Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-21

! ointp, was decidedly favorable for the
rikers, in spite of the fact that there we're
hree men presumably at work in the West
rn Uoion Office at that time.
AT $50 o'clock Theodore Ford, of n ash.
Tenn, arrived in the city and went at once
. the Western Union Office, where he asked
jr Manager Howard. The messepger-boy,
+ hom he addressed, is in full sympathy with
ae strikers and with this feeling replied
hat the manager was out and
WOULD NOT RETURN
r several hour. The boy at once sent
= ord to the strikers that the "Great Uu-
nown" bad arrived, and they were on hand
Il few moments, but too late, as Ford had
.und his way upstairs and gone to work.
lis identity was not known at first, as the
formation came that he was plain Smith,
ut his name was finally discovered by one
the messengers. Wnen the Office was
penei for business In the morning the fol-
owing
NOTICE
as posted 10 the window of the receiving
y rk: "All telegcams shall be received cub
C, to delay and mailing if necessary"
A few messages were handed in on these
ermr, aud several persons, who asked if their
;iegrams could be forwarded in twenty five
r thirty minutes, received the reply
.Iat sit could not be forwarded
thirty minutes or an hour" The
,ress business was light, and the stock-j job
lers and brokers had their hands tied. Two
Meetings Of the operators we're held during
ne day, and nine rew members were added,
mong them ]. L. Cooper, Stanley King, j.
,. Steadman, G. c. Marshall and Ed Tobey,
ny; Charles Cash, Forrest City; Marshall
B1ldep, Nesbit Station, and Tom Phelan,
irenada.
In the evening an operator who came in
TO GO To WORK
as met at the telegraph Office by a dslsga-
ION, one or two OF whom were his personal
lends, and taken to a hotel, where the silu-
q ion wss fully explained TO him in all its
D b,ariog-. H. 6nslly agreed to j,in the
aud ia case their demands are
accedsd to in the end will have an equsl
showing with the rest. Later in ths day q.
NJ. Lane, an
AMATEUR OPERATOR,
W no resides in the city, started up the steps
toto the operatipg-room, aud was quietly
taken aside by one CT the operators, who
told him he might do them an Injury. Lane
eplied that he had no wish to do anyone an
iDjary, but he was out OF work and had
beeu offered situation and could not we'll
refuse. At length he agreed not 10 90 to
work until he had seen the operators,
VINO held a ting at o'clock, when
the propriety of offering hi@ some induce
ment not to 20 TO work was discussed. 1t
was decided that it would be ns we'll to have
uothiog more to say sgsinst his taking an
instrument if he still desired to do so, and of
this action he was informed at 7 o'clock in
the evening. He at once called 1pon Mana
rar III III nd IN on IN Wnrk md
try his hand this morning.
TWO COUNTRY COUSINS,
named Mccullough, arrived from Rienzi,
Miss., by the Memphis and Charleston at 10
o'clock last night, and on their way to the
office were also met by the boys, who asked
them to listen TO argument for a few minutes
aud they would be convinced of their error.
The eldest declined 10 listen to anything,
though the other said he would conside r
and see them again before going 10
work. Tney walked on into the Office
and went to work. As they started up the
stairs some demonstration was made in front
Of the Office by operators and pthers, and q
single word from their recognized leader
would have stoppsd thsp where they. were.
Violence was RETAINED FROM, however, in
view OF tie fact that number of influential
citizens, in sympathy with the strikers, hs d
advised them 10 do 40 violence if they would
keep up the good impression they had made
on the public.
Thus there we're Isst night three operators,
besides the msnsger, ou dqty. The latter
has lost his grip considerably, however, from
lack OF practice, and the two Rienzi boys are
both ssid to be plug" and not fitted for
the complex work dope in main office.
BUSINESS
was TO solie extent suspended all day on ac-
count of the strike. The manager persists
in holding the fort, and has bis meals sent to
him. Mr.. J. j. Fowler wrote him a note
yesterday evening ssking about message to
New York, aud requesting an interview.
The following reply was received:
"Yes, think it would 60 through to New
York. We are aboat cleared with Cincin-
natl. Don't know how it is beyond. Pil b:
up here till things are regulated. Pve had
a hard time of it. Thirty minutes sleep on
The foor about 4 o'clock s.m. Will, you
know always like 10 see you, but cant do II
while am so aixed up in this awful heavy
work. Hope everything gill bs in good
shape soOn."
TROUBLE WITH THE BATTERIES.
Most persons have little idea OF the vasi
amount Of battery required to run largs
would be editying. Hundreds Of Jars in tier
are ranged in rows and erosf-roWs and all
are connected by wires, which are IN then
turn counscted with a switchboard. Thess
lars require constant atteution and e1per
management. They are easily disarrapged
ard to do 90 an expert would oniJ
have TO turn screw or so arc
the result would b. complei5
cessstion of business. The operators know
this and of course the m an cement must hav'
some knosledge of the danger. Howeve
this may be there is said 10 be something
wrong with the batteries. though the fact is
undou bledly due TO exhaustion and not to
tsmperiDg By one OF the railroad office
no ice WIS given that the relay gould no
work at all, and all along The lines the cur
rent is weak The fact that the general pub
lie is il sympathy with tbs operators wa
N ade quite plsil yesterday by numerou
offers # prominent merchants OF money
And the proffers were made in good faith.
THE RAILROAD OPERATORS
sre ioining the Brotherhood one at a time
and several who have been ordered to repor
to cities for duty have quietly laid dow
their keys and quit business. Arthur J
Whitney. the train-disp atcher for the Mem
phis and Little r OK road, notified Ovens, ID
manager at Forrest City, yes'erd~y that
he went to Little Rock, in complisuce viii
an order from the general manager, that b
would discharge him, and OEeus remained
The railroad operators do no businets ex
cent 1bgt connected with the raiiroad O
which they are employed.
RUNoRs gERE RIFE,
Of all kinds, on ..ha sIrssts yesterday. oa
gained currency, OF a very aiacoufaglng "a
ture, regarding the New O.leans o..ea: sp'
the following was received in reply to a mes
sage sent:
ITO Graves Memphis