The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-10

An Explanation of their Failure e
Come Out n hen Called.

An Explanation of iheir Failure 10
Come Out " hen Called.
:: BALTIMORE, August O.-The cause assign.
ed Tor the failure Of the train operators
strike on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
by the Brotherhood is that the msjority ol
the railroad operators are in such isolated
stations that 1t has been impossible ioi
them to come to either Baltimore or Wash.
ipgton to be initiated even il desirous,
The Brotherhood, after mature delibera.
ton has concluded. like Mahomet, to 90 tC
the mountain, and received the ne
cesslry authority from the Ex.
ecutive Brotherhood in New
York. to delegate member from Baltimore
and Washington to proceed along the en-
tire line Of the Baltimore & Ohio and init
ate the operator at every station not vel
having joined the Brotherhood. The mat
ter has been kept A profound secret by the
brotherhood 10 prevent il reaching the ear
OF the railroad officials. The name OF the
delegate could not be ascerta.ned, but it Il
known he left Camden Station this morn,
ing on bis mission and was Joined al
Washington by the delegate from that city
and together they proceeded west on theil
mission. The Brotherhood assert that by
this method they will in few days have
every train operator on the entire line ol
tie Baltimore d Ohio on strike. -Is.
The report from New York is: There Is
no particular change in telegraph " ar, nc
"nttlng Of wires last night and Western
Union business going smoothly. The
strikeis are still confident OF success and
exhibit no indications oil weakness.
Captain Leonard Whitney, for many
years manager Of the Western Union Tele,
graph Company, at Washington, D. O., has
been promoted 10 Assistant spperintend,
ent, in recognition OF the ability and zeal
with WHICH he conducted the affairs OF the
Washington Office and additions, and faith.
iul services during the strike. D. Clarke,
chief operator at Philadelphia office, sue.
ceeds Captain Whitney as manager.
The strike in the third district OF the
Southern division OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company system is practically
ended, the operators returning TO work.
A large force OF telegraph builders re-
sumed work with the Western Union at
Scranton, Pa, yesterday.
Superintendent Miller, ot the Weatern
Union, at Cincinnati, reports three OF the
first class striking operators notified him
they would return to work to-day. This
makes nine acccssions at Ciuctapatl IRON
the strikeIa.
The Western Union officials at Chicago
have advices oi striking tele9raphers re-
turned to work yesterday as follows: Au.
gusta, s; Cincinnati, 8; Chicago, 2; St. Louis.
2; 81 Paul, !.
The Panhandle railroad operators are
sill at work. Superintendent Taylor is.
med an order dis8issing those who refib.
ed to send business, but he afterwards re.
auested the men 10 continue at work until
further notice. A number OF operators on
the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Railroad haye been discharged for refusing
Western Un1on business and the balance
threaten to strike II the com ;any insists
upon them takingit:
supt, Baker, Of the Western pnion Iele.
graph Company At St. Louis, reports that
rumors have been current in Texas that the
railroad operators on all the Gould lines
in that State were ordered out yesterday by
the Brotherhood officials. It is also re-
ported that seventy men abandoned their
keys under this order, and that large
number will 60 out to-day,