Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-14
BUFFALO, n. Y, August 10, 1888.

Greeting:
All lovely here. Everything looks favor
able. The crisis draws near. Never ssy
die.
J. MORRIS,
L. CRAIG, Jr.,
Corresponding
DETROIT. MICH, August 10, 1888.
Last evening we got another man from
the Western Union. He informs US he had
been taking report. We learn from him
that not more than three men besides the
chief can do any kind of work, and that his
leaving made it necessary for the chief 10
take report. To-day our organizers report
twenty-five new men, making a total CT All.
Reports from various places give encour-
aging W
MOBILE, ALA, August 10, 1883.
We greet you with a solid front, which we
will maintain twenty-five days more, and as
much longer as may be necessary. The AS
ISOLATED Press report of Mobile having a
full working force is greatly exaggerated.
The force as now worked consists OF mana
ger, chief operator and superintendent
clerk, assisted by two third.class men and
one chair warm-r There is no such thing
J as weakening amongst US. The fight is al
ready Won and conceded to US by those In a
position 10 know the true state of affairs of
Inc western O0lOu. II remdIH5 IOE US 10
stand firm a few more days and victory will
be OUR.
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 9, 1855.
Greeting:
Everything in good shape here. Our Skin
mishers have run IN several new men since
our last bulletin. Mansger at Rochester
ing to -." Superintendent Clifford run
ming AROUND like q hen with its head of.
Stand frm. A few days will fix hen Fra.
ternally, F CRAIG, JR.,
Strikers Corresponding Committee.
MILWAUKEE, August s, 1888.
Greeting:
The twentieth day Of the great strike il
auspicious in many ways. Since the 18th
day of July the Brotherhood have initiated
1878 new members. But twenty-seven have
broken their solemn obligations and forsaker
the ranks, seventeen Of whom are heads Of
families. This shows that for every traitor
the Broth .rhood has taken 326 new member
This is war TO the death, Of wbicn the opera
tors are but a skirmish line. We are holding
the hydra-headed giant, Monopoly, in hi
track, an already he Is looking back for
safe retreat. He ia surrounded by the en-
tire line of 500, 900 Knights OF Labor, anC
there is no escape. Railroad operators arr
going out, TO a man, when called by the Ex
ecutiye Board in the East. We hope to de
fat the enemy without drawing out the rail
road brothers in the West; but if We cannot
they, too, will fall into line. Hold firm
finch moi; be ready fer action, and We ar
sure to smother the iend in his W camp
No "piugs" are taken into the ranks. Mi
waukte 22S2 is a power; we are gaining daily
Not a deserter here. All that is needed nov
is irmhess. This strike is but in it's incipi
ency, and we fray that a fair ,djustmen
may be reached before it becomes a nations
calamity, but if it must come, let it come, an
damned be he who first cries, H3ld
e~noughl' Milwaukee, went ont with sixty
niue, and we greet you to-day with 1877 mem
bers, az true as steel.
IRA C. EDWARDS. Corresponding sec'y.
PHILADELPHIA, August 8, 1888.
The stu alton at the Western Union i
worse than ever. Managers and chiefs arr
all working at tables, and wires neglece
Brokers' private wires all useless, an
everybody denouucing the monopoly. Th
latter is growing experimenting thei
own lines with a two-fold object: To diver
public sympathy and be better able to apollo
giz, for failure to handle business properly
off-riug every inducement TO come back. Gu
Of 126 men who struck eleven returned. w
took from that Office four, 80 that they ar
I19 frst-c'ass men SPORT here.