Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-20
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS, srnrxE
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Q0@IleEn In NeyH Yaeh

4ooreero In New York.
strike about the western Union building. Theirs
dows but nothing more None OF the ssrlsrs an.
peareo, either In the basement In the operating
tSe Inc executive Department was early on
m ~, aneir occupation was the reading OF congratu-
n.s la.ory ana encouraging kilograms fom the varl-
o"' on'o.s anu superintendents OF the company.
RosE-coLoR REroRr FROM THE wFsr
osnnr. me most noteworthy OF these WAS that from
largest and most Important district In the conno
Try, covering the entire west as far as the Pacific
improving rapidly st Louis has qa, rore ons
the southwest is loyal At The principal points in
mxas, Arkansas and Louisiana nobody has left.
Ihe whole force returned 60 work at st Joseph
Mo, stating they had been deceived Five OF them
Will return at Evansville and five or six will co
a. E,n, ~ sue noruIhs AT Cie.eand All the iorce
AT eveldnd, Ohio, are In the Union, but they
refused 10 strike"
superintendent Miller. at Cincinnati, reported
says everything is 'up" at Cleveland and Detroit.
superintendent walick, OF the Indianapolis dis
''St Is very SOLID business Is up In his district.
superintendent Dickey, at Omaha, reports that
his Offices are well manned.
superintendent Clowry adds: ave have moro
they are pouring in"
ALL The WIRES IN NEW YORK MANNED
In the operating room In New York were about
that every principal wire In the once was manned
BY a competent operator and that they had or
r 1naa nour more men than they could md work for.
constant accessions OF operators were being re.
ceiVed, ana there was
NO DELAY ON ANY KIND or susrNrss
Inc most encouraging part OF the situation 10 ths
local authorities was the fact that every wire
manned at the other end as well as here. and no
time was wasted In securing answers 20 the calls
Inc cable wires have suffered stoppage or inter.
ruptiOn.
St. Louis Has More Opernsor~ Than
She Needs.
s.. LOUIS, July 2o.-Of the regular night force
OF Ss OPERATORS employed In this ONCE only : re-
ported for duty last evening notwithstanding
this the office was fully manned, there being nm,
wards OF 40 operatorS At work last night, and all
cltsses OF business were moving with the usual
hromptness Manager Brown says that so far as
ST Louis is concerned the strike Is a failure: that
an the vacancies mace by the strikers have been
nlled, and that he really has more operators than
he can use. As proof OF this ne cites the fact
tnat Two nrsf-c!aSs operators were sent from here
10 chicago last night and more can be sent II
needed Thirty-f1ve railroad operators were also
sent from here TO Galveston, Houston and other
points In Texas where larger proportion OF the
force went out than In many places north Col
Baker. superintendent or this district speaks
very encouragingly OF the situation throughout
tlIS Section He feels quite confident that no
| serious trouble VIII result from the strike. and
says that all the important points In his district
able TO handle oil business with but little deiay
MEETING OF sTRIKERs-THEY ARE CONFIDENT OF
VICTORY.
The strikers here have so far very emphatically
their contest with the company. They held a
meeting yesterday afternoon and appointed sew.
tesests nd ,S 20 ooS alter their SPECIFIC IN
hopeful and buoyant. Mr.. N. ID. Shaw, OF the ex-
ecutve committee OF the brotherhood. said last
night that Is more operators went out yesterday
at noon than he expected, and that the entire rs
were initiated into the brotherhood later In the
uay. Inc Baltimore Ohio and Mutual Union
omces are closed, all the operators In the latter
and but two in the former Joining the strikers
l,i, Inc western Unian oi1ice, on change VIII he
| Iuily mannel today ani business will be trans
exchanges
The Situation In Missouri and Kan
KANSAS CRY, Mo-. july so-1ne night manager
at the Western Union Office here last night re-
ported force on duty suficent TO take care OF an
the business. Thirty -four out OF 80 operators re-
NAMED with the company. and eleven recruits
were added, making the total present force g.
reports from St Joseph, Leavenworth, Topeka,
Atchlson and Lawrence last night stated that All
those offices are In a fair way 10 shake through
though they are somewhat cramped. AZ Fort
scott kas, and Springfield, Mo-, none OF the men
TOPEKA. KAN, July 2.-The operators in the
western Union here struck shortly before II
no bo1sterOus Demonstrations The business OF
the Office goes On well, the manager attending TO
II alone The railway telegraph employees say
they VIII do nothing to discourage the strikers,
out WILL II necessary, assist tha newspapers 60 get
the press reports. 1t is probable that this ofice
Will soon be supplied fully,
ALI Right ON the Pacific Side.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 0-Sixteen operators
struck Yesterday morning, but their places were
promptly nlled and a full day force competent 20
handle the business was on hand all day. Other
coast points are being rapidly provided for and
eastern business is coming through all right.
The New England offices.
WORCESTER, MASS, July 20-The telegraphers
here are still out and remain firm. The Western
Union manager alone remains Ia the Office, with
the exception OF one lady operator who applied
this morning and was set 10 work.
Providence, II. l., July 20-The situation I'm tele-
graph circles pema1ns unchanged. Both the Vest
ern Union and American Rapid Offices are working
with full forces. with the exception OF man In
the latter olce, who was discharged last night for
refusing TO go 10 work In the company's ONCE In
New York.
HARTFORD, Conn, July 21-The teegraphic
situation remains practically unchanged. The
manager and chief operator are the only ones In
attendance
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, July 20-The situation
rematns unchanged, with the exception or the
addition or two operators from the country to the
force. The strikers remain nrm.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, July 20-The operating
force here consists or the chief operator and one
LAZY. The railroad operators refuse TO do Western
Union business.