The Red Cloud chief., 1877-08-23
Three DAYS an AutOcrat.
The Brakemsn Who Was the Brains of Tho
Pittsburg Irainaen.


An important action of "A sub com
mittee on Public Safety yesterday was
a conference with Mr.. Robert Am.
mond. a brakeman for the past year on
the Pttsburc. Fort Wayne Il Chicago
Railroad. who r~eJolces in the honor OF
having, for three days, taken from the
hands of General Manager LAYING the
sole control and management of the
read and its branches. On SATURDAY.
evening he was an humble brakeman
on sunday morning he was great rail.
road manager and magnate. dispatch
ing trains, receiving all dispatches from
employe IS. officials. stockholders. even
from Manager Laying himself; on Tues.
| day evening he had resigned his high
a. - -" - 81" dnor nf his litti.
cottage. with his blooming wifi. and
ch'ld, a simple brakeman again. happy
that the burdensome responsibility hal
been shifted from his mind.
Knowing his influence with th.train.
men. the subcommittee requested the
conference for the purpose of inducing
him 10 use his power Ia effect the rails
ing Of the freight blockade on the road
as Tar. AZ least, as was necessary for
provisioning the city. The result of
the conference was that Mr.. Almond
promised his Influence 10 this limited
extent. ard a committee Of even Mem.
hers OF the Committee Of Safety WAS ap
pointed 10 meet Jointly with the Com
mlt'ee Of Conference previously ay-
pointed by the tralnmen and The Is
clals of the road respectively. >ut<A
quently. Mr.. Almond called upon NJ.
Laying 10 s!ead with him further q
restore the 10 PER cent suit s.rsr.s-i
from the wages % the employees and
thus secure al. once two b.essincs-:h.
provisioning Of the city and the raising
OF a disastrous blockade. This o,nsul-
tatlon was not a. all satisfactory "a
either citizens Or trainmsn-
Late Yesterday afternoon a NEE, y
Of tralnmen Was held n Df-:ruc..'s
Hall. Allegheny. The Committee OF
seven. from TIE COMMITTEE or Public
safety. were present. with Mayor Phil
lips an NJ Amuo.d Tie meeting
laccSi >qv~~hes were made by mem.
trS y - cTuni';ee friendly and pa
~clacs;oCy n character. All went qui.t-
" until Almond aruse and offered q
resolution IN .fT-C; tia. one lncDmo.ivs
~ steamed up and a train Of fourteen
freight cars manned and taken ont in
The interest Of dealers. who shODlf TAG
The train, provision il. take thirteen
cars. z give the fourteenth % N. /
IN remuneration foI their scr.
they TO distribute the contents q.
The car 10 the strikers and their fami- |
les IL Was a strange, a very cumnuD-
ste proposition. ignoring all claim Of
he pennsylvania Company 10 femme
's,ion FOR the Use OF their property. bD,
IA, was not the thing a: stake. The
resolution failed. and the meeting soon
adjourned. the only suts@quen. action
u Importance being the ~ O, q
isolation which provides TIA. -.
viii furnish men - run
'assergsr train 20 Chicago and return
ne Ia ETis and return. ors %
mon and return. ard one throDyt
train PER day Zach xay, and cn,.
!uding with a cynicA, clare r~rni,.
the Pennsylvania Conpany IN m,
nv other trains they xish. providing
h@y an ", the men. q
Near the UPPER end Of Adsns street
a little white outage which s..,a.
Az lack from the street. leayiny roor :
VI pretty lawn. trellised rap vim. .
nd beds of sewers. lives n. r.,irss !
iAsnSe- He Is in his tx-n,y-srb |,
tall. slender, in,eIlizin, quick and !
'lcioie. He IS well connected h..
aher icing Mr.. Angus. Almond %.
e Miners and Manufacsurers' D,. :,
iesne COMPANY. Wood street Exe.ss !
haoa, has given him some trouble !
IL DC Is now q proud and scaad na.s, [
miles With al his mistakes he