Daily Republican., 1883-08-11
THIRD EDITION.
tn u STRIKE.
C0mDl icat Ions SliIl Cont inue- Conn
RfOlmtAea RepOl ted.

promises RepOr ted.
New YORK, August lot is stated
on & cd authority this morning that the
striking telegraphers last night practi-
cally decided 10 abandon the strike.
LATER.-lt was rumOred to-day that
a committee Of the strikers had been
appointed 10 confer with President
Eckert, of the Western Union, 10 ascer-
tain upon what terms the Company
would receive them back in its employ.
1t was stated that this movement was
to be independent Of the Brolh h rhOod.
The story was emphatically denied by
M ~ Of the strikers, who say that they
new had greater confidence in their
lead rs and that there are no such indi-
alto IL OF weakness as the rumor would
In ply.
Superintendent Hums'one, of the
W. stern Union Telegraph Company,
sail this morning that the wires had
no. been disturbed during the night
and that they were ali working salts
iactorily. One or two city wires, he
said, were not working, but whether
this interruption was caused by cutting
or by some accident, he could not tell.
Two operators returned to work this
morning and several applicants have
been rejected. Mr.. Huu4stone also
said that the rrike gave them an OPP
pOrtunity of filling the vacant places
with men of a better grade than those
who went OUT.
Many were then getting more than
they were worth and did not fill their
places accepDably. The Company only
wanted the hest men now. He also
said that although it had been reported
that the strikers had voted to 60 on with
the fight al their meeting yesterday he
had been informed that the leaders had
begun to lose courage and had told the
men to make what arrangements they
could, as the &" jig was up However,
he could not veuch for the truth of the
story.
AT the headquarters of he strikers
Connor, Campbell and Orr, was in ses-
sion all the morning. They had little
to say in regard to the strike, but eX-
pressed themselves as well satisfied
with the condition of affairs. They con-
fdently believed in the ultimate sue
cess of the strike, and thought that the
telegraph companies We're resOrtiug to
everv eXpedient to conceal their real
condition.
RAILROAD OPERATORS GOING OUT.
AT the meeting of the Executive Com
mitt'e of the Brotherhood this evening
il WIS ora'ed that at e p. IL. to-day l5n
Opelat ~ on the Pttshure, Cincinnati
and St Louis Railroad went out on
strike, leaving but Two men at work.
A despatch from Chicago stated that
only nine men out OF 800 have gone back
to work. Encouraging reports from
Boston, Baltimore, Washington, and
9th r points were r. d. 1t was ac-
knowledged that live lneu had gone
back to work to-day to the Western
Union Company in this city.
PITTSBvKG, Aug. 10 All the tele-
graph operators ON the Par Handle
Railroad, b@tween this city and Column
bus, one hundred aud fifty in number,
quit work his evening and tonight
Inc inln' ,ii"te cause was the discharge
by the {, mrany OF Superintendent De
Won, AT II nn!SOn, Ohio, who was active
In Inducing ne operators to refuse Wes-
tern Ini"n business. The operators de-
mandtd his reinstatement; this was re-
fused, and they quit work. 1t il also
said the request or demand that they do
Western Mon business was repeated,
and they refused as before Some of the
men did knock off until II o'clock.
THIS strike will seriously interfere with
the large freight business OF the road