Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-27
THE GREAT STRIKE.
some Notes OrInterest.

The delegations sent by the striking broth
erhood to the various railroad depots and
steamboat landings in this city to look out
for "frcsh arrivals" that are Intended to
strengthen the force of operators at present
at the keys, says the Boston Herald, assume
position of great responsibility to the broth
crhood. Upon their efforts depends very
tanned by preventing the telegraph Offices
from receiving achievements The most
magnetic men and those most subtle in the
employment of moral suasion have been as
signed TO this peculiar duty, and, good many
cases the delegates have met with success.
According to the underground railroad the
superintendent in Boston has sought to put
his new men beyond the reach of the broth
erhoods 'whiPpers-in" by instructing them,
before they leave for Boston, to assume ticti-
tlous names upon arriving here. The stri-
kers accordingly prepare for this emergency.
They claim to have very successfully
terminated the little move OF District
Superintendent Gates OF Vermont, who
came to the city yesterday with good
operator from Nashua and two others who,
| the brotherhoods adviCes say, are no good
| The man who was left at Nashua has been
pulled in," as they say, to the brotherhood
and there is nothing lett for the Nashua man
| in Boston to do but go back. An operator
| was being taken to work the wire in the
Providence depot yesterday, but before she
| had got up stairs she was persuaded TO JON
the brotherhood That office is still SILENT
| in consequence. A ridiculous incident &C.
CURED yesterday at the Boston IL Lowell
depot. An operator by the name of Blake
was expected TO arrive there from another
place to 20 to work in the Boston Office
| The brotherhood had II description OF him,
and when tall gentleman with linen
buster alghted from the train striker ap-
preached him and asked him If his nau.e was
| &. o. Bake. The stranger said mo-" but
the brotherhood's delegate would not be sat
| istiel with a negative reply, and he succeed
| cd in engaging the traveller in conversation.
After u while they went to a tavern in the
vicinity and drank together, but even after
that the man in the linen buster persisted in
saying that his name was Bartlett. lie went
SO far toward satisfying the teegrapher's
curiosity us to say that he was going to II GER
| tain place on Devonshire street on business.
The striker volunteered TO so TO the place with
him, and they went together. Arrived there
| the operator went to u man in the Office and
said Isn't this gentleman's name Blake y
NO" replied the person interrogated Ibis
name is Bartlett" The brotherhood's per-
sistent delegate and the indubitable Bart
lett went out, had another drink and parted.
| The Boston Transcript says: The good
operators whom the company succeeded in
retaining have been worked so hard that
| they are now exhausted and can not long
continue the struggle. The company, now
ever, still continue the Chinese style Of war
fare, trying to brighten the strikers by pub
fishing statements of the bright prospects of
the company. A fresh bulletin was issued,
prepared in its usual style, last night. Here
it is, just as it was delivered to the papers /;
| New YoRK, July Esd.
| Thos. Roche, Supt.: Reports are being
industrously circulated by parties interested
that there have been large Withdrawals from
the force in New York & Boston today d
that the cable operators al Duxbury Il Nova
Scotia have also left their instruments. These
statements arc Wholly " Naliciously fraudi-
lent Nothing Of the kind having occurred.
Our force has been considerably strengthen
cd at n. Y. d Boston today & there is no
indication of any Dissatisfaction at Phla
five Accessories to Office force have been
made from the original strikers. all of the
operators are on regular duty at Cable sta
tiohs. Supt Clinch telegraphs ''loyal and
doing great work none Of the oprs at our
cabl station or in Cape Briton struck
| CHAs A TINKER
Genl Supt.