The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-09
He Declines to Give Any Informa-
ton as to His Mission Here,
But the Appeal Reporter Found 1t
Out, All the Same. as Usual
A Full Account of the Grievances
Of the L., N. o, g. T. Engineers,
Tho Differences Amicably and Earmo
niously Adjusted Without tho
Assistance OF Chief Arthur
Details OF the Settlement.

VI loC'IhuuNc IllSlllccis uIIlNtl III lllN
city yesterday and tried to escape notice
by emitting to register his name at the
Peabody, where he is stopping, but the
reporters got on TO him, and rnE AP-
rEAIs juvenile contemporary on Jefferson
street hunted him to his lair, and not only
announced his arrival, but made q shrewd
guess at his mission.
Chief Arthur will be remembered as the
man who rose TO national fame by reason
Of Lis prominence in the late Chicago,
Burlington 4 Quincy strike, which resulted
in disastrous losses to the company and de.
feat to the strikers. Like all men who
suddenly achieve fame with very little in
tcllcctual capital to back il, Chief Arthur
has a most eXlnvagant idea OF his own inn
portancc and seeks TO enhance his pres
tgc by surrounding himself with an
atmosphere OF mystery three feet
thick. An APPEAL reporter tried 10 inter
view him rs TO his mission here, but found
him rs rcticcnt MS an oyster and as cnig-
NAUTICAL ~ the sphinx. TilE ArPEAL did
not care 10 have him violate any conf
dcncc or bctray any secret, or in any way
handicap him in the discharge OF his OH.
cd duties. All that TuE APpEAL wanted
f h.m was 90 state what brought him
Inc, what was the nature OF the pricv-
Faces complained OF, what company was
Interested and how the negotiations
were progressing. II this big lnjun Woo.
Motive Chief was in Chicago on similar
Crmnd 10 that which brought him here, he
would issue bulletins every three hour as
60 the progress Of affairs, but Memphis
might fail 10 catch on to his superior i'm.
portancc II lac showed any disposition to
DC courteous 10 the press.
Chief Arthur 10 q compactly built man
OF about fifty, with gray hair, keen eyes,
red iacc, closely cropped gray beard, u
substantial, rOtund figure, aud other evil
dcnccs Of material well being
lie wis asked the nature Of his mission
here. but declined to talk. lie was asked
when no was sent for and by whom. He
declined TO say. lie was asked II he
would consent 90 talk generally ~ the OBJ
jeci and purposes OF the Brotherhood, and
answered, "No, not for publication"
lie WIS asked what part OF the United
States WIS fortunate enough 90 own HIM
NJ a citizen. and was gracious enough 10
commit himself 90 the extent of utimat-
ing that hc lived Ia Cleveland, o.
That was the only Information Of a
character not strictly oyasiyc which the
ArrEAL reporter got out Of him. One
might "a well Try 10 bore AN artcsian well
with bar Of soap as 10 interview Chief
Arthur, Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers.
oF CuvrsI TnE ArrrAL rovSp " All ovr
without Chief Arthurs assistance, aud the
nhovc Is only given % show how very
mysterious some men Clu become over u
very simple matter
II uppcms that the locomotive engineers
on the J.. \. q. q 4. railroad sent com.
mittcr of four a. tins clty to luy before
General Manager ldNuids certain -rcy-
nncrs. The committee b. composed ni
Engineers g.. H. rcdgcly and 4 n. Evans.
OF Nicksburg and ". H. Jones mud 4. 4.
bellows ul Memphis They arrived here
this morning and had conference With
the officers of the l.. y. q. * r. road ut the
Compauys uilcn ON South Court street.
There were present the committee OF tour
~ above named anil the following rpn,.
scnniiycs of the company Genera
Manager Edwards, 4. NJ. Cook.
Assistant General Manager J. j. Casey.
Superintendent oi Motive Power and Mas.
trr ~ Transportation Sharp 4 confer.
cncc was held between the parties which
began no II O'Clock am. aud ended I'd
O'Clock p.m., with one hours iuirrmiyiun
ior dinner 4 satisfactory adjustment Of
NIL matters Of complaint was arrived al
and an adjournment bad until Monday 10
perfect details Both parties were ami.
mated 10y tho best OF feeling and ail the
proceedings wcrc characterized by the
f1cudIcu good spirit The leading sricy.
Hnuc was tie
Ctsrorr Y. r.. WILLOWS
who WIS dismissed tho s..r,.i,, .l IA, r,f,.
many in -cp,,p,l,ar lad imam tbe char,
al having abandoned nd. ,r,,ip, v,tl,T,
authority an, iafis Brr.1t t,i,es al.
l1Ve Nh. Fellows i. A monument ,nr,,i,,r
al ihs nrBibarbaul al I,r,u1iIy, I,.
piurufs and indicated his intention 4, M.
trnl "a convention al tb1t or,I.r an Dria.
horA ON ilr gl.f J,y al ..ui,p,i,.r h.,
Dig tower srlfs struck Ni.k.Iu,, ami NJ
bellows. tarIuga ou,r1utip. arp.up,..i
h- purpose to tnticipltr h,s Irp1rIurs
two weeks or so and a. lrl,, ..i once Ian.
Eirll ui waiting until October
lie accordingly wrote letter d,
Mr. Casey. Superintendent ol No.
tive Power. r.uurstiur immediate lrly,
of absence nni took his train io Mpmpbis
30 I. al u