The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-05
LATEST sx TELEGRAPH.
The Operators Strike-The Movement
General Along the Lines-Sui-
eide of an Army officer
Gable Quota
tions,
FROM NEW YORK.
The Western Union Operators' snih

The Western Union OperatOrs' Strike.
Special Despatch 10 The Brening Telegraph
NEW YORK, JAM 5.-The strike of the West
ern Union telegraph operators continues to
spread in all directions.
Every member of the League in the United
States, excepting those employed in the Milwau-
kee office, quit work on receipt of orders from
the Grand Chief Operator of the organization.
Advces have been received at headquarters of
the "Junta" stating that all members, and many
who are not members, as far East as Plaister
Cove, N. s., have struck.
Dispatches from Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, and other points were forwarded
to Boston this morning, earnestly protesting
against the action of the strikers in delegating
certain number of operators to receive news for
the Associated Press, on the score of friendship.
These dispatches had the desired effect, and
response was Immediately returned stating that
they would desist, and submit cheerfully to any
thing emanating from the Head Centre of the
League.
A despatch was received from Philadelphia
stating that four operators who refused to join
the strikers will be sent to Baltimore and
Washington to-day, and that an operator named
Snyder, who was with the strikers on the start,
had betrayed them and returned to work.
This announcement was received with Kisses
and groans for the backsliding operators. Mea-
sures were taken to prevent, If possible, the
Philadelphia men from going to work in Balti-
more or Washington. Committees will meet
them on their arrival for the purpose of dis
suading them, with what success remains to be
seen.
Messages of cheer and encouragement have
been received from all parts of Che Union.
Meetings are now in progress in all principal
cities, renewing pledges to hold out. There are
six or seven operators at work here, but they
are principally what the frst-class men term
''plugs," who in ordinary times are at a great
discount
The lady operators in Boston have followed
| the example of the men, thereby leaving the
office in about the same condition that exists In
| all the principal offices of the company, in
| charge ofthe superintendent manager, and chief
| operators, the majority of whom, except the
the latter cases. are excellent in theory, but very
| poor in practice. The business of the public
| does not appear to suffer much from the strike,
as competing lines offer ample facilities to all
| central points.
| uOmicIde-Fire.
New YORK, Jan. 5.--James Logan, familiarly
| known ia connection with the mysterious Rogers
murder in Twelfth street as Jim Logan No. 2,
was shot through the heart in Houston street
! this morning by Jerry Dunn, alias Hawkshaw, a
notorious ruffian.
fire in Elizabeth to-day destroyed Leffcrts
barns, when five horses perished. Edward
| RYAN was also burned to death. The loss is
| S10000-insured.
New York Money and Stock Markets.
| NEW YORK, Jan 5.-Stocks firm. Money, seven
| per cent Gold, 1l9%. Five twenties. 1862, cou-
pen, 1885 do 1854 DO, 112ys do 1855, do, l8; do.
do new, 112z; do 1867, 112S do 1868, 1875 1040s,
10Y; Missouri 6s, IS; Canton Company, Az
| Cumberland preferred, "a; Consolidated New York
! Central and Hudson River. ssh; Erie 232< Read
ing e446; Adams Express, 62]6; Michigan Central,
III; Michigan Southern S55a Illinois Central, 13l
Island 1929; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 1871 West
| ern Union Telegraph, Biz.
| New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Cotton shade easier; sales
of 900 bales middling upland, 251c. Four-State and
Western dull and declined 5@1Oc. State, @475@62O;
Western, S4'659640; Southern dull and dropping at
! S5-5O@lO Wheat dull and nominally declined 1c.
| Corn heavy Inew mixed Western. 9J6c.; new yellow
Southern eSc.@S Oats firm for prime, and dun and
declining for other kinds; State, 66c: Western 62a
| 63c., and 65G66c. for choice white do. Beef quiet.
| Pork heavy; mess, s2s 4O@2s Lard dull; steam
rendered in tierces, l655@17c. Whisky quiet at sl.