Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-17
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Consequence 81 the Telexraphers
Strike.
NV YORK, July l4.-Throughout tn,
city and country there is much excite
ment among telegraph operators Theil
grievances, of which frequent compliant
was made, have not been remedied. anc
the wire manipulators openly express
the purpose of seeking redress BY q gen
eral strike. An officer of the brother
hood said this evening: Everything Il
IN readiness, and II the terms Of oul
circular to the conference are not ac
ceded to the entire force of operators
will strike. We have 50 arranged mat.
ters that all cities and operators along
railway lines will be informed within
| twenty four hours of our decision, &C
thai the strike will become general from
the start, and all telegraphic commuui.
cation will be stopped as short az if the
wires were cut. Ii 10 mistaken idea
TO believe the companies have made any
concessions, and what they agree to do
Is really to work Us harder and closer
than before. They have prepared a
code which is more obnoxious to the
men than the old system ever was. We
have chosen the best time for the strike,
and If We do not stop work no one can
tell how much We will injurs the com-
mercial world. Firstly, we will stop.
and that will stop the cables, and cot off
Europe from all communication with
this country. Then all the railroad sta
ton men will stop, and that will proba-
bly, result In great dan ger to trade. The
press will also suffer greatly, and the
largo cities will have all principal news
cut Of.
Another member of the Brotherhood
said that ''all prominent wires are
worked by union men, and they will
stop, no matter what special terms NAV
be made for them. The companies will
try to keep these men working as LONG
al possible, but We have matters so solid
that inside of five minutes the instru-
ments in the main Office will be deserted,
and no one will send or receive word
after an order is given. Once let the
men strike. and we will not return until
our demands are granted. We are de.
termined to win, and will make a bitter
fight"
The general managers of the Western
Union have made no preparations for a
strike. They still believe that the diff
Guilty will be settled to the satisfaction
of the operators. At the main Office all
the desks are occupied, and the men are
working as If everything were smooth
and harmonious.
Tom Thumb Dies from Apoplexy.
MIDDLEBoRo, Mass, July 15.-Charles
Hayward Stratton, better known as
General Tom Thumb" died at his res
idence this morning of apoplexy. He
had been slightly indisposed few days,
but nothing serious was anticipated.
Deceased was born at Bridgeport, Conn.,,
January 4, 1888. At the age of fourteen
he entered the service of p. 7. Barnum,
and ever since then he has been before
the public. He leaves widow, former
ly Miss Lavinia Warren, also dwarf,
who has been on the stage with him
since their marriage in 1863.
France and China.
LONDON, July 15.-Marquis Tsene,
Chinese ambassador, has left London
for Paris, to assume negotiations with
the French Government. This will be
the final effort to maintain peace be-
tween the two countries. He was in
formed that unless China distinctly
states what her intentions are, and ar
ranges all claims between the two gov.
ernments without further delay, France
will understand China to mean to break
off friendly relations between the two
countries. Meanwhile, English officers
are Offering their services to the Chi
nese Government, but they have been
told to await the return Of Marouis
TeenQ from Paris.