The Portland daily press., 1883-08-18

PITTsBuRG, Pa, Aug. 17-Tkomas HI.
Hughes, Secretary of the Brotherhood of Tel
egraphers, received the following from New
York this afternoon:
''Send the following to all assemblies The
executive board of the Brotherhood regrets to
say the strike is a failure. All members who
can may return to work Immediately. Circu-
lar follows by mail.
(Signed) JOAN CAMPBELL.
NEW YORK, Aug. H-Five striking tele-
graphers returned to duty in st. Louis yester-
day on the company's terms.
The Western Union reports that fifty opera
tors returned this morning, and they are COM
ing back gradually all over the country. No
wires were interrupted last night.
One of the most prominent striking telegraph
operators said to-day that the strike was prac-
tically at an end. he believed in the brother.
hond and stuck by it as long as he could, but
they were beaten and might as well give mn
first as last. He had signed an iron clad oath
ard would return TO work tomorrow. He
knew many other operators who would en-
deavor to return to their keys at once
The iron clad oath referred to compels tho
telegrapher- to pledge himself to withdraw
from the brotherhood and never again Join
similar organization.
SOIs 0OAuCIfilios Vi bno w cct6Tu OnlOlg BdlQ
this morning that no wires were tampered with
last night, and that all crcnits were working
nicely. In addition to seventeen telegraphers
who returned to work yesterday ten more re-
turned to-day, three of whom were ladies.
1t is reported that the Telegraphers Brother
hood is considering as to the adoption of res
olution advising the girls who struck to apply
for their reinstatement.
A leader of the telegraphers' strike to-day
tates:-''We have made good fight, but have
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was stronger than ours, and because allies who
had promised to aid us failed to do so. The
executive committee of the brotherhood is pre-
pairing state ment, which will be published in
short time, showing the amount of money re-
ceived and expended. We have less than
$4,000, and out of this rents and skirmishers'
funds had to be paid, SO that there was only
$1,000 or $1,000 to divide amoug 900 operators
and 300 lnemen. The average amount paid to
operators on strike was "a for the entire four
weeks that the men have been out.
Telegraph Operators Returning TO Work.
ALBANY, Aug. 17.-Eighteen of the Western
Union strikers will return to their places here
tomorrow morning. .
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 17.-Three mora striking
telegraphers were restored to their position
here to-day and four additional applications
were received and fayorably considered. Four
teen in all have left the ranks of the brother
hood within the past two days.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 1.-THE striking
operators here to-day asked of Manager
Howard if they could return to work in body.
The manager replied that each individual
must make application, and further stated that
all important positions in the office were al
ready filled. The strikers here are not dis.
posed to return except in body.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE statement is
made on the best authority that Master Work
man Campbell of the Brotherhood to-day in
formed members of the organization to look
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with the Western Union Telegraph Company
as they could secure. Each man looked out
for himself. The female operators came in a
body, 30 in all. Twelve we're accepted and
the rest rejected, their places having been
filed. Forty-five male operators were accepted
out of 62 who applied. The order to the assem-
bies in other cities does not appear to have
reached them until evening