Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-29

machine and holding in his arms a chill
years old. The horses became frichf
ened and threw the boy from his faith
ers arms IN front of the cutter bar
Ihe father jumped to save the child
ana also fell, and the machine ran owe
both. The boy was cut to death an,
sne father horribly mangled and fatal,
injured. The machine was broken &
pieces and one horse killed. II il feares
tnat the young wife of the farmer vii
die from the sudden shock.
The Teiexraphess' serske-rAey san
neld sst-CsnAiesing Claims.
NV YoEK, July 23.-The force Of
operators which reported for d7ty a
the western Union Telegraph od1os THU
morning, numbered about 900. and i,
was said that none Of those who were a,
work last week were Nursing from thai,
posts. There was no business left oves
last night, and this morning all the
wires we're clear and there was no DELAY
In handling all the matter. One of the
ofacials said the outlook was becoming
more encouraging every day. He said:
Inc force at our command is more ad-
vantaReoudy distributed than at any
other time since the beginning of the
strike, and everything Is working much
more smoothly than csuld have been
expected under the circumstanc Q. en-
DER this arrangement of our forces We
hope TO avoid in future all those DELAYS
which resulted from the decentralization
attending abe strike of last week. The
number Of applicants for situations is
increasing each day and before the end
OF the week we hope to have most of the
empty desks filed. II certainly does
not seem as though We were much ham
pered when We are able to send and re-
ceive messages to and from all points in
the South and West. The statement
that our business in the Gulf States il
completely blocked. is without founda-
ton. This mogning every wire is
working and We are getting along about
as well as before the strike. The rumor
that the boys and girls who were en-
ployed as check clerks would join the
strike this morning ia not confirmed BY
the facts, "a they we're at work IS usual.
Striking operators met tonight in
Brooklyn. Dispatches were read from
various cities requesting the strikers to
stand firm and predicting success.
The Executive Committee of the
Board of Trade and Transportation ask
that the differences between the Western
Union Telegraph Company and its en-
ployees be referred to arbitration.
WIRE CUTTING IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 3.-Wire cutting has
extended from the telephone to the tel
egraph lines. Two lines belonging to
the Western Union Company and one to
the Chicago and Milwaukee Company
we're cut last night. The Brotherhood
claim that their members offer q reward
Of $50 for the detection of any person
found guilty of this kind of work. A
meeting Of strikers was held tonight
and was addressed by members of the
Board of Trade and others. Numerous
kilograms and letters were received.
One from New York said: The New
York membership Ia oyer 1900 this morn
ing. The order il growing everywhere.
Chief Operator Dillon, of Philadelphia,
has joined the strikers. Chief Operator
Cutli6, Of Richmond, Va, has Joined
the Brotherhood. The New York pa
pers c0ncede that We have won the bat
tie. From Detroit comes the statement
that the chief operator and all the others
except the Superintendent family have
quit work.
AN IMPORTANT RUMoR.
A rumor is in circulation here tonight
that 1t has been determined by the
Telegraphers' Brotherhood to order a
strike by all its members on all railroad
lines whose management permits ODE
rators to work for the Western Union,
and that Aha all xvsI ka~xssx Al
Gould roads at 2 o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon and be followed probably ON
others.
NEW FORCE.
The Western Union Company has re-
cruited new force for its general and
stock telegraph service in this city and
the market quotations are reaching the
subscribers as usual today. The situ-
alton is otherwise unchanged. Nearly
all the morning journals here give both
sides Of the case very fully and it 10 diff
dcult to draw the line where tho tone Of
both the company aad the strikers is
alike 10 confident. The Tribune and
Times both assume aditorially that the
company will certainly win, while the
others take exactly the opposite view,
based on their advices from New York
AoO WOoscAA BcANtCU Vi tn0 w NV
ern Union Company Is being we'll cared
for, but there are complaints of delay
from other quarters, but whether we'll
founded il is difficult to determine. The
strikers here profess to be very confident
that the company will listen to their de-
mands in few days. They are receiv-
ing advioes from all quarters.
"suRk OF WINNING"
John Campbell, representative in New
Ysrk of the Executive Committee Of the
Brotherhood, Is reported a. stating last
night: "All have to say is to rcitcrato,
in even stronger language, IL possible,
than have used, that Ne are absolutely
certain Of winning this fight. Our
ranks are increasing constantly. Since
the strike began we have initiated l52
members IN philadelphia, 81 in Balti-
more, 162 in New York, including many
linemcn brought here to take tho place
Of the strikers, 70 at Pittsburg, 10l at
Chicago and corresponding numbers at
other points, especially throughout the
South and Southwest" At Philadelphia
the day chief operator. Mr.. Dillon. left
yesterday, leaving only tweuty-three
men in the Western Union Office, where
there should b $50.
THE cRrsIs AT HAND"
A New York special declares that the
criais ID at hand and asserts that Jay
Gould never would have entered the
contest had he understood the real situ-
alton. A correspondent asserts that he
had no real knowledge Of the strength
Of the Brotherhood and would have
listened TO their statements IL he had
known the exact facts in the case.
The Tmex' cable says: Operators
have been engaged throughout England
for America, but the orders for sailing
have been countcrmandcd in the belief
that tho strike will COLLAPSE.
Deash - MaIss General Ord.
HAvAxA. July 3.-General Ord. Of the
United States army, Who took passage
on the steamer City OF Washington AZ
Vera Crus for New York, and was taken
With yellow fever. cempellin9 his re-
moval 20 the shore while the vessel was
guaranteed, died last night at O'clock.
Mining Enginees KILLED.
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