Daily Republican., 1883-07-27
Eff TIL EDITION
THE TELEGRAPH STRIKE.
The Rapid LinesmeD Returning 4.
Work Telephone Men Threa,en
To ElrlkA.

10 HuFDk0s
NEW YORK, July 2G.-The u. IN,
bulletin issued by the Western Union
Company, reports the wires East, West
North and South working well, excpu
that business to most points in the ives,
was from 30 to As minutes behind. De.
troit was two hours behind.
The usual routine was carried ont
this afternoon at the meeting of The
striking telegraphers in Clarendon
hall. Chairman Mitchell announcsl
that he would be absent for the re-.
mainder OF the day, on business con-
nected with the Brotherhood, and that
he would probably have some imuor.
tant intelligence to communicate W hen
he came back. 1t was understood that
he referred to pending negota.
ton with the Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph Company looking toward,
a compromise with the Brother
hood.
At the office Of the American Rand
Company l66 operators were on duty
to-day, including the 1l6men that went
out on the day of the strike. Ninety.
tive-out-of-town offices were opened and
400 operators in all had returned to the
employ of the company. The 80 branch
offices in this city were also re.Opcnel,
and large amount of business is re.
ported to have been handled.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 2G.-The
striking operators of the American Ia.
pid Company returned to work this
morning in a body, escorted by nun.
Der OF the strikers who are still out
The company increased its force by hlr.
ing about 10 of the unemployed men,
and gives notice that it can now hand q
all the business rendered.
Thirty-seven linemen and twelve in.
spectors in the employ Of the Re
Telephone Company made demand
for fifteen per cent. increase in pay and
nine hours, work, and threatened to
strike at 3 p. ~. Superintendent Zen
bin, of the, Western Union, (now in
Washington,) who is also general man,
ager of the Bell Telephone Company
was advised of the demand, and lie
telegraphed that he would meet com.
mittee on his return to the city on
saturday, when he thought satistac
tory adjustment of the diticulls
could he arrived at. The inempn
and inspectors thereupon decided to
postpone any further action till To-
morrow.
CHICAGO, July 26.-Superintenden
Clowry this morning reported that all
the business OF the Western Union
Company in this city was cleared up
to all the leading points except WinHi
peg, to which place the wires were
down. All the main wires in the Boar
Of Trade are manned to-day. The wires
on the North Western road were cot
again last night, but were speedily
repaired.
The officials of the Baltimore and
Ohio Company have been negt tiaD,
with the strikers for the past Two day.
but as the latter demand the reco-t
ton of the Brotherhood as preni
nary TO settlement no conclusion Las
been reached.
A subscription was taken up at tlt
Board Of Trade to-day for the bencftf
the strikers, which yielded $500.
NORWICH. CONN, July 26.-The rp
tire force of telegraph operators, cXptd
the managers, struck this morning
CLEVELAND, O., July 26.-The Board
Of Trade to day adopted n resolution
protesting against further contInt
ance of the present state of affair il
telegrap.lir-, Which is causing stasnt
ton in general business.
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-A tls
tri:al performance will be given in tie
Grand Opera House here next SunlN
evening Tor the benefit of the strIklt.
Operators. The play will be Boucicau.i'
"Long Strike" Several telegrapArn
are in the cast.