The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
Press kilograms.
THE TELEGRAPH WAR.
DELAYS TO BUSINESS.

showed there was considerable delay
on many principal wires, owing to
the unusual pressure of business
during the day, but it was expected
the night force would be able to clear
up the work before morning. The
greatest delay was in reaching points
in the South, Chattanooga and New
Orleans being four hours behind, and
western wires all crowded, princi-
pally those to Chicago, st. Louis and
Buffalo. There is yet no disposition
on the part of the company to meet
the demands of the strikers, and the
rumoT that compromise has been
effected was emphatically denied by
the officers of the company, They
claim the situation is continually i'm
proving and that a practical victory
has been won over the strikers. The
American Rapid company having
granted terms t0 the Strickers. its
Whole force which left the. desks will
be at work again tomorrow morning
THE FIRST WEKk,
NEW YoRK, July sa.-The first
week of the strike has passed, and the
peaceable disposition and orderly con-
duct of the strikers has called out
universal commendation, They have
made many frienaS among the public
and in business circles. In private
conversation they talk very decidedly
and positively of their expectations,
and seem to have no intention of
wavering. Their determination is
the subject of comment, and even at
the executive Office the greatest SUR
prise Is expressed that they should, in
view of the situation, be determined
to hold out. 1t cannot be said that to
outward appearances the understand
ing between the company and its ope-
raGoFs of the brotherhood committee
Is any better than week ago. 1t is
generally conceded SHAT the telegraph
business is being done with fair
promptneSs and correctness, Many
aggravating delays occur, however,
which are not fully explained by the
unfavoFable condition for the last
three days.
THE AMERICAN RAPID CONCESSION
PITTsBURG, July 25.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received by
Secretary Hughes of the brotherhood
telegraphers:
"NEW YORK, July Satisfactory
arrangements having been made be-
tween the brotherhood telegraphers
of the United States and Canada and
the American Rapid telegraph COM
pany. ali members working for that
company will resume work to-mor-
row morning, July 26,
d5HN CAMPBELL"
The PROGRESS OF WORK.
New YORK, July 25.-The Western
Union noon bulletipIreports East Bos-
south OF Chattanooga still down:
New Orleans OK; Baltimore one and
a half hours behind; Philadelphia
clear, ways we'll up; Cincinnati one
and a half hours behind; Detroit clear
Cleveland clear and relaying; Chica-'
go one hour behind; Buffalo one and
half hours behind; Pittsburg one
and half hours behind.
CUTTING THE WIRES.
CHICAGO, July 25.-All the %Tires of
the Western Union company on the
Wisconsin and MiiwaGEee divisions
of the Chicago and Northwestern
road were out at 11:45 last night, at
points about six miles distant from
this city. The breaks wers discov-
cred and the wires were working all
right again this morning.
THINGS IN CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, July 25,-9he Ameri-
can Rapid telegraph offices re-opened
tonight for business, the strikers re-
snming their places according to the
terms of settlement made by the
brotherhood with the company.
Thirty operators are ON duty tonight
in the Western Union Office, and TAX
ing care not only of all Il cal business
but helping the other offices out. AS
nobody struck at the Mutual Union
office telegraph service here has about
resumed it's customary condition.
BETTER OUTLOOK.
NEW YORK, July 25.-5 p. m.-
The condition of the wires good and
business east of Roston thirty min
utes behind; way offices are all up.
South of Chattanooga, the wires
are now all right and sending
back dates; New Orleans. wires now
working slowly and sending back
dates; Savannah, four hours behind,
thirty messages on hand; Augusta,
fifteen messages on hand; Long
Branch, one hour behind and twenty
five messages on hand; Baltimore,
fifteen minutes behind; Washington,
all clear; Philadelphia, twenty min
utes behind; Erie and Jersey way
offices, business well up; West Gin
cinnati, two and a half hours behind;
Cleveland. clear and relaying for the
west; st. Louis, two hours behind;
Chicago, one, hour behind; Detroit, all
clear; Buffalo, three-fourths of an
hour behind; Pittsburg, all clear;
Toledo, all clear; North Albany,
Montreal, Syracuse and Saratoga way
offices all clear.
ORDERED TO WASHINGTON.
CHESTER DEPOT, Pa, July 25.-
The manager of Ethe Western Union
offices in this city, and all his assist
and left for that city this evening.
The office is now in charge of loyal
operator from Philadelphia.
SHORT HANDED.
MOBILE, July 25.-The Western
Union Office here is running with the
manager, chief operator and superin-
tendent's clerks, assisted by two sec
ond-class operators. The Columbus
man struck work tonight.
PRESS OPERATORS TO GO.
Boston, July 25.-The striking OPP
erat ors this afternoon resolved unani-
mously to telegraph Chairman O'Con-
nor, of the executive board, request
ing him to Immediately order out the
operators employed by the Asso-
ciated Press.
IN GOOD ORDER.
NEW YORK, July %. = The West
ern Union Office reports all lines ex-
cept Louisiana and Texas. clear of
business. Louisiana and Texas are de-
layed by the storm of last evening
prostrating the wires. which were not
in good order until II this morning.
All business will be cleared up by
midnight.
THE NINE O'CLOCK BULLETIN.
NEW YORK, July 26.-The follow
ing is the 8 o'clock bulletin of the
Wpstarn Trnion tplaOraDh c0mDanV.