Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-01
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS
THE CONVENTION At HARRISBURG.
THE TELEGRAPHIC BROTHERHOOD.
TALK OF A COMING STRIKE SENSATION.
THE PRESIDENT IN LOUISVILLE
HE CHOLERA DEATH LIST
THE REGATTA AT LAKE MINNEToNKl
A Strike Sensation Expected.


A MOVEMENT on FOOT WHICH Il TO GIVE NEW
PHASE TO THE sITuaTIoN-A PROBABLE STRIKE OF
RAILROAD OPERATORS.
NEW YORK, August l.-There was nothing new
Ing. 1t was rumored, however. at the headquar-
ters or the strikers that movement was on foot
which would give an entirely new phase TO the
Hgnt what this movement was to be was kept
secret but 1t is supposed that the strike OF the
railroad operators on the Gould lines may be the
on on the he rosso 9S ass 1Sgor wbss s r m
road struck yesterday was confirmed by
the officers OF the brotherhood yesterday, and the
noon to-day. The officers or the Western Union
company claim that this will have no effect on
thelr policy, and assert confidently that the back
bone OF the strike is breaking A larger number
or strikers than usual were stationed at the West
ern Union building at Dey street ana Broadway
this morning. They said, In a mysterious way,
that
s'S0METHING WAS Up"
anu thai the fight would soon be Won One said
that 1t was time the strikers did something, ana
strikers received their frst instalment from the
striking fund. Enough was given to each TO pro-
vide for present necessities, and before the end OF
the week II Is said that each Will receive month";
pay. The superintendent or the Western Union
company reported this morning that all the wires,
With the exception Of two or three circuits TO
EilZaOeth, n. D., were working Splendfily, and
that there was no delay in handling the
business offered. The wires to Elizabeth We're
found to be interrupted this morning, but whether
they had been cut or the break was the result OF
an accident has not Yet been ascertained. All OF
the operators who were paid Off yesterday returned
cession. however. to-day from the members of the
brotherhood. Mr. Somerville said this morning
tnat no Information with regard to the threatened
Strike or railroad operators In the west had b. en-
received, but that rumors had reached them only
through the dispatches published in the morning
papers He did not anticipate much trouble from
that source.
Superintendent Trabuc, OF the southern divi-
sion, telegraphed that the Southern Telegraph
threatened to Strike yesterday because Chief op.
orator had been engaged there who was not a
member OF the brotherhood. The difficulty was
organization. Since the company had taken down
Its notices the business had largely Increased, and
now the business had almost reached the original
volume
REPORTED INTERFERENCE WITH LrNEMEN
Word was received at police headquarters at
noon to-day that number OF striking telegraph
were preventing the linemen belonging TO the de-
partment OF charities and corrections from climb
Ing the poles to rep air the wires. force OF po-
lice was sent to the scene OF the disturbance.
Early this morning the police telegraph circuit,
running south from headquarters, refused 70
work; ,vS VIII When n, daylight came llEeman
not far from headquarters some one had climbed
pole and tied piece OF heavy wire tightly
street, punching them all together All the CIR
cults were thus disabled. The obstruction was
removed.
LIVELY EPISODE OF THE STRIKE IN TEXAS
GALVESTON, TEX. August 1.-YeSterday morning
the case of +. B. Ames, one OF the Brotherhood OF
TelegrapherS, who was charged with striking
VIM. Gaines. who was temporarily filling a va
cancy In Galveston, was dismissed, the affidavit
not being sustained The costs were taxed against
the complainant, Manager Hall, OF the Western
Union company. The latter was much provoked
at the action uf the court In not convictng Ames,
and occasIoned some excitement by putting on his
hat In the court room outside the railing. and by
making remarks diSrespectful to the court. He
was fined SIS, and sentenced to jail for "a hours.
He was then placed In the pen with several hard
cases, and afterwards marched to the sherin's
having his fihe RENTED. MI. Hail declined to
make personal apology to the court, but was
finally released through the efforts OF his attorney