Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-07-23
STRIKING rELEaRApHERs.

ent action they would not, get q cent.
They had already made tools of them.
selves. 50
Superintendent Somerville stated DOS.
itively that the company would not
yield. but would fight to the bitter end,
and Earastus Wiman of the Western
Union directors and president of the
Great Northwestern company. which con.
trolls nearly all the Conadian lines, said
so far as the Canadian lines were con.
cerned they would be taken care of.
Telegraph officers ut tho stock ex.
change were in operation this morning,
and the brokers say no inconvenience
has yet resulted from the strike on &C.
count of delay. The Western Union
to-day sent two operators to Bos-
ton. and one each to Hartford
and Newark, where the force was
badly crippled. The operators of the
Gold and Stock Telegraph company, at a
meeting to-day, determined to resign il
called upon to do service for the Western
Union company. At the produce ex.
change the effect of the strike was more
seriously felt. and in consequence of the
reduction in the force, quotations re-
ceived from Chicago and the west are
very meagre. The Postal telegraph
company has put in some of its wires
and rendered considerable assistance.
Business at the cotton exchange has
also fallen of on account of the strike.
There Is great delay in getting quota.
tions
At q meeting of strikers this evening
over l.5OO were present. including 400
Iinovnon T0hr MSknt,o11 M
egrams were read from different Assem-.
blies warning the men to put no faith in
the weather reports; that the ranks of
the brotherhood remained solid. A del.
egatlen of the executive committee of
the Knights of Labor was present, A reso.
luton expressing. sympathy and pro.
missing AID to the strikers in carrying out
the movement was read.
Chicago. July W-"I knew We had the
men beaten ten minutes after the strike
had taken place." said Col. Clowry this
afternoon, "and subsequent develop
ments have proved my opinion was cor.
| rect. The superintendent went on to
declare that the company already was
in position to handle more business than
the public was handing in.
Manager Mccullough of the Baltimore
and Ohio company takes more gloomy
view OF the situation, and declares that
biz company is practically at stand
still in this city, st. Louis and Cincin-
natl. A number Of applications have
been made for situations, but the appli.
cants as q rule proved incompetent. HI
asserts that it is his view that the opera
tors will win in the present controversy
The striking operators held meeting
this afternoon, which was largely attend
ed, and there was considerable enthusi
asm. Ninety-four new members wert
initiated, including number brought tt
the city to take the places of those who
quilted the Offices Thursday. Members
of the brotherhood expressed bitterness
at the reports given by portion of the
press as to the situation in other cities
and claimed that they were colored fol
the benefit Of the company. They fur
ther contend that their advices from
every large city showed that the com
panies we're in hard straights, and wer,
keeping up show of activity, while il
reality they were badly crippled.
None of the Chicago strikers have thu
far made application to return to tn
companies employ, At 5 o'clock thi,
afternoon Chicago officials of tie West
ern Union companies claimed to be vel
up on all business on hand, and that by
tomorrow they expected to accept mes
sages without the provision "Subject t.
delay"
Washington, July 20-Adviccs receive,
here are to the effect that at Richmond
Va, only two operators are at work. A
Norfolk the whole Office except th
officials has suspended work. In August
oil the operators went out. In Atlantt
Savannah, Galveston and New Orlean
all the operators, with very few excer
tions. have struck. In every city in til
south the men are very firm. and it
said they threaten to hold out until cor
cessions are made by the company. I
Philadelphia ll2 men went ont, leavin
only about 70 at work. A very enthus
astic meeting OF the operators here WI
held ut the National hote
there being about IS men presen
A number of new accessions to tt
union have been received from surrount
ing stations. The meeting was privat
but it is understood that resolution
were adopted declaring it to be tile
duty to stand firm until the terms of tt
association are acceded to. A number
> enthusiastic spe eches were made. Thes
meetings will be held daily until son
, decision is reached. Information is r
ceived here that all the other labor ass
Citations and unions throughout ii
country are Offering to give the oper
tors any aid in their power, but none
7 the executive committee, or even u
5 operators themselves, think there will |
any necessity for it. rs the union is qul
strong and will not need assistance u
less the strike is prolonged long tim
! FATAL AFFRAYS.