Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-28
SECOND EDITION.
sARTUDAY EVENING, JULY %. 1888
STATE OF THE STRIKE:
The Movement to Construcs . New Line
The Philadelphia Commercial Ex-
change Protest Against tho
Strikers and Employ0a.

The Movement to COnstrucS . New Line
The Philadelphia Commercial Ex-
change Protest Against the
Strikers and Employees.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July, 2S.-Referring
to the recent conferences between the
Baltimore s. Ohio telegraph company and
the Brotherhood of Telegraphers the Sun
to-day says "Mr. Horace O. Steltz (of
the Baltimore strikers] has explained the
inwardness of the recent conferences be-
tween himself and Superintendent Stew
art, of the Baltimore and Ohio. He says
that last Tuesday Mr.. Stewart called at
his residence, No.1S4 North Calvert street,
and there proposed to him that if he
would get authority from the ex-
ecutive committee of the brotherhood
for the appointment of a treaty committee
composed exclusively of Baltimore and
Ohio employees, that company would con-
slider their grievances. Mr.. Steltz went to
New York and got the required authority,
but since his return Mr.. Stewart has de-
clined him an interview. Mr.. Steltz did
not make his explanation until after mid
night, and it was impossible to see Mr..
Stewart. It is said at the Baltim ore and
Ohio Office, however, that Mr.. Stewards
conferences were of an unofficial charac-
ter"
The Movement for a New Limo.
Mr.. Steltz has received from New York
the circular of tho " merchants and tele-
graphists association" which is an out
growth of the strike-a new company to
be gotten up by business men and tele-
graphers, and to have offices in every i'm.
portant town in the United States. The
capital stock is to be $40, OOO, 600, to be con-
tributed by SO, 900 members of $500 each.
An organization is to be effected rs
soon as 1000 members are secured, and
subsequent applications for membership
must DO approved by the board of direc-
tors, who are to be elected by the stock.
holders. MIR. Steltz says he will lay tho
matter before tho Baltimore strikers to-
day. He thinks we'll of the project, and
will 20 into it himself and advise others
to do likewise. 1t could be mado a power
full rival Of the Western Union, he says,
and could be put in running order to many
important points in about three months
time.
The Fight of tho Companies.
Tho American Rapid telegraph company
has notified tho Baltimore & Ohio
telegraph company that it can
not receive messages from that CON-
pany obe forwarded over the American
Rapid wires, the operators refusing to
handle them. On tho other hand the Bal
timore & Ohio company has sent notice to
the American Rapid company that no
more of the business will be allowed over
the Baltimore s. Ohio wires.
The Commercial Exchange Offers Keso,u-
PHILADELPHIA, July 2S.-At meeting
of the commercial exchange, held at noon
to day, in reference to the telegraph
strike, resolutions were adopted declaring
that the "present difficulty between the
telegraph companies could and should
have been avoided, and that the action
of both parties in the controversy was
equally reprehensible." A resolution was
also adopted asking Congress to take suc!'
action as will prevent similar troubles ii,
the future. Superintendent Zeublin, OF
tho Western Union company was not pres
ent at the meeting, and objection was
raised when President Cummings 1T
tempted to read a telegram received from
him.
Funds for the Strikers.
PITTSBURGH, July 2S.-District Secre
tary Hughes, the second grand officer of
tho Brotherhood of Telegraphers,
received WORD from Granu Secretary
Robert D. Layton. of tho Knights
of Labor, that tho general Off
GETS of that organization, through him,
had issued the first requisitiOn to the
district and local assemblies for
funds for tho support Of thu mem
bers of the brotherhood Of tolo
graphers now on :. strike. This action
will place 500, 900 1T the hands of the
aas r.
Monday. Secretary Hughes states thai
they will continue tho battle ua:iiJaaua.y
if it should becam Icc ,ssary.
TIE ". U In Working Order.
NEW YORK, July 90 The W.ster:.
Union telegraph company to-day took
down tho notices " subject to delay ard
all business is now taken as before the
strike began