Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-18
MORE CHOLERA VICTIMS IN EGYPT.
The Threatened strike OF the oper.

TNE SITUATION IN NEW YoRK.

THE SITUATION IN NEW WORK
NEW YORK, july lS-lt was annOuna led IN the
morning papers that the committee a! m teIe-
granhers broth arhopd would W at on tn. officials
OF the Western Union company at II o'clock to-
Gay 10 demand an answer 10 their Petition ia
reference 10 wages snd hours of work In 20
II 30 clock none N the committee hsd a9peirea
Iae meeting oi the directors of the tel,r M COM
plny VIII be held at 1880 and The result az the
meeting, 50 lar as IL reIers 20 the petition ylu
probably not be known for an hour or more after
Ii.al liihe. There are no evidences of anu ual
cteInent among tie operators this morning al
though tue situation is discussed wlth muth in-
VeFest Wherever a knot or them gathers
FEvERIsH FEELING TEIFGRAPHIC CIRCLES
a ieversh feeling exists In tClegra phic circles
over the threatened strike. Every person inter
meeting or the executive committee OF the Vest
ern Union direct 0~s, which LIS Ia convene to-day 20
CONSIDER the e. 1ds OF the committee OF the
bIotnerhood o = egrapherS What that result
win be cannot yt be predicted. The COMMITTEES
OF the brotherhood held a meeting carly this
morning, but what transpired then could not ba
learned. Cipher dispatches were received by the
committee from various poinis that the OPERATORS
are IN readiness 10 leave therdeSkS IT . moments
notCe lt was said that every means would be
taken TO renter tie strike general one tor In
this event only would IL he Successful MI W Il.
SoDlerVllle. or the Western Union COMPANY, said
today that there seemed 10 be little posSihiliiy
mat the company would grant the request, and
that
THE STRIKE SEEMED TO RE INEVITABLE.
The dena ds We're unjust and unreaS aSonahle
and II a strike should harpen the company will
ngnt it 10 the bitter end.
w. J. Dealy, the manager OF the operating ICON
or The W N"stern JPioL. said he aid not believe a
strike woull te commenced without mature de-
liberation on the part Of the operators This
morning there was an unusually lar.E" fUrce at
Work In he oil p, numbering between GO aud 7oO
win only nine ab>enteeS nom the regular force.
Iae ordinary number or abSentces was IroIn Is 10
~ He said he had at least lify letters from en-
ployes or the company promising 60 nd by il IN
the event of strike. There were 20 chief 0pcra-
tors IN the Office, each oiIc having under him from
Is to p men, This morning
wos mod. ~, t,oso a, 90 f'Ass ASS -,
ascertain II possible the real strength OF tie dis
. inccteu portions, anG how large n force migEJ bc
relied on IN case OF "A strike The FIRST report
showed that cut or tWenty-one operators twelve
We're doubtful and n ne promised TO Stand by the
company. Later reports Indicated that this pro-
portion represented the division feeling
throughout the wloe force. The Mheatstone
Operators 20 a man, Mr. Dealy said, promlsc d TO
stand by the company In case OF a strike.
WHAT ST. LOUIS TELkGRAPEERs SAID LAST NIGHT
ST LoUrs, July 1S.-The members or the Broth
erhood OF Teiegraphers asserted last night that
unless the Western Union company replied fr yor-
ably before noon to-day TO the memorial presented
10 General Manager Eckert ON Monday the fxecu-
tive committee will order strike, and that at u
O'Clock sharp. New YORK time, every member of
quietly abandon his post Telegraph officials do
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