Show OUT ON A STRIKE Telephone Employees Demand 1 an Increase of Wages THEIR BEQUESTS ARE REFUSED The Objectors to the Increase of the Tariff Still Stand FirmWhat Some of Them NowSay There was trouble in the telephone office again yesterday Whether the linemen had been reading THE HEUALP or not we cannot this time state for certain i For some time past however there has been a growing belief tmt the wages received re-ceived were entirely too smell considering the hours they were required to put in and the naturally dange ous positions they are called upon toil Owing probably to the fact that they were aware that the company had notpaid dividends for some time they neglected to ask for an advance Yesterday however the demand was made Heretofore the men have been paid 1350 per flay and the requestwas that In the future they be paid S3 The demand was made early yesterday morning and it was promptly refused As C a result ten of the men quit work and the improvements in the service promised will be postponed for a while at least until new hands can be secured Some of the strikers were seen by a HERALD reporter last evening and they said they believed their demands were just and reasonable The work they were called upon to perform was very danger ous and the pay asked for was very small In comparison to that received by other workmen There was no change ia the situation at slate hour last evening some developments develop-ments may be expected today I now THE PHONE FIGHT STAIRS The Hello war is still on There was B rumor on the streets yesterday to the effect that a compromise had been arrived at hasty visit to the stores and business busi-ness places of the protestants however showed that if there were any compromise compro-mise it was sanctioned by a I few only I Early in the day those who had business with Z C M L S P Teasdel and other places were informed by the Central that these telephones were out of repair Later however the truthin the matter was learnedthe instruments had been disconnected by order of the heads of the firms and they were awaiting the removal of the modern tyrant John Dean Swift saidIts up there yet but I have not used it and do not propose to We are merely awaiting the pleasure of the monopolists They are requested to remove it just as soon as is consistent with their dignity George W Davis No they havent removed re-moved it yet but I wish they would I have no use for the machine if the threat to raise prices is carried out Twentieth Ward Coop1IIr Foulger the superintendent said he had given orders to have the thing removed at once He was not one of those who waited until he saw what others were going to do His declaration of independe ace stood by itself Spencer Clawson My phone is still on the wallstill in a double Jiense 1 did not sign the protest because no one gave me an opportunity but I am perfectly willing will-ing to dispense with the instrument William Wood Sons She is here yet our notice to the company notwithstanding notwithstand-ing Have we gone back on our signature Hardly Well bid goodby to the hello without one tear of regret Fred J MayDo you know what the company proposes to do No Well mine comes out if all the others stay in William Petersen jrI stand solid I dont want the instrument It is a nuisance nuis-ance and outside of that fact I signed the protest to have it removed because I thought others besides myself were being imposed on I have never gone back on my signature yet and it is too late in life to commence now Salmon Hunter We haenaetilophone an whats mair well nae ha one G F BrooksOut she comes irrespective irrespec-tive of the fact whether John Doe keeps his in or not Margetts Bros She hangs silent on the wall We understand however that we have paid rental up to May 1 Caulter SnelgroveWe have cut off the luxury D M McAllister CoThe repairer was around this morning and we told him that it would be more convenient for him to fix the machine in the shop than on tho wall It comes out Solomon BrosOurs comes out We are merely awaiting the convenience of the poor men who have become paupers at our expense Little Roundy CoWe are waiting Johnson Pratt CoWe have not yet been converted to the idea that we are wrong in our position Sherwood Bros We havent used it today to-day and will not hereafter Barnes Lewis CoThe bells are off and the wires disconnected S R MarksOur answer is the same now as at first We havent any reason to change Ve object to the imposition J H ParryStill stand solid Our contract con-tract with the company expires May 1 Cummings Jennings Same as before out Hyde GriffinHave wo buckled Scarcely Coop Furniture CoWe have had no change of heart and we understand all the other furniture dealers stand solid The Culmers Three of the phones that have plaguedus so much in the past must como out Utah Stove and Hardware Co She rings not any more P T Nystrom The moment the raise goes into effect the instrument comes out The best service we have ever had was never worth the money we now pay Wiscomb CoWhether we will cave or not depends upon our competitors If they stand pat we will CrismonScarff CoYou find no change In us Harper Bros We are ready to part The insinuation that we have buckled Under is a libel sir t Sorenson Carlquist No We will stand by our signature if Mr Dinwoodey stands by his Jackson Ludlow CoWe believe we made a mistake in allowing a blue pencil togo to-go through our signature but it is not too late to repent Numerous others were called upon but they could not be seen It is safe to say however that the per centage of those who have rep anted is quite small waiT THE TELEPHONE PEOPLE SAT Mr Murray manager of the telephone feompany was seen last evening He said that therp seemed to be a misunderstanding misunderstand-ing among the patrons The letter submitted sub-mitted in answer to the protest stated that a reduction would be made from the proposed prices and that if this was not satisfactory it was hoped the subscribers would notify the company So far but seven nstruments had been taken out and all these were upon direct orders and after af-ter the issuance of the second circular All which simply means that those who now desire their instruments removed must send in another notice to that effect |