Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-18
OF THE STRIKE.
JUDGE BLACKS CONDITION CRITICAL.
ROW At THE CHINESE rHeATeR IN FRISCO.
THE WARREN, OHIO, BANK FAILURE
Disastrous End OF the Strike,

ONLY THE BEST OPERATORS BEING TAKEN Rack m
NBw YORK.
NEW YORK, August 1S-The main ofrice OF the
Western Union telegraph company was besieged
from an early hour This morning by nearly one
hundred operators seeking reinstatement But
superintendent Humstone was busily engaged in
discriminating between the applications from
sidered Second and thira rate oSly tbe SSst Sest
workmen are being taken back. and quite a num-
Der OF the operators were disappointed by being
rejected. Those operators who were taken on
after the strike commenced viii be retained by
the company IN their present positions. Since the
strike was declared ended. yesterday afternoon,
only l2 women had been received back into the
employ or the company. The total number OF
women who have applied for reinstatement is
over 45, so that 81 OF that number left without
work. Superintendent Humstone said that IS
men were taken back yesterday afternoon ana
evening. About 30 more first-class men were re.
lnstated this morning he said that all OF the
branch ofrices would be open for business
by Monday morning, and that everything would
be In perfect working order by that time. He
could not promise that the company would ind
positions for all the operators, but he thought
70 seek positions elsewhere, as the company could
not, In Justice TO ITSELF discharge those operators
about TWO weeks before positions can be found for
those Of the strikers whom the company intends
to reinstate.
THE LINExEN NOT APPLYING FOR REiNsrArRMKSr
IL was said that none or the linemen had yet
aid It was likely ' their applications @ a would e%
taken during the the men s,rke Meo SsTs
become proficient In their duties and will not now
be discharged 10 make way for the strikers There
are still a number OF operators and nearly all OF
the linemen who say that the strike is not yet
ended, and that they intend TO make things lively
for the company yet This, however, Is regarded
as
MERE TALK AND BRAvADo
MI. Mitchell. OF the Brotherhood or Telegraphers,
says that the men Will return TO work just fast
as the company will take them back He expressed
the belief that at the end of a week or so there
would be but few OF the strikers who would not
have been reinStated In the company's employ. A
few OF the strikers who were rejected this MORN
ing were loud In their denunciatons OF the action
OF the brotherhood In holding out so long and by
that means allowing their places TO be filled by
other men.
ATTRIBUTED TO THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
PrTTsBURG, Pa, August 1s-Secretary Hughes
says he mas notifled all the assemblies TO return 10
Campbell In regard to the sudden collapse OF the
strike he was very reticent, but said he was salts
fled the strike was failure after the third day.
Members OF the brotherhood attribute the defeat
to the Knights of Labor, who they say failed TO
give them the support they had promised
THE SITUATION IN CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, August 1S.-The striking operators
received no official notice OF the abandonment OF
the strike yesterday, but this morning they sent
a committee TO superintendent Miller TO ascertain
on what terms they could return He showed them
the form OF contract they would be required to
subscribe to. abjuring the brotherhood. and they
went away to report. One striker has signed the
contract and returned TO work. Superintendent
Miller Will act on Individual applications and NIL
vacancies according to the qualifications or the ap-
pltcants.