Daily globe., 1883-07-21

orator at the Chicago end "get up you
scab, ETC., and by opening their keys and
oreaklng the circuit. One or two of these
Fellows have been caught at it and dis
charged.
REPORTS TO THE COMPANY AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 20.-The executive de-
partment of the Western Union was early
on hand to-day and full of business. Not
small part of their occupation was read
ing congratulatory and encouraging teIe-
grams from various officers and superin-
tendents of the company. The most note
worthy of these was that from General
superintendent R. G. Clowry, sent late last
night from Chicago. Col. CIowry's is the
largest and most important district in the
country, covering the entire west as far as
the Pacific coast. He reports as follows:
The situation is improving rapidly. st.
Louis has full force, and the southwest
is loyal. At the principal points in Texas,
Arkansas and Louisiana nobody
has left. The whole force has
returned to work at st. Joseph, Missouri,
stating that they had been deceived. Five
of them will return at Evansville, and five
or six will go back in the morning at Cleve-
land. All the force at Columbus, Ohio, are
IN the union, and they refused to strike.
Supt. Miller, at Cincinnati, reported the
business clear last night, except for Mem
phls. He says everything is up at Cleve-
land and Detroit. Supt. Wallick, of the
lndiapolis district, is very solid, and busi-
ness is up in his district. Supt Dickey, at
Omaha, reports that his offices are we'll
manned. Supt. Clowry adds: We have
more men in Chicago than we can
use, and they are pouring in.
Ihe following has been issued by the
Western Union officials: Five hundred
dollars reward will be paid for the arrest
und conviction of any person unlawfully
or maliciously injuring, molesting or de-
stroying 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 injury to, or
interference with the wires, batteries, cur
rents or instruments on the lines Of this
company. The Western Union telegraph
Co., by
IHos. L. ECKERT, acting president.
n. B. The full penalty of imprison-
ment aud fine provided by law for the
above named offenses will be enforced in
all cases.
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
SAN Francisco, July 20.-Telegraph
communication is reestablished to Port
land and the north, but the Office is not
ready to handle the business before to-
morrow. superintendent Jaynes has re-
ceived reports from Yreka and Portland,
the only offices which struck north of San
Francisco. Portland will be supplied to-
morrow. and then avArvthinO on this coast
will be on as good footing as before the
strike.
BUSINESS AT A sTAND-sTILL.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 20.-Business is
almost at stand-still on account of the
strike.
AT FIT. WAYNE.
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, July 20.-The Office of
the Western Union company in this city is
not embarrassed, but on the contrary, it
contributed two first-class operators to To-
ledo this morning. The newspapers are
served satisfactorily.
THE CHECK BOYS STRIKE.
CHICAGO, July 2O.-At the time of the
ing, the Western Union check boys, under
the influence of the striking telegraphers,
and with boyish notion of helping the
strikers, quit work to the number of fifty
and marched in body, with much en-
thusiasm, to the hall where the striking
operators were meeting, and four girls and
one boy were left to do the work. Messen
gers were brought up from the delivery
Office, and in a few minutes the bushes:
was proceeding as usual.