Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-02
BOTH SIDES STILL FIRM.
GOULD'S EXECUTIVE COMMIT.
TEE TAKES NO ACTION.

More Allegations About Wire Cutting
Kefuted-The Mutual Union in More
Trouble at Cincinnati-The Situation
Comparatively Unchanged in the New
York Offices
NEW YORK, August 1.-There was moth
ing new in the strike of the telegraph
! operators this morning. 1t was rumored
! however, at the Headquarters of the
strikers that a movement was on foot
which would give an entirely new phase
TO the fight. What this movement was to
be was kept secret, but it is supposed that
a strike of the railroad operators
on the Gould lines may be the outcome OF
IT,. The report that the operators on the
Toledo and Wabash Railroad struck
| Yesterday was confirmed by the officers OF
the Brotherhood yesterday. The officers
OF the Western Company claim that
this will have no effect on their policy.
and assert confidently that the backbone
Oh tne strike is broken. A larger number
OF strikers than usual were stationed at
the Western Union building, at Dev street
and Broadway, this morning. They said
III mysterious way that something was
up and that the fight would soon be won.
One said that it was time the strikers
did something, and that they were now
preparing to act. To-day the strikers re-
ceiyed their first installment from the
striking fund. Enough was given to
each to provide for present necessities.
and before the end of the week, it
is said, that each will receive
one months pay. The Superintpnd-
ent of the Western Union Company re-
ported this morning that all the wires,
with the exception of two or three cir
cults, to Elizabeth, n. j., were working
splendidly, and that there was no delay in
handling the business offered. The wires
TO Elizabeth were found to be interrupted
this morning, but whether they had been
cut or whether the break was the result
OF an accident has not yet been ascer-
tanned. All of the operators who were
paid of yesterday returned to work this
morning. There was no further accession,
however, to-day from the members of the
Brotherhood.
When the police arrived at the point
where it was stated that the linemen had
been interfered with by strikers this af-
terno0n, 1t was ascertained that the re.
port was unfouuded, and that there had
been no grounds for it.
The Executive Committee of the West
ern Union Company met to-day, but after
their adjournment it was said that no
action was taken regarding the strike.
GALVESTON, August 1.-Yesterday
morning the case of F. b. Ames, one of
the Brotherhood of Telegraphers who was
charged with striking William Gaines,
who was temporarily filling a vacancy 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 of
the court in not convicting Ames. and
occasioned some excitement by putting
on his hat in the court room outside
the railing, and by making remarks dis
respectful to the court. He was fined $50
and sentenced to Jail for twenty-four
hours. He was then placed in the pen
with several hard cases and afterwards
marched to the Sheriff's office. Subse-
quently his lawyer succeeded in having
his fine remitted. Hall declined to make
a personal apology to the court, but
was finally released through the efforts of
his attorney.
BALTIMORE, August 1.-The Knights of
Labor held picnic this afternoon and to-
night at SchuetZen Park, which was at
tended by large number of persons, in
Guiding the striking telegraph operators,
who marched in body to the park, with a
band of music. Speeches were made by
Mayor POwderly, of Scranton, Pa, Grand
Master Workman of the Knights of
Labor: Henry George, of England, and
William L. Croasdale, editor of The Dan,
all of whom spoke in defense of the rights
ness OH the part of those VINO demand
more pay and shorter hours of labor. The
picnic was continued until nearly mid
night, and was orderly throughout.
DETROIT, August 1.-The operators in
the Mutual Union office at Grand Rapids,
in obedience to orders from the Executive
Committee of the Brotherhood, left their
instruments this morning. The railroad
operators, about forty in number, also re-
ceived orders not to do any commercial
work