Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-21
THE TELEGRAPHERS.

Some of Them Left Out in the Cold Owing
to Late Applications for Reinstatement
Business Resuming Its Normal Condi-
ton.
HOW 1T LOOKS IN CHICAGO.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-The meeting of the
striking telegraphers who have failed to
obtain re-engagements, announced to take
place at Uhleck's hall at O'Clock this
morning, did not materialize, the only
occupants of the room at that hour beng
four or five operators, who waited for a
sufficient number of their unfortunate
comrades to apper and start the meeting.
The Office of the district superintendent of
the Western Union was besieged long be-
fore the hour for that officials appearance
had arrived. Applicants crowded the ante
room, and those who were unable to gain
admission arranged themselves in long
line outside against the banister, each one
awaiting his turn to interview the authori-
ties in regard to his own particular case.
Very few men were engaged, the vacancies
being mainly filed on Saturday. Those
who were Successful in being reinstated
were principally experienced hands, and a
large number were rejected on account of
bad habits previous to the strike. It was
estimated that nearly 100 of the Chicago
men would be left without employment
when the vacancies were all filled. Those
who are not taken back to-day will have
to look elsewhere for employment. Re-
ports from outside said New York would
engage Its full complement of men to-day,
about fifty receiving positions in addition
to the seventy-five engaged Saturday.
Plttsburg, Boston and Washington
are already supplied, and can
| receive no more men. The St. Louis
vacancies will be all filled to-day, while
the same was said of Milwaukee. The
Kansas City force was made up Saturday,
thirty-eight applications being rejected.
The delivery clerks of the Western Union,
with few exceptions, are left out in the
cold. A number of them in company with
the messenger boys gathered in front of
the offices to-day, going in one at time
and asking for reinstatement, but invari-
ably meeting with refusals. The total
number of operators who have applied to
| the Western Union for positions since the
strike ended is 313. A number of these
were strikers from the smaller towns, who
! made straight for Chicago, Immediately
on receipt of information to the effect
| that the movement was a failure. Of those
who have applied since Saturday,
ffty-six have now been accepted, which
fills all the vacancies, for the
present, at least A number of those who
| applied were refused outright, and the
names of tbs remainder were placed on
file in the district dispatcher's Office and
selections will be made from the list from
time to time as new vacancies occur. The
Baltimore Ohio operating room-is now
almost the same as before the strike with
reference to the employees. The entire
operating force on duty previous to the
movement is now at work. and in the
counting room similar state of affairs
has been established. The officials of the
| company say that the men were glad to
return, as they had no quarrel with the
| company and only left work at the behest
of the brotherhood. Numbers of the Chi
| cago operators whose applications have
been rejected left Chicago to-day for other
cities. where they think they will have a
better chance of securing employment.
THE NEW YORK SITUATION.
New YORK, Aug. 2O.-Supt. Rhinestone,
| of the Western Union telegraph company,
was kept busy this morning receiving az
| plications for unemployment from strik-
ing operators. About 1,1OO male opera
| tors have been taken back since the strike
| ended, and more were re-employed this
morning. Sixty ladies went out on the
strike, and of that number only twenty
| we're taken back. It is expected that
| twenty-five more will be taken back this
week. All linemen who apply for rein
| statement are rejected with the
answer that their places are filed
Nearly all branch Offices are open this
morning.
1t is expected the company will be able
to find positions for nearly all the strikers
within a couple of weeks. 1t is emphati-
| cally denied that there is any disposition
of the president of the company to punish
the strikers by refusing them employment.
Jay Gould has expressed great satisfac-
ton with Gen. Eckert's management dur
| ing the strike and the success resulting
from it,
Dr.. Norvin Green, president of the West
ern Union,was at the Office of the company
to day, after trip Of several months
abroad. The doctor was warmly vel
| coined by the officers and employees CT the
company. The trip has been of great
benefit to his health, which he declares is
better now than before for many years.
GOT THEIR NOTICE VERY LATE.
TOLEDO, O., Aug. 2O.-The Toledo assem-
bly, of Photographers Brotherhood did not
receive official notification of the failure of
the strike until Saturday night and yester-
day nearly all the members filed applica-
tions for reinstatement with the Western
Union. Six of the twenty operators were
re-instated to day and when all the appli-
cations have been passed upon, probably
one-half Of those who went out will be
given employment.
A SENSATIONAL CANARD.
PITTsBUhG, Aug. ga sensational story
to the effect that the failure of the teleg-
rapher'. strike had resulted in the forma-
ton of an alliance between the telegraph
ers, printers and Locomotive engineers, and
that as soon as the organization is per-
feoted strike would be ordered, was cir
cuIatsd tonight, but careful inquiry failed
to trace it to any reasonable source. 4
number of prominent members of the
} Photographers Brotherhood were seen, and
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