Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-27

sedegraphefs here are still determi Nd
and IN Roed spirits. They sill adhere
ocrupuioualy to the course followed from
the beginning to make the sfrike :
peaceable, orderly and lawful ons. II
y plain that the service of the western
Union Company is crippled more thau
ever. One over-worked operator va
sent home to-day, and the remaining
small force intimate that they will prob
ably JOIN the strikers tomorrow. The
other companies are In about the same
NJ. although the Baltimore and Ohio
stFiksrs are hopeful that their mana.
gers VIII b induced to agree TO the
terms and recognize the brothsrhood
within thirty-six hours. Should soch
result be attained, and sbe Baltiu ore
and Ohio company declare the strike
ended, the American Rapid Telegraph
Company will wheel into line on the
Same conditions. The Western Union
strikers say that In such event they will
render the companies named such
aseaseance a. may b. considered practi
cable during any rush Of business that
might occur.
INVITED 70 4 coNrKAxscr.
WAsHNorox, July 22.-Robert Gar
reet and Superintendent Stewart of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
are in the city. Manager Clark OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Company has called
on his men to meet him at IL O'Clock
this morning for the purpose Of hold
ing Q conference.
CHICAGO, July 2.-The Philadelphia
Press has an interview with President
Garrett, Who says all the Baltimore and
Ohio operators will be taken back on
the forms demanded by the strikers, but
the Brotherhood will not be recognized.
IL - said the Brotherhood will try to
keep the men from accepting.
a POINT FOB THE oPKRAroRs.
NEW YoRK, July 22.-The striking em-
ployoes Of the baltimore and Ohio in
this city met Manager Clarke at the
local Office, at his request, this After
noon. The Brotherhood report that he
told them that il they would return to
duty he would give them even HIGHER
salaries than asked for, ond let them
arrange the hours TO suit themselves:
bot the operators referred him to the
executive committee which presented
the bill of grievances to the officers of
the company at Baltimore.
DISCOVERIES OF A CORRESPONDENT.
CHICAGO, July 22.-Au enterprisinp
special correspondent, who hired as q
competent telegraph operator in the
Western Union, reports that affairs are
in very mixed condition, and the
company il in bad straits for competent
men. he was put on the New York
wire, and given sixty lone messages to
send, Of which forty-three were correc-
tons in the transmission of former mes
sa9es.
SUBSTANTIAL SYMPATHY FROM PRINrKRs.
WASHINGTON, JULIO 22.-Columbia w.
biographical Union No. IL, held special
meeting last night and passed resolu-
tions Of sympathy with the striking tel
eRraphers, and appropriated 500, SUBJ
joct to their order.
PROPOSED COOPERATIVE COMPANY.
BOSTON,, July 22.-The usual number
of operatives employed ON Sunday
manned the wires Of the Western Union
Office today and tonight, and the bust
ness offered suffered no delay. At a
meeting Of the strikers the proposed e.
tablishment of cooperative telegraph
company was discussed and very favor
ably received. The capital stock will
be yO, OO0, 600, in untransferable shares
OF - each. Three quarters of the en-
tire capital stock must be held by the
operators and members Of labor organi-
cations. II was stated at the meeting
that bankers and merchants had alrea-
dy agreed to subscribe the other five
millions, and committee was appointed
to arrange the details.
NO BRrTIsA OPERATORS COMING.
CHICAGO. July pa cable special
says: Operators have been engaged
throughout England for America, but
the orders for sailing have been coun-
fernandez in the belief that the strike
will collapse.
THE LNKMEN STRIKE.
ALLENTowN, Pa, July 22.-AIl the
Western Union linemen Of this district,
except the foreman, have gone out.