The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
STICKING IT OUT.
Nothing New In the Strike Business
THE Everlasting "Confi.
denOe" Continues.

denne" Continues.
CHICAGO. July 3l-Both the officials of tn.
Western Union and the leading spirits among
the operators profess the SHINE degree OF con.
fdence in their ability to come out ahead in
the battle now being waged as they have
done heretofore There is nothing in the as
Pect of affairs around the Western Union
premises that would indicate that great
strike Is now IN progress, the hustle and con
fusion that reigned in every department
during the first few days of the storm having
subsidized into the peaceable calm that usually |
prevails. The operating room appears to be
reasonably full Of apparently experienced
manipulation of the keys, and whether they
are doing the work creditably or not only
an experienced Judge can tell The only
trace of the storm that is now left is the lie
gend ''subiec to to delay" which, signed by
the district superintendent still decorataS
the windows of the counting room
There is absolutely nothing new to tell
except that we are as jubilant as ever" said
Col CloUry, with a confident smile "Thr
experienced men are doing splendid work,
and the more inexperienced are acquiring
greater proficiency every day have no
cause to change my opinion regarding tbs
termination of the war.
I'VE have very little business that is done
through the agents in the smaller towns" de
clared MI McCulloch, the manager OF the
Baltimore Il Ohio, "' 50 that il the
railroad men were to be ordered out by the
brotherhood it would not affect US to any
great extent do not think such step will
he taken, however; it wouldn't do the opera
tors much good, and it wouldn't hurt the
companies any All it would do would be t.
damage railroad business"
EXPECTING CONCESSIONS.
The operators, on the other hand, continue
to aver that the company is on the point OF
accedng to their demands, and that its capitn-
Iation may be anticipated at any MON ent,
"Ihe brotherhood has yet got its trump
cards to play" said an operator on his way
down to the hail wait until the railroadelS
are called out; then there will be some fun
Most of the men who take even temperate
and careful view of the whole matter are al
most certain that the Western Union will not
allow this to he done Therailroads are not
prepared for it either; they are calling in
their men who have been working for the
Western Union at every point. We are glad
of this; we haven't any quarrel with the rail
roads and their operators are satisfied with
their pay; So as you may judge, we are not
going to do this hastily Still further would
We regret the inconvenience the public would
be put to by u stoppage of the principal lines
of trains which latter would be a sequel of
the railroad operators going out But we
have got TO protect ourselves and the people
know it, and will bear the Inconvenience
more patiently on that account"
The statement made by an official of the
Western Union yesterday to the effect that
fifteen men had returned to work in New
York and thirteen in Philadelphia is not
true said A J Morris by advices have
received from reliable sources have learned
that four went to work in the former city
and two in the latter. Since the strike was
lnaugurated there have not been twenty five
men to return to the employ Of the Western
Union ali over the country If we are com
PEELED to order a strike on the railroads it
will necesSitate the recall OF all of Gouid's
-.len who are now working for the Western
Union back to their respective positions,
which will leave the company in worst
plight than ever
THE PROPOSED NEW COMPANY
The prospectus of the proposed new COM
pany, which is to be organized for the put-
pose Of fighting the Western Union, was re-
ceived from New York by A. J. Morris. 1t
is proposed that the company shall be called
the Merchants and Telegraphists' associa
ton, y and that it shall have capital of SI0,-
H01, 600, subscribed by $4,000 persons at 5000
each There will he no assessment upon MON.
nually free pass for telcgraphing
to the amount Of 500, The capital
will, on this plan, not be represented by
stock, but will be the aggregation of militia
| ton fees of life membership, and instead of
! drawing interest and dividends every mem
Der will enjoy certain privileges in the use of
| the wires The investment will be returned
as life insurance to the heirs of the member
The members of the brotherhood in Chica-
go expect tn start list of member
| ships amongst the merchants and
| tradesmen of this city The plan
Of construction is briefly as follows:
| When the inhabitants Of a town want a
line extended to it, the company will reckon
| on the cost and advise the branch of the as
| ISOLATION at the town, that if the cost Of
| construction of the line will be- say SIC, 600
| it will he necessary to secure fifty member
| ships IN that district to cover it The fifty
members will draw their dividends in the
shape Of free use of the wires
| The organizers of the scheme are John D.
| Gutter & Co, of Union Square, New York.
| The reports received at the telegraphers
! headquarters from all points show continued
| enthusiasm among the brotherhood, and a
| determination to stick it out. -
At St Louis the ranks remain unbroken
aud there are S04 photographers out, including
seventy eight linemen. The report says:
| We will stay ont until the millennium il
necessary"
| The Indianapolis men are eating foul
| square meals day, and have no fears fol-
| the future. Seventy four new members hav
| been initiated the past week and the Western
| Union officials are feeling blue, Superintend
emf Wallick informed prominent business
man that unless the boys cave soon the com
=! panY will have to give in.
AT NEW YORK.
New YORK, July 3t.-Officials of tht
Western Union telegraph company say thai
twenty five wires have been either cut or con
uected with fine wire, SO as to be for the mo
ment useless, between New York and Newark
wires had been cut between New York ant
Williams Bridge. and twelve between tn
latter place and Scarsdale, and that all wire
on the Fort Wayne road near Englewood
III, had also been cut.
Two more of the striking operators returned
to work The men at St John who went gu
have all returned, The strikers at Halifa1
applied TO be reinstated, but found thei
places filled.
At the headquarters of the strikers it wa
denied that the wires had been cut by strikin;
liuemen If the wires had been cut by then
the brotherhood would order them repaired
free of cost to the company.
The New Hampshire Senatorship.
CONCORD, N. H, July 3l.-In the thirty
eighth joint ballot for United States senator
Mr. Pike gained IS votes, Burns IL an,
Marstou 2 Chandler lost Is and Tappan g.
Joseph Pulitzer says he is Opposed