The Portland daily press., 1883-07-23
THE sTRIK Es.
contradictory Reports from the
Parties to the Contest.
The Operators Assert that the Com.
,pany Must Yield.
The Company Claims the Service
is Fast Improving.

NEW YORK, July zl-lno iOlioWiug Was
sent this afternoon:
To THoS. Roche Superintendent Boston.
AT this hour of writing % o'clock Saturday
p. n.y. we are closing the week alter having
successfully met the strikers at all points and
bathed their efforts to break up the service oi
the company. To-day the indications have
been especially encouraging from all points
particularly in the Eastern division, where a,
Harrisburg the entire local assembly, incl0d-
ing its president, has returned to duty, and al
Saratoga five out of the seven strikers have
renounced the brotherhood and are back In
their placed. In New York city our strength
has been growing hourly and we are fully able
TO handle all business with fair propptitude
and SO far as can learn we have not loes a
solitary iineman outside of New York city
All the force at Cape Breton and the cable
staff generally are intact and similar favora-
BILE reports are received from the South and
West. The general manager joins me in con-
gratuIations to you and your men for this most
excellent record, and expresseapa hope that
you will not be misled by false eports which
are being assiduously circulated.
4 (Signed) CHAs. A. TINKER,
General Superintendent.
One Of the officers of the Western Union
Company says that the outlook is all that they
could desire, no matter what statement was
made to the contrary.
All the exchanges feel the effect of the
strike. The most bitter complaint comes from
the Cotton Exchange, where it was said that
nineteen messages were behind since the 10Th
inst. Officials here talk OF entering into con-
tract with the Baltimore & Ohio Company un-
less affairs in the Western Union resume their
wonted course in day or two. Weekly re-
ports of twenty-four towns, which are issued
once week, came up as usual yesterday. Fiji
teen Of the interior ones had to be estimated,
which caused much bitter complaint. At the
Produce Exchange it was said that but few
quotations were received yesterday and scarce
| ly one to-day. 1t was thought here that AZ
least 100 messages were behind. The Postal
Telegraph Company has run a wire into the
Produce Exchange. overi which most OF their
reports were received. Some action may be
taken by the board the first of next week un-
less the difficulty is settled.
A member OF the Stock Exchange said that
the loss and inconvenience to brokers and
members was much greater than they would
acknowledge. He thought the Exchange
would quietly await results and take no action
unless the Western Union Company did not do
something to end the strike The strike is not
felt at the New York Money, Stock and Ma
tional Petroleum Exchange as nearly all their
quotations are received over private wires.
At the Maritime Exchange the Philadelphia
wire is working all right, but nothing is COM
ing from Baltimore or Washington, and this is
cause of much trouble in the commercial
business. In all the exchanges sympathy is
expressed for the strikers and hopes for their
success are heard on every side.
1t was thought that the American District
messenger boys would strike to-day, and about
fifty from some of the uptown offices en-
deayored to induce others to quit work The
movement, however, was not general, and
when the company offered to pay the boys
ten cents an hour for extra work in addition to
an extra salary OF S4 and S5 week and p
cents message, they were perfectly satisfied
TO remain at work.
Telegrap n officials here tonight claim an
efficient working force. Everything about the
Western Union building is quiet. Members
of the Brotherhood held another mass meeting
tonight at Irving Hall, over 12C0 being pres
ent. Speeches were made and encouraging
dispatches read.
stors was duty at the Western Union office to-
day and it was reported that all business to
important points was clean and that no delays
were now necessary. 1t was rumored tonight
that the check clerks will strike tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, July 22.- The Western Un-
ion Company had about dozen men on duty
today at their main Offices including chiefs
Tonight their manager reports force of six
men on hand. This includes, three OF the
day force and a few strangers. At the office
of the other companies there is no change from
the situation of yesterday. The striking
telegrapheIs have their headquarters at the
National Hotel where the landlord has as
signed to them suite OF rooms free OF charge
as long as they have need of them. AT a meet
ing of the Brotherhood tonight number OF
L6l6grdpu6f6 WEO uOlu pOSie1ouo III thc dCpdfl-
ment united with their striking brethren.
One of these states that the services of him
self and others have been unsuccessfully
sought by telegraph companies to work after
the departments close IN the afternoon
| Quite number of these photographers have
been in the habit of increasing their incomes
by such extra labor in the city telegraph Of
! fees, but an enthusiastic member OF the
Brotherhood claims that none of these depart
ment clerks will now accept such employment.
.S1.fx
numbers 80, an increase of IL since yesterday.
The majority of the operators who have re-
NAMED at work here have signed paper
pledging themselves to withdraw their SER
vices from the Western Union Company at a
stated time during the coming week unless the
executive committee Of the said company
shows a dispcJ Jition to negotiate with the oper-
al ors with a view to an amicable adjustment
of the pending difficulty.
| WASHINGTON, July 22.--The brotherhood re-
| ports tonight that Supt. Zeublin of Philadel-
| phia came here today in response to dispatch
| from Manage Whitney on account OF the pub
lished statement that the operators remaining
on duty would leave at o certain II the griev-
| aDces Of those who had struck were not redress
1 ed. On his arrival he had conference with
/ five of the operators now on duty In the office
| at which by his permission two members OF
| the brotherhood were present. He endeavored
/ to have the non strikers withdraw their names
| from the paper but he left without effecting
any material change in their opinions 1t was
also stated on authority OF the brotherhood
| that Mr.. Zeublin had repeated the offer to
treat with the operators individually aud that
| he was informed that the operators could re-
| ceive no communication from the Western
Union company except through the executive
committee of the brotherhood at New York.
The striking employees of the Baltimore and
Ohio Company in this city met Manager
Clarke of the local office at his request this
| afternoon and the Brotherhood reports that
hesoffered them even higher salaries than
asked for in the bill OF grievances and prom
| ised to let them arrange the hours OF labor
themselves, but that the operators referred
| him to the executive committee which pre-.
| sented the bill of grievances to the offlces oi
the company at Baltimore.
The Western Union managers meet inquir.
les with assurances that they have good force
on dnty for Sunday night.
BOSTON. July 2l.-Several additions were
made TO the Western Union force of operators
in this city to-day from other places and to-
night there were IS men at work on the night
force, eight of whom belong in this city. AT
! an early hour this force was redued to which
was considered sufficient number to handle
all business on hand and likely to be offered.
| All through business. with the exception OF red
messages has been cleared mp. The striking
operators assert their ranks are filling up and
claim number of accessions to-day from Law
| renee, Lowell, Gloucester and other smaller
cities. The men who struck at Providence to-
day arrived here and Joined the local strikers.
BOSTON, July 22.-The usual number OF op
orators employed on Sunday work manned the
wires in the Western Union office today and
tonight and business offered suffered no delay
At meeting of the strikers this afternoon the
proposed establishment of a cooperation tele
graph company was discussed at length and
very favorably received.
The capital stock is to be twenty millions In
untransferable shares, five dollars each. Three
quarters of the entire capital stock must be
held by operators and members Of labor organ
cations. 1t was st ated at the meeting that
bankers and merchants had already agreed &c
subscribe the other SIS, 100000 and a committee
was appointed to arrange details.
CHICAGO, July 21.-The striking operators
have been in better feather to-day than at any
former time and contend that the com pany
will have to concede compromise within q
few days at least. They base their claims
upon Auditors to their ranks and upon reports
received from other cities. They held large
ly attended meeting this afternoon, we're en-.
thusiastic over the detection OF the operators
of the Gold and Stock Telegraph who joined
the ranks of the strikers to-day, and the action
of the messenger boys in deserting their posts
during the afternoon. The action of the Stock
operators served to confuse matters ON Change
| dnr;no the day and nravented in "a large do