New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-05
THE TELEGRAPH STRIKE.
RAILROAD OPERATORS MOVING.

| BILL OF GRIEVANCES PRESENTED TO THE LAcBA-
WANNA OFFICERS.
There was nothing new in the telegraph strike
Yesterday beyond the fact thai the Brotherhood
served bill of grievances on the Delaware Lacka-
wanna aud Western Railroad, giving that corpora
ton ill noon tomorrow to accede to the demands
The bill of grievances asks an advance OF @lo
month all salaries, extra pay for night ana gun
day work. and no Western Union business. At the
Western Union Office It was said that all bust
ness was handled promptly. There were no
indications of Welding on either side. and the new
phases of the struggle, suggested by the possoili
ties of trouble with the railroads. were very ghy
treated by Western Union officials. Speaking on
this subject Press Agent Somervile said:
cit too late for the strikers to hope to produce
any serious interference with che railroads. Iney
might have done so during the excitement OF the
first days of the strike, but now the railroad
companies are too well prepared for them. AS re-
CARDS the Delaware Lackawanna and Western, l
do not believe the strikers have sufficient power TO
induce the railroad operators to leave their work;
but even If they haye and the men should go out.
it would not percepnbly affect the Western Union,
because il has Offices Of its own at all important
places entirely Independent OF the railroad"
When asked in regard to the statement that
members OF the Executive Committee OF the
Brotherhood were summoned to o private
consultation with officials of the Western Union on
Friday Mr.. Somervie said 1t is q le There
has been no consultation or conference with any
one representing the strikers and there will be
none"
Mr. Somervillc further said that IN the early part
of this week he expects reports from the superip-
tendents of the several districts of the Western
Union showing that in all their offices throughout
han ahnrfO f
the total number OF operators they mad before the
II was Stated at the cashiers Office of the Western
Union that to p. m. about LOO OF Tine striKers
had called for the balance due them.
A resident of HackensacR said to TRIBUNE re-
porter: YESTERDAY at noon sent q dispatch out
home filed il at the Western Union office at
noon. | reached Hackensack at O'Clock, and that
message got there about tive minutes after DID
Erie SAID THE railroad operators don't
do any Western Union business They do
the railroad work all night, but when New-York
calls them to take commercial message they just
An official of one of the telegraph companies SAID:
This has been the lghtest day have known o., on
Change IN wears. While we ordinarily handle
1000 to 5000 dispatches a day, there were not
over 800 to-day"
STRIKERS STILL CONFIDENT.
The strikers held an enthusiastic meeting in the
afternoon. There was Larger attendance than
usual. There a general feeling of satisfaction
the assertion tnaJ aggressive "cio
last to he taken and the railroad men were to be
called out. The announcement was made
by Master Workman Campbell that Messrs.
O'Connor and Orr, of the Executive Committee. had
presented bill of grievances to the officials of the
delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad. and
the abatement was received with cheers. IL was
further reported that all the Chicago lines had been
seryed with similar bill OF x leyances by local
com mitfee Only one deseftion from the ranks oil
the strikers WAS reported here. lie was a man IN
whom the strikers had little confidence; they say
that they regarded him "a a spy In the employ OF
the Western Union Company. MANY letters aud
dispatches Of encouraging nature, STELLAR 10 those
previously received, were read.
An active canvass il being maze for the sale OF
tickets TO the concert to be held next wednesday
nlgnr 5y members Of the Brotherhood They report
favorable progress, having already disposed OF more
than enough 10 insure a financial success.
We'll the fight has begun III earnesf,
said prom nent member of the Brotherhood. We
make a starter on the Delaware. LackawaDna and
Western because IL belongs 10 Jay Could and lie Is
the mau, after all, whom are fghtlDg This IS
only toe first gun, however and before long you'll
see a general firing a Ong the whole line. thlnk,
mysrlf IL would have been brtter for us II we Dad
taken all our men out-ralroad as we'll as CONNER
cial-ln the first place, bur the Executive Commit
tee Thought differently The tight now is a question
OF endurance. Ii We can mold our men together Two
or three weeks will win; otherwise not"
The lnemen say that aoHye tsures Will be
taken as soon possible 10 get property-owues to
permit the removal OF wires and guy lines from
their buildings.
A story was circulated that John Campbell was
at the Western Union building III consultation with
Messrs. HumstOne and SomrrvIlle ana others. Both
Mr. HumsI0ne and Mr. Campbell denied the story,
the latter saving hat he had not been near the
Western Union Office since the presentation OF the
bill of ance and that he dId not intend going
near the Western Union people AT all.