The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-20
The TRACKS ALL CLEAR.
THE ST. LOUIS BRIDGE COMPANY
AGAIN ABLE
To Handle All Business-A New Boy
eott Scheme-the Militia
Relieved.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April l9.-The
Bridge and Tunnel and the Be Line
Companies have at last employees a
sufficient number Of men to man all
of their engines and switches, and
they now announce their readiness to
do all the transferring across the river
and between the various railroad
wards in East st. Louis which may be
REQUIRED. Their inability heretofore
10 engage full crews has been the only
impediment to full resumption OF
operations by the different roads, and
now this is removed the freight busi-
meas on the east side OF the river has
assumed its normal condition. The
different roads yesterday took ad-
vantage of the Sunday quiet and sue
ceeded in transferring all the blockade
freight which has accumulated since
the commencement Of the strike, and
to-day the officials announce clear
tracks and their ability to perform
their whole duty as common carriers.
NEW BOYCOTT SCHEME.
Il has iranspired that scheme is
on foot to boycott the Gould railroads
through Eastern manufacturers. Dis
trict Assembly No. 80, Knights Of La.
Dor, with headquarters in Boston, EN-
braces about 800 local assemblies, with
a membership OF come 1000 shoe and
cotton workers. Large quantities OF
the articles made in the territory COW
cred by these assemblies are shipped
10 points on the Gould system, and
the plad is 10 notify all manufacturers
to stop shipping their goods over those
roads. There is to be meeting OF
District Assembly No. 80 at Boston
this week to discuss this matter, and
IL the plan is decided upon and the
manufacturers refuse 10 accede to the
demands OF the assembly a strike will
probably be ordered of the workers
in the territory named A representa-
tive OF this District Assembly has been
in consultation with the General Ex'
ecutive and local committees here, and
will report to the Boston meeting
what he has learned Of the situation
here and in the Southwest. 1t is also
said that District Assemblies ~ and
rs, which include the shoe and cotton
workers in Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts,, will hold meetings
immediately after the Boston As.
sembly, and it is thought possible that
they will pursue the same course de.
cided upon by that body.
fysf MILITIA RELIEVED.
The following companies OF militia
left for their homes last night: Com
pany II, Eighth Infantry, from Paris;
Company II, Fifth Infantry, from De-
catur; Company @, Fifth Infar try,
from Springfield; Company X, + ghth
Infantry, from Na7hville; the four
companies having been relieved by
Company ID, Of Carthage, Company
X, OF Delvaan; Company A, OF Farm
ington, and Company L, OF Peoria, all
Of the Fifth Infantry. There arrived
new men from Dsnville to relieve the
same number who have been operat-
ing the Calling gun since the arrival of
the troops.
Mr.. HoxIE WILL STILL EAT MEAT.
Messrs Ritter d Horst, butchers, at
No. 309 North Twelfth street, were
called upon by a committee Of thu
Knights OF Labor yesterday, who re-
quested them to cease supplying Vice
President Hoxie Of the Missouri Pa
ci6c Railroad Company with meat un.
der the pain Of being boyCotth. The
senior member OF the firm informed
the committee that he could not &C.
cede Il. their request, that Mr.. Hoxie
was q good customer and he would
continue to fill bis orders 30 long a,
Mr.. Hoxie should continue his patron
age. raf1H r. s.1, ma.
RVERYTHiNa IN HoxTE's HANDS. see
Replies to letters recently sent by
the citizens committee to the resident
directors of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road Company, requesting them to
take some steps toward settlemeuto OF
the strike, have been received by the
committee The directors state that
the managem ent is in the hands Of
MrSHoxle and they are unable to take
any action in the matter. The citi-
zens committee met this aiternoon
and drew up report, which was sub.
mitted to Dr. Thcs 0'Rsilly, the
chairman OF the macs meeting. The
report reviews the proceedings and &C.
tons OF the committee since its ap.
pointment, and expressts regret at
their failure 10 bring about the much
desired arbitration.
PROVES TO BIZ UNTRUE
The statement that Mr. Hoxies
butcher has been boyI olted by the
Knights Of Labor, for refusing not to
furnish the railroad magnate with
meat, proves to be false.