The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-07-21
TELEGRAPH STRlk h.
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SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE
UNION
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The Strikers Review the Situation
linemen in New York Strike
Full Forces at St Louis
ana Chicago,
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SECRET SESSIONS HELD IN ClNCINNA1t.
SECRET SESSIONS HELD IN clNcrNNN1r


moving along quietly and smoothly at
all bra ch offices except the oil exchange,
which is closed. he Bdtmora 4 ohio
arc working along slowly with ihrcc
men. while the Mutual Mon AMI Amcri-
can /; pid are -lill refusing business.
srnIKERs oN rHE SITUATION.
Nrw YoWK, July 2O-Ihc striking
telegraph incmru hcld a meeting TINA
morning. II was vt ted that the e were
about forty luomou IN the city and
vicinity, all uf VIII m were on strike,
and the Telegraph compsnirs, IT WIS said,
were badly crippled, and that hast night /.
the Western Union brought 1 to the /
clty twenty two hnrm II from country .
districts. These men were met nu their .
arrival 10y the strikers and persuaded .
to attend the strlkcrs meeting this f.
morning, where they were initiated INTO /
the organization. II Wa stated that /
word had been received from Chicago /
thnt 30 operators IN that city had conc /
on a strike. The hurmcu attended the .
tclcgra hers meeting. Inter ON, at the .
tClcgrnphcrp' meeting, It WAS stated that /.
reports had been received from scouts .
who had been watchms the effects Of I.
the strike on the companies. The West /
crn Union office, II Wa claimed, hal .
bnt six good operators, and they are
being worked day and night All ot
city Offices were rcpor ed closed, and
reports from other cities showed TIA {
the Ait milton was ov ny where the same.
II was the general opinion among the
strikers that tibet uuhlo would only last
u few Gays, and TINT the companies
would be- Obliged to conrodr Ia every
thing. The trlugraphcrs' meeting was
largely increased 10y Oprrut re- who had
come here to confer with the strikers
committee appointed to dcvlso systom
for the disbursement NJ the brother.
hood funds to the needy. The dlsp al
ton seemed to be that nothing short uf
IL complete concession by he companies
~ their demands would he accepted
At the Western Union office u fo &c ~
about 25O operators were at work, appa-
rently about une.hulf Of the de ks wcr'
occupied. Superintendent Dcaly sid
the vacant desks were being gradually
filed 10y new hands.
cmcAuu rELEdW,rHEus nnM
CmCAGu, H., July 2O.-Supornteu-
dent Cluwry rep rtH TINT the husincss
ut the Chicago Western Union office IL
moving uluug without any pcrceptible
friction, and that whiir there IA no the
usual rapid service, nevertheless all vital,
ilulllltl tlul hllAl lltlNpllhl llAfH0hNt'N Alli
press dispatches, are being sent yer the
wires without marked delay. None Of
the old opel utora hive ua yet reported
back for duty, but recruits have come III
from the country I WINS to take their
places aud the old uperat ~ who had
gone into other lines 81 burmese have
also applied, aud been given ituHtons.
On change this morning, there wus dis
inclination To engage IN trading There
waA but little business transacted during
the carly hours. The strikers here. thus
far, have displayed iirmuoas in their
determination to stand out for II consid'
craze period, aud express the belief that
/ the company will hnvc iu ucccdc to
/ their dcmands.
81. LuuIs, NJ.
/ 81 Louis, July 2O.-lhc tclcgrnphic
situation here this evening was bet ct
| than 1t was yesterday and IT. constantly
| improving. In addition to having sixty
/ operators nj work IN the mani office,
/ Manage Brown h ia rc-upcncd the depot
/ Office in this city ard h X ns large force
/ ON Change IA can be- used to advantage.
| Superintendent Baker IA receiving IN
vrnble ndyIces from all points Of hls
( district and business MT all repeating
offices and all important points X bong
more than fairly well done. Apphca-
tons Tor postions from old operators
now engaged in other kinds 1T buslncss,
are flowing III 10y dozens. These Gen"r-
orally are rec lycd with favor, aud there
seems 10 be no doubt but that within
two three da} the company will have
operators enough Ia fully man itg Offices
in tins section Of the country
MEMPHIS.
MpMrms, July ~ Tho situation
At the telegraph Office rcmuu4 about the
same although Manager Howard ha'
received the assistance uf one opera on
who wax sent from Nashville and they
are alone IN the operating room. The
newspapers were poorly Hrrvod last
night and their columns this morning
showed mp bare o, Geographic news
Manager How nrd was alone md slept
in the operating ruOm II pruml-cr
.iurrcnsed facil TIES TODAY. The 1850
culrd press dispatch announcing the
strike here was delayed eleven hours ~
sending. The Nrikcr-, who INCLUDED
every operator m the cIty, are hopeful %
carrying their puiu', aud -uy II all uppr
utOrs throughout the country had -ctr,
like they did IN Memphis, their drmuud
} would have been compiled with
.IIrAIluN Al NLN hurk.
NhN NoUK. July - At ton o'c.Oc
thi, morning there were -uEu uIy f.,
evidences nj the strihc about lur Wc.cu
Union bu liug There WIS unusual uv
, iyity ubott the IccDyi- < Windows. hu
nothing more None Of the SOL hHi- ul
pcarCd either IN the basement ar up.rJt1u
room. The executive department. wcr
carly on the ground aru Ver'.tul { bus
ur-s not small ant ui "hi ID was ~
reading of cpngrutul tory aud cnroura-
= ing tel,grams from vriou, uili .er- uI
. superutanIcnts OF the company.
TWO RENEGApEs.
i, CIscrssArL July ~. The We.ter
" Union office has received number mon
q OF operators to-day, aud business rs b
Ii ing forwarded rs fast as received to "a
rs points not crippled. Two II yesterday
l. strikers nav made application for rem
= statement. No action has yet been take
= ~ their case. The strikers maintain rA
crllen, del ortueut They continue ~
tive ia trying tO persuade working Ope
a ators to Join them,
N pRYvIDEYCE, %. I.
- PHovIDRScE, July 20 The situutl,
l. in telegraph circles remain urcha 70
Both the Western Union and Amer ga
Rapid offices are working with m
Ie forces with the exception Of one man
N the Rapid office, discharged last nigi
In for refusing to 20 to work in the col
ID pany's offices in New York.
WORCESTER, MASS.
WORCESTER, July ~. The telegral
operators are still absent and firm, III
Western Union manager ulone In IN u
office, save a reinforcement OF onr lad
n who applied this morning aud was set
work.
.o HARTFORD, CuNN.
. Herman Iuly M Tho tplpurn