dey street and Broadway this
morning. They said in a mysterious way
that something was up and the fight
would soon be won. One said that it
was time the strikers did something and
that they were now preparing to aot.
To-day the strikers received their first
instalment from the striking fund.
Enough was given to each to provide for
present necessities aud, before the end of
the week, it is said that each will eceive
a months pay.
The superintendent of the Western
Union company reported this morning
that all wires, with the exception of two
or three circuits to elizabeth, N. j., were
worning splendidly, and that there
was 10 delay in handling
the business offered. The wires Ia
Elizabeth were found TO bs interrupts
this morning, but whether they had been
cut or whether the break was the result
Of an accident has not yet been asoer-
tanned.
All the operators who were paid Oft yes
terday returned to work this morning.
There were no further accessions, how
EVER, to-day, from the members of the
| brotherhood. "--.
Mr.. Somerville said this morning that
no information with regard TO the threat
eued strike of rairosd operators in the
| West had been received, but that runners
lad reached him only through the dis.
patches published i'll the morning papers,
He did not anticipate much trouble from
lhhI SOUTGe- superintendent lTSuus OF LHt
| Southern division, teiegraphed that the
southern Telegraph Company's operators
in the hichmoud office threatened
to strike yesterday because CHIEF
| operator had beeu engaged there who was
not member of the brotherhood. The
difficulty was avoided by the promise o.
the chief to join the organization.
Since the company had taken down it,
notices tie business had largely increased
| and now the business had almost reached
its original volume.
Word was received at police heslquar-
ters at noon to-day that number OF
striking operators and linematn had
assembled up town aud were preventing
| the linrnen belonging TO the Department
of Charities and Corrections from climb
ing the poles to repair the wires.
A force of police was sent to the scere
Of the disturbance.
Early this morning the police telegraph
| circuit, running south from headquarters
raiased to work. When day light
came lineman who was sem
out by the department found that, not ia,
from headquarters, some one Lad climbed
pole AID tied piece of heavy wiz.
tightly around the 80 or so wires thai
run through the streets, punching then
| all together. All their circuits were thu
disabled. The obstruction was removed