Show WIRE TROUBLE CAUSES DELAYS Both Western Union and Post Postal al at Lines Suffer Interruptions Inter Interruptions Interruptions STRIKE KE OF 83 RECALLED THAT MEMORABLE STRUGGLE LASTED THIRTY DAY DAYS There were no developments in the lo hi local local cal situation respecting the i e telegraphers strike yesterday except that there was wire trouble plenty of wire trouble There were operators in both the Western Vestern UnIon and Postal offices ready to work but there was little littie work The press pr ss re report report report port did not begin to come until late at night many m ny hours after the usual time for opening the thc service The wire trou trot trouble tile ble Ie came Jn Jo on the Postal easty of Raw Rawlins Rawlins Rawlins lins and the Western Union was inter interrupted Interrupted interrupted constantly in Iri numerous places both oth east and west Both companies say sa they hey are handling their message business with satisfactory results so far as oper operating operating force Is concerned but the Inter Interruptions interruptions to the wires render it impossible to o Insure prompt service The local union held its yesterday forenoon Only business of a aroutine aroutine aroutine routine character er having to do with the strike was transacted The Strike of 83 Nowadays one hears much about the great telegraphers strike of 1883 It was wasa a battle royal between the Brotherhood of Telegraphers and the Western Vestern Union The brothel brotherhood hood was affiliated with the Knights of Labor operators went on strike be bo because because cause the company refused their demands of an trick for day da work seven hours for night men an increase in n wages of 15 per cent recognition of the union and extra e tra compensation for Sun Sunday Sunday Sunday day work The strike was called on July 19 ID For many man days the business of the Western estern Union was alm st completely tied up but gradually the company se so secured cured men to fill the places of the strikers strikers strikers ers Man of GI these men came from the railroads At that time the railroad operators were not organized and ana at al almost almost almost most every station at least one young man was being taught the art Tempted by Offers Scores of these men were tempted by bythe bythe bythe the opportunities which they the thought they saw presented to them In the cities cit and thither they flocked While hile this was going on the Western estern Union was vas moving movIng movIng ing about Its men who had remained loy by loyal loyal al at to it from the smaller offices to the themore themore themore more impOrtant offices sending the re recruits Into the places thus left vacant The strike was under the direction of John Campbell master workman of the brotherhood He and his associates had succeeded in forming what seemed to them to be u L strong organization Their defense fund was fairly large but from time to time there were charges of mis mismanagement mismanagement mismanagement management and irregularities Mr Campbell after two days less than a month advised his men to apply appl for their old positions realizing that there thereas was as no hope of victory Many Are Refused Many of the men who applied for re reinstatement reInstatement instatement were refused places They were forced to seek employment in other walks of life and those who remained in inthe Inthe inthe the business went about the country working under assumed names There are today A D Vances and R n E Forms Forma who are arc ar relics of the strike of 1883 During the strike boards of trade and other commercial bodies whose business was seriously affected attempted to bring about arbitration At all times howeVer how ver the thc Western estern Union refused to toI I accept the propos n of mediation m |