Omaha daily bee., 1883-08-15

proposition was therefore a dead letter.
There is to be an effort made to have mills
lie idle for sixty days during July and
August each year, or to incorporate this
project into the standing laws of the as
ISOLATION for their united interests. Mem
ters will seek to curtail work during the
summer season, in order to prevent over
stocking the market with finished iron
material. The project of extending the
period of administration from N year
as at present to four, received no atten-
ton from the committee, as its effect
would obviously weaken the organiza-
ton. The afternoon session was pro-
tracted to a late hour, and when adjourn
ment was reached, the convention had
not finished the report and will resume
consideration of it tomorrow morning.
Among the important subjects to be
brought up is the question of discontinue
ing strike benefits. Another plan to be
be acted upon is that of appointing a
committee of members to make quarterly
reports on the situation and condition OF
the iron trade. President Jarrett, speak
ing of the plan to require each sub-lodge
to support its own strikers, said the rules
of the association in this respect would
be national, governing the entire organic
alton. In connection with the report
that some men out at Bethlehem had
returned to work Monday, Jarrett said
there was nothing to prevent them. The
association directs its members to go to
work where the furnaces are started III
operation, and there is no reason why
they should not stay out. He says all
members of the Amalgamated association
employed at Bethlehem are at liberty tc
return to work if they choose.
SUIT o DAMAGES.
New YORK, August 14.-The Western
Union Telegraph company sent a letter
to Mayor Edison, setting forth the losses
sustained by them by the cutting of their
wires and notifying him they will bring
suit against the city for recovery of dam
ages. The mayor consulted with the
superintendent of police as to measures
to prevent further cutting of wires. The
superintendent informs the mayor special
instructions were given the captains OF
the several precincts of the city and nc
effort will be spared to detect and arrest
all parties tampering with the wires.
THE MUTUAL UNION CLOSED.
WASHINGTON, August 13.-The Mutual
Union telegraph office in this city closed
to-day, and is being dismantled of its
telegraph apparatus. The operators have
been transferred to the W Western Union
main Office.
COLLAPSE OF A STRIKE.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, August 14-The
labor difficulty at the Bethlehem iron
works came to an abrupt termination to-
day, the Andrew Lee branch of the ANAL
gamated association of iron and steel
workers having collapsed. The president
of the local branch visited Philadelphia
yesterday to have some of the promises
of financial aid made by Jarrett and Lee
fulfilled, but receiving no assurance that
financial relief would be afforded, he re-
turned home last night and deter
mined to end the matter. This
morning members of the branch decided
almost unanimously to disband and ask
the company to reinstate them. A COM
mittee, of which the president of the So
ciety was spokesman, conferred with Su-
| p~erintendent Fritz. The committee was
informed that the company would give
employment to worthy men who had
gone out, but no assurance was given
that a | former employees would be taken
back. The delegates who attended the
convention in Philadelphia returned to-
night.
BOSTON SYMPATHY.
BosToN, August 14.-One thousand
persons attended the mass meeting at
fremont temple tonight in sympathy
with the striking telograpers. Addresses
were made by John X. Tarbox, Charles
Litchman and Congressman Collins.
Letters of regret were received from
Wendell Phillips, Mayor Palmer,
Henry Cabot Lodge, ex-Collector
Simmons and Governor Butler
The governor explained his sense of pub
lie duty prevented his presence. 1.-THE
telegraph OPERATORS" he wrote, ''are en-
gagged in a conflict with the Western
Union company upon matters of the
deepest interest to both. The length of
its continuance shows bitterness may be
engendered which may lead to a collision
in which official action on my part may
be required as conservator of the peace"
RAILROAD NOTES.