Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-18

Memorial to the Manager of
the W. q. Telegraph Co.,
EMB0DYING THE DESIRES OF
ALL CLASSES EMPLOYED.
Explosion Of Eight Boilers and
Anthracite Furnaces.
THE STORIES ABOUT CROOK CONTRA
plcyED By SECRETARY LINCOLN.
Death of Edward Spencer,
Journalist and Author.
THE LAST SAD RITES TO
GEN. TOM THUMB.
Death of Edward Spencer
Journalist and Author.
THE LAST SAD RITES TO
GEN. TOM THUMB.
ESPECIAL TO THE sxsrISEL.l

mittee presented the memorial they were
asked il they represented the employees oil
the Western Union Company. They
answered yes, but upon examining the
paper the officers found no list Of
ployes. The committee said they could
not furnish such q list. a. it would take
time to prepare it, aud they were under
expense. They were told that the COM
pany did not recognize the committee, and
would expect a list OF such of its employees
as desired to be represented by the COM
mittee. 1t Is understood that this list is
being prepared. The memorial presented
is Is follows:
| Central Office Brotherhood of Telegraphers
of the United States and Canada:
To Thomas T. Eckert, General Manager
and Acting President OF the Western
Union Telegraph C~ompauy-Sir: The un-
dersigned. Executive Board Of the Brother
hood Of Telegraphers Of the United States
and Canada, acting in accordance with the
instructions of that body, respectfully
petition your favorable consideration OF
the following memorial, embodying the
desires Of all classes employed in the SER
vice Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company:
Section 1. Believing that mans physi-
cal and mental welfare requires that at
least Sne day in seven be accorded him for
rest and recreation. we request q total
abolition Of Sunday work IS compulsory
service.
Section Q. That eight hours shall con-
stituse q days work and seven hours a
nights work.
Section 8. Both sexes shall receive
equal pay for equal work.
Section 4. That an universal increase
Of Is per cent on all salaries now paid be
| granted in the linemen interest.
Section 5. That eight hours shall con-
stitute a regular days work, and that
| compensation at the rate of tao days pay
| shall be allowed for all Sunday work; that
the lowest salary paid a regular lineman
| shall be $63 per month, and for helpers
| $50; that the duties Of linemen shall be
confined solely to their legitimate work.
Section 6. That the salaries for first
GLASS Wheatstone operators be increased to
SIS per month, and second-class operators
to $50 per month, and that they receive in
addition the Is per cent increase asked for
by Morse operators.
Section 4. That the working hours Of
| w uohtbtOuo OpCl " 10 tDC aux a. Ia
Morse operators.
A reply at the earliest possible moment
is solicited. Very respectfully,
EUGENE O'CoNNoR, Chairman.
MORTIMER D. SHAW, Secretary.
John Campbell, Robert Ewing, Henry
W. Orr, Roger J. Mullen, Joseph Fl. Ford.
Executive Board.
MANHATTAN HOTEL, Corner Broadway and
Canal Streets, New York, Monday, July
16, 1883.
A similar memorial and petition was
presented to the Baltimore & Ohio Tele-
| graph Company at Baltimore, and the
Rapid Telegraph Company of this city.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
READING, Pa, July Height. boilers
and anthracite furnaces, owned by the
P~hiladelphia & Reading Railroad Com
psny. and operated by VIM. Kaufman,
exploded early this morning. reducing the
furnaces to . mass Of ruins. Preparations
had been made for casting. and the en-
| ployes we're outside the building taking q
rest before tapping the furnace when the
explosion occurred. Large pieces OF boiler
were hurled a great distance, and pieces OF
stone and shattered timber were thrown
about in great confusion. The engine and
boiler house was entirely demolished.
Frank Wsltman. aged %, Of Upton, was
instantly killed. Sol. Waltman, bis father.
was injured internally, and will die. Nor
ris Good was severely scAlded by escaping
steam. Engineer Marstillar Was also badly
injured, and . number Of other employees
were slightly hurt. The force OF the ex-
plosion shook the earth and aroused the
| people for miles around. The damage to
the furnaces amounts 10 many Thousands
Of dollars.
4 Coed Omeer v~Indlsated.
WASHINGTON. July 17.-secrstary Lin.
colin said to-day that the stories published
70 the effect that Gen. Crook. instead Of
capturing the ApAches, had been their cap
tive, and was only released on condition
that he would secure their return unpun.
ished TO the reser walton. was news TO him;
that he had never heard such . thing inti-
mated before, and a. far back ~ he knew
Gen. Crook had been very successful In
his campaigns against the Indians. Dur.
ing the Secretary's vacation he had not de-
voted much time to keeping himself post
cd, aud was comparatively ignorant of
what had been transpiring. Several army
officers, who were Questioned on this sub
lOotb W6to Va ORiuAOo tQnt tuo COuI 80 pQIs
sued by Gen. Crook toward the hostile In.
dams would only result in their feeling
themselves independent, and free to come
and 60 a. they saw At. Attention WA
called 10 the fact that the remaining bucks
had not yet surrendered. and the opinion
prevailed that Gen. Crook would have to
60 after them again.
Another Boiler Es plost0u.
GLEN FALLS, N. Y, July l7.-At 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon the boiler OF
the Glen Falls paper mill works. south Of
Glen Falls, exploded. and was thrown
from the mill 400 feet. Twelve persons
were wounded and some fatally. Within
Is minutes after the explosion the ruins
took FIRE. and the flames spread with great
rapidly. destroying the building wherein
we're stored soda, ash and fuel. The ex- |
ploded boiler was Of the rotary pattern
used for boiling straw, but had been re-
Gently used to make steam TO, the en-
gines. There were also two steam boilers
In the ROOM. II 10 supposed the boiler
IVES not strong enough. Loss ga. 900; In.
Ing located 20 feet from the bollsr.room
wss destroyed BY the conclusion.
Sudden Death 81 Cen. T'om Thumb.
M~IDDLKsoao, Mass, July i7.-Ths death
Of Gen. Tom Thumb was very sudden.
He had Just RISE from bed. Shortly after
being left alone by his brothsr-in-law he
was heard to fall. On going to his room
be was found lying on the floor dead. His
wife, who was at Ocean Grove, arrived
yesterday morning. The body has been
embalmed, and on Wednesday will be ex-
posed to public view. A brief private
win then be held, and the body
will be taken to Bridgeport. whore u will