The daily gazette., 1883-08-08
THE STRIKE.
Cutting the Western Union Wires-Strike
of Railroad Operators.

of Railroad Operators.
NEW YORK, August while the press
dispatches describiT the SulliVan-Slade
fight were being transmitted TO Boston
and other New England cities about II 80
last night, the wires suddenly ceased to
work After some delay circuits by way of
Albany and by Toronto and Montreal were
secured, and the dispatches were transmitted
by these routes. To day the lneman of the
company found that the wires at Scarsdale-
a point on the Harlem railroad, about 25
miles from New York-to the number of
twenty nine, had been cut, evident Y
by experienced hands. The wires
comprised the old Mutual Union,
American Union, and Atlantic and Pacific
lines. They divide at this point, some going
to the nortt and others to the east. Only
the latter were cut At Coscob, where 80
wires of the Western Union Company cross
the river by means of q cable, it was found
that the cable. box had been demolished and
the cable cut close to the draw. Other dam
ages lad also been done to the property of
the company. large force of linemen
were sent out, and during the morning the
repairs have been going rapidly forward.
The cpmpa y has offered 81 ,000 for the ar
rest and conviction of any one who inter
feres with its wires.
A reward of 81 900 was offered this even
ing BY the Brotherhood for the arrest and
convietion ofany Western Union employees
found maliciously interfering with the wires
of that company. A similar reward was
offered for the Identification of any agent of
the company offering bribe to striking line
men 10 interfere with wires. Members of
the Brotherhood assert that the company
have ordered their own employees to cut the
wires In order to turn public sympathy
from the strikers.
In the suit OF Marion, Biddle & Marion
against the Western Union Company, to re-.
cover 5000 damages, for the alleged refusal
to transmit disp3 tch on July 20, the court
to-day denied a motion to dismiss the suit,
but granted motion made by counsel for
the company for bill of particulars.
CHloAGo, August 7.-Reports from the
railroads on which the Brotherhood of Tele-
graphers ordered strike were to the effect
that none of the roads running out of this
city except the Wabash have lost single
man, On that road two operators quit work,
and the managers say that only Que quit be-
cause he belonged to the Brotherhood.
1t ii now stated that the demand upon the
Chicago and Alton road for a general in
crease of wages and the restoration of dis
charged men emanated from irresponsible
parties, and that the master workman of
the local Brotherhood is very much incensed
therebt.
Tho city council last night passed reso-
lution of sympathy with the striking tele-
graphers, and holding that the strike should
be brpu hit to an end speedily on account of
the damage to business resulting from its
continuance.
WARRINGTON. August 7.-At a meeting
OF tho Federation of Labor held here this
evening resolutions were adopted expressing
sympathy with the telegraphic strikers, and
petitibning the Senate Committee on duca-
tion 10 consider the propriety of asking
Congress to authorize the Postmaster Gen.
eral TO seiz,, In the name OF the people, the
entire telegraph system nov in OF Grafton,
conduct the business of transmitting tele-
graphic messages as part OF the Govern
: ment service,