The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-20

bus. At So. Louis 80 men, at Kinsas City
80, at Little Rock 4, at Houston Q, at Gal
weston 3, at Dallas s. Superintendent
Baker, at st. Louis, says he will be able to
handle business ut nearly all important
points without very serious delay. At
Philadelphia, out OF a day force OF 100,
about 100, including two ladies'. struck In
the Western Union Office: 10 men and 2
ladies struck at the American Rapid
office, leaving no one on duty but
the manager: and at the Baltimore
and Ohio Office out OF ten struck.
At Cleveland, o., ) Western Union
operators remained at their posts when the
remainder struck; the American Rapid Is
closed. At Indianapolis two thirds OK the
Western Union operators struck, leaving
10 men on duty. At Buffalo nearly all the
men Of the Western Union, Rapid, and
Mutual Union offices struck, but the West
ern Union bad secured 2s men by 3o'clock.
At Lynchburg. Va, ont OF Z struck. AT
Trenton, n. j., Manager Duncan, OF the
Western Union, was left alone In his glory.
The American Rapid Office closed for busi-
ness, although the manager, who IL
striker, remained to care for the instru-
ments. At st. Louis 81 out Of 70 day men
struck at the hour. About half OF the re-
maindcr were women. Later force OF
about 30 operators was secured.
At Detroit q majority OF the operators
left their desks. At Louisville the Balti-
more and Ohio Office was deserted, and
twenty-six out OF thirty Western Union
men struck. At Kansas City tlrty-onc
operators in the Western Union Office quit
work and twenty remained. OF whom nine
are women. At Buffalo one hundred and
fifty men struck and thirty-five remained
at work. At Augusta, Ga, fifteen West
ern Union men, including u number OF
clerks, struck, leaving five men at the key.
CHEERING TELEGRAM FROM GENERAL
ECKERT.
CHICAGO, July 19.-The following has
been received here:
Nep York, July 10.-COlonel Il. c.
Cio,crv. General Superintendent | am
glad to hear such favorable accounts from
YOU OF the condition Of business IN your
division. will honor your draft for any
amount you may think necessary for the
proper care and protection OF all operators
who remain and those who come 10 your
relief. Arrange to board and lodge them
i'm the. best manner possible. We are COM
fortably off i'm the East. There are about
$50 operators In our New York office, with
recruits coming in beyond my expectation.
Other large offices are in very good shape.
and business is fairly up. For yourself aud
for loval men and women acceptmy thanks.
[Signedl THOMAS T. ECSgRT,
Acting President.
The latest Reports.
NEW YORK. July l9.-John Campbell. OF
the telegraphers' Executive Committee,
received letter this evening from John
Jarrett, president OF the Amagamated
IRON and Stcel-Workcrs at Pittsburgh,
wishing the telegraphers' movement every
success, believing that their demands are
reasonable and Just.
Mrs. Lille DeyercuX Blake also sent q
letter expressing sympathy with the move
mcnt.
A dispatch was received from District
Assembly, No. 3, OF the knights Of Labor
OF Pittsburgh. sending fraternal greeting,
and pledging their undivided support in
the tecgraphers' effort to secure just re-
muneraton.
Late tonight il was reported that all was
running smoothly at the Western Union
office, and that the usual number OF opera
| tors were at work. The work accommodating
during the afternoon was being rapidly
disposed OF, and in every case, except IN re-
card TO communication with Boston, the
wires were clear. Up 10 0 O'Clock there
were 100 operators at work, and aiter tbat
time eighty, which Is said to bc only few
short OF the usual number. The female
operators were all sent home IN hacks.
or the 153 branch Offices i'm the
city. all but few Of the most I'M
portant ones had been closed; OF the
managers very few OF them bad struck, ana
were summoned 10 the Central once La
ter, however, they were sent back 10 tnolr
offices. Cots were provided for those ttst
remained during the night. ana supper
provided at the expense OF the c0mpHhy,
many being day men who consented 10 re-
main.
Reports from different points at 10 i. NJ.
showed that every office was manned.
History Of the Strike.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF IFS INAuGrRATI0N.
WASHINGTON. July 19.-A telegraph
onerator who announces himself "a one OF
tbe officers OF the local organization Of the
TelegrapherS' brotherhood, and n su-
thorized 10 speak officially, communicates
the following Information tOthc Associated
Press
The rrImor which was spread abroad
.oon after the strike began that the false
announcement Of the death Of Grnerh
Grant was the signal for the operators TO
strike /, untrue. The order 20 strike was
| prepared last night. At the same time
! letter TO General Eckcrt WIS drawn up.
II was communicated 10 the brotherhood
before O'Clock this morning by mcans of
an ordinary ciphcr-a simple trabspositl)n
! Of words. The Executive Committee OF
the brotherhood have not the aul0cratic
authority that has been attributed - them.
They have been acting within instructions
which were formulated by the Convention
OF delegates held some months 1S) IN
western city. The only discretion 10 be
exercised by them previous 10 the lAlugl-
ration OF the strike was in The matter ol
| the date on which the " bill of grievances
should be presented 10 the companies.
/ and this discretion was limited 10
n time between June 18Th and Az
INST 18th. The paper would have
been presented on the 18th instant, but for
| the reason that that day was sunday. The
! following day (,londay), the lGtn instant,
was accordingly selected. II was part oi
the instructions Of the Executive Commit
tee that in case the demands OF the Brother
hood were not conceded within iorty y-elgnt
hours after the presentation OF the bill OF
| grievances strike would follow. II was
contemplated that Il notification 10 this ef-
feet should accompany the document, but
/ the committee were more conservative
than their instructors, and no threats nor
limitation Of time for reply accompanied
the presentation. After the strike should
begin. however, the entire management
Of il was vested in the Executive Commit
tee. They have the power TO order it, dis
continuance il they deem il advisable, aud
such order will be obeyed. Nothing else
will end the strike except the disintegra-
ton OF the Brotherhood. When the EX-
| ecntiye Committee Of the Brotherhood un-