Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-25
NO SIGN OF A WHITE FLAG
BOTH GOULD AND THE OPERA
TORS STAND FIRM

; The Failure of any Efforts tn ComDro.
mise stampedes more Operators In
Detroit-Business Badly DELAYED al
Chicago and Elsewhere in the West
Western Union Confident.
NEW YORK, July "a Affairs at the
office. of the Western Union ComDanv
seemed to be in better condition this morn
ing than at any time since the strike
over three hundred operators were at
their desks, and all important wires were
said to be fully manned. The only DELAYS
IN handling the business this morning
were for points west of Buffalo and Pitts.
burg, where it was reported that consid-
cradle damage had been done bv the So
we're storms of yesterday to the wires of
the company. In other resnacts
the situation was as satisfactory as
the officers of the company could ex-
pect. There was nointention whatever Of
yielding to the strikers, and ii was said
that the company was now on a firm
basis; they had nothing more to fear
Ihe number OF applicants for situations
was increasing daily, and Mr.. Dealv
sald that eighteen offices on
Long Island had been manned
TINS morning, and besides that several
additional offices had been Onened in
New York as fast as the new hands were
tested. Those who were found comnetent
were sent to out-Of-tOWn offices where
| their services were needed.
The meeting of the telegram striLors
was prolonged during the afternoon af
Clarendon Hall, and dispatches were read
from other points as fast as tbev
were received. They all contained
| expressions of the greatest confidence
IN the success the movement, especially
He Srose from OsWego, Worcester, Mass.
view orleans and Detroit Speeches were
| made by several of the Brotherhood and
ny ahumDer OF llnemen, who seem to have
developed an anstonlshing talent for ora
tory. Secretary Mcclellan. of the Knigbts
OF LABOR, presided at the afternoon session,
III oTuer 10 meet IN an official Way
numerous inquiries were addressed fo
Ine esCern Union Telegraph authorities
regarding the condition of business and
the influence and progress of the strike
~ mas Deen determined by the officers Of
Ine company to make twice a dav here
alter statement for the press of the |
country. Its learned that at . O'Clock to- !
uay, according to the company's !
IoS' the Eastern business was |
That they were sending on three wires
oOuth and to New Orleans with only 40 |
messages on hand. That thev were mn on
flttsburg and Buffalo, but that bnsi- |
ness west of Pittsburg and Buffalo was
TWO or three hours behind, and that bust
ness 10 St. Louis was several hours be-
lllIu' business bound west of Chicago
was III good shape and UP, but all that
coming East, by way of Chicago. was
considerably delayed there on account of
trouble on the wires between Pittsbur0
Buffalo and the West. -
WASHINGTON, July 24.-At BrooLlvn
y. :, the strikers held a meeting last
night where it was stated that while the
Western Union Company declared they
Rad 6oO operators employed in the New
Ofk city main office the fact was they
only had about 70. Statements were road
from the operators in the main office of
tne western Union setting forth that the
company was totally unable to handle
the business. Out of 800 operators en-
pl0yed last week the statement said that
only % men and 30 women were left. in
Gliding the chief operators.
PHILADELPHIA,J July 24.-Fifteen branch
olnceS OF the American Rapid COMPANY
have been closed, and all business is nov
conducted at the main office on Chestnut
street, near Second, which has also bpen | ,
asserted by all except Manager Pennock
mock r9 sta female type, workers. Mr.. Pen
ness was being transacted ovar tbni,.
wires. 0'ei VHeIl
AT the Office of the Baltimore and Ohio
company tne same state OF affairs evist
All the operators are in the moyemn't
except the Chief, who said to-day that !
BUSINESS SO Iar as his office was concerned
was at stand-still. '''0 i
SHiCAGo, July PA rumor was in cir
7 IuidIIOil iul mere last night that it had been
determined by the Telegraphers, Rrotber I
mood to order strike by all its memhers
ON all railroad lines where the manaoe-
~ lHeHI permits the operators to work for I
lhe western Union Telegraph COmnanV. 9
maj the call out would begin on the Gould
Ioaus at 2 O'Clock to-day. and that If L
"ould PROBABLY be followed by call ont p
Dh the Baltimore and Ohio Road. :
II. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 24.-Yesterdav
noIIlng ll.,' III the male operators in the West
srn Union office in this CITY notified tbn
manager that unless they received some i
news from the East indicating a settle n
hent OF the difficulties thev would ouit e.
NoIh aU O'Clock. Consequently at that G.
l0ur tney put on their coats and left the el
~ '1lce, ieaVIng ONLY two female operators ii
u work. The night force did not renort
or duty The Manager has snccaeded
io"cEeI, III securing some help from the
l, 'oltslCle, ana the press report was being a.
ecelNed during the afternoon with the b.
lotlce, Subject to delav.v '--0 a
AICHIS0N, KANSAS, july 24.-Four of II
ne IIei siX western Union operators en- D
10y y =" noIc struck yesterday. Two men
we're secured from the Missouri Pacific
IN Ilce, and there was not much deIav in 81
he business. III .
kANLAs NAN CITY, Mo-, July 24.-The v
esterh Union manager reports that m
usiness yesterday was greater than II =
'as "a week ago, and was well handle1.
here have been seven accessicns tc Che
)rce of the strikers. to
GAILV,E1sToN, 4 July "a Galyestcd, Hous- in
2h, Dallas and Fort Worth. tP5 only four do
lacess in Texas employing ? large num-
en- OF operators, will bT tomorrow be
NY supplied as far as 4umbers go, but
ne talent secured is Generally of miser- fiv
bic quality. The Strikers continue firm we
I'D exhibit no siels of weakening. The KIN
gestern Unign Company send two men
9I ON mere 60 6l.ion 66lGuston tomorrow, and also
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, July 24.-The tele- SS!M
aPherSp strike vas unchanged here YES W 3s
fdSy' fbe wesierp PsSireSTls returning somewhat VI
as no increase in te wortin51, Gu. Fo tnere T