Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-27

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Nothing else will end the strike, except the
disintegraton OF the brotherhood.
TIE STRIKE THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY.
Many western Offices Enabled TO Carry
ON business.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 10.-Thc telcGraphers
Supt. Clowry is confident that the company
has carried its point. Adviccs indicate that
all the main distributing points will be able
to handle the business without delay. The
members of the brotherhood held meeting
without doing any business Of importance.
They claim the company will have to
acccde to their demands. At the railroad
offices everything is as usual.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 19.-Reports received
by officials of the company and from super
intendents at various points are to the fol-
lowing effect misunderstanding is
working elegantly in this district. Every
Office is fully equipped, except the Cincin-
natl office. Thrty-iivc more operators are
coming.
St. Louis-Working every circuit and
siXty-nine operators, the full day force.
at Cleveland, Detroit and Toledo, and more
coming.
Minneapolis -All the circuits manned
Omaha-Will have nearly full force at
the principal points by tomorrow morn
ing.
San Fraucisco-The full regular force of
2S operators is working. Sixteen Joined the
strike. All vacancies are filled tonight
st. Joseph, Mo-The full force returned
TO work. They claim it was through mis-
understanding.
Des Moines-Only one striker is reported.
The following is received here from New
York
Col. Clowry, general superintendcnt-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 to your
relief. Arrange to board and lodge the men
in the best manner possible. We are COM
fortably off IN the East, about 100 operators
in the New York Office with recruits coming
beyond expectation. Other large offices are
in very good shape and business is fairly up.
For yourself and for the loyal men and
women accept my thanks. I. Eckert,
acting president.
The report from the indianapolis district,
embracing lndnna, Eastern Ohio and Western
Illinois shows that all the points except three
or four are with full forces. The Chicago
district has 80 good operators at work. I'M
mediately after the strike constant accessons
to the ranks began. Reports from the Chicago
district, embracing most of Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Iowa AMI Dakota show nearly
fnll forces at most points.
Philadelphia.
PnlLADRLrnIA, Pa, July 10.-The oper.
| ators IN the main office of the Western
Union went out five minutes before noon
to-day. A committee had notified the man.
agcr that The men would go. Out of 12C
operators, 100, including two women, struck
AT the American Rapid telegraph Office ter
male and two female operators struck, cav
ing no one except the manager. AT the Bal
tmore and Ohio Office eight of the ten oper
ators went out. Nearly all the branch office:
OF the Western Union company were CLOSED
and the operators who would went into thu
main office. All business is delayed.
WlLKsEBARRR, Pa, July 1O-Thc strike il
materially ielt here. Only the manager il
on duty.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 10,-Three West
ern Union and all the American Rapid mel
except the managers strucK.
RICHMOND, Va, July 9.--Three-fourths
of the operators have struck. Superintcnd
ent Tres says the strike has been very gener
al at all points in his district He has offer!
from railroad operators for work.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 19.-Four men re
mained in the Office and five additional have
been secuted. There are more to come.
LYyonDuRG, Va, July 19.-Four of thu
seven Western Union operators left.
PETERSBURG, Va, July 10.-One operate
struck.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 10.-Two on
of IL operators withdrew.
WILMINGTON, Del, July 19.-The opera
tors of the Western Union and Baltimore an,
Ohio remain on duty.
DETROIT, Mich, July ia majority O
the operators have left, work going on nearl
as usual.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 19.-Fifty -four o
the 70 day operators left. Half of them ar
women and girls. Sixty-fve operators ar
ready for work.
operators quit. Ten are on duty tonight.
INDIAYAPoLls, Ind, July 19.-Two thirds c
the Western Union operators have left thei
dtoho' i<iShtCCu hiC AZ tuC lul y
offices in the State about half the force al
left.
TRENTON, N. j., July 19.-The Wester
Union operators have struck, leaving tn
manager in charge. The American Rapi
manager and operators all went out
LoYG BRANCH, N. j., July 19.-Th
operators have struck. The Manager sent
the hotels for the women operators, one
" IN n Ehn OF q
! Asbury Park went out. One wire has bee
, cut by Il lineman.
: NEW ORLEANS, La, July 19.-Thirt,
: seven OF the AZ operators struck. The
. are five recruits.
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 19.-All but six we
out. The railroads are not affected,
G GALVESTON, Texas, July 19.-An Il
d operators have struck. The strike is gener
=. throughout the State. AT Titusvile there
J. no strike. A statement will be publish,
tomorrow that the movement was the wo
e of designing leader who it is thought W
J. make money out OF the rank and file.
At ChicagO-94 New Members-Chec
boys Strike.
CHICAGO, July 20.-The manager of Il
~ Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph company
n clares that his company is practically at
10 standstill in this city, 81. Louis and Cine
natl A large number of the applicants
RS incompetent. He asserts that the operate
'e will win. The strikers held meeting Il
afternoon and o. new members were init
~ ed, including number brought to take
NJ place of strikers. Members of the broth
d. hood express bitterness at the reports Civ
by a portion of the press as to the situati
in other Cities and claim the reports w
colored for the benefit of the company. TIL
ID further contend that advces from every la
city showed the companies were badly CT
pied. None of the Chicago strikers ha
of thus far made application to return
ed the company's employ. AT the time of
IN shift from the day TO the night force