The daily gazette., 1883-07-23
THE GREAT 5 STRIKE.
Further Indications That the Strikers
Have the Best of the situation.

further indications ThaG the Strlkert
Have the Best of the situation.
New YORK, July 23.-T he attitudes Of the
great opposing bodies-thu telegraph com
panies and their striking operators and line
men-were without any apparent change
yesterday. The managers of the operating
room reported as on previous days that they
were not hampered In any way by the strike,
and the operators were Just as enthusiastic
as ever. At their headquarters in the Man
haitian Hotel, the leaders Of the strike who
did not attend the excursion to Long Branch,
were engaged in opening and read
ing kilograms and letters of encouragement
| and 'cOngratulation from points throughout
the country. Mr. John Campbell and Mr..
John 8. Mcclellan were present from early
morning AID transacted great deal Of bus
iness that came before them. In an inter
view with a reporter Mr.. Mcclellan
said: 81 have information that the com
pany will give In to our deman Is in few
days. They are badly crippled and the
dummies are but crutches for their sup
port"
Inquiry at the office of the Western Union
| failed to reveal any new state of affairs
| there. The check girls said that the men
that could operate were tired out and that
the students" "plugs" and dummies"
could not work the wires. It was said that
for four hours before he discovered that his
circuit was closed He then asked young
man near him how to open it, and the latter
replied: 81 don't know, Pm in the same
fix as you are"
AT OTHER PLACES.
WASHINGTON, July 22-The local branch
of the Telegraphers' Brotherhood was in
session here to-day with large attenda nee
of operators. To night it was announc ed
by one of the member of the Brotherh ood
that most encouraging reports had been re.
ceived from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
the South. From Philadelphia came the
news that two of the chief operators
in the Western Union office there
had lett the office and joined the strikers,
and information had been received from
Richmond that the chief operator In the
Western Union Office there Lad quit work
and Joined the strikers, leaving only two
men on duty in that office. In this city the
Brotherhood relied upon the written pledge
signed by seven of the operators now on
duty in the Western Union office that they
would quit work at a certain time if the
company refused redress to the strikers.
Two men who came here to-day from Elk
ton, Md, to go to work in the Western
Union office, had been persuaded to join the
Brotherhood and were sworn in tonight.
The Brotherhood reports tonight that Su-
perintendent Zueblin, of Philadelphia, came
fer to-day in response to dispatch from
Manager Whitney, OH account of the pub
lished statement that the operators remain
ing on duty in the Western Union office
would leave at a certain time if the griev-
ances of those who struck were not re-
dressed. On his arrival he had confer
ence with five OF the operators now on duty
in the office, at which, by his permission,
maj hnr nf rNA
present. He endeavored to have the non
strikers withdraw their names from the
paper, but he left without effecting any ma
terial change in their opinions.
1t was al reported on the authority of
the Brotherhood that Mr. Zeublin had re
peated the offer to treat with the operators
individually, and that he was informed that
the operators could receive no communica-
tion from the Western Union Company ex-
cept through the Executive Committee of
the Brotherhood at New York.
The striking employees of the Baltimore
and Ohio Company in this city met Manager
Clarke, of the local office, at his request this
afternoon, and the Brotherhood reports that
he offered them even higher salaries than
asked for in the bill of grievances and
promised to let them arrange the hours OF
labor themselves, but that the operators re-
ferred him to the Executive Committee
which presented the bill of grievances to the
officers of the company at Baltimore.
The Western Union managers meet in
quiries with the assurance that they have
good force on duty for a Sunday night,
without going into particulars.
SAVANNAH, July 22.-The operators at
Brunswick, Way Cross and Qnitman made
application to the Western Union Company
for reinstatement to-day, saying they had
been led into the movement by misrepre-
sentations. There s now practically no in
te ruption of business at this office.
MILWAUKEE, July 22.-The telegraphers
are still out. The operators who came from
Fond du Lac, Racine and Chicago have been
Induced by the Brotherhood to return to
their homes. The force in the Western
Union office is still very small.
CHICAGO, July 22.-The striking opera
tors held a meeting last night at which be-
tween 700 and 800 were present. The meet
ing was addressed by members of other local
unions, and promises were extended of
financial aid if needed. Two hundred new
membl RS were admitted, including clerks in
| the delivery department OF the Western
| Union. A number of messages were read
from Detroit, Buffalo, New York and other
cities, outlining the situation at those points
Members of the Brotherhood report that a
great many railroad operators came into the
| city during the day, bnt that on the facts
being represented to them they Joined the
| strikers.
ALLENTOWN, PA, July 22.-All Western
| Union linemen of this district, except the
foreman, have gone out. OF the dozen
brotherhood operators in this city only one
is employed directly by the Western Union
Company and he has not yet seen fit to go
out
TORONTO, ONT, July 22.--Busincss on
the Great Northwestern Company's lines is
proceeding uninterruptedly. Operators are
being secured to fill up the gaps made by
the strikers and there is every prospect that
in few days the normal condition of affairs
will be re-estabished.