Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-27
THE BROTHERHOOD IN WASH
INGEON.

| THE BROTHERHOOD IN WASH.
! ING'EON.
! rSfOrs-The Position of the Ii. & O.
COmpany-RepOrts Received at the
| Western Union Office.
| This morning there was no special change to
| note In the telegraph!c situation in this city.
! INDIGNANT STRIKERS.
The striking operators very fnd'g nant over
the way the seven Western Union operators, who
left yesterday, have been treated. Last night, at
the usu IL meeting OF the operators. great deal
| of this indignation was manifested To-day the
operators gained possession OF the following dis
| patch. said to have been sent here last week by
| George Snyder. the printing operator, who came
| here to take the place OF James B. Austin, the
| printing operator who yesterday left the Western
Union office: "Tell Austin If he has made UP his
mind to go to do it at once, as [ am under orders
| to leave for Washington at moments notice. nd
will leave this p. m II Austin is going out at all
DON'T want to hang on his Whim or caprice. Please
/ let me know what he Will dO,-Stay like man
and printer or 60 out and join the gang like
"It is somewhat difficult" said an operator this
morning, commenting on this dispatch, ''tO un-
derstand why this man Snyder should be such an
enthusiastic and jealous friend OF the w. U. COM
pany, when the manner in which his brother
| Nick Snyder was treated by the company few
years ago is considered During the strike OF 1870
the company during the entire struggle. Shortly
after that event he left the servcs OF the company
and accepted position with the banking house OF
JAY Cooke & Co. But when that firm failed he ap-
piled for position In the w. o., and offered
the munifcent salary of s75 per month. probably
$50 q month less than he formerly received from
the company. This is but one OF many hundreds
OF similar exhibiting the deep gratttuie OF
the W. U: to men who have been faithful, loyal
servants"
A BALTIMORE AND OHIO STORY.
"What is the Baltimore and OHIO going todo?'
asked STAR reporter OF Of the leading strikers
this morning.
''but Will tell you a fact The Baltimore and
ONO company are putting uD duplex instruments
who is friendly to us was there and saw what was
being We do1s What ooes that son,,v,r asked tho
porter.
sit MEANS" said the operator, "that the compa-
ny is getting ready to handle large volume or
business You can draw your own inference from
REPORTS RECEIVED AT THE WESTERN UNION OFFICES
TODAY.
Reports were received at the western Union
office this morning from different points, as fol-
lows:
BALT1MoRE.-All our business handled without
delay; files clear; weather fair.
PH1LADELPH1A II 80 a. m.-We have 81 operators
on duty at the main office; II in branch offices;
through circuits to Chicago, Cincinnati, Cieve-
land, P1ttsburg. Baltimore, Washington and New
York, o. K, and clear OF business, except with
flttSDufS, where we are % minutes DonlnO, WlJn
twenty messages on hand. Way circuits ali o. K,
and business up except with one pont-Buena
Vista, n J.-who we are unable to raise. Wires
in this district In good condition and working
we'll in every direction.
HARRISBURG reports.-Have had men on duty
during the morning. VIII have fourth at noon.
Wires In good condition; only trouble we have is
one cross between Mf1in and Huntington. BuSi-
ness light and we'll up. Nothing new to report.
BALTIMORE 1924 a. m.-One striker to duty yes
terday. Everything working well this morning.
Nothing new yet. We muster 80 operators
From Superintendent Tree. at Richmond, Va:
Nashville, Tenn, Bulleti,l-Dismissed seven men.
sion press We closed last night at midnight with
files clear-an hour earlier than heretofore Eight
operators on duty here this morning. Matters
generally improving, and receiving applications
for situations nom operators IN various parts Of
the country: Have secured another operator to
make up detection at Charlotte.
The ''wire report" received from New York at
| noon to-day was as follows: Western wires in
two wires. in the North river Ali circuits work
ing. East-Not wire Interrupted. The city and
Long Island circuits working OK.
THE WASHINGTON REPORT.
The report made by Assistant Manager Marean,
| of the Washington of1ce, to Superintendent Zeub-
lin at noon to-day was as follows: Wires in good
condition. Nineteen operators on duty. and bust:
| ness is being handled with quite the usual
promptness. The ability OF the men duty is un-
questionable, and the force is ample in number
offered.
AS illustrative Of the character OF work now
being turned out by the Western Union Telegraph
company, Gen. II. V. Boynton to-day told STAR
reporter that he received two newspaper specials
from Baltimore last night and both SO bunglingly
written as to be absolutely worthless The specials
were reports OF base ball games. each containing
| about 400 words Names We're m1sspellsd. and In
some places omitted altogether; figures were
| uninteigihle but absurd. In short, the dis
| patches plainly demonstrated the incapacity OF
q N 10 fnrnf fYpin nfE
here. Gen. Boynton returned the dispatches to
the office as useless to him or his paper
to-day signed by &C Ramsay" After careful
stu1y and many guesses it was at last decided to
| mean Cramsie, who is An agent OF the bureau
When Will the H. 4 O. Yield!
MANAGER CLARKE SAYS "NEvER."
Manager Clarke. of the Baltimore Ohio Office,
was called down from the operators room this
morning by STAR reporter. "When is the Balti-
more & Ohio company going to yield?" asked the
reporter.
.Never," said Manager Clarke. "You are deceiv-
ing yourself on that point, and think the strikers
work of this office just as We'll as ever or course,
we have to work a little harder We are sending
aa mucn of W. which
oa replies Just as promptly mp and Just as
a a me Work
them here, so sent them to Baltimore where l
suppose they got work"
struments and getting ready for an increase OF
business" said the reporter.
"Thats not true," said Manager Clarke. "We
have one duplex instrument which was put in
several months ago. It is my private opinion-I
don't want you TO give it as coming from any
official or the company-that the Baltimore &
Ohio comrany viii not yield before the Western
Union company, II 1t yields at all. The CONNER
cial business Of the B. o. company is compare
lively unimportant to that company, while it is
everything to the Western Union company. The
Baltimore & Ohio company could AFFORD to sacri-
nce this interest and maintain its lines for its rail-
road business alone. The mistake these strikers
made, from business point Of view, is that they
should never have struck against the opposition.
II they had not disturbed the opposition they
could have brought the Western Union to terms,
and have no doubt the opposition companies
would have accepted any terms agreed upon by
the Western Union"
THE B. q. COMPANY AGAIN.
The correspondent OF one Of the leading western
papers, a Chicago journal that spends thousands
OF dollars annually for Washington dispatches
alone, was relating his experience. He said that
when the strike occurred he decided to give the