Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-28
NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKE
LARGE CITIES RAISING MONEY
FOR THE OPERATORS.

The Produce Exchanges Threatening TO
Desert GOuld's Wires-The Press
Operators Not to be Ordered from the
Keys-Western Union Still Bent on
Winning.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Resolutions were
offered and adopted in the Produce Fx-
change to notify the Western Union Com
pany that if the service is not improved
the exchange will withdraw from its con-
tract, and also confer with other ex-
changes with view of building line of
their own.
The situation in the Western Union
office is reported to be steadily improving.
The strikers are cheerful and as deter
mined as ever. The latter have come to
the conclusion that they must expect to
make long fight of it.
Plans are rapidly being pushed for
ward for the organization of the new
cooperative telegraph company conterl-
plated by the Brotherhood.
At the office of the American Ranid
Telegraph Company to-day it was said
that larger amount of business was
belng done by the company than ever
before, and that although the force was
largely increased, there was work
enough to keep every one busy.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-There is no
change in the telegraphic situation here.
The clerks in the Interior and War De-
partments are getting up subscription
for the benefit of the strikers.
An official communication has been re-
ceiVed from the headquarters of the Tele-
graphers' Brotherhood here to the effect
that there is no truth whatever in the re-
port that strike will be ordered against
the Associated Press wires.
one OF the men who entered the service
OF the Western Union Company week
ago at its main office here, in place of one
OF the strikers, quit work to-day and
Joined the Brotherhood. This is the only
change that has occurred to-day. The
western Union managers report busi-
ness going forward promptly.
BALTIMORE, July PA concert to-
night at Ford's Grand Opera House for
the benefit of the Brotherhood of Tele-
graphers i'll this city, realized 81, 300.
1t is auth0ritatively stated by an exc
cutiye officer of the Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph Company this evening that the
rumOrs regarding compromise by that
company with the Brotherhood of Tele-
graphers are absolutely untrue and with
out any foundation whatever, and that no
conferences are pending with that view
or any other, and none are contemplated.
CHICAGO, July 27.-The first desertion
from the strikers ranks in this city was
reported yesterday. The strikers allege
that they have evidence he only Joined
the strike for the purpose of causing "a
break in the ranks.
subscription was taken up on the
Board of Trade yesterday for the striking
telegraphers. Eight hundred dollars was
raised. The cash subscriptions received
in Chicago are reported to amount to
$4,000.
SAN FRANCISCO, July pa theatrical
performance will be given in the Grand
Opera House next Sunday evening for the
benefit of the striking operators. The play
will be Bouccicaults "'Long Strike" sew
eral telegraphers are in the cast. The
Knights of Labor have subscribed for
$1,000 worth of tickets and it is reported
that over $4,000 worth have been sold.
The Knights of Labor have levied an
assessment of 81 a week on each member
to sustain the operators during the strike.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 27.-The Board of
Trade appointed committee to-day to
call meeting of representatives of ali the
Boards of Trade of the Mississippi valley
in this city on Tuesday next to consider
the telegraDhic strike and confer with the
officers of the Western Union Company.