Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-07
GOULD SURE OF WINNING.
THE STRIKE ALONG THE RAILS
A FIASCO SO FAR.

Only Handful of Men Quit their Posts
and their Places Easily Fined-Traips
Running without Interruption-A
Crisis in Affairs Expected at Noon To
day.
NEW YORK, August 6.-The threatened
strike of railroad operators, which it was
announced would occur at noon to-day.
did not take place. The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, the Buffalo and Ohio
and Wabash Companies, which refused
to accede to the demands, say that none
OF their operators have yet struck. No
explanation of the change of plan has been
given by the officers Of the Brotherhood
and ii is generally thought that the fail
ure Of the movement havingbeen foreseen
by them the order was not given for a
strike.
The officers of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company stated to-day that the
aspect of affairs regarding the strike was
entirely unchanged. The say that mat
ters are improving, that their operators
are doing well, and that business is kept
moving. There was no material DELAY
anywhere, and business was now going
ON as II there were no strike at all.
CHICAGO, August 6.-Up to 1 O'Clock
TINS afternoon no telegraph operator on
the railroads running out of this city had
quit their keys. AT the general offices of
the Chicago and Alton Railroad the
statement was made that none of their
employees had left up to that hour, and
the same was true OF all the other roads
having headquarters in this city. The
officials of all the lines have, apparently.
guarded against the emergency, and have
arranged TO run all trains by printed time
tahlQG in tho bo,. of
out should make it necessary. No DELAY
in the running of trains will, therefore.
occur in any event
ST. LOUIS, August 6.-The following
order, issued from here last Saturday, fell
into the hands of Il telegraph official to-
day:
so all Operators and Agents on the
Iron Mountain Rdiilcay: Unless otherwise
notified, all members working for the
Iron Mountain Road will suspend work
noon, st. Louis time, Tuesday, August :.
1883. Agents should not refuse to per-
form their duties as agents, but absolutely
refuse to touch the key. Mail me at once
notice Of your concurrence with this
order.
by order of the Executive Board of the
brotherhood OF photographers of the United
States and Canada.
'HSigned] w. d. SHAW, Secretary"
Charles w. Hammond, Superintendent
of all the railroad telegraph lines on the
Gould southwestern system, received to-
day from w. ID. Shaw, Secretary a COM
municatlOn in behalf of the operators on
the Iron Mountain Railroad, demanding
an increase OF $40 per month on the
shall be less than $50 per
month, and that all Sunday work shall
be compensated as extra service. Mr..
Hammond will not pay any attention to
the demands, but if the operators on the
road go out, he will man all important
offices with operators, and, if necessary,
close all minor offices along the line of the
road. lie mas no plans, but will be able
to transact all the business Of the road
with but little if any interruption. The
wabash officials have no information
at this writing beyond the fact that three
operators have gone out at Decatur and
three at Springfield.
BUFFALO, August G.-MOst of the oper-
ators employed on this division of the
Lackawanna Road struck at noon to-day.
| The company was considerably ncOn-
venienced, but all trains were able to run
as usual. 1t is said that s. out of 100
operators joined the strikers. The strik-
| ing operators had a benefit at the Acad-
emy of Music tonight, and realized a
handsome sum.
WASHINGTON, August ct is report
ed here tonight that the operators on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad struck this
evening.
The Telegraphers' Brotherhood have ad-
vices that the railroad operators on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Road westt of
Charlottesville, Va, struck to-day.
TOLEDO, August 6.-The threatened
order to the telegraph operators on the
Wabash Railway to leave their places
eliminated at noon. Superintendent Sell
den has advices that four men only on the
| entire system under his management
Obeyed the order, and their places have
been filed. He is confident that no more
will leave.