New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-10
AN UNEvENTFUL DAY.
THE TELEGRAPH STRIKE UNCHANGED.
NO CUTTING OF WIRES REPoRrxD-vEw OBJECTIONS
FROM THE BROTHERHOOD.

There was no important change yesterday IN
the relations between tho Western Union Compsny ed
the strkins teloxraphers The officers Of the compony
announced that they had besn able to turn away few
OF tho strikers who hal applied for work and the strikers
congratulated themselves that there had been 70 few
deserons from their ranka II had been predicted con-
fdenty by the friends Of the company that the refusal
Of railroad operators Join In the strike would bo
followed IN o few days least by stampede among the
strikers. The prophecy had not been fulfilled up lsst
MIS- ht The officers OF the company said
that the service was improving constantly
and that they vera determined than before not
to make concessions to the striken Press Agent
somervic said that there Interruptions the
eOmpanys hnes. and that business to all points
well up No new cuts had been discovered. and
all the circuits were reported as working well
He also said that yesterday striker had returned
to work In New-York i've at Augusta Ga. and one -
Louisville. From the reports Of supertntendeuts 1t was
said that the manager at staunton, va had applied 10
be renstaed but that his place had been filed and HE
application consequently denied. Master Workman
Du Barr Of OF the assemblies Of the Brotherhood
Virginia, had requested be given work and his appca
road Company. Mr. Somervile also stated that
in tho last two days three strikers had
applied for work at the general Office In this city, and
that they mad been refused they indifferent
operators. Last night Supennteudent Humstone rc-
ported that dispatch had been received from Cnarles
ton c. stating that the full force Of ~ operators had
returned to work there.
Tho ranks Of the strikers remained unbroken.
meeting held by them IN the Afternoon st Clar-
endon Hall, which members Of the Brotherhood
renewed their to remain constant the Brother
hood until the strike 10 officially declared ct end
Mitchell said regard to the assertion
made by the Western Union officials that the wires had
sl been fixed: "T they had any lineman In their
ploy that they had month ago 1t would have bcen
utterly impossible for them to have dxed the number Of
wires that they reported in trouble They must take
either Of the two horns Of the demma-eher there
were no wires cut. they have not been fixed"
At the Manhattan Hotel IL was reported that
Chicaeo. aud ST. Louis road would in ali
probability come ont to-day. and that IL was likely
that they would be followed by the other divisions Of the
Pennsylvania road with the exception OF the Eastern
division which ia refusing Western Union business u
further reported that the operators on the Texee
Pacific road have struck, ana that several
have been dismissed the Pan Handle road, P1scs
burg division, refusing to do Western Union work
The concert and bail which held Wednesday nlghc
financial The full returns from the tickets
yet In but there have been suficieus
returns to have estimate OF $1,000 profit over
aud above all expenses. At q meeting OF the Cigar
Makers Progressive Union held last night $1,000 was
appropriated for the benefit OF tho teiegrarners.