Daily globe., 1883-07-27

they are weakening in their
determination to stand out for their de-
mands, and still maintain that they won't
go back to work till these are satisfied, and
especially till they obtain recognition of
the brotherhood. That is the one prin-
ciple which they will, they say, never
abandon, as they believe their very exist
ence depends on its acceptance. A sub
scrlption paper was circulated on Change
to-day by A. b. Bliss, q member of the
board. and in years gone by telegraph
operator. and about 81, 700 was raised in
side of an hour for the benefit of the tele-
graphers' brotherhood.
THE PRAYER CURE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 26.-Mrs. Geo.
Williams living near here, had been con
fined to her bed for over year until two
or three days ago. The disease was con-
sumption. The best medical treatment
was consulted but without benefit. She
grew worse rapidly and her friends ex-
pected she would die in short time. A
week ago she received letter from Geo.
Hoffman, of Washington county, in which
he narrated how he was cured of paralysis
by prayer and advising Mrs. Williams to
do the same. She did so, praying earnest
ly almost without ceasing for deliverance
from her malady. She says she commenced
to improve at once, and in a few days
was able to leave her bed and walk about
her house, and little later took recreation
QUO of doors. She was in the city to-day
and said she was as well as she ever was.
She attributes her cure entirely to prayer,
the efficacy of which was so signally illus
trated in her case. A devout lady of this
city has been praying for the success of
the telegraph operators ever since the
strike began. She is greatly encouraged
by the surrender of the Rapid Transit,and
will now wrestle with increased zeal to
bring the Western Union to terms,
WANTS A HEARING. e 49,
PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-The CONNER
cial exchange suspended action regarding
the telegraphers' strike at the request of
Supt. Zenblin, who requests hearing.
Manager Morton has telegraphed Supt.
Zenblin of the Western Union Telegraph
company, who is also general manager of
the Bell Telephone company and now in
Washington. Zenblin directed Morton to
inform the men that he could not give a
decision at once, but would meet their
representatives upon his return to the city
Saturday, when he thought there could be
a satisfactory adjustment of difficulties.
Later in the afternoon the linemen and in
spectors informed Manager Morton that
they would acquaint him tomorrow morn
ing with their decision about waiting.
RUMPUs AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-It now appears
that only six men were discharged from
the Western Union main Office to-day.
The seventh signed an agreement to strike
and has not been satisfactorily accounted
by either the strikers or Western Union
officials. 1t was given out to-day, how
ever, that the entire seven had gone. One
member of the snight force was
also absent tonight, but was re-
ported to be resting. Including this
man there remain in the Western Union
main Office only five men exclusive of the
chiefs of the entire day and night force
employed when the strike began, and one
of the five is q printing operator.
Among the strikers are two brothers of
Manager Warren and son of each of the
chiefs, Young and Bender Tonight
Chief Young announces the press reports
are going off in good style, and the wires
are working we'll. The six discharged op-
orators have gone to the Associated Press
tonight.
Their story of the circumstances lead
ing up to their dismissal, are that they
said at the time the striking operatives
left the Office, that they did not go with
them because they were not members of
the brotherhood, and though they had dis
cussed the reasons for strike, and were in
sympathy with the strikers, they had not
decided what they should do. Appeals
were made to them by the brotherhood to
come out.
Up to last Saturday they had not deter
mined what they would do. On Saturday
afternoon notice was posted in the Wes-
tern Union Office informing them at work
that double pay for the time they worked
would be given all those names found on
the pay roll at the end of the month. This
the operators looked on as direct attempt
to bribe them, and as q result of the in
dignaton with which it was received seven
of them drew up and signed a
paper, in which they pledged
themselves that unless reasonable and
proper concessions were made to the
Brotherhood by Thursday, July 26, at noon.
they would withdraw their services from
the company. 1t was intended during the
night and Sunday to obtain additional
signatures to this pledge, but the fact that
such pledge has been agreed on leaked
out and was published on Sunday morn
ing. On Sunday night Superintendent
Zenblin came over from Philadelphia, and
wanted the seven signers to pledge to with
draw their signatures from it. They say ht
affected to consider it as g threat agains
the company, but they deny it was in
tended as such, and assert it was simply
pledge to stand by each other in pursuing
a certain line of conduct. ZeDblin, the.
say, offered a pledge to them, which h
wished them to SIGN in the nature of a.