Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-07-20

wheat and Barley.
EASTERN.
The Teiegraphers' StrIke-De-
tails from all Quarters.

The EeieEfaphersi strike-De-
tails from all quarters.
MILWAUKEE, July l9.--About sixty
operators struck here, leaving Manager
Weller and his four chiefs at the wires.
NEW YORK, July l9.--At precisely ~
o'clock, Washington time. several hun
bred operators in the Western Union
Telegraph room laid down their utensils
and started for the halls. Superintend-
ent Hunnisson, who was present, said
the number to leave was about what had
been expected from reports to the COM
pany. In the operating room were sta
toned several policemen, aud these, to-
gether with the officials who were pres
emit, aided the strikers to move out as
rapidly as possible, and to leave the
building. The operators who remained
at their keys did very little work at first,
and We're interested spectators. The
long lines OF operators We're soon filing
down the stairs. Ga their faces were
depicted various emotions. The ma
jorlty were hilarious, but there were not
wanting those whose features bore
traces OF uncertainty and fears for the
future. Many were thoughtful, and
evidently appreciated that the strike
might mean long weeks OF idleness. with
scanty salary. The general feeling was
one of confidence, however, and
determination to win was the watch
word. As soon as the advance guard of
strikers reached the basement, hundreds
of curious people, who were there and
in the street about the building, set up
a shout, thus spreading The news. In
few minutes more bulletin boards were
posted with the facts, and the long con-
templated and much talked of strike
had begun and was fully known at all
the news centres. There was no disturb
ance in the Associated Press wires, which
tap Washington, Baltimore and Phila-
delphia, with their tributary territory,
those wires being manned by Associated
Press Photographers, who have made no
demand and have no grievances. The
general opinion OF the operators officials
be taken care of by the operators, who
have only kind feeling towards the Press.
A survey of the field at o'clock re-
vealed some striking changes in the state
OF affairs. An unusual number OF people
blocked the entries to the buildings.
This crowd was composed of curiosity
seekers, strikers and messenger boys in
equal number. Many of the operators
sought the headquarters in Courtlandt
street, and it being a fine day many went
off to the sea coast. 1t was common
expression that they would take their
summer vacation in the Catskills. In
the general offices ON the third floor no
body was to be seen, save the messengers
and one or two clerks. The reason of
this was learned during visit to the
operating room. There were found Jay
Gould, Gen. Eekert, General Superin-
tendent, Tinker, Assistant General Sup
erintendent, NJ. Bates, and others of the
general officers. They wero making
tour of the room and OF the
gold and stock department. They gave
valuable aid and advice and expressed
themselves much pleased that the situa.
ton was no worse. As one of the Off
Gals remarked at looked an hour ago
as if sleet storm had struck the wires,
but now it seems to be merely a rain
storm" An actual count of operators
showed one hundred and fifty-six at
work.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 10
Promptly on receipt OF the signal, viz,
Gen Grant dropped dead, >" two-thirds
OF the operators in the Western Union
office left their desks. There are now
eighteen tirst-class operators on duty,
and the ranks are filling up rapidly, At
the larger offices in the State, outside,
about half the force left their desks,
Logansport, Lafayette and Richmond
being the exceptions, at which points
the full force remained on duty.
CLEVELAND. July l9.-At nineteen
minutes before noon, all the Western
Union operators, except FIVE, left their
keys and struck. The Western Union is
steadily filling the vacancies at the tables,
accepting all business as presented, and
expects to be in usual working condition
in "a hours. The American Rapid Office
is closed to business. The Mutual
Union force is not affected.
CINCINNATI, July l9.-At the main of.
fee OF the Baltimore & Ohio every opsr.
ator went out, and business is wholly