Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-11
ANOTHER strike.
A Tie-Up Of the street cars in New
York. Brooklyn and Jersey City.


city have been tied up. This time the
tie-up includes not only Brooklyn. but
all the Jersey City roads as well. It
was remarked yesterday by one of the
executive board of the Empire associ-
alton that the proceedings Of the board
had been made too public. He prom
ised the reporter hereafter they would
not be able to anticipate the action of
the board. He said the next district
meeting would be held in some place
where 1t would not be found out by
reporters. The result of the meeting
last night shows that the first part of
the remarks were 20 idle boast. The
latter part was not made good this
time. Early in the evening it became
known that a special meeting Of Dis
trict Assembly No. IS, Knights of
Labor, had been called together
for a meeting last night. The reporters
were on hand. The meeting continued
without an interval until 4 am. to-
day. From time to time men came
out Of the hall and went away, others
came and took their places; altogether
nearly one hundred delegates were
present from the t~wenty-eight car
associations Of the city. One singular
fact was noted in the absence of the
entire executive board. 1t then
developed that the board vas 10
secret session down town some
where and none of the officers OF
the assembly were in attendance.
From some of the members it was
learned that the delegates had passed
resolutions approving the course of the
executive board and ordering the con-
tinuance of the strike on the Third
avenue line. 1t was Whispered around
that warrants were out Tor the arrest
of certain members of the executive
board. Each man, as he came out, was
questioned, but denied in the most SOL
emn manner that any word had been re-
ceived from the leaders as to their in
tention. They professed utter ignoT-
ance as to the object Of the secret meet
ing. 1t became known TO reporters
that some men were expecting orders
for a general tie up, and with excite
ment they waited the result. At 5
o'clock this morning news had been
received from the executive board,
and many of the delegates left the ex-
tcutiVe board and went home. About
forty remained in the hall. Shortly
after 8 o'clock two young men arrived
and went into the hall. The doors
were closed until $3.50 a M, when the
delegates came out with a stern set OF
faces and dispersed. None of then
would answer questions, and it appear
ed they had been cautioned before
leaving the hall to avoid all converse.
ton about the strike. Last of all cam,
the acting chairman Of the meeting
To questions as to the actions Of th
board he hesitated and then quietly said
"The executive board have ordered
general tie-up of all the surface line
in this city and Brooklyn. He refuse
to talk further on the subject and as
serted that he did not know where tn
board met to make their plans.
From another source it was learned
that at the last meeting of the distric
assembly that when the new boarC
was appointed, it was given threI
weeks to effect a peaceable settlement
Failingi in that the last esource was
general. tie up. The members of the Ca.
Association have felt the weekly as
sessment burdensome and have be
come e~xasperated by the delays and in
action of previous executive board
They demanded a general tie up as
remedy for ending the Third avenue
strike, and refused to listen to conser
vative members of the board. Witt
difficulty members have been induc9t
to postpone the tie up until now. Ed
milford, one of the present counsel
lors of the board, several days ago re
fused to attend any meetings of tn
board and has been at headquarters
bet very | tile Of the time. Grant, tn
district master workman, who wa
forced along with the current actio.
taken by the board, is said to be unan
imously opposed by the men. The
say they have done this to force tn
Third Avenue road, through interven
ton Of other companies, to come t
time, and say the fight will b
forced all along the line. Th
old story Of combination betwee
car companies was reported again a
one Of the causes of the strike. Tn
feature about the tie up is that n
proclamation or explanation accom-
panied the order to tie up. The prin
. ciple Of the order has been APPARENT,
lived up to, "never tell a thing unit
its DONE"
! The blow struck was a sudden an
3 crushing one. The policemen alon
the streets this morning hailed it as
short and d4cislvel settling Of tt
strike which had worn on thei
$ strength nearly two months. Althoug
the order 10 tie up was not sent to tn
roads until three o'clock this morning
" by four am. it was known through
r out the city. The police depar'
, ment was posted on the, fact
early, and by 6 am. every depot wa
. guarded by details of police. Th
! drivers and other employees worke
E through the night as usual, until th
/, time for the first day-cars to run in ii