Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-25
ElSeIrNere.


ElseIrHere.
OswEGo, n. Y, July 24.-This Office is
working we'll with one old operator, who
did not strike, and two new operators and
the assistance of two operators from the
brokers' offices. None of the strikers show
any sign of yielding.
WIRE CUTTING AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 24.-Wire cutting ia ex
tended from the telephone to the telegraph
lines. Two wires belonging to the West
ern Union and one to the Chicago and
Milwaukee company were cut last night.
The Brotherhood claim their members had
nothing to do with it and go the Western
Union one better, by offering a reward of
SOL for the detection of any person found
guilty of this kind of work.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE STRIKERS.
meeting of strikers held last night
was addressed by members of the beard of
trade and others. Numerous kilograms
and letters were read. One from New
York said: "The New York membership
is over 1890 this morning. The order is
growing everywhere. Chief operator Dill
Chief operator Cudliff, at Richmond, Vir
ginia has Joined the Brotherhood. The
New York papers concede We have won the
battle. From Detroit comes the state
ment that the chief operator and all others
except the uperintendent's family have
quit work. Others from New York are to
the effect that Stewart and another chief
and twenty operators quit yesterday morn
ing.
AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 24.-Affairs at the Office
of the Western Union company seemed to
| be in better condition this morning than
at any time since the strike. Over 800
| operators were at the desks, and all i'm
| portant wires are said to be fully manned,
The only delays in handling business this
morning were for points west. The Off
Gals of the company say they will not
| treat with any man not in their own en-
ploy; that they we're ready and willing
and anxious to meet and talk with their
own men and offer the most liberal terms,
but we're resolved not to treat with men
not III their service.
A1EETING OF STRIKERS.
The striking telegraph operators met to-
| day. They numbered about 700, of whom
sixty were ladies. Ten linemen who had
been brought into the city last night by
| the Western Union from Scranton, Pa,
and New Jersey districts and been captur-
ed by the skirmishing company of strikers,
were initiated. A petition was received
from distributing clerks Of the Western
| Union company asking to be received into
the ranks of the strikers. They will be in
| itiated to-day. They number about forty,
| fifteen boys and the rest girls.
! LAST NIGHT AT NEW YORK.
New YORK. July 24.-The Western Union
| Telegraph company has instructed its rep
resentatives at Atlanta to offer a reward of
$1,000 for the conviction of the man who
fired shot at their men at Atlanta.
! The meeting of strikers was prolonged
| during the afternoon at Clarendon hall.
| Dispatches from other parts all contained
expressions of the greatest confidence in
the success of the movement, especially
those from Oswego, Worcester, New Orleans
and Detroit. Speeches were made by
several of the Brotherhood and by num-
Der of line men. Secretary Mcclellan, of
the Knights of Labor, was present at this
evenings session.
DENoUNCE THE BROTHERHOOD,
TORONTO, Ont, July 24.--There is no
special change to note in the telegraph
situation. The service is being rapidly
restored to its usual conditions and the
great bulk of business is being done
satisfactorily. The council of the Mon
treal board of trade have passed reso-
luton unanimously denouncing the strike
made at the dictation of the brother
hood in defiance of their engagements,
the law and public interests.
THE BOARD OF TRADE TAKE ACTION.
CHICAGO, July Superintendent
Trick, of the Baltimore g. Ohio telegraph,
is in the city. Some of the operators who
went out from that office, state that he