Evening star., 1883-07-25
THE STRIKE In WASHINGTON.

THE STRIKE IN WASHINGTON.
The Situation Unchanged This Morning
THE NEWS RECEIVED BY THE STRIKERS
There was TO change noticeable in the telecra-
phic situation here this morning The corre-
spondents OF southern papers filing matter by the
Western Union last night complained that they
could not get their specials through.
WHAT MANAGER WHITNEY SAYS
"Our own trouble today" said Manager Whit
ney this morning, ais that We have lost some wires
in the south. The southern service is almost COM
pletely stopped"
NO" said Mr. Whitney. 1--WE have plenty OF
men at work. The wires have been blown down
by the storm: but" added Mr.; Whitney, laughing,
II don't like to say storm. Our men here are re-
freShed by the cool weather, and are working all
right We got of al our matter last night think
except few specials for New Orleans. which were
THE STAR reporter mentioned the report that
the operators now at wSfk would go out OF
the office to-day tomorrow, In accordance with
their agreement with the strikers
~ II don't think they have any such agreement
frankly with me, and l DO not think they will
leave their desks without giving notice. or
course they do not conceal their sympathy with
their brother operators Isympathize with them
TOO, and would like to see them at work again."
SEVEN MORE WASHINGTON OPERATORS TO GO OUT.
member OF the brotherhood stated this after
noon that the brotherhood had no reason to ex-
pect that anything would occur to-day, except the
fact that the officers OF the Western Union COM
pany were cOngregat1ng In New York.
'YOu can say that unless some conciliatory
action is taken by the executive committee or the
western Union company to-day, seven of the best
operators now at work In the Western Union
ONCE IN this his city VIII so out They have signed
paper to that effect"
SIGNAL SERVICE OPERATORS NOT TO HELP THE EMBAR-
RAISED COMPANIES
A member of the brotherhood called on Aotinp
Chief Signal Officer Mills today In reference to
the rumor that the operators OF the signal service
had been ordered by Gen. Hazen to assist the
western Union telegraph and perform the work Of
rumor entirely, and states that such action had
been taken by the chief signal officer; that it was
H. .e province ice OF tne enI,sted operators in the
that they would not be ordered to do so.
THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE OPERATORS
at the National hotel presented a lively appear
ance this morning.
1.-THE boys would like to have the strike last
another week." said one OF the OPERATORS $50 that
we can have more fun We are ready to hold out
This morning information came from the Balti-
more brotherhood that two .sscabs' had started
from Baltimore TO this city, and describing them
so that they could be easily Identified by the Wash
1ngton strikers The skrmishng committee at the
depotS were at once notified. In due course OF time
the Two Young gentlemen reported as ''scabs''
stepped off train at the Baltimore ana Potoma ac
uepot, anu tne SklrnlSh line at once went into
action.
THE sK1RMIsHERs AND THE "scABs"
"Let US reason together" SAID the skirmishers
TO the 'scabs." So they reasoned, and the reason
ing OF the strikers prevailed. The captives were
taken to headquarters in triumph, and the goat
into the exalted and mysterious order OF tele-
graDhers. Then one OF the visitors Was recognized
and the joke leaked out. These two supposed
ScabS were two reputable members OF the brother
mood sent over here for the purpose or testing the
vigilance and capacity of the brothers In Wishing
ton. In such pleasantness the brothers pass
away their Idle hours.
NO VIOLENCE.
Master Workman Shelby said to reporter this
morning that the brotherhood deprecated any
violence whatever. They depended entirely upon
the honor or the men and the effect Of reasoning
TALK OF BRIBERY.
There was considerable discussion among mem
bers OF the brotherhood to-day over statements
coming from New York and Philadelphia that the
Western Union company were Offering bribes to
men TO secede from the brotherhood. These state
ments We're to the effect that offers OF greatly ad-
vanced salary were made, With guarantees that IL
the offer was accepted the operator should have
his position for term OF years. Such offers were
coupled with the condition that IL they were not
accepted the operator would never be given EN-
ployment in any office in the country. The oper-
ators here consider that the notice posted up in
equivalent to bribe.
THE FAILURE TO FORWARD GOVERNMENT DIS
PATCHES
One Of the brotherhood stated today that there
was no doubt that proceedings would be at once
instituted by the Attorney General against the
western Union telegraph company, for failure to
Forward government dispatches, and also for
breach OF its contract Were it hot for the fact that
Attorney General Brewster is one OF the leading
counsel Tor that company.
TIRED OUT, BUT WELL FED.
II felt pretty tired this morning." remarked an
operator who stayed in, to a STAR reporter, "but
when / had to repeat twenty out OF twenty-flv
messages had just sent. because of the mistakes
OF the man at the other end / thought that it was
too much OF good thing. man told me that
the other night IL took him three hours to pump
three hundred words into a man at Cincinnatin
"hoW long do You work now?" asked the re-
porter.
.! work all day and then every other night
could @ not stand it to work every night, and am
=, "How much do you get for extra work." con-
t1nuei the reporter.
II get dollar an hour" was the reply: "Then
we have daisy lunch served in the office. You
ought TO see the spread" and the operator
smacked his lips as he fingered his key.
INDIAN BUREAU DISPATCHES SENT BY MAIL.
81 received dispatch to-day from Fort Peck
Montana" said an Indian bureau official, (which
had been mailed on the 10th inst The system
adopted since the strike by the company seems to
be 10 concentrate all their in the large places
and mail the dispatches from the small places For
instance, we get dispatches right through from
along the line the dispatches come by mail am
waiting to see" he continued, ''if they will send
In q bill for the Fort Peck dispatch. They won't
get cent II they do"
THE MEETING OF THE BROTHERHOOD LAST NIGHT.
An open meeting of the Brotherhood of Tele-
graphers was held at the National hotel last even
Ing. Representatives from Typographical Union,
No. 10l, and other trades unions were present and
promised substantial aid. The members Of the
BrotherhoOd were addressed by John Tyler tr.,
son or ex-President Tyler, who eulogized the con-
duct OF the strikers. A committee of three was
appointed to ascertain from Chief Signal Onicer
Hazen whether he had ordered or contemplated
ordering any United States signal service opera
tors TO take the place OF striking telegraph opera
tors. After the adoption OF the resolution an
operator In the signal Office came in and said that
he would submit to Incarceration at Fort Whipple
De!Ore entering the Office OF the Western Union at
this 1uncture. He believed that that was the
sentiment OF majority of the signal service men.
Durlng the evening telegram was received from
Master Workman John Campbell, of New York,
saying: "All congregating here. Probably be
some important Developments next forty-eight
KEY NOTES
The friends OF young Devices, who left the
Bankers and Merchants Office, corner of 7th and
F streets. Monday, to work for the Western Union,
deny the assertion that committee of the broth