The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-22
THE STRIKING TELEGRAPHISTS
TR,s THIRD DAY GONE, AND THE
END NOT YET.
The Brotbs, hood Preparing for Systematic
Procedure Condition OF Affairs ut
New Ysr.S, Boston, Chicago,
and o ther Points.
IBy telegraph 70 the Dispatch.l

subject from all its standpoints 1t was de
clded TO prepare some systematic and regu
lar method OF procedure. and TO this enc
the following committees were appointed
On Finance and Relief: A. III. Seymour
late manager Of the Mutual Union; II. j.
Morrison, s. A. Coleman, Alfred Dillon,
and William Taylor, OF the Western Union
Company.
On Intelligence: c. A. Simpson. Charles
VI. Jansen, A. j. Voyer, Of the Western
| Union.
On Law and Order: Charles Matthias
and Frank Reynolds, of the Western
! Union.
The Skirmishing Committee as appointed
consists Of +. Il. Barberie and L. F. Welch,
| OF the Western Union, and =. j. Smith, Of
the Fire-Aarm Service.
After defining the duties OF the several
committees, collectively and individually.
they repaired TO Caledonian Hall, where mt
II O'Clock there were nearly 1900 strikers
assembled.
The duty OF the Finance and Relief
Committee will be to receive all subscrip-
tons, investigate all applications for relief,
and audit accounts OF all subcommittee.
The Committee on Intelligence will at
tend 10 the transmission and reception OF
all telegraphic communications, which will
continue in cipher.
The duty OF the Skirmishing Committee
will consist Of personally visiting opera
tors now at work and trying to induce
them TO join the secret order Of the Bro
thcrhOod. No dishOnorable means, it is
promised, Will be employed to this end.
MEETING OF TIE STRIKERS IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 21.-Thc striking tele-
graph operators met to-day. They num-
bcred about 700, Of whom 60 were ladies.
The lnemcn who had been brought into
the city last night by the Western Union
Company from Scranton, Pa, and New
Jersey dlrtricts, and had been captured by
the Skirmishing Committee OF the strikers,
were initiated. A petition was received
from the distributing clerks OF the West
ern Union Company asking to be received
into the ranks OF the strikers. They will
be initiated to-day. They numbered about
40-l5 boys and the rest girls. They re-
ceiye from S15 to $40 month, and their
work requires more than ordinary skill
and knowledge.
1t was said that letters had been received
from many out-Oi-town operators asking to
be enrolled among the strikers.
1t was also said that Rev. Mr.. AiISwOrth,
minister OF the Methodist church at Pam
rapo, y. j., who was once in the employ Of
the company, had returned, and was now
at desk in the Western Union Office.
To-day the men formed in line and pa
raded from their hall on the west side to a
new and larger hall OH the east side OF the
city. There a meeting was held, at which
it was stated that encouraging news had
been received from all over the country.
1t was said that twenty-three linemen and
fifty operators had joined the ranks OF the
strikers yesterday.
THE SITUATION IN THE NEW YORK OFFICE.
The situation in the Western Union office
is apparently unchanged. over 200 opera
tors were at work, and none OF them SEEM
ed to be idle. General-SupCrintende
Nferrihew said everything was encourage
ing, and in only few cases was any delay
in business reported. 1t was stated posi-
lively that there was not a single dummy
in the room. About twenty-five young
women were there this morning waiting to
be tested, and it was said that none were
engaged unless they were competent to do
work. As q general rule, Mr.. Merrihcw
said, the new hands were much better ope-
rators than they expected to be able 10 OBJ
tain, and the ranks were filling up rapidly.
To-day some Of the new hands, who are
not required at the main Office, are to be
sent out OF town TO man some OF the offices
left vacant by the strikers. Only one ope-
rator left Yesterday, he SAID, and three old
hands returned. One female operator re-
turned to-day. and none OF those who
were on duty yesterday had left.
FROM THE WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
The western department OF the Western
Union Company reported to-day that the
way and State lines were all working, and
no delay was reported.
Chief Baldwin reported all race-wires
O. X. No delay in receiving matters.
Chief Gray says All wires South in good
shape, and no delay in business except in
the case Of New Orleans, where we are one
hour behind.
The superintendent OF the WheatStone
department says there is no delay there.
Chief Fem reports no delay on the Gin
cinnati, Cleveland, and st. Louis circuits,
and reports business well up.
Chief LaGdy says there is considerable
delay all over New Jersey or the railway
wires, but most OF this was small business.
One OF the officers OF the Western Union
Company said that the outlook was all they
could desire, no matter what statements
were made to the contrary.
THE EFFECT on THE EXCHANGES.
All the exchanges feel more or less the
effect Of the strike. The most bitter COM
paint comes from the Cotton Exchange,
where it was said nineteen messages were
behind, two since the 10Th instant. The
officials here talk Of entering into a con-
tract with the Baltimore and Ohio Com
panv unless affairs in the Western Union
Company resume their wOnted course in Il
day or two. The weekly reports Of twen-
ty-four towns, which are issued once 4
week. came cut as usual yesterday. Fiji
teen OF the interior ones had to be eSti-
mated, which caused much bitter com.
plant.
At the Produce Exchange 1t was said
that but few quotations were received, and
scarcely any to-day. 1t was thought here
that at least one hundred messages were
behind. The Postal Telegraph Company
has run a wire into the Produce Exchange,
over which most OF their reports were re-
ceived. Some action may be taken by the
Board the first OF next week unless the
difficulty is settled.
A member OF the Stock Exchange said
the loss and inconvenience to brokers and
members was much greater than they
would acknowledge. He thought the En-
change would quietly await the results and
take no action unless the Western Union
Company did not do something TO end the
strike.
The strike is not felt at the New York
Mining Stock and the National Petroleum
Exchange, as nearly all their quotation:
are received over private wires.
At the Marine Exchange the Philadel
phia wire is working all right, but nothing
| is coming from Baltimore or Washington
and is the cause OF much trouble in then
commercial business.
In all the exchanges sympathy is eX'
| ,oxoeeaJ for the strikers and homes for tlcil