The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-07-27
THE STRIKE.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.

BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.
The telegraph strike is not material.
ly changed. AT Chicago the Western
Union officials say: 'All's well, and we
better work done in the Wheatstone
department. Here are some figures
handed in by the superintendent which
are very remarkable: To New York,
173 words per minnie; from New York,
$50 words per minute. This is the best
days work we ever had-the storm
seeming to have no effect on the wires.
Upstairs in the operating-room 102 OPP
orators are at work, and the chiefs
seem in remarkably good spirits.''
Charles A. Tinker, general superin-
tendent Of the Western Union, tele-
graphs: Reports are being Industrious
ly circulated by hostile interests that
there have been large Withdrawals from
the force in Network and Boston, and
that the cable operators at Duxbury
and Nova Scotia have also left their
instruments. These statements are
wholly and maliciously fraudulent,
nothing of the kind having occurred.
Our force has been considerably
strengthened at New York and Boston
faction. At Philadelphia five access
sions to the office force have been made
from the original strikers. All of the
operators are on regular duty at cable
stations. Superintendent Clinch tele-
graphs: "Our force is strongly loyal
and doing great work; none OF the OPP
orators at our cable stations or at Cape
Briton struck" go
Dispatches from various points indi-
cate that the striking operators are still
very sanguine. AS the various evil
dences of discontinue of the Western
Union are reported, the boys, as is nat
ural, are delighted. They declare in
strong terms, undoubtedly sincere, that
they hold the key to the situation, and
that it is only question of time when
the companies must come to terms.
That the same feeling exists in the
Brotherhood throughout the country is
shown by the reports received. The
strikers say that the New York and
Chicago offices, insufficiently manned as
they are, are the best equipped of any
in the country.
The most serious feature of the stu
alton is the probability that the railway
operators may strike. OF the 10000
railway operators in the country, 1000
belong to the brotherhood. 1t has been
agreed by the railway members to con-
tinue work until the strike of the COM
mercial operators is settled, when the
case of the former will be taken up.
The Western Union system is mainly
formed of the management of lines
owned by the railway companies, the
Western Union managing them and
giving free railroad service. The
Western Union being hard pushed, de-
termined to fall back upon the railway
telegraph system, hoping to offset the
present strike by securing the assist
ance of the 10, 600 operators at work on
the roads throughout the country. The
1000 operators notified the railways
that they would go out on strike if
ordered to do any Western Union bust
ness.
Dispatches from all parts of the coun-
try show increased general dem0raliza-
ton resulting from the strike.
The situation Tuesday was unchang-
ed, both sides standing firm. G. 8.
Fuller, representing Chicago meat
firm in Philadelphia, commenced an
action against the Western Union Tel
egraph company for refusing to send
dispatches under the ordinary printed
conditions. Mr.. Witt, receiving clerk
OF the western Union office at Atlanta,
Georgia, was. struck in the hip by ball
fred through the window, and the COM
pany offers reward of $1,000 for the
conviction of the shooter. The direc-
tors of the Chicago board of trade have
adopted resolutions urging c0mpro-
mise of the telegraph troubles. Gener-
al Manager Frick, of the Baltimore and
Ohio line, made overtures to the strik-
ers, and, was referred to the executive
committee Of the Brotherhood. Rail-
road superintendent were warned by
the strikers not to send operators to as
sist the telegraph companies. A ru-
NOR was current in Chicago Wednes-
day morning that an arrangement had
been effected between the strikers and
the Western Union, the latter conced-
ing the demands of the former. The
rumor, however, has not been confirm
ed.