The daily gazette., 1883-07-19

NEW YORK, July 1S.-No reply has yet
beeL made to the statement of grievances
presented by the executive committee of the
Telegraphers Brotherhood on Monday, and
members of the executive committee of the
Western Union declare that they will not
recognize the Brotherhood as qualified to
speak for anybody in the matters in ques-
tion. The operators claim that the COM
/ mittee fixed no time for the strike in their
| statement to the Western Union Company
and never intended to strike on Wednesday,
/ though operators who spoke without infor-
| nation fixed upon Wednesday noon for the
strike. During the morning there was much
| suppressed excitement among the opera
tors in the Western Union building and
| many people waited outs de until IL O'clock
expecting the strike would come, but 1t did
lot.
In the meantime William j. Dealey, man.
ager of the operating department, was max
ing hurried canvass of the office at the re-
quest of director. "Seventy-ive per cent.
of the operators will stand by the company
in the event of strike" he said to a re-
porter when he had completed his task.
"They pledge themselves to 10 SO, no matter
what the executive committee of the
Brotherhood may advise Only two of the
10 Wheatstone operators would go on a
strike, and those two men will be discharged
anyway"
The executive committee of the Western
Union Telegraph Company held its regular
weekly meeting at 1899 p. N. The meet
ing of the committee was held in the
presidents room, on the third floor of the
building and continued until $50 p. m.
Immediately afterward the doors were
thrown open and Secretary Brewer read the
following resolution, which he said the
committee had unanimously adopted:
ResolUed, That committee, consisting of ex-
Cove -ner Cornell, j. w, Clendenn and John
I. Terry. be appointed to inquire into CON-
| plants of inequalities of compensation or con-
| ditions of services of employees of this company
| if any, and report to this committee
"This committee" Mr.. Brewer said, "will
meet at IL a. m. tomorrow and will subse-
| quently report to the executive committee,
| whom Governor Cornell has authority to
call together. "The action of the committee
was entirely unanimous" he said, land
there was not the slightest division of senti
| me1t."
The action of the committee became
| quickly known to the operators above,
though no interruption to business occurred.
sit is astonishing" MIR. Daily said, show
things will spread through this Office and
yet no apparent conversation among the
THE SMALLER COMPANIES.
So far as the smaller telegraph companies
were concerned the situation remained un-
| changed. The officers OF the Bankers and
| Merchants and the Southern Companies
said that no demands had been made upon
them. Superintendent G. A. Mott, OF the
Bankers and Merchants, said that judging
from the names of the men appointed on the
subcommittee of the Western Union d.
| rectors war was intended.
A DEMAND ON THE B. & o.
BALTIMORE, July Sat $50 O'Clock this
morning, Messrs. Doyle and Steltz of the
| Telegraphers' Brotherhood, In response to
an invitation from George P. Frick, Super
| intendent of the Baltimore IL Ohio Tele-
graph Company, called on that gentleman.
| They were informed that Mr. Robert Garrett
had telegraphed a request for a conference
at Atlantic City. Messrs. Steltz and DOYLE
at first objected most strenuously and finally
refused to go unless fully authorized by the
standing committee. Upon this authority
being given the gentlemen named above left
in special train at 10 O'Clock a. m and are
now at Atlantic City. Nothing of import
| ance is known here in connection with the
| prospective outcome of the difficulty
THE SITUATION IN SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-The announce
ment of Superintendent Jaynes this after
| noon that matters had been arranged created
| great satisfaction among the public and
| operators. General Superintendent Sabine,
| oi the Telephone Company, says ihe tiom
/ OF the Chicago linemen will eXcrc sc no i'm
| tiuencC over employees here, as ali are per-
fectly sat.f. d with their work and ply
CHICAGO, July Is i'he linllncu q The
telephone company ii his city vent out on
str!kc ut noon to day al{i Eiil a II a ;aPatz
| ing NJ = o'clock ths afternoon 10 o,ltiine
| their future course oi action