Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-26

po"iy orippieu, thouRo ~ men were at
work at night. At Dayton, Columbus,
Springfield and other points In Ohio, save
Cleveland. the strike was insignificant.
sixty operators struck AT Milwaukee,,
leaving only the manager and four chiefs
at work
Boston WA the worst crippled place in
the country. A dispatch yesterday after
noon says; The working force of the
Western Union Office, in this city, now
consists of about 30 operators, oompris-
ing officials, clerks, Office boys who have
bean impressed into service, and the two
operators who did not Join the strikers
Four wires are in operation between
Boston and New York, and some business
is baing done over the New England
wires.
In Providence, Rhode Island, all the
American Rapid unmpany's men atruok,
bnt the Western Union operators kept at
work. The strike was not serious at New
Haven, Conn. save in the American Rapid
compPHy's office. The manager and his
brother were left alone in the Western
Union office at Springfield, Mass. Only
the American Rapids manager remained
AZ Harrisburg, Pa, and three Western
Union men struck. TwO-thlrds of the
men struck in the Western Union office
at indianapolis, hut the gaps ware rapidly
liiiing mp last night. ht large offices
itAroughout the State, save at Log gAusport,
Latayette and Richmond, half tho force
struck. AT New Orleans ~ ont of az
operators struok. Bnt two ont of IL
struck at Chattanooga.
Nearly all the operators at the Western
Union, Mutual Union and American
Rapid offices at Buffalo, N. Y, struck and
marched out of the offices. For time
the only messages were handled by the
remaining few, but at 3 p. M, 2S men
had been obtained, and communication
with principal points WAS resumed. The
manager received numerous applications
from nop.union men for places, and he
expects to sustain the compauy's posi-
tion. At night 35 men were at work and
there We're many applicants for the places
lest by the $50 strikers. At st. Louis,
Mo-, 81 out of rs men struck, and
hall of those remaining are women, but
the manager reports G5 operators
available and office practically manned.
Nine men struck at Richmond, Va, and
the strike is general throughout the
State. Railroad operators ars offering for
the vacancies. Trenton seems to have
been left bare of operators save for the
manager at the Western Union office.
Only women remained on duty at Long
Branch and the operators struck at
Asbury Park. Here lineman cut one
wire. Detroit is seriously crippled,
majority of the men having struck. The
strike extends to Canadian offices. No
general estimate Of the number of strikers
is made by the Associated Press.
New YORK, July 19.-Lste tonight it
was reported that all was running
smoothly at the Western Union office,
and that the usual number Of operators
were at work. The work accumulstiug
during the afternoon was b.ing rapidly
disposed OF, and in every casa, except in
regard to communication with Boston,
the wires were clear. Up to 9 o'clock
there were 100 operators at work, and
after that time 80, which is said to be-
only few short of the usual number.
Mr.. Somerville stated that of the 153
hrsnch Offices in the city, all Int few ol
the most important ones had been closed,
aud the managers, very few OF whom had
struck, We're summoned to the central
Office. Later, however, they were sent
back TO their Offices. Cots We're provided
for those that remained during the night,
and supper provided for them at the
expense of the company, many being day
meu who consented to remain.
Reports from different points ut 10
p. III. showed thst every office WAS
manned, Buffalo having three fourihs of
it's force at work. From other points the
following reports were received At
Indianapolis, 20 strikers returned at
night. Al ST. Joseph, Mo-, all struck,
hut returned to work AT q O'Clock. LOuis-
vile, remained at work. Chicago, the
force numbers 80 Evansville, Ind, 4 in
the office. Waterbury, Conn, and
Spring gheld, Mass, have o full compile
ment, the places of tue strikers being
filled. Toledo las working inrce. Ri.
timore, is out of "a struck. Boston is
badly crippled.
CmcAGO, July ~ -Repnrts received
by Western llnion officials from various
points are to the following ellsot Gin
cinnati, everything working elegsnt i'll
this district every office fully equipped.
st. Louis, working every cirGnit, 90
operators, the full day force, are oD duty.
Cleveland, a good working force is ON
duty at Cleveland, Detroit and Toledo,
and more men are coming in. Mime
apOlis, all circuits manned by p. m.
Omaha, will have nearly q full force at
the principal points by TO. morrow morn
ing. There are any number of volunteers.
AT San Francisco, Of the fnll regular
force of IS operators lG joined the
strikers.
AT Philadelphia Superintendent zsub-
| lin said the men would be fought until
the could hold out no longer. No COM
promise would be made and the brother
hood would not be recognized. In the
\ operating room at Philadelphia bsfore the
strike, there were 20 day operators, and
OF these six were women. all of these
departed-two of the women in tears
with the exception of 81 operators, three
of this number being women. In addi-
ton to the remaining 81 we're a number
OF operators not incluued in the move
ment and belonging to the Local Tele-
graph Company, of which Mr.. Bentley
is the president, the American District
Telegraph Company and the Philsdel-
phis & Reading railroad Company.
Mr.. Ieublin prepared a statement OF
the number of men employed at varioua
places before the strike and those up to
that hour 6 p. m.) who were on duty.
1t is as follows:
| DAY MEN.