Daily globe., 1883-07-20

Lap was burned to the waters edge. She
was valued with cargo at $4,000. The
ship Col. Adams was burned at the pier.
The bark Perseverance fioated into the
stream and was burned to the waters edge.
Total loss now estimated at $1,000,O00.
BIG COME OUT AT PITTsBURG.
P1rrsDURG, July 19.-The telegraphic
strike was inaugurated at al this morn
ing. At that hour, at a given signal, every
member of the brotherhood quit work, and
coming out of the several offices, formed a
procession and marched to headquarters,
where meeting vas held. A canvass of
the offices few minutes later found fifteen
men at work in the Western Union and
three in the Baltimore & Ohio. The num-
Der of men who came out are as follows:
Western Union company, 81; American
Rapid, 16; Baltimore & Ohio, z; and
Mutual Union f. The Western Union are
receiving business as usual, and say that
beyond delay there will be no Interrupt
ton, and claim that within the next
twenty four hours the force will be increas-
ed materially. The Baltimore d Ohio are
also receiving additions. The Mutual Un-
ion and American Rapid are refusing
everything, including the United press
matter. The strike created great excite
ment, and the streets in front of the offices
were thronged all day.
THE ST. LOUIS OFFICE WELL FIXED.
ST. LOUIS, July 19.-Fifty-four of the
seventy-fv operators of the day force on
duty in the Western Union lest their in
struments promptly at II O'Clock Wash
ington time, quietly left the building and
marched in procession to the hall which
they will make their headquarters during
the strike. There was no special manifes-
tation of feeling on the part of the
operators as they filed out of the Office,
but several of the older employees of the
company evidently left with much regret.
Of the number that abandoned their posts
about one-half were women and girls.
Those who did not join the strikers
quietly remained at their instruments, and
in ten minutesthe furry was over and the
Office was again ready for business. The
force now in the office numbers about fifty
and business is moving with reasonable
celebrity to all the chief trade centres of
the country excepting New Orleans, which
has not yet been heard from. Fully sixty
five operators can be mustered for work
and this Office may be regarded as we'll
manned and able to transact all business
offered.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Nine of the day
force of the Western Union main Office
worked through the day and it is under
stood that five of these promised to return
to work tomorrow. Nearly all, if not
all the branch offices closed this afternoon
Three members of the regular night force
besides night Manager Young reportedEfor
duty tonight and the manager has other
assistance, but what it is cannot be ascer-
tanned. The day and night
force of the Western Union
main Office consists of about twenty men
each. When the day force went off duty
the wires were nearly clear only about
fifty messages remaining on file. At the
American Rapid Office the manager and
one operator remain on duty and six men
have struck. An operator who announces
himself as one of the officers of the local
organization of the Telegraphers Brother.
hood and authorized to speak officially,
| communicates the following information:
The rumor which was spread abroad
soon after the strike began,snat a false ap-
nouncement of the death of Gen. Grant,
/
is untrue. The order to strike was pre-
pared last night. At the same time a let
ter to G.. NJ. Eckert was drawn up. It was
communicated to the Brotherhood before
o'clock this morning by means
of cipher, the simple transposition words.
! The executive committe of the Brotherhood
have not autocratic authority attributed
TO them. They have been acting within
! ,--hi hioh
conventionn of delegates held some
months ago in western city. The only
discretioni to be exercised by them pre-
vioUs to the Inauguration of the strike,
was in the matter of the date on which the
bill of grievances should be presented to
the companies, and this dis
cretion was limited to time
between June 1, and August Is. The pa
per would have been presented on the 18th
inst, but for that day vas Sunday and the
following day, the 10th, was accordingly
selected. 1t WIS part of the instructions
of the executive committee that in case
the demands were not conceded within
forty eight hours after the presentation of
bill of grievances, strike SHOULD fol-
low.
REVIEW OF TIE STRIKE.
CHICAGO, July 19.-Reports have been
received by officials of the company here,
from superintendent at various points.
telegraphing to the effect that at Cincin-
natl everything is working elegantly in
that district. Every Office is fully equipped
except Cincinnati, which has thirty five
operators now and more coming. ST.
Louis is working every circuit with sixty
nine operators. Full day force on duty.
A good working force is on duty
1T Cleveland, Detroit and Toledo,
and more coming in. At Minneapolis
all the circuits were manned By p. n
omaha will have nearly full force at the
principal points by tomorrow morning
any number volunteers. Don't worry this
district. San Francisco has a regular
force of twenty y-eight operators, and bui
sixteen joined the strike. All the vacan-
cies will be filled tonight. At ST. Joseph
Mo-, the full force have returned to work.
and claim their going out was through g
misundersta nding. Des Moines has only
one striker.
WILL WEATHER THE STORM.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 19.-Promptly on re
ceiving the signal General Grant dropped
dead" two-thirds of the operators in the