New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-12
MORE WIRE CUTTING.
SERIOUS ANNOYANCE IN WALL STREET

sEhiOlS ANNOYANCE IN WALL STREET.
GOLD AND STOCK INSTRUMENTS MUTE-THE TELE-
CRAP H STRIKERS FIRM.
The cutting of O telegraph cable in the rear of
Trinity Church on Friday night caused great deal
OF trouble to many ste ck-brokers yesterday. Some
twenty circuits of the Gold and Stock company
were interrupted and about 200 stock in
dicators made useless. All tho "tckers"
in the Mills Building did no more than reel off
blank tape, and at many other offices they gave
either the names of stock the sales and quotations
only. Many brokers were obliged to employ mes
sepgers to bring them prices from the Stock Ex-
change, and Others depended upon telephone COM
munication. The interruption added something to
the uncertainty of speculation. These wires
by no means the only ones cut Friday night. OF
the Eastern lines, thirtyvc wires interrupted
between the Western Union general Office and Will
liamsbrdge. Twelve southern wires were
cut on the Pennsylvania Railroad Line. and
eight Mutual Union wires between Wee
hawken and Clifton, n. j. Twelve Hudson
River wires were cut near Manhattanville.
and twelve Mutual Union wires near One-hundred-
and-teLth-st. large number Of wires wero cut
near Gutenberg. N. ]. The greater part of the
damage was repaired by noon yesterday, but the
Gold aud Stock company's circuits had not been
restored at the close of business at the Stock
Exchange. In Jersey City tho Western Union wires
were cut IN two places-twenty-fvew wires that form
cable which passes under the Hackcnsack River
were severed at the foot of st. Pauls-ave., and
again in Newark-ave. Tho Ncw-Jersey
and New-York Telephone Company's wires
cut at Brunswick and First sts
cutting off communication between Jersey City,
Newark, Orange and other points, Press Agent
Somcrville, of the Western Union Company. OBJ
ryed fer1a hat he efrik hava
cred from their entertainment on Wednesday night.
Only two of tho strikers who applied for work in
this city Yesterday were accepted. Manager
Dealy remarked that he was growing particular In
taking applicants into the service of the company
Press Agent Somcrvillc said that there had been
much less complaint about the service than on any
day since the strike began. In spite Of the breaks
the business he said had been done with great
promptncss.
Superintendent Hum,tonc said that the number
Of branch offices now open in the city was sew
enty-one.
Several moro instances OF trouble between work.
ing and striking linemen have come TO notice.
Two linemon named Bennett and Simpson
were attacked about 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon in Church-ss. while en-
gagged in making repairs to the wires.
"Abe" Locke. ono of tho operators employed by
tho Western Union Company, was followed by three
mon on Friday night from the Office until he left
Fulton-ave. car in Brooklyn, and as be left the car
one OF the men came up to him. and without warn
ing struck him In the mouth aud ran away. Ono of
the two other men about TO strike him when
Locke drew pistol aud warned him off Mr.. Locke
knows his assaant and he will be arrested.
Thomas Smith. Of No 93 Douglass-st. and Rich
ard Powers, OF No. 2l3 Hoyt-st,, were found on
the Bridge yesterday morning and taken into
custody because thoy were under the walk and
among the telegraph wires. About 800 wires cross
the river on the Bridge. the property Of telegraph
and telephone companies and private individuals.
aud the revenue derived from them aggregates
s.. 900 n year As the were not
interfering with tho wires they were discharged.
An appeal 10 property owners and tenants. signed
"CItizcns Committee" was pasted on Western
Union telegraph poles in various parts of the city
yesterday. Tho appeal states that the telegraph
and telephone companies have placed their standards
and wires on housetops by Misrepresentation and
stealth and calls on every property owner
and tenant TO go at once 10 his housetop
and remove these standards. wires, etc. that aro
now nuisance and a damage to our property. Lot
there be no delay" Mr, IIumstone speaking of the
appeal last night. said that tho housetop bust
ness has no terroIs for the Western Union Com
pany az II has no housotop wires uptown aud the
downtown wires secured by contract.
Il wa, reported at the Western Union Office last
night that with the exception OF those at New
Orleans and Richmond all the Southern offices now
have th,ir full quota of mon at work. A dispatch
was received stating that all bat three Of the opera
tors on the Pan Handle route lad signed paper
renouncing.the Brotherhood and had gone back to
work. Seven members OF the brotherhood applied
for work yesterday and were accepted.
At the meeting OF the strikers in Clarendon Hall
in the afternoon Master Workman John Mitchell
again warned the lpemen against tampering with
tho wires aud told them that II any OF them were
found doing unlawful things they would belexpeed
from the Brotherhood and prosecuted to tho full
extent of the law The meeting was large and en-
thusiastic. Reports from the South were read
denying that the had gone back to work in
Charleston and Savannah, aud 1t was stated that
there had Deen no break anywhere.
runor gained currency after the meeting that
the members OF tho Executive Committee Of tho
Brotherhood had been IN conference with the
Raltlmore and Ohio officials, and that thero was
promise OF an early compromise with that company.
This statenient was. however, denied at 6tho Man
haitian Hotel. Tho report that commttee of the
linemen had visited Scarsdao and Cos Cob
also denied. "Why." said Mr.. Mitchell. "it we
were to send ont such committee they would DO
In iai inside OF aa hour"
John Mtchelllsald Last ight that he regarded the
outlook as very iatterlng and that neither lie nor
tho members OF the Executive Committee had any
doubts of ultimate success. "JusJ las socn," he
said I" AZ come 10 tho conclusion that the struggle
Is a hopeless one, that moment will advise our men
to return to work on the best terms they can make
do not think, however. that l will ever have to
Riyo that advice"
THE SOUTH BELLlNGIIAM ASSAULT.
A SUSPICION THAT IT WAS THE WORK OF TRAIN
ROBBERS.
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