New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
THE PANIC IN COTTON.
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beref that the wires were tapped except dle e
nersons who have beseged TINS once W
some particulars as 10 what "'
Have YOU anything to say about the MEGA
ton that the wires were tapPeu i'll ''''' '
Halifax or in Sydney
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST W1RETAPPlN|.
u am not thoroughly acquainted with '"e
oneratlng Of the wires. believe that system
20 in operation here and all over the c"un"'
that makes It almost impossible TO tap the W" w.
successfully l have been told that a''ao"'U "
,bo s,,itchboards are incandescent lights Whlch
s,,sa. +no mower of the current passing
through the wires. and also whether 'ne '-i' a.
e. affected AT any point Should wire ~
tanned say at any point between mere am am
Philadelphia the current Wou De u, IN"
me break would cause the power OF the cur l,"'
between her and the former point L" m
The rise would at once n' lhdl'"''u y" ,h
sy'itcbboard by the haring up OF me
electric lights The sender using the VIZ
,rould M once be informed Of that fact, anu 10
further messages would be sent over ln' VIZ
Bv means II the electric heht 'ne P'aOe ,td
which the wires are tapped or broken IL IS ~ n.y.
could be ascertained almost eh"',S 49,, t
ororotion of the sWindlcrs would huL OILY ,i,
tirrod n,,iollv but the swindlcrs would speedily
ha arrested and placed behind bars. nave "ou
beard that the lights showed any pIeaA ~.
interruption " the currents i'"7
the wires on Friday
]
What methods are usually employed I'm fer
'reting out any crooked work on the part oil an
crnploye OF the company the reporter aSAeo'
Has the company regularly employed dele'-
tIves. or DO the officials conduct the lnVes'ga-
lions unaided"
Il have never heard Of any detectives being
regularly employed by The Western In'oh le'e-
graph Company" was the reply
The reporter then said that h. was desiroNs Oh
lcarnin, the methods employed I'm dealing with
such cases. as. If persons not actively engaged
in the work Of the Office were assigned to attend
- spch matters. those persons might be able to
throw some light on the question of the correct
ness of fridays messages to the New-Orleans
Cotton Exchange. The informant said he was
unable to give the name Of any person outside
If the office who was or might Doe connected
with the Investigation made by the COMPANY
and particularly with the investigation now iully
The conversation then turned on the possihil-
lty of a gang Of sWnders carrying out lHrI
plans at Halifax and sydney asked -.
Giles the night traffic agent OF tne 49, w.. - -
Union Telegraph Company on ftuaE ii5"'
said the reporter "Whcre such a job as mas ogJH
spoken about might have been carried out re
said that il might have been piai'N'" ~. o."
rfod out AT Halifax or sydney. or at ether places
where Commercial cable dispatches are re.
coived Have you any opinion To- express on 'na'
no. have not" replied the reporter in,
formant. for ! could not talk as one experienced
I'm the operating Of the wires
Hundreds and hundreds Of MESSAGES nav
haen received at this office since Friday asking
if il were true that the messages to Ne~-orIeans
ON Friday were tempered with or ir the wires
were tapped. These messages are sun on,'.i-
s,yerad for there is no one here who has the au-
thority 10 reply To them These messages VIII
probably be answered 10y ". j. Deaiy ON Mon
day and not till then. am sure. The messages
are now awaiting his action
He added that the whole trouble might nave
been caused by misleading the cable code or ny
misunderstanding regarding the sense OF 'ie
message.
You can rest assured" he said as the reporter
was leaving him. chat no official statement was
given out about the matter to-day ana 'hau
none Will be-"