Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
The Striking Ticksmen.

OdICAGO, July HO.-AI U CLOCK
this evening, the Chicago officials of
the Western Union company claimed
to be well up on all business on hand,
and that by tomorrow they expected
to accept messages without provision
subject to delay
FT. WAYNE, July 20.-The officials
of the Western Union company of
this city are not embarrassed, on the
contrary they contributed two first
class operators to Toledo, this morn
ing. The newspapers are served sat
isfactOrily.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.-Tele-
graphic communication is re-estab-
Iished between Portland the north,
but are not ready to handle business
before tomorrow. superintendent
Jaynes received reports from Yreka,
and Poatland, as the only offices
which have struck north of San
Francisco Portland will be supplied
tomorrow, then everything on this
coast will be on as good footing as be-
fore the strike.
THE COMPANY PLUCKY.
New YORK, July 2O.-The ex-
ecutive department of the West
ern Union was early on hand
to-day, and full of business, not a
small part Of their occupation was the
reading of congratulatOry and en-
couraging kilograms from the various
offices and superintendent of the
company. The most noteworthy of
these was that from General Superin-
tendent r. @. ClOwry, sent late last
night, from Chicago. Col Clowry's
is the largest and most
important district in the
country, covering the entire west to
the Pacific coast. He reports as fol
lows: THE situation is improving
rapidly ST. Louis has the full force,
and the southwest is loyal At the
principal points III Texas, Arkansas
and Louisiana, nobody has left The
whole force returned to work at ST.
Joseph, Mo, stating they had been
deceived. Five of them will return
at Evansville, and five or six will 90
back in the morning at Cleveland.
All of the force at Columbus, o., are
in the union but they refused to strike.
Superintendent Miller, at Cincin-
matt, reports business clear last night
except for Memphis. He says every
thing is up at Cleveland and Detroit.
Supt. Clowry says: I'VE have
more men in Chicago tonight than
we can use and they are pouring in. :"
The following has been issued by
the Western Union officials: Give
hundred dollars reward will be paid
for the arrest and conviction Of
of any person unlaWfully or mali
ciously injuring, molesting or destroy
ing any OF the property, lines, posts,
wires or cables of this company, or in
any way Obstructing or interfering
with the sending of its messages by
4 injury to or interference with the
wires, batteries, currents or instrU-
ments on the lines of this company
! The Western Union Telegraph Co., by
ThOs. l. Eckert, acting prest
n. B.-The full penalty of imprison-
ment GA fine provided by law for the
above named offenses will be enforced
in all cases.
Boston, July 2O.-The superintend-
ent of the Western Union Telegraph
company states that some new acces-
sions to the office force have been
made, and by night about 60 operators
will have been secured, as against 40
yesterday. The force is now fairly at
work in the Boston office None of
the eastern offices are closed, but all
are short handed.
CHICAGO, July 20.-The Western
Union officials tonight report larger
force on duty here than usual. A
considerable number of day railroad
operators came in during the evening
and were put to work The business
is kept pretty we'll clear except to
offices on which there is not suf-
ficient receiving forces. Consider
able trouble has been experienced
during the day on a number
of circuits through interruptions
by railroad operators who sympathize
with the strikers, and who manifest
their sympathy, by taking the wire to
call to the operator at the Chicago
end: Get up you scab, - etc, by
opening the key and breaking the cir
cult One or two of these fellows
have been caught at it and discharged.
THE BOYS STRIKE, TOO.
CHICAGO, July 2O.-This evening
the check boys of the Western Union
Offices, under the influence of strikers,
and with boyish notions of helping
the strikers, quit work to the mum
Der of about fifty, and march
ed in a body, with much en-
enthusiasm to the hall where the
striking operators held their meeting.
Four girls and one boy were left to dc
the work, Messengers were brought
up from the delivery office and in a
few minutes business proceedings
went on as usual.
A Kiss Creates a Riot.