The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
THE TELEGRAPHIC TURMOIL.
Violence said to Have Been INDUCED
in by Striking Operators.
FINE WIRE WORK.

NEW YORK, August 16-The West
ern Union officials said this morning
that thirty-tive circuits in this city
were lnterfered with last night, by
throwing fine wires over regular wires.
At II O'Clock it was said all circuits
were in order, though working heavi-
ly on account of the damp weather.
Supt. HumStone said he had taken
back seven of the striking operators
this morning at the same salaries
they formerly received,
1t is rumored that a number of
striking operators will meet to-day for
the purpose of taking concerted ac-
ton in withdrawing from the broth
erhood, in order that they might hon
orably apply for position at the Office.
The rumor is not yet confirmed.
There are at present about eighty
three Western Union branch offices in
this city closed and about forty more
operators are required at the Western
Union building. The company's Off
Gals say about l25 operators are re-
CURED in this city TO put the office in
first class condition.
VIOLENCE RESORTED TO.
CINCINNATI, August 16.-The first
serious cases of violence attending the
telegraphers strike occurred last
night. Hitherto the strikers have
won praise from all by their gentle
manly conduct. About midnight last
night one of the operators who had
not struck went into saloon where
there were number of strikers.
They called MIN ",cab." He replied
Extensively and was badly beaten and
will be disabled for weeks.
Henry Schab, an operator who
struck and afterwards return ed to
work, was attacked on the streets
while on his way home at 2 o'clock in
the morning, by a party supposed to
be the same that had the fight in the
saloon, and had his shoulder dislo-
Gated,
The Western Union office received
to-day one accession from New York.
The secretary of the Cincinnati as
sembly of the brotherhood has gone
to work in the Baltimore and Ohio
office.
PRO AND CON.
New YORK. August 1G.-Shortly
after noon to-day three more opera
tors of the brotherhood applied for
work at the Western Union office. and
were taken back at the old rates.
This makes ten in all, the officials say,
that have gone back to-day. The
brotherhood denied the report that a
number of operators would withdraw
from the organization to resume
work at the Western Union Office.
They say they are as determined as
ever to hold out as long as their"
finances last. They also deny that
ten men returned to work to-day, and
say only one went back.
VIRTUALLY ENDED.
BALTIMORE. August 16.-The tele-
graph strike is virtually ended. Five
first-class workmen returned to work
in the Western Union Office on the
company's terms. Others will return
tomorrow. 1t is claimed the Knights
of Labor did not respond literally as
promised.
ANOTHER DESERTER.
PITTsBURG, August 16.-George NJ.
Eitermiller, night chief operator at
the Western Union offices in this
city. who was a member of the Broth
hood and one of the original strikers,
returned to work to-day. His defec-
ton is a severe blow to the strikers.
ST. LOUIS, August 16'-Five of the
striking telegraphers returned to SER
vice to-day on the cOmpany'S terms.
Three of them return to duty in this
office, one goes to Sedalia, Mo-, and
one to Little Rock. Ark.