Show LATEST f the lightning Light nin g manipulators M pula tors in tho the states start on their strike unfounded report of the sudden death of general grant chief justice waiters wounded ulu oft his i s yellowstone trip uy by wern Wt rn asad preas preato to the tile I 1 I 1 TD telegraph strike ay lo 10 washington time iho the main body of the arm army of operators in tho the western union j office lee in this city went arent out on their strike the scene in I 1 n the operating room was a memorable one the there had been a feeling of nervous excitement for twenty four hours and it had been wrought up to a high ochs by tho the almost absolute lert certainty nt y th that at work would cease at 12 od ock today to day promptly to the strike of the clock the keys were closed and half sent messages were left uncompleted it I 1 is estimated that to exceed one hundred opera ton went out and a number of 15 or 20 female operators there was nothing boisterous hi and id there them was a familiar shaking of hands with tho tile chief operators who remained loyal to the company outside tho the building and in front 0 of f the chamber of commerce which stands opposite tile western union building a great crowd had gathered to witness the the departure odthe of alie operators from the building and there w was some cheering che crine as the lead of or the tile column of strikers made its appearance but it soon melted away as the tile operators at once marched from tile scene to the headquarters of alie union to deliberate when the operating Pe rating roo room i had been cleared it waa was found that forty operators were still at their desks excle sive of twenty one chief operators and offic officials Is the full effect of the strike cannot be stated at thia this writing as there is a natural confusion anticipated by the officials frici als growing out odthe of the large exodus dus but it is expected that the office will be in fair working condition condi tio n by nightfall the wheatstone system of the company is in in full ope operation ratio n by which all new york business can be taken care of jol col dowry has received advices advises to the theOma omaha haSt st louis and cincinnati Cincinnat I 1 cesaro cesare in a fair shape and will be able to work along with their reduced force shortly after tho the strikers had left the building the operators from the outside began to make their appearance a in the operating room and a were given places 1106 1150 The officials now confidently assert that with the force now at their command and with a certain prospect prope ct of new men the public business scan bo be handled without aerion friction 0 T C NEW YORK july IS 18 the directors of the oregon transcontinental company have made their third annual report to the stockholders for forthe the year ending july 1883 at the tile close of the previous fiscal year only of the of au theorized zed capital stock had been issued during daring the fiscal year just closed not only were the remaining ning 02 paid for and issued but an art additional issue of DW was authorized by the board thua thus increasing in g lie capital stock to 40 june un oth last the tile company comply ii held 1 d shares of northern pacific common shares of northern pacific preferred and shares of oregon railway navigation stock including new stock these holdings represent more than one third the capital stock of tho the northern pacific and 8 am were then an absolute majority of oi the stock of the oregon navigation company it is stated that it is in the power of the conw com pany to enlarge ita its ownership of the tile rny northern corthern pacific stocks at any y time sufficient istock is owned and represented re re by the directors of tre the oregon transcontinental compa ny aa wt well as by the directors of the allied corporations to constitute together with tho the holdings of tile c company pany itself an absolute majority during tho the season of 1882 3 the company built miles mile of road on its various brandies branches the construction tl on program adopted for the fiscal year of 1883 4 includes about miles of now road mainly in exten tion of the various branch lines no further issue of bonds is to be at pr present the tile board announces announce a that chatas as to the oregon and california railroad Kail road companies systems of the standard guage lines the terms entered into between companies are areas as follows A construction contract between this eom company pany and alie oregon and cali foisia company for the completion of trie batters lat mainline to the california boundary with an option to complete its other authorized lines on stated terms a temporary lease and california system for three years with an option for its ox ex to ninety nine years yeam achen construction contracts went into effect about of the total length of miles of the main line remained to be corn coin pleated estimates of engineers engineer including a liberal allowance for possible underestimates tin i er estimates and other contingencies genc gen iea cies call for ready money for thia this work w ark U under n d ar the contract this company is to receive for its first mortgage bond second mortgage mort gase bonds contracts have been entered into with leading banking firms of this country and europe for the sale of or sufficient of these securities to render it easy to provide all the funds for the completion odthe of the lines the assets of the oregon transcontinental company are placed at of which is stated aa as cash in tb the e banks and aa as loans due the company among the I 1 liabilities placed are loans due by company and dividends due july 10 16 florida canal jacksonville july 18 beneral General charlea charles P stone chief engineer of the florida ship canal arr arrived ived this eyen ing from now new yo york rk he will personally examine t the to three routes on which bis bl i surveyors survey Tors ore have pronounced a ship canal feasible and will report to lie the board of directors at the meet ing in august au ivalee BISMARCK DT D T july lo 10 on wed last while gen terry senator edmunds chief justice waite and find a party of army officers offic cra were ridin riding around mount washburne I 1 in n the yellowstone park a pony ridden ly by justice waite bucked bucke and throw threw tho the rider violent violently to the ground around and he lie waa was struck on the side injuring and probably fracturing ribs A aspe special train was sent to the tile end enil of odthe the track for the party which will pass et eastward ward today to day jl HAGO AGO juil it t ia is understood ehni ia e plato i road oad lias has made form al demands nn n d s for 12 per cent of the eastbound dead fre and that the tile matter will come before the next meeting of a joint executive in consideration ide ration gotham gossip op ant july 19 the ipa report ort that gen grant is dead ims no foundation 1 I dati oll the telegraph operators here have struck and are now leaving the building at noon |