The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-16
Press kilograms.
THE FELEGRAPHIC TURMOIL.
Charges by the Company of Wire
Cutting by Strikers.
CONFUSION USED


ST. PAUL, Aug. S.-The telegraph
once at Bismarck last evening was
entered by twenty-five strikers. who
compelled new man to quit work
and then took him and put him to
ped at hotel. Manager Draper NOV
eel the office to the Tribune building
TO oprevent further trouble.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Press Agent
Summervllle, of the Western Union.
said this morning that twenty wires
on one route and fourteen on another
were cut between Massaic and Eliza
bethtown. These were wires to Phil
adelphia and other points in the north
ern division. Twenty of the Mutual
Union wires were cut between Kings
Branch and Rearsdale; at TarrytoWn
twelve Hudson river wires were
down, and eighteen in the eastern cir
cults were DESTROYED between Port
Chester and Green wich, Connecticut.
the cross arms being sawed off in the
latter instance Wires cut besides the
first wires to go down where those on
the eastern circuit which were lost
about ll:3O o'clock last night. The
others went down shortly after mid
night. A large force of line men was
sent out to repair damage and the lines
are being repaired as RAPIDLY
as possible. Cutting off the
wires lnterfered with business so that
the greatest confusion was created for
long time this morning, and busi-
ness was greatly delayed. Superin-
tendent Humstone estimated that
when work was begun this morning
one-half the wires to Philadelphia. a
quarter OF those to the west and one
third OF the eastern circuits could not
be used. The whole number of wires
cut was eighty-nine, but nearly 200
were rendered useless in consequence.
A telegram from Fort Washington
said gang of men had interfered
with nnemen who were repairing
wires there and police protection had
been asked in case the interference
was repeated. No clue is yet disccv-
cred OF the authors of the mischief, al.
though the greatest vigilance is being
exercised. The Western Union has
employed detectives to ferret out the
perpetrators of the wire cutting, 1t
is the general opinion striking line
men are answerable for the injuries.
The company is considerably put out
by this new method of warfare. At
the headquarters of the brotherhood
OF telegrapherS it was emphatically
denied the cutting was being done by
striking linemen.
THE RETURN GAME.
PHILADELPHIA, August 8.-Three
OF the striking operators returned to
work at the Western Union office to-
day.
WIRES TIED UP.
CHICAGO, August 8.-The superin-
tendent OF construction of the West
ern Union Telegraph company re
ports increasing activity in tying up
wires. All the Mutual Union wires
were tied with small copper cord at
Englewood last night, and only re-
leased this afternoon, as were also the
western Union wires on the Fort
Wayne. Tonight it is found that ten
wires on the Fort Wayne, four on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and
all the Wabash wires, eighty miles
this side of Council Bluffs, are ed to-
gether and will probably -eeQlIire the
entire night &c release them.
AFUIL FORCE.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Aug. 8.Four
SIrlklns IoloSdr,IpherS returned to
Work te=aaS---Lae Office has a full
force.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 8.-Reports from
along the line of the Pittsburg diyi-
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, received to-day, show that the
order for railroad operators to strike
was generally obeyed yesterday.
Railroad officials admit this, but say
nearly all the offices have already been
manned by new men.