The daily gazette., 1883-07-30

BALTIMORE, Jui' 81 On Satt'day the
following was seal cut fr. IL ting Baitimore
headquarters ot Tie Bin lsrl: o3 II Tele-
graphers:
9reeting-DEAR b 9rgFR; ~, tirect"i
Ivy the district III st,i t"te Hah instr, rt
'ou TO rytnse all ecu,herci ,.4siness tn
and after recripl 90 lh's l,nrirr This reirrs
- paNl bn>'ntt~ = l-nattug ~ your office ur
nntrd ~ rrii ht "a h,r tIcfs r ptfs
rom the 'Iitfa uhipa States and tau.nla
ere oi The most veatble hatur,,; the hlys
tre Hll iuhilanI. aud we az. la,iiIrl to VIII,
! is only ma! rpi q very short time he
fore we VIII have gained our ONT Please
| acknowledge receipt of This nolice by letter
or nosial card, Very truly and frafernally
yours, HoRAGEO sTE1Tz,
4 Master Workman, l. A., 1872
This is inteuded as the iDitahry step
towards ordering out all the railroad opera
tors. A petition was placed in the Balti-
more Corn and Flour Exchange on Satur-
day. 1t is ID the nature OF general pro-
test against delay and inaccuracy In the
transmission of messages, and asks for ac-
Iioh OF the Exchange in the matter. The
paper received number of signatures.
superintendent Zaublin, of the Western
Union elegraph Company yesterday issued
the following order: IL. Whitney, manager
Washington, D. G. UBder the general in
struction OF the acting president of this
company, appointments have been made
hlling all the vacancies in this office. The
striking operators aud the dismissed men
should be given to understand that they
may find employment elsewhere, If they SO
desire. j. e. Zeublin, Superintendent"
The Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Com
pat y, through its agent here, on Saturday
submitted to its operators, individually, a
proposition to increase their salaries If they
would return TO work at once in the follow
ing ratio: To those receiving $40 and $50
each per month, an increase of $25 per
month; those receiving $50 and above per
month, an increase of SIS per month. No
guarantees, however, were offered that
these prices would continue. The Baltimore
and Ohio operators politely referred the
companysiagent to the Brotherhood, which,
they said, was now managing their affairs
and under whose orders they were acting.
NOTES OF THE STRIKE.
The Philadelphia Commercial Exchange
on Saturday adopted resolutions declaring
that the difficulties between the telegraph
companies and their employees should have
been avoided, and that the action OF both
parties to the controversy is equally repre-
hensible. 44r.. 'E4 =
A committee appointed by the various
commercial bodies of New Orleans adopted
a resolution declaring that the imperfect
telegraph service has served to PROSTATE
business, and urging the Western Union
Company to take such immediate action as
Will prevent q continuance of the heavy
losses and serious incoHveHience now being
sustained by the whole commercial COM
munity ~e+
At meeting of the striking telegraphers
In New York last night Mr. Mitchell, editor
OF the 1eLegrdpiers' 4dvocdte,. said: at is
apparent that the Western Union intends to
fight Well, they will have to fight TO the
bitter end. can tell you that the Brother
hood will wage war until the Western Union
gives in or becomes bankrupt" The officers
OF the Western Union say everything is run
ming smoothly, and that little trouble from
the strike Is now perceptible.
The Western Union check boys at Pitts
burg struck on Saturday for an adyace of Is
per cent. In their wages. Their places were
filled.
The striking telsgraphers at Savannah, Ca,
still hold out. Dispatches are transmitted
promptly. F
The board of directors of the St. Louis
Merchants Exchange decline to take any
further action in respect to the strike of the
telegraphers at the present time, and will.
therefore, not send delegation to the. In
dianappls conference.
The Chicago Typographical Union yester-
day appropriated 81 900 to the support of
striking telegraphers.