Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-24
The Strike of the relesraphe

CHICAGO, July 23j.-Thsre are widely.di.
verging reoorts concerning the telegraph sit
uation. Nearly all the morning journals
here give both sides os the case very fully.
and il is difficult to draw the line where the
tone of both the company and the strikers is
alike SO confident. The Tribune and Times
both assume, editoriaily, that the company
win certainly win, while the others take ex-
actly the opposite view, based on their ad-
vices from New York city. TIE western
service of ths Western Union Company is
being we'll cared for, but there are complaints
of delay from other quarters, whether well
founded it is difficult to determine. The
strikers hare profess to be very confident that
the company viii listen to their demands in
few days. They are receiving advices from
all quarters.
CONFIDENT OF WINNING.
John Campbell, representative in New
York of the Executive Committee of the
Brotherhood, is reported as saying last night /:
"All have TO say is to reiSerste, in even
stronger language. If possible, than I have
used, that we are absolutely certsin of win.
ming this fight. Oar ranks are increasing
constantly. Sincs the strike began we have
initiated 152 members in Philadelphis, 81 in
Baltimore, 162 in New York (including many
line.men brought here to take the places OF
the striaeTe), rs at Pittsburg. 104 at Chicsge,
and corresponding numbers at other pcinte,
especially throughout the South and South
west" At Philadelphia the day chief oper-
ator. Mr.. Dillon, left yesterday. leaving only
% men in the Western Union office, where
there should be $50.
AN EXCUSE FOR GOULD.
A New York special declares that the crisis
is at hand, aud asserts that Jay Gould never
would have entered the contest had he under
4 4 1.sK
serts he had no real knowledge of the strength
| of tbs Brotherhood, and would have listened
70 their statement had he known the exact
facts in the csse.
TELEGRAPH AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO, July 23l.-The Western Union
| Company has recruited q new force fer its
general and stock telegraph seryics in this
city, and The market quotations are reaching
! the subscribers as usual to-day. The situa-
tion is Otherwise unchanged.
REPORT FROM THE WESTERN UNION.
NEW YoRK, July 2Si.-The force Of oper-
stors which reported for duty at the West
ern Union Telegraph ofics this morning
numbered about Two hundred, and it was said
that none of these who were at work last
week were missing from their posts. There
gas no business left over lsss night, and this
morning all the wires were clear, snd there
was no delay in handling all the matter.
| One Cf the officials ssid The outlook was be-
! coming more encouraging every Gay. He
/ said The forc5 at cur Command is now
more sdvantage0usly distributed than at
any other time silce ths beginning Of the
strike, and everything il working much
more smoothly than could have been
expected under the circumstances.
Under this arrangement Of our forces
we pope to avoid in future all those delays
| which resulted from the demoraliza alton at.
tending the strike of last week, The num-
bsr Of applicants for situations are increasing
each day, and before the end of the week we
hope TO have most of the empty desks filed.
l. certainly does rot seem ss though we were
| much hanpered, when we are abe to send and
receive messages TO and from all points in tbs
South and West. The statement that our
business in the Gulf States is completely
blocked IS without foundation. This morn
lug every wire IS working. and we are getting
along sbout ss well as before the strike. The
rumor that boys and girls are employed as
check clerks and would join the strike this
| morning, is not confirmed by the facts, as all
| were at work cs usual.
OFFICE WORKING AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, July 230.-Thera il an improved
condition at ths Western Union Office this
morning. Mausger Howard has ten men at
| work, having been reinforced to-day by
thorough compstent operators from Vickg-
burg. The gold and stock indicator at the
| Merchants Exchange and the two bucket.
shops are working thi1 morning. All the
markst reports, including those from Chi
| cago, have been received. The strikers con.
| tinue to remain frIn.
AT CLEVELAND.
CLEvELASD, July 23l.-A meeting of
strikers this afternoon was addressed by
| County Recorder Schelentrsger and James
! Atkinson, President OF the Molders' Union.
Two more operators joined the Western
| Uoion force this afternoon. Ex-Mayor
Rose, Republican candidate for Lieutenant.
Governor, gave the strikers sl00 this after
| noon.
| MORE STRIKERS.
LoRDsBURG IN. NJ July 23d.-The op.
orators of the New Mexico and Arizona Tel
egrapa Company, including the Superin-
tendent, struck this morning. Happy Hol.
| log, Arizone, and Carlysle, New Mexico, are
now cut off from the outside world. The
cable across the Gila river has been de.
stroysd. The damage is about $4,000
| wIRE-cUTTING cHARGED--MEEIING OF srRIK
| ERS.
CHICAGO. July 23i.-Wire-cutti has ex-
tended from the telephone to the telegraph
lines. Two wires belonging to the Western
Uhion and one to the Chicago and Milwaukee
Company were cut last night. The Brother
hood claim that their members had nothing to
do with it, and go the Western Union one
better by Offering reward OF S501 for the
detection of any person found guilty OF this
kind Of work.
A meeting Of strikers was held tonight,
and was addressed by members of the Board
of Trade and others.
1--WE HAVE WON TIE BATTLE
CHICAGO, July 231-A dispatch received
this morniug from New York says: The
New York membership is 1 500. Everywhere
order is governing. Chief operator Dillon,
of Philsdelphia, has joined the strikers. and
completely demoralizsd the remaining force.
Chief operator Codlepp, of Richmond, Va,
The best electrician in the South. has also
ioined The Brotherhood. The New York
pspe.s concede that we have won the battle,
ARBITRATION PROPOSED.
New YoRK, July 23d-Ths Executive
Committee of the Board Of Trade and Trans
portation ask that the differeaces between
| the Western Unicn Telegraph Company and
their employees be referred to arbitration.
THE RAILROAD OPERATORS TO BE CALLED OUT.
CHICAGO, July 23d.-A rumor is in circuls-
tioD here tonight that it has been determined
by the Telegrsphie Brotherhood to order q
strike by all its members on all railroad lines
whose managers permits operators to work
for the Western Union that the call-out
viii begin on the Gould roads at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, and be followed proba-
bly, on the Baltimore and Ohio
a sheriff and HIS Prisoners Fired on by
q Mob.
MEMPHIS, July 23d Tho packet Ida Oar
rah arrived to-day, and reports that last Sat-
urday, st Burrett's landing, forty miles above
the mouth of the Arkansas river, mob of
several hundred men on the bsnk fred into
the steamer, and fatally wounded Alfred
Werner, boss of a gang of cervicts. A
young mschinist in the neighhorhood of Red
Forks was indebted to Mrs. Kirg. his land
lady, few dollars for board. Preparing TO
leave, he promised TO forward the money.
His landlady csuaed his arrest, and the mag
istrate forced aim TO work in the fields along
with conyicts for an attempt to defraud. The
machinist net working satisfactorily, Werner
caused three negro cnnvicts to whip the ma-
chinist, from the effects of which he died,
The Sheriff arrested Werner and tie three
convicss, and was taking them to Arkansas
City, when the mob attacked the steamer.
One negro convict jumped into the river, aud
was biained while swimming ashore The
mob fred many shots, eudspgerioR the lives
OF the passengers. The Sheriff, with The
wounded Werner and the remaining con-
victs escaped by being transferred 30 another
steamer.
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