Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-08

Alleged Istentiea to Destroy Yves err
Unioa Ltsee-Reward offered for
Conviction Of the PeTpetFstoTs-
Wholesale and Systematic Cut-
nng Of Wires-Chtcag0 City
Council IN Sympathy
With the Strik.
ers.
Sr. LoU,s. Aug. Z,

Of LOUIS, Auks &.
The superintendent of the Wabash tele-
graph lines reports only four operators on
that road left the keys yesterday under the
at Decater, Ill. No other point on the road
was affected. The general manager of the
Vandalis road says that only two members
of the brotherhood have been found on that
line. and they are required to resign.
The general manager of the St. Louis and
San Francisco road has no apprehension OF
trouble, as he has about forty good operators
filling Other positions on the line who can be
Immediately called into service in case a
strike occurs.
CHICAGO. Aug. 7.
The city council last night passed resolu-
ton of sympathy with the striking telegraph
ers. 1t appears that the brotherhood sent
orders to strike Yesterday noon to the opera
tors on the Chicago Alton railroad, but the
orders failed to reach the operators here and
in many other places, consequently strike
took place. 1t is said the strike will take
effect today.
The brotherhood claim that the men on
the southern divisions of the Alton & Wabash
struck last night They also claim that the
Wabash men ratified and seven out of sixteen
quit work.
NEW YORK. Aug. Z.
Assistant Manager Bates says there is not
a word of truth in the report that the West
ern Union company has sbsOlved railroad
companies from contracts to do commercial
business. with view of preventing further
complications.
The Western Union has issued a notice
saying that as an organized effort is to be
made to destroy its wires around New York
in connection with the strike, a reward of one
thousand dollars will be given for proof to
convict any persons OF interfering with the
v Tres, etc. In relation to the matter, the
officials Of the company say the cable box at
Cos Cob was DESTROYED last night and the
cables cut; that 26 out of % Mutual Union
wires were rendered useless at Scarsdale,
and that the Western Union and Atlantic &
Pacific routes to Boston were interrupted,
with the evident intention of preventing Bos-
ton papers from getting full reports IT the
Sullivan-Slade affair.
Baltimore special says the Baltimore and
Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio and Shenandoah
valley railroad telegraph operators struck at
noon today.
A large amount of business was being
handled last night by the Western Union
Company over its eastern wires. Special
newspaper dispatches to Boston and all New
England in regard to the SullivaD-Slade fight
had greatly increased the ordinary volume of
| work. Suddenly, about ii 80, the wires re-
fused to work, and there was cessation of
all business. About twenty-five wires to the
east were still at work and business was
crowded upon them. Later, however, these
were also interrupted. 1t was found, how
ever, after considerable delay, that the cir
cults by way of Albany could be utilized, as
most of the business was transmitted by that
route as well As by Toronto and Montreal.
Today hnemen found the wires at Scars
dale, a point on the Harlem railroad, about
20 miles from New York, to the number of
20 had been cut evidently by experienced
hands. At Cos Cob, where 20 wires of the
Western Union company crossed the river by
means of cable, it was found that the cable
box had been demolished and the cable cut
close to tine armor. 1t had come to the
knowledge of the company that an organized
plan for cutting wires, displacing them and
otherwise injurirg the property of the COM
pany, had been in operation for over week.
Every means will be taken to capture those
engaged in this enterprise.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. Z.
At IL 80 p. NJ. no Withdrawals had been re-
ported on Iron Mountain X. r. lines and
there were no indications of strike BY tele-
graphers.
BALTIMORE, Aug. Z.
The officials at the main office of the Balti-
more & Ohio Telegraph company at P. M.
today made the statement that all the opera
tors at the Camden station quit work today,
and not one remained. They have also
heard from nearly every station along the
lines of roads, and the number of strikers
leaving their posts does not exceed half
dozen, and their places have been supplied.