New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-22

| taInty "The very dickens is to pay" said tn,
speaker. There were two Gold and Stock TELEGRAPH
operators the floor. but they did no Western
Union business. Of the usual number-three-ont
| had been sent to the Coffee Exchanges. The thre.
| Western Union men usually employed there had
struck and the Gold and Stock man was in sole
possession. He had been offered double pay. he
said to 40 to the Western Union main Office, but he
| had declined the offer.
| At Alexandres Steamship Line Office it was said
| that messages from Staten Island even were being
received through the Baltimore and OHIO Company
MEETINGS OF THE OPERATORS
MARCHING TO IRVING HALL-CHEERING REPORTS
AND MESSAGES.
| In accordance with the programme laid out on
Friday the telegraph operators who are strike
met yesterday morning at Caledonian Hail. AT
1880 o'clock it was announced that Irving Hall had
been secured for future and that the strk-
ers were to proceed in body to that place. They
formed in double file, James Mitchell, Master Work
man of the Lnemen's Assembly. at the head of the
column, bearing flag with the inscription " West
ern Union" and o paddock. He fol-
lowed by Master Workman John Mitchell and
the strikers. The procession numbered over 700
when it left the hail. and by the time 1t reached
Irving Hall there fully thousand men and
women IN line. The procession He'd into Irving
Hall shortly after IL o'clock. and at 1910. when
the meeting was called to order every seat in the
main hall was taken and the gallery and aises were
well filed Master Workman Mitchell, in calling
the meeting to order congratulated the Brotherhood
on being stronger now than 1t was when the strike
began. During Friday sixty linemen and fifty
operators had been initiated. He stated that the
Executive Committee had appointed sub-commit-
teeson finance and law aud ORDER besides Skirmsh-
ing Committee. an Intelligence Committee, and
paymaster who was Instructed to give full relief to
any member in need
The report from the Skirmshing Committee was
received with enthusiasm 1t reported that fifteen
young women now employed at the main Office
of the Western Union wanted to leave work.
committee was appointed to confer with them. The
official delivery sheet of the Western Union for
Friday had been seen, and it showed that $50
messages nal been delivered. The usual business
Is from $4,000 to 90 900 dav. A young woman
in Brooklyn reported that she al been offered $3.50
n month TO go to the main Office but she refused.
Samuel Hubbard had been offered $40 an hour at
the Stock Exchange, but had refused it. 1t was
reported that girl who still working
in the main Office bad said that the
few capable operators there were in sympathy with
the strikers and that if there not arrange
meut made to bring back the strikers by Monday,
they intended asking Mr. Ecllert to settle the mat
ter and i'll case he refused it was thought
that they would JOIN the movement in u body.
George Sinclair reported Inat since You yesbcr-
day morning thirty members had been initi-
ated and nc 3 p. ten more were awaiting Ditia-
ton.
ENCOURAGING TELEGRAMs.
John Mcclellan read "A number OF kilograms from
various parts of the United States and Canada.
They were. without exception, of highly en-
gcharactcr and indicated almost complete
suspension of business in all parts Of the country.
1t was reported that at Kansas City. No., 10 men
were at work; at Little Rock. Ark, men; at
Cincinnati, "a men-l2 Of whom were dun
miles," the others officials chiefs. etc. % men
brought IN from the surrounding country had
joined the strike.
From Canada the report came that the men gem
orally went out and that the Midland Railway
SUING for peace. At Chicago 1t was reported that
there were three men IN the main ONCE. In BalU-
NOR ut tnc main Olic2 the force reported at
three men and the manager. In Putsburg the
Western Union Office had four operators and the
wires are mixed. SIR. Mcclellan characterized the
Offer of the Western Union Company of q reward Of
800 for the arrest OF any iinciuan iound
tamperng with the wires as An incentive 70 the
Incmen to cut the wires. They. would
like 70 have all their wires down" be said. $50 they
could lay the blame for delay Of business on Us,
but we won't TALL into the trap"
John Oliver. a linoman SAID that the company
had.nsinuated that "a wire on the brooklyn Bridge
had been tempered with. lilo knew that the
line was faulty one, and had been Ter
long time. We do not intend doing any
thing unlawful. II tn company can get along
wit out Us let them 40 it," he added. Peter j.
Morrison, of Brooklyn, called Oh every man ID the
room to raise ms right hand and repeat the VOW
meyer to % back until we win" 1t was done
with will. White he speaking. |
about thirty mmessenser-boys, from the |
room In body saying that they bad struck. Men |
and women rose To their feet and cheered wildly.
john Swinton said that good description of the |
Western Union Company could BE- found III the |
early part OF the book OF Da4lel IN the |
account Of the dream of Belshazzar. |
when he sees o monster with head OF gold, |
10. Of snf hras and foot f aiap
small stone broke its feet and the image fell The
small stone in tbs case was the brotherhood Of |
The directors of the Western Union |
Telegraph Company bad better look to Their feet. |
William McCabe made an lnllammatoIy speech that |
violence. Ii was received with decided
David llcaly said the strike has the sympathy OF |
the labor unions, the merchants and the business |
men. Brother Edwards prayed for tornado.
CUTTING or WIRES SUGGESTED.
At n meeting IN the evening further encoura ging |
ielegrams were received. One which had been |
overheard by an operator wa, said 10 have read: |
- Thomas Roach, superintendent at Boston. Ser
vice very much demorahzcd We have virtually |
appended business. Charles A. Tinker Nine
women were initiated during the evening, bringing
he total number OF limitations during the day up
% rs.
Al 0I5 this morning the members of the Brother
lood will make excursion the steamer |
plymouth Rock TO Long Branch, returning 10 New
York by o'clock. They Will proceed TO Irving
iall where meeting will he held
District Master Workman Campbell received the
blowing anonymous letter yesterday:
" As a friend OF telegraph operators beg to sug-
rest that You cln If you choose. IN all justice in my
opinion, cut all wires attached to houses where
'ou board or lodge. with the consent of the
occupants none If whom would. | think, refuse. |
Iou numerous that If this plan unani
nousy carried out 1t would eftectually prevent the
business of the company"
Mr.. Campbell emphatically declared that the
}rot herhood would cOuntenance no interference
With the wires or any other unlawful act.
OTHER COMPANIES AND THE STRIKERS
10 IMPORTANT CHANGE IN TIE sIrUATIoN-wHAT
OFFICIALS SAY
In the relations between the strikers and the tele-
raph companies outside the Western Union there