The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-26
THE STRIKING OPERATORS.
Holding out Firmly-The Strikers
Offered Financial Aid by Other
Organizations The Situation
Otherwise Unchanged.

New YORK, July 21.-The execu-
tive committee Of the Brotherhood
of Telegraphers met this morning.
Minor NJ. Davis was elected chair
man, and a. n. Orfuth secretary. At
its standpointS, it was decided to pre-
pare some systematic and regular
method of procedure, and to this end
the following committees were APP
pointed on finance and relief: A. H.
Seymour, p. j. Morrison, S. A. Cole
man, Alfred Dillon and VIM. Taylor;
Charles NJ, Sasen and A. j. Vayer;
on law and order. Chas, Mathews,
and Frank Reynolds. The
skirmishing committee, as ap-
pointed, consists of Z. 7. Barbere
and E. f. Welch, of the Western
Union, and p. j. Smith, Of the fire
alarm service. After the duties of
the several committees, collectively
and individually, they repaired to
Caledonian Hall, where there were
nearly 1900 strikers assembled. The
duty Of the finance and relief COM
mittee will be to secure all subscrip-
lions, investigate all applications for
relief, and audit the accounts of all
subcommittee. The committee on
intelligence will attend to the trans
mission and reception of all tele-
graphic communications which will
continue in cipher. The duty of the
skirmishers will consist Of personally
visiting the operators now at work,
and trying to induce them to join the
secret order of the brotherhood. No
dishonorable means, it is promised,
will be employed to this end.
| DGALvEsToN, July 21.-It is stated
officially that the Western Union
offices at Kansas City, st. Louis and
other leading cities in the west are
supplied with full force of compe-
tent operators. All Texas offices are
fully manned, except Houston, and
large force will be provided there
Monday morning. The forces IN the
northern and eastern offices are re.
ported effective and filling up rapidly
The company will be able to resume
| its usual business on Monday without
the aid of the strikers, and, although
the striking operators may remain
out for sometime to come, the tele.
graph service will not be further de
1ayed or interrupted.
LOUISVILLE, July 21.-There is nc
improvement in the situation here
The strikers are still firm and appar.
emily gaining strength. They have
been offered financial aid by local
unions of other trades. Business III
all speculation commodities is at &
standstill. The Western Union is
still receiving business, but holding
with difficulty.
| CLEVELAND July 21.-The Western
| Union force somewhat increased to
day. Affairs in other offices unchanged
Three operators who came here to
day to work tor the Western Union
| joined the brotherhood. A meeting
of strikers thisafternoonwaS addressed
by James Lawrence, Democratic can.
didate for attorney general of Ohio
and A. j. Williams. Strikers express
more confidence. Messages of sym.
patty and congratulations were re.
ceived by strikers to-day from parts
of the country.
BALTIMORE. Nd, July 21.-A high
official of the Baltimore and Ohio tel
egraph company stated most positive
! " that the company would not treat
! with Campbell. nor with any man not
in their own employ; that they were
ready, willing and anxious to meet
and have talk with their own men
and offer them most liberal terms
but were resolved not to treat with
men not in their service