The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-07-20

led gave them three cheers, and the
~ere repeated again and again as the
tied the striking operators by the
an, vi time the exodus of opera
tcNwa.. gathered upon
tbe<bnnd,. At the last,
some e on Bro. hauo snon ~
peaIanccsted cheers eie sasosSo .Sa
Nun iopos" and the L. als y. ~, AZ az
s,rest DreseiTyos Ths ss,ke axe is now 1spratad' ed
Tho General staffaf managers, :. ,sist-
ant managers, wire cso-s auu tneir ITS,
remain and are manniis, tne vacated oes Of
the striking operators. Sgrai clerks emplC. v
ed in the clerical departmental the compan
such as the auditors Office, the'ce PRESIDENT
office, the bookkeeping departinIs the re- 4
ceiviDg department, the supply deftment. j,
including Col. Hunter, have all filed inio the
operating department to do duty. 1t is stated
that ex-Gov. Cornell will take wire and oper-
ate 1T, as he is one of the best skilled in the
country. Several other prominent officials of
the company are now seated at opexe-rs'
desks, and the best efforts now being Gss
to work off the great amount OF messages that
are upon the files of the company for trans
mission. None of the operators OF the wires
connected with the Associated Press from this
city 10 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton, aud none of the excellent force connected
with the New England Associated Press haya.
lett their posts, aadswn not. The operators
connec ed with the i rapid Telegraph Com pany
the Mutual Union, the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, and all the city lines connected with the
Western Union have generally left their in
stramenVs. The operators of the Canadian
lines have also left their posts. The Wheat
stone operators have also left the operating
room Of the Western Union Company. There
is considerable excitement in all parts of the
city, ard all the citizens seem to take a great
interest in the greatest telegraphic strike that
ever was inaugurated In the world.
The members of the Telegraphc Brother
lOOd n dav claim Fhaf fhav hav rapoiva1 mn
mistakable marks OF sympathy from the pub
lie; that they have the substantial backing of
$4,000 of theIr own funds that they have
every assurance of material assistance, if need
ed. from the knights of Labor throughout the
country, and they aver that they will not re-
turn TO their desks until their demands are
complied with.
The officials of the Western Union company
state that they will be able 10 handle what
amount of work nay be put upon them by the
public, with good prospects OF increasing aid
every hour. Other companies state that they
are not so badly crippled as the Western Union
Company.
/ z. NJ. Since the exodus of telegrsphers
from the office of the Western Union Company
some 20 have reported for duty, including
clerks, superintendents. assistants, managers,
girls and every one that could be obtained AT
this hour the Western Union Company has
LAG operators Of all degrees and capacities at
work. This is less than half the usual force,
Police had been summoned by the Western
Union Company, but there was no use for
them, the men that left their instruments be-
ing perfectly good tempered and evincing no
dispositionto interfere with those who re-
manned or to make trouble of any sort. Many
OF the operators sought their headquarters on
Courtland street, aud it being fine day many
OF them went off to the sea coast. 1t was a
common expression that they would now take
their summer vacacion.
3.15 p. NJ. Acting President Eckert has is
sued instructions to all Western Union Super
inGendents to be careful in receiving messages
to notify senders that the same can be taken
only subject to delay and to mailing en- route
ii necessary to complete the transmission. All
such messages shall have written or stamped
on the face OF the same, over the signature of
the sender, the words, accepted subject to
mailing or other delay" Superindent's will
cause to be printed and posted in the principal
offices OF their respective districts placard
bearing the following inscription:
Notice Messages taken to-day subject to
delay and to mailing en- route. If necessary.
Gen. Eckert is in receipt of information that
at o'clock in Chicago there were 20 men; at
Cincinnati, "a; st. Louis, 80; Kansas City, 35;
Little Rock, 4; Houston, 3; Galveston, 8; Dali
las, 5.
Mr.. Campbell said this afternoon that in
structons were sent out by the executive COM
mitttee to operators all over the country and
Canada, that unless a countermanding order
was given meanwhile there should be general
suspension of business at noon to-day AT $50
a last appeal was sent TO General Eckert, in
hopes that at the last moment he might accede
to the demands of the employees, but as no re-
ply was received it was determined to let mat
ters take their course. The instructions were
not countermanded, and at noon the operators
IN the cities of the United States and Canada
struck. The operators belonging to
the Western Union, Mutual Union,
American Rapid, Baltimore and Ohio
The Great Weston and Canada and Mutual
Union of Canada joined in the strike, also the
linemen OF the telegraph, telephone and cleo
trio light companies. Ike brotherhood num-
Der about 1000 men to 1000 women. Mr. Camp
bell stated that the strikers were plentifully
supplied in funde, as the brotherhood possessed
sinking fund. 1t was also an assembly of
knights OF Labor, and applications were made
several days ago to sthe central committee of
hat organization for aid, which was provided
them. A communication had also been re-
ceived from several OF the largest labor unions
in the country, including the ANAL lgamated or
der of iron and steel workers of Pennsylvania
Offering substantial assistance in case it was
needed Mr.. Campbell thought that many op-
orators would succeed in getting situations. In
regard to the report of different companies Sc
curing new hands, he stated that the only re-
source would be in employing fSw third rate
operators from the country, and that no good
men were left for them
CHICAGO, July 19.-Tbe following has been
received here;
NEW YORK, July 10.
Col. r. G. Clowry, General Superintendent:
am glad to hear such favorable accounts
from you of the condition of business in your
division. l will honor your draft for any
amount you may thdk necessary for the prop
er care and protection of all operators
who remain and those who come to your re-
lief. Arrange to board and lodge them in the
best manner possible. We are comfortably off
in the East There are about one hundred and
fifty operators in our New York office with re-
cruits coming In beyond my expection. Other
large offices are ia very good shape and busi-
ness is fairly up. For yourself and for the
loyal men and women accept my thanks.
THos. I. EcKEKr,
Acting President.
At Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 19.--At II o'clock the main
body OF the army of operators in the Western
Union Office in this city went out on their
strike. Promptly to the stroke of the clock
keys were closed and haltsent messages were
left unoompleted 1t is estimated that one