The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-21
THE STRIKERS.
Law Prevails and the Cars in New
York are Running.
Sympathy of the Public Said to be
with the Strikers.
Chicago Strikers Disable an Engine
In Spite of the Police.
Mr., PowderIy Before the Special
Committee at Washington.

NEW YORK, April 2O.-New Workers were
again surprised this morning to find all the lines
of horse cars in operation, with the exception OF
the Third Avenue and its branches. The settle
ment is due to a late consultation last night be
tween Labor Commissioner O'Donnell and the
presidents of the various roads. The sympathy
of the public, now that the cars are running, IS
with the strikers, but the ''tie-up" on Third ave-
nue. will continue and the strike will be main
tanned with vigor The order to end the 'tie-up"
on all the lines bnt the Third avenue was issued
early this morning by the officers OF the EMPIRE
Protective Association, on assurance tnat the
and would not assist the Third Avenue road. The
latter road ran number of cars with new drivers
and conductors this morning, but inside ana on
the platforms of these cars were many police OIL
GERS. The knights of Labor on the Third avenue
road assert that the cause of their strike has not
been truthfully stated. The employment OF the
non-union men, was they assert, one OF the least
of their grievances.
The Beard of Aldermen today adopted the
amendment under the ordinance relative to the
licensing of ear drivers. The amendment changes
the mode of arrest from that OF warrant and per-
mits the police to arrest on sight any unlicensed
driver. Restrictions we're offered debarring the
Third avenue railroad company from issuing 10
them any permits for street openings, calling on
the corporation counsel to at once take measures
for the amendment of the company'S charter,
which had been violated in having Withdrawn the
cars from 125th street and charging extra fares.
The resolution was referred to committee.
All has been quiet this evening on Third Ave
nue. The cars were withdrawn for the night at
500 o'clock. The conference OF the railroad COM
miSsionerS and the strikers and railway company
has resulted in nothing satisfactory the company
refusing to discharge any men they have employ
ed during the strike or the seven obnoxious ones
on whose account the strike was caused
on the Kennebec.
GARDINER, April 2O.-A committee of the
Knights of Labor visited Joshua Gray & Son, lunl-
Der manufacturers, yesterday morning, and ten
dered them the succeeding propositions That the
men employed by them have the same pay and
work the same hours, excepting one man and that
he shall have small increase of wages. The Of
fer is now under consideration
The following is the proposition to be offered to
the ice dealers by representatives of the knights
of Labor for the coming summers work: The
laborers who work in the hold of vessel and the
men who handle the bars in the house to receive
So per day. the others to get $1.75; no employees
to receive less than the lattsr named price and
semi-monthly payments.
S. N Maxey & Co. commenced last week to pay
their employees weekly instead of monthly as here
tofore.
The Chicago Strikers.
CHICAGO, April 2O.-The officials of the Lake
Shore attempted to move train in Chicago this
morning. Strikers surrounded 1t and in spite OF
the police, disabled the engine, and uncoupled the
cars, and frustated all the efforts of the officials
One brakeman was knocked senseless in the me-
lee re ssssR f6ysn 6era 9 and ha,
been holding consultation with Sheriff Hanchett
on the situation on the Lake Shore railroad. Coy.
OgleSby has been in consultation all day with
Sheriff Hanchett and the officials of the Lake
Shore railroad The supervisor OF the town OF the
Lake said he was unable to afford the railroad
protection against the mobS which collected. The
officials seem to regard serious trouble as mml-
nent. The Governor said he would not interfere
III the matter until the sheriff had exhausted all