The Portland daily press., 1883-08-02
THE STRIKE.
Seven Deserters from the Brother
in Boston.
Wires Being Tempered With In New
York.

NEW AOHh, aug. IL lner6 IL uOtnlnR new
In the strike. 1t is rumored, however, at the
headquarters of the strikers that movement
Is on foot which would give an entirely new
phase to the fight. What this movement is 10
be was kept secret, but it is supposed that a
strike OF the railroad operators on the Gould
lines may be the outcome OF It.
A report that the operators on the Toledo
and Wabash railroad struck yesterday was
confirmed by officers of the Brotherhood yes
terday, and the remainder of the men 1t was
thought would go out at noon today. Officers
of the Western Union claim that this will
have no effect on their policy and assert con-
fldenty that the backbone of the strike is
broken.
A larger number of strikers than usual were
stationed at the Western Union building at
Dey street and Broadway this morning. They
said in mysterious way that Something
was up p and that the fight would soon be
won. One said 1t was time the strikers did
something, and that they were now preparing
TO Hct.
Today the strikers received their first INSTALL
ment from the sinking fund. Enough was
given to each to provide for present necessi-
ties. Before the and of the week, 1t ia said,
each will receive months pay
The superintendent of the Western Union
in this city reported this morning that all
wires with the exception OF two or three cir
cults TO Elizabeth, N. j., we're working splen-
didly and that there was no delay in handling
business offered. All the operators who were
paid off yesterday returned to work this morn
ing. There were no further accessions, how
ever, today, from members OF the Brotherhood.
Word was received at the police headquar-
ters at noon today that number OF striking
telegraph operators and linemen had an as
oAytahI fpp and mar inrr1 1tnnf
belonging to the department of charities and
corrections from climbing poles to splice the
wire. A force of police we're sent to the spot.
Early this morning the police telegraph circuit
running south from headquarters refused to
work. Linemen sent out found that not far
from headquarters some one had climbed the
pole and tied a piece of heavy wire tightly
around forty or fifty wires that run through
the street, punching them all together. The
circuits were thus disabled The obstruction
was removed.
The executive committee OF the Western
Union Company met today but after their ad-
iournment 1t was said no action was taken re-
garding the strike. A despatch received by the
company this afternoon from the superintend-
ent of the Wabash railroad at Toledo states
he had not heard word about trouble on the
Wabash except what he saw in the news
papers, They threatened from day to day to
order men out, but he had not heard of any
movement. They were working the entire
and got no rumor Of anything wrong. Opera
tors were handling their business with the u.s.
ual promptness and with no grumbling.
GALVESTON, Aug. If. b. Ames, one of
the brotherhood of Telegraphers, charged
with striking VIM. Gaines, temporarily filling
vacancy in Galveston, was dismissed by the
court, the affidavit not being sustained, and
the cost was taxed against the complainant
Manager Hall, of the Western Union Com
pany The latter was much provoked at the
action OF the court In not convicting Ames,
and occasoned some excitement by putting on
his hat in the court room outside the railing
and making remarks considered disrespectful
to the court He was fined S25 and sentenced
to jail for 25 hours. He was then placed in
the pen with several hard cases and after
ward marched TO the sheriff's office Subse-
quentiy his lawyers succeeded in having the
fine remitted. Mr.. Hall declined to make a
personal apology, but was finally released
through the efforts OF his attorney.
Boston, August 1.-Contrary to some ex-
pectations all fear of stampede among the
operators has been removed, and although
they have lost seven of their number they are
as determined as ever not to yield. The ru-
mors of general panic that we're circulated
IN the city last evening occasioned deep con-
Germ amoag the men, and the faces of the
members wore look of anxiety as they met
at their headquarters at an early hour this
morning. Many of them were not aware how
far the panic had extended, and we're prepared
Ior th6 worst. AJ the opening OF tn6 meeJlDg
Chairman Chute briefly stated that six of their
number had violated their oath of allegiance
and that another was supposed to be in COM
muplcation with the company. He said that
the Brotherhood was just es determined to
stay out as 1t had been since the strike began.
He wished to correct any wrong impression
concerning surrender, and said that IL there
were any members then in their ranks who
were too weak to stand it out they might leave
then and there. They would be PEELED from
the order, and the remainder would be all the
more determined TO fight it out to the bitter
end No one appeared willing to stand up and
be counted as against the Brotherhood, and
when the invitation was given for a manifes-
tation from those who proposed to continue
the struggle there arose such q mighty shout
as at once removed any idea they were weak
enipg. 1t was tcritical moment. Many of
the members were disheartened at the news
they had heard, and with defeat staring them
in the face, might have yielded. But the en-
couraging demonstration, when each one
again renewed his vows of allegiance to the
Brotherhood saved the day.