National Republican., 1883-08-01
coin park yesterday, the Hoodlums being
defeated by score of ~ TOT.
THE sTRIKING OPERATORS.

The Washington Boys Capture Three Re
crults from the Western Union ana Ball
timore and Onto onices--News TromVari-
Gus Points.
The brotherhood claim to have captured
two operators from tho Western Union office
and ong from tho Baltimore and Ohio yester-
day. One of them from the Western Union
was sent ont to open branch Office, the other
two had just returned from vacation, all of
whom were waited upon by q committee of
tho brotherhood and at once initiated. There
will be a mass meeting held at Ford's opera
house Thursday evening, under the auspices
of the knights of Labor. Grand Master
Workman Powderly, mayor of Scranton, will
address the meeting OH the labor question in
general and the teeGraphers' strike in par
ticuar. Admission free.
A benefit will be given ut Drivers summer
garden Saturday afternoon for the Brother
hood of Telegraphors.
The strikers have rendered q vote OF
thanks to Mr.. Moxley for the use Of Athletic
park, and to Mr.. Soussa, Capt. Brady, and
others who participated in the base ball game
played Monday for the benefit Of the brother
hood.
New YORK, July 31.-The officers of the
Western Union Telegraph company state
that twenty-five wires have been either cut
or connected with fine wire, SO that aS to be
for the moment useless between New York
and Newark, on the Hackenensack meadows
that thirteen wires have been cut between
New York city and Wjliams's bridge, and
dale, and that all = the wires on the Fort
Wayne road, near Englewood, ILL.,, have also
been cut.
Two mgre of tho striking operators have
returned to work.
pA1e men at st. John, who went out, have
! all returned.
stated, but found thoir places filled, At the
headquarters of the strikers to-day it was
denied that the wires had been cut by the
striking linemen. If tho wires had been cut
by them the brotherhood would order them
repaired free Of cost to the company. 1t was
said this was simply an excuse of the COM
pany for delaying messages. 1t was denied
any men had returned at Philadelphia, and il
was said that encouraging reports were COM
ing in from all parts of tho country.
A test was made to-day of the condition
of business in the Western Union office, and a
dispatch sent from Boston for this purr ose by
one of tho brotherhood was delayed two hours
and forty-five minutes.
At meeting of tho Herald printers, held
| to-day, il was resolved to start q subscription
for the benefit of the telegraphers on strike
each one signing the subscription list promis-
| ing to pay a certain amount out of his weekly
wages This is independent of any aid which
may be given the strikers by the typograph-
| ical union.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-Tho striking
operators and the telegraph companies are
| holding out firmly, and the officers of the
brotherhood and of the Western Union COM
pany express themselves as satisfied with the
present condition ofaflairs, The force at the
| Western Union main office has not varied
during the last four or 6vo days, and Mana
ger Jones says that business is being promptly
and satisfactorily handled.
Tomorrow will be pay day at tho Western
Union office, and nearly all the strikers have
some funds due them by tho company. 1t
was feared by the strikers that if the men
went to the company's Offices for their funds
somo of their members might be persuaded tJ
return to work. The strikers therefore have
been instructed not to go to the Western
Union for their pay unless they receive per-
mission to do so from President Laverty OF
the local branch of the brotherhood. Presi-
dent Laverty says he will tonight pay to all
| the strikers from the funds of the brotherhood
| the amounts due to them by the Western
| Union company. Manager Jones says, how
ever, that neither he nor any of his ASSISTANT!
Will make any effort to persuade stifkors who
come after their pay to re-enter the So vice o.
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1t is said here that supt Zoublin would
leave Washington to-day for Harrisburg, to
manage the heavy work which will be en-,
tailed upon the office by tho democratic
convention there tomorrow. The American
Rapid Telegraph company, which also has an
office Mt Harrisburg, is making a strong fight
to secure newspaper work in the shape OF
dispatches from Harrisburg political CORE.
spondents.
BALTIMORE, July 31,-A meeting Of the
corn and flour exchange was called at noon
to-day at the request of number of the
members, who complained that the telegraph
! service on the floor was inefficient. conf
mittee was appointed who reported resolu-
tions calling upon the directors of the West
ern Union and Baltimore and Ohio telegraph
companies for better service, declaring that
the members were subjected to loss because o.
the defects of the service. The resolutions
were laid on the table by vote of 40 to 80
Prominent members Of tho exchange stated
that the corntand -four exchange had moth
ing to do with the difficulties existing be
tween telegraph companies and their EN-
ployes.
SPRING LAKE, n, j., July 31.-A telegraph
operator named Johnson who took the plac
at the Monmouth house left vacant by one @
the strikers, struck last night,