Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-17
STRIKERS SURRENDERING
A VERITABLE STAMPEDE FROM
THE BROTHERHOOD.

The Company Confident that the War
is Virtually Over-Despondenc Among
the Operators who are Still Out
Meddling with the Wires on the De-
crease.
NEW YORK, August 16.-The Western
Union Telegraph Company officials said
this morning that thirty-five circuits in
this city were interfered with last night
by throwing fine wires over the regular
wires. At II o'clock it was said that all
the circuits were in working order,
though they worked heavily on account of
the damp weather. Superintendent Hum
stone said that he had taken back seven
OF the striking operators this forenoon.
They were taken back at the same sala-
ries they formerly received.
There are at present SO of the Western
Union branch offices in this city closed.
ana about 40 more operators are required
at the Western Union building. The
company's officials say that about 125
operators are required in this city to put
the service in first class condition. They
also say that there are not so many tele-
graphers still unemployed as the Brother
hood reports, and express their conviction
that the strikers will surrender before
long.
At the Western Union office tonight it
was stated that in all twenty-five strikers
had applied for employment to-day, and
that OF these seventeen were taken back,
the other five being inferior operators.
whose places had been more satisfactorily
hlled. This makes total of eighty-nine
men who have deserted the Brotherhood
and the Western Union Company
now looks upon the strike as
virtually at an end. Excepting the tying
with fine wires of some wires in this citv.
no further interference with the lines is
reported. The Executive Committee of
the BrotherhOOd SAID tonight that there
is nothing new to communicate. An air
of gloom seems to pervade their head
quarters, and no further expressions of
confidence in success and determination
to hold out are heard
Shortly after noon to-day three more one
ratOrs 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. They also stated that less
than one hundred vacancies exist now in
New York, including branch offices. 1t
was also said that reports from other
cities showed that the strikers were re-
turning to work all over the country
The brotherhood denied the report that a
number OF operators would Withdraw
from the organization to resume work at
the Western Union office. They saw that
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 that only one went back
BALTIMORE, August 16.-The strike of
the telegraph operators is virtually ended
in this city. This afternoon five of the
hrst-class men returned to the Western
Union office and resumed work on the
terms offered by the company. Last night
at Il meeting of the Brotherhood. discOn-
tent was apparent, but thev refused anv
information. 1t is now said that the
knights of Labor did not respond as lib
orally as was expected, and surrender
was necessary on the part of MANY of
those who left their keys when the strike
was lnaugurated.
The Secretary of the Cincinnati Assem-
bly, of the Brotherhood, has gone to work
at the Baltimare and Ohio office. The
Western Union office received to-day one
accession from New York.
CINCINNATI. August 16.-The first seri-
Gus case of violence attending the tele-
graphers' strike occurred here last night.
Hitherto the strikers have won praise
from all by their gentlemanly conduct.
About midnight last night an operator
who had not struck went INTO a saloon
where there were a number of strikers.
They called him scab. He replied Of
fensively and was badly beaten and proba-
bly, disabled for weeks. Henry Schwab.
an operator who had struck and after
wards returned to work, was attacked on
the street while on his way home at .
O'Clock this morning by party supposed
to be the same that had the fight in the
saloon, and mad his shoulder dislocated.
PITrsBURG, August 16.-George NJ.
EItemlller, night chief operator at the
Western Union office in this city. who
was member of the Brotherhood, and
one Of the original strikers, returned to
work to-day. His detection is severe
blow to the strikers.