Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-24

| TnE TEIECRAPuE9s sTRlKE
TIE Situation ~ vaPieas Points o
i 1aferess.
At CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. July D.-aI knew We hat
the men beaten ten minutes after tn,
strike had taken place. said Col. Glow
~ this afternoon, land subsequent de
velopments have proved that my opinion
vas correct" The Superintendent wen
on 70 declare that the company va
already in position to handle NOR
business than the public was handing
IN. At 81. Louis and Cincinnati a ulm.
Der OF applications have been made 70,
situations, but the applicants as rule
proved incompetent. The striking oper.
ators held meeting this afternoon
which was largely attended. and there
| was considerable enthusiasm. Ninety
-FOUR new members were initiated.
CHICAGO. July 2l.-Ihe day force of
MESSENGER boys, in the employment of
the w. o. 7. Co., left the office in q
body shortly after O'Clock this after
noon, thus emulating the striking oper-
atOrs.
CHICAGO. Jaly N.-OHiciaIs of the
western Union report business CON
Quoted satisfactorily. The condition
anairs this morning is good. A work
Ing force reported for day duty. and all
messages are being worked Of expedi-
tiously. Col. Clowry reports an i'm
proved condition Of affairs throughout
the entire western district. Some diff
Guilty Is being experienced throughout
northwestern circuits on account of at
mosPheric interruption, and new local
oimcuify was occasioned this morning
~ the failure Of the employees of the
Gold and Stock Telegraph to report for
DUTY. This service Is of importance to
the commercial world in the transmits
SION OF market quotations. The entire
force in charge quit their posts, and no
quotations are being sent in oonse-
quenoe. The company is a branch of
the western Union, and the officials of
the latter company report that the diff
Guilty will soon be overcome.
CHICAGO, July 22.-Ofiicials of the
Western Union say that everything ia in
good shape; that they have had today
and tonight more men than they could
use, and that dispatches are going
promptly. Mr.. McCulloch, of the Balti-
more d Ohio. says that he has received
advioes from headquarters to the effect
that all negotiations between the CON-
pany and operators has been broken of,
% the company would not recognize the
brotherhood. The striking telegraph
ers held meeting this afternoon. They
now claim to have 1000 members in this
CITY. The meeting was devoted to read
Ing encouraging letters and kilograms
frnrn nthop cities
burg, Pa., said It was not true, as had
been reported, that the strikers there
had gone to work. They profess ut
most confidence as to the result. OH
Gals OF the telephone company say that
some unknown persons have been cut.
ting their wires in test boxes and cupo-
las at five different places in the CITY, in
the aggregate of about fifty wires.
AT NEW YORK.
New York, July 2l.-The Executive
Committee of the Brotherhood of Tele- |
Rraphers met this morning. Major Davis |
was elected chairman and A. A. Crofut |
secretary. After canvassing the sub |
jects from all standpoints it was decided |
to propose a systematic and regular |
method of procedure.
NEW York. July 22.-The steamer |
Plymouth Rock was crowded with the |
striking telegraph operators on an ex-
carsion to Long Branch today. force
On ~ operators was ON duty at the West
ern Union of1ce today, and 1t is reported
that all business to important points
was cleared, and that no delays were
be able to carry on its business, and no /
comprmise will be proposed.
NEW YORK. July I.-The striking |
telegraph operators met today. They |
numbered 700, of whom GO were women.
Ten linesmen brought to the city by the |
Western Union last night from Penn
sylvania and New Jersey districts had
s11 70 ~ " suo SAA u'AsuInR coi
ated. '
Jaw Gould savs that the wastarn
Union does mot nronose 10 recognize
snv oommittee from thu Rrotherboo1
and that II the emnIovees Of the com,
Many persisted in their nresent action
thev would not oct q cent Thsv had
already made fools Of themselyes. and
they would realize il before long.
The Central Labor Union have voted