Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
The Strike.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Twelve OPP
orators are on duty at the Western
Union main office to-day including
the assistant manager and the chief
operators OF the day force who work
ed Thursday and yesterday are absent
to-day. No linemen joined the strike
here. At the Offices of other telegraph
companies there is no change in the
situation.
New YORK, July 20.-The execu-
tive committee of the brotherhood of
telegraphers met this morning. Minor
NJ. Davis was elected chairman and
A. A. Orfurth, secretary. After a can
vass of the subject from all It's stand
points it was decided to prepare some
systematic, regular method of proceed
ure and to this end the following com
mittee was appointed on finance and
relief: A. IL. Seymour, p j. Morrison,
S. A. Coleman, Alfred Dillon. and
William Taylor. The intelligence.
committee Clearance A. Simpson
Chas. NJ. Jansen and A. j. Voyer, on
law and order, Charles Matthias and
Frank Reynolds. A skirmishing com
mittee as appointed, consists of E. T.
Barberie and E. T. Welch, of the
Western Union Co., and E. J. Smith
OF the fire alarm service. After de
timing the duties of the several com
mittees collectively and individually,
they repaired to the Caledonia Hall.
where at IL o'blOck there were nearly
200 strikers assembled. The duty of
the finance and relief committees will
be to receive all subscriptions. investi-
gate all applications for relief and au-
dit the accounts of all sub-commit-
tees. The committee on intelligence
Will attend to the transmission and
reception Of all kilograms and com
municatiOns, which will continue in
cypher. The duty of the skirmishing
committee will consist of personally
visiting the operators now at work,
and trying to influence them to join
the secret order of the Brotherhood.
No dishOnOrable means, it is promised.
will be employed to this end.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 21.-Six of
the operators employed by the West
ern Union Co. here struck to-day.
leaving the force at work insufficient
to handle the business. Three of the
operators, which composes nearly the
entire force of the American Rapid
of this city also struck at
noon.
BALTIMORE, July 21.-A high off
cial Of the Baltimore and Ohio tele-
graph company stated most positively
that the Baltimore and Ohio company
would not treat with Campbell nor
with any man not in their own en-
ploy, That they We're ready and
willing and anxious to meet and talk
with their own men and offer most
liberal terms, but were resolved not
to treat with men not in their ser
vice.
CHICAGO, July 21.-The brother
hood made a stragetic movement to-
day by inducing the gold and stock
ticker operators and market reporters
on the board of trade floor to join the
ranks. All went out this morning.
The Western Union secured some re
porters from the public produce
exchange to take their place, but
the officers of the board of
trade objected to their being on the
floor on the ground that they were
men. News transmitted
and reported Will be secured as soon
as possible and the commercial news
service resumed, but the &c. 0. D."
service is at stand still to-day, and
what few quotations come over the
ECKER are wildly erroneous.