Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-25
WIN this ThIng Never stop ?

DOMESTIC NEWS.
VIII this Thing Never stop?
NEW York, July 24th.-The Herald inter
viewed Mrs. Lsngtry to-day. She said 81
am off to-day by the Alaska. have cleared
from my American season over S125, 600. but
have invested nearly all of it in New York.
in bonds and mortgages. | think l hold
mortgages on about half the houses on Fifth
avenue. / have had oh such happy time.
l have seen much of this beautiful and won-
derful country, met mary mica people, and
received much kindness from public audi
ences and private friends. My next Ameri-
can season opens in Montreal October 29sh.
| shall bring back many of my old company,
including +. W. Cooper as leading man,
aud HodsdOn. l shall also have several new
people in the company, anon them MIR. and
Mrs. Weaver, well known 10 London. l will
have new play, written by Bolton Rowe.
The season will last thirty-six weeks then /
go to Australia. Perhaps l may take this
opportunity of denying the rumors that
have been sent around about me
lately, and very many unkiud things
have been said about noe in certain direc-
tions, but / generally have paid no attention
to them. l do not mind the big stings, but
it is the little musquito bites that annoy me
so much" Mira. Langsry denied the stray
gossip about her writing book on catching
blue6sh, and going into girlish ecstscies over
it, and carrying pug dog about. She also
denied the story that she would open next
season in California. Not word was said
about the Gebhardt scandal. Toe Herald
reporter adds that ct this point 10 the inter
view several letters were brought in, among
which were two asking for her autograph.
.You are still pursued by the autograph
6end ?" the reporter asked. Il should blush
TO murmur," was Mrs. Lsngtry's reply.
You are getting hold of the slang of tbe
country" "Oh yes and | mean TO spring
it on my friends in ENGLAND. There ID more
slang tor me-" aud Lspgtry laughed heartily.
The Telegraph Strike.
CHICAGO, July 9th" TWENTY-FIVE oper-
ators went out of the Daxbury otics today, "
said Brotherhood man. "There were not
enough left to do any business over that ca
bic. The Office is practically closed. All
business between this country and Europe
will now be crowded over the French cable.
This never worked well, and will not begin
to accommodate the business. The cable
men went out because they were members Of
the Brotherhood, and not because they had
any particular grievance. We will keep on
turning the screw now and then until the
of pressure left yet, that we will apply as
needed. Our ranks are firm as rock yet.
and will remain SC"
LITTLE SHORT OF WIRES.
1--WE are little short of Eastern wires
to-day" said Western Union official, "on
account of the heavy storm last night, but
the operating force is in first rate shape.
Yesterday it numbered 125 men. To-day
tbara abaut 12S uvovlip0 api tha appli.
cations are go numerous that number of
operators have been sent outside of the city,
where they could do US better service than
here, and many volunteers from outside
business circles have been told they need not
come any more unless they choose to do so.
We are IN good shape. On the Board of
Trade, though, the number Of working wires
is less for the reasons have already given.
There are plenty of operators there to do the
work. Business is well up, and has been for
some time. I saw special last night, which
was sent about7 o'clock. 1t was only filed
about 6 o'clock. I noticed it was special,
because it was adverse to our interests"
"Have you heard of any trouble with the
cable operators st Duxbury?"
mot word: that is so far out of this de.
partment that should not be apt TO hear Of
anything for some time after its occurrence
think we should have no trouble getting
our business over the French cable in case
the men quit work"
MEETING OF THE STRIKERS.
NEW York, July 24tb.-The striking tele.
graph operators met at noon to-day in Clar.
endon Hall, over four hundred being present
The Intelligence Committee reported that
encouraging messages had been received from
all over the country, and that dispatches from
Canada informed them that the Great North.
western Telegraph Company had given in to
the strikers 1t was announced that the cable
operators at Duxbury, Mass, and North
Sydney (Cape Breton) had struck. A COM
munication from Chairman Campbell, of the
Executive Committee of the Brotherhood, in
structed all operators of the Southern Tele-
graph Company and of the Postal Telegraph
Company, handling business on the southern
lines, to take nothing coming from the man
ayers, agents or operators of the Western
Union, American Rapid, or Baltimore and
Ohio Companies. An address was made BY
Mcclure, of the Central Labor Union of this
city, and letter from Senator William A.
McAdoo, of Jersey City, expressing sym.
pathy with the strikers, was read. A very
general feeling of confidence in the success Of
the movement prevailed among the strikers,
and great enthusiasm was manifested.
TAKING SHOT AT HIM.
ATLANTA (Ga.), July 24th.-At 10 o'clock
this morning a pistol ball was fred through
the window of the Western Union Telegraph
Office here, shivering the large plate glass aud
striking receiving clerk Witt just above the
hip. The ball was spent, however, and the
injury was not serious. The range Of the
ballet indicated that it came from an up.
stairs room of the Markham Hotel, across the
street. Witt withdrew from the Brotherhood
oe al .horc hha lax- bofo h.
At PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24sh. = Fourteen
branch offices of the American Rapid Com.
pany sre closed All business is now con.
Quoted st the main Office, which is deserted
by all except the manager and two female
type-writers. At the Baltimore and Ohio the
same affairs exist. All the operators are on
astrIke except the chief, who says business il
at a stand still.
THE BROTHERHOOD AND THE RAILROADS.
CHICAGO, July 24th.-A circular was sent
out from the headquarters of che Brother.
hood in this city to-day to the Superinten.
dents of roads centering here. The glst oi
the circular is that the Brotherhood does moi
wish to interfere with railway traffic bui
may be compelled to do so in self protection
| by calling out its members, unless the rail.
way managers cease aiding the telegraph
company by sending their men TO work fol
it. The roads to which the circular wal
sent are the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, Chicago
and Alton, Chicago and Atlantic, Chicago
and Eastern Illinois. Chicago and North
western, Chicago and Western Indiana
| Illinois Central and Chicago, Milwau
kee and ST. Paul. The telegrapheri
claim that of 5000 members of the Broth
erhood, 5000, or more than half, ere EN-
ployed by the railroads. and assert that they
are prepared, if absolutely pushed, to cal
them all out. They decline TO state openly
what action will be taken, or when, ii thl
railroads pay no attention to the circular
Superintendent Clowry, Of the Westerl
Union, says large proportion of the tele
graph operators are distributed singly and b,
| twos at small stations, where their duties a
| operators are but small proportion of thei
/ work, which generally includes that of sta
| ton agents and express agents; that they ar,
men OF standing in the communities, and tha
very few of them would relinquish theil
other duties, from which they receive mos
of their pay, to come out, even at the call o
| the Brotherhood.
| IMPORTANT, If TRUE.
| CHICAGO. July 25th-A. M.-The pras