The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-26

for one or two hundred dollars? Or
was it five hundreds
The Santa Fe depot at Halstead, e
station some miles west of Newton, IN
Harvey county, was burned to the
ground at an early hour Monday,
with all its contents. We are informed
by Conductor Van Burger, of the Nick
erson accommodation, that when he
came through Halstead Monday
nothing was left of the building but q
pile of ashes. The fire is supposed to
have originated in the oil room, and oc-
Cured shortly after midnight. The
structure was about two-thirds as large
as the Santa Fe depot at this place and
was two stories high. It will be rebuilt
without delay.
THE SITUATION AT ST. LOUIS.
The following circular, received by
Manager Cleaver, of this city, purports
to give the exact telegraph situation at
St.sLouis:
BROTHERHOOD OF TELEGRAPHERs,)
LOCAL ASSEMBLY I770. :
ST. LOUIS, No, July %, 1852
brothers and Sisters:
The following is the exact situation
n ST. Louis: The force consists OF II
chief operators, 4 girls who refused to
strike, scab male operators and II male
and female students, fresh from tele
graph colleges, with no experience what.
ever. This force of Al, all told, are at
tempting TO do the work of 200 compe-
tent operators who are in the strike.
This force 1--WE are pleased to sayl in
side of six hours from the time We left
the office had succeeded in mixing mat
ters TO a degree that would have made an
angel weep, provided the celestial being
had been friend TO the Great Monopo-
ly. Short checks, checks not short
enough, and messages by the score with.
out the shadow OF u check.
1t was great day tor the "cog-hog"
gang, and they improved the opportun-
IIy with a vengeance. The beautiful
work noted above was rewarded by the
Kind officials in various ways. Large
free lunches for all, cigars for those who
wished them, and u free carriage ride TO
their several hasheries Tor the female
artists, some OF whom were undoubtedly
enjoying a sensation new and unusual.
We are in possession OF facts which
prove beyond doubt that the news now
DAIf7 01oSSslA1otC0 " w NctNAh OAACAA
officials and Associated Press agents,
relative to weakness in the ranks west OF
here Is utterly false and unworthy OF
credence.
The officials here are giving their COL
lege hams aud scabs the letters formerly
used by some OF the men now striking
for the purpose Of conveying an impress
sion that number of the old men arc
sill at work.
Every man and woman that We ex
pected to have with us came, and many
Whowere not connected with us came
out, and joining the procession went to
our hall and were initiated. st. Louis
Is solid, satisfied aud determined, and
sends greeting to our brothers and sisters
throughout the land, stick! stick
stick!!
Since Sunday, the 10Th inst, there
have been initial. % iinemen and u
| operators, numDer of the latter rail
road men. a I170numbers290 members
Each AMI every town and city in thu
| United States and Canada where Their
are ten or more linemen and telegraph
ers, stand as we do today, keeping il
mind the old and wholesome motto
United we stand, divided we fall"
Excepting the superintendent Of con
struct:On and chief foreman. the entir
force Of linemen, numbering IS mel
struck with the operators. Our repair
ers are darlings. The following is al
extract from local paper ofthe 18th:
The following conversation. Whicl
took place yesterday before the llnemel
had Joined in the strike, between one O
the Iinemen superintendent and vel
known mechanic Of this city, may b
taken Is truthful view of the situa
ton, coming from the sources it did:
shy men have not gone out a. yets
said he, shut am expecting every min
ute 10 hear that they have quit work.
tell you the company is making grea
mistake in not conceding something :
these men. ] know what am talkin
| about. There are 81, 500 operators In tn
United States and Canada, almost ninef
DeY cent Of whom belong to the BrotheI
hood and will stick to the demand.
is useless TO talk Of supplying thei
places. It cannot be done. It takes w
or three years work to become an Ell
cient telegrapher, and then the man {
. woman must be possessed of goo
education and tair intel igence. In IL
western department of the compay thel
: are 2, TOO line men, the great bulk {
: whom are In sympathy with this NOV,
: ment. 1t Is impossible to get alon
, without these men, and the company b;
made great mistake Ii not aFbitra.iI
with them.''
j. aWin not the company be able
: freeze out the brotherhood 7"
!. s'Eot by any means, as viii be exp
! | rienced. This movement has not be-
{ made thoughtiessly. or on the Impul
: of the moment, but only after mature
D | liberation, and has grown out Of yh
!: they deem continuous and stall gro
! ing series of downright imposition
1 They are well prepared for the eight. Al
5 prophecy the end will be eoInpr
{ mise,s
4 About the time the above eonvers
) ton vas being held ali the linem'
8 struck. JOHN j. O'BRIKH,
a CHAs. EDWIN TUcKKR
! JA1EEs a. STACK,
Corresponding Committee