The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-03
THE TELECRAPHISTS.
More Promises of Something Start.
ling for the Companies in
Day or Two,
Which the Companies Do Not seem
TO Worry Over---The situation.

CHICAGO, August 3-There. are extensive
rumors amongst the striking operators of
grand move to be made by them presently,
which Will carry the ramparts of the enemy
as if by assault No one is certain what this
move will be, though the prevailing impres-
sion seems to be that it has something to do
with the railroad men. The operators, indi-
vidually, say they don't know anything more
about what is going to happen than does any
.outsaloi, yet they all shake their heads, and
persist steaifastly in declaring that when it
does come to pass the Western Union will
throw aside their pretense of indifference
and Internationally sue for peace. The Off
GERS Of the brotherhood maintain a rigid
silence as to the new move, yet don't deny
that one is imminent.
The Western Union officers say, in effect:
LET 'em come on; we're ready for 'em,n and
ridicule the idea that the strikers can do the
company any harm further than that which
they have already accomplished
AMONG THE BROTHERHOOD.
Things maintain their usual aspect at thu
headquarters Of the strikers The relief COM
mittee was engaged all morning in receiving
applications for aid from those requiring as
sistanca. and promptly responded to all duly
authenticated applications. They say they have
plenty Of dust to meet all the demands that
can 10 made upon them, and thcrc is no fear
of the strike coming to an end for want of
sufficient funds to maintain it
''All the excitement is passed - said mem
Der Of the Press committee, ''and we have
settled down to a quiet basis to patiently
wait for the time when the Western Union
will accept our terms, which can not be very
far off now. They say they are doing their
business satisfactorily, do theyl Here is an
illustration: Wednesday morning Chicago
gentleman sent message from Bucy1gIs, O.,
to his wife here in the city, to send car
riage to the Fort Wayne depot to meet him
at 6 p. m. The gentleman arrived at
O'Clock, but no carriage met him. He went
to his home on Lincoln avenue and at $50
O'Clock the telegram which he had sent from
Bucyrus at a. m, was delivered to him
reading Send carriage to Fort Wayne to-
night
Have the railway operators been ordered
out, as threatened"
Il have not heard that they have. You
bet, if had had anything to do with the
management of the strike, they would have
been ordered out over week ago | would
not have waited so long about it u
The master workman of the union here has
issued the following bulletin, received at the
brotherhood headquarters
New YORK, Aug, 3.-During the past
twenty-four hours We have made many inn
portaut gains. The operating force of the
New York Western Union Office has been re-
duced thiTty-five All reports indicate that
members are confident and determined, and
will not return to work until their rights
have been recognized and their grievances
redreSsed. believe that the end Is near
Stand firm and united.
JOHN CAMPBELL
THE FEELING ON CHANGE.
On the board Of trade the feeling is still
unsettled, and members who were asked for
an opinion ON the subject said that business
on change would remain i'll its present almost
stagnant condition until the termination OF
the telegraphic troubles Commission men
maintain, however, that there is a slight i'm
provement in the service of the company in
handling business though the state of affairs
is still very far indeed from what it should be-
A. NJ Wright exhibited dispatch received
in the morning from Crete, Neb. in response
to one sent by him late the previous after
noon. This, he said, was All improvement in
time on the last message sent, which. took
longer to get to its destination than if it had
been mailed There was no increase in ths
volume of trading from outside points, he
concluded though this was to be re-
garded as due to timorOus feeling on the
part of the country commission men with
reference to the market, rather than proof
of the inefficiency of the Western Union ser
vice
Three of the operators who went out with
the strikers applied to be reinstated " said
Western Union official. They made no cere-
mony about it. They simply came and said in
effect: Here, we are tired of this thing; we
want to go to work They were given posi-
| tions right away, and are now at work"
The operators themselves deny that any
OF their plumber have turned traitors and
say that if any have done So their action was
secret and their names are unknown to the
brotherhood
The enthusiasm of the body of the strikers
is not one whit abated, lam just beginning
to enjoy this thing, said one of them on
! joining group OF his Comrades on the cor
two months yet, and | guess we all feel
pretty well, don't we, boys!' Aud in the
midst. of the chorused we do that
| followed the unsympathetic policeman
came up and ordered the group TO move on
AT NEW YORK.
| the telegraph war, both sides remaining firm.
There has been some delay, owing to bad
| weather, but not serious