The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-06
A GREAT HORSE-CAR TIE-UP.
Business Suspended on All the Street
Car Lines ofNew York and Brooklyn,
The Object Being to Compel Compliance with
the Demands Of the Third-Avenue Strikers
MIR. Powderly and the Knights
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE.
New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City Horse
Car Lines Tied UP.

roads in the 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 Association that the proceedings OF the
board had been made too public he promised
the reporter that hereafter. they would not be
able TO anticipate the action of the board. de
said the next district meeting would be held in
some place where it would not be found out by
reporters The result of the meeting last night
shows that the first part of the remarks was no
Idle boast. The latter part was not made good
this time Early in the evening it became
known that a special meeting of District Assem-
bly, 70, Knights of Labor had been called for
last night The reporters were on hand The
meeting continued. without any intervals. until
IA. NJ to day. From time to time men came
put of the hall and went away. Others
came and took their places. Altogether
nearly one hundred delegates were present
from the twenty-eight car associations OF the
rity One singular fact was noted in the alb
sence of the entire executive board. 1t then de-
veloped that the board was in secret session down
town somewhere, and that none Of the officers
sflthe assembly were in attendance. From some
sf the members it was learned that the delegates
had passed resolutions approving the course OF
he executive board and ordering the contiuu-
snce of the strike on the Third-avenue line. 1t
was whispered around that warrants were out
Cor the arrest of certain members or the execu-
hive board. Each man. as he came out, was
questioned but denied in the most solemn man
ner that any word had been received from the
leaders as to their intentions. They professed
utter ignorance as to the object of the secret
meeting. II became known to the reporters that
some of the men were expecting orders for
general tie-up, and with excitement they
awaited the result. At A. NJ, no news
had been received from the executive board,
and many of the delegates left the meeting and
went to their homes Only about forty re-
usaised in the hall. Shortly after o'clock two
young men arrived at the hail and went In. The
doors were closed until $3.50, when the delegates
came out with stern set faces, and quietly dis
persed None of them would answer questions,
and it appeared that they had been cautioned,
before leading the hall, to avoid all conversation
about the strike or of general tie-up. Last OF
all came the acting chairman of the meeting.
To questions as to the actions of the board, he
hesitated, and then quietly said: ''The execu-
siye board have ordered a general tie-up of all
the surface lines in this city and Brooklyn
He refused to talk further on the subject, and
asserted that he did not know where the board
met to make their plans.
From another source it was learned that at the
last meeting of the district assembly 1t was de-
cided, when the new board was appointed, to
give them two weeks to effect peaceable settle
ment Failing in that, the last resource was
the general tie-up. This has been indicated be-
fore. The members of the car associations have
felt the weekly assessment burdensome. and
have become exasperated by the delays and mac
tion of previous executive boards. They de-
manded general tie-up as the remedy for the
ending of the Third avenue strike aud refused to
listen to the conservative members Of the board.
With difficulty the members have been induced
to postpone the tie-up until now. Ed milford,
one Of the prudent counselors of the board,
several days ago refused to attend any meetings
Of the board, and has been at headquarters but
very little of the time Graham, the careful
district master workman, was forced along with
the current The action taken by the
board is said. to be unanimously ap-
proved by the men. They say they have done
this to force the Thrd-avenue road, through
The Intervention of other companies to come to
terms, and declare that the fight will be forced
all along the line The old story OF combina-
ton between the car companies was reported
again as one of the causes Of the strike The
feature about the tie-up is that no proclamation
or explanation accompanied the order to tie up.
The old principle of the order has apparently
tall linn until
Is done.n
The blow struck was sudden and crushing
one Policemen along the streets this moraing
hailed it as short decisive settling Of the long
strike, which had worn on their strength for
nearly two months. Although the order to tie
MP was not sent out to the roads until after 8
o'clock this morning, by 4:30 A. NJ. it was known
universally throughout the city. The police de-
partment was posted on the facts early, and
by A. NJ every depot was guarded
by details of police. The drivers and
other employees worked through the night
as usual until the time for the first
day cars to run in the morning. At the Grand
street depot of the dry-dock lines, the scenes of
fierce riot and confusion. in March last the night
cars finished their trips at $3.50 A. NJ. Half an
hour earlier the day cars were to begin their
trips. The men did not appear for work, and
The assistant superintendent went down and was
told of the order to tie up. He merely asked if
there were any grievances OF the men, and was
told that there were none; that they were ordered
to stop work by the board. He then notified the
superintendent The stsblemen were left to
care for the horses At the other stables sim
liar questions were asked and similar replies
given.
1t was said this morning that over two hun
6red of the Third-avenue non-union men have
left the company. SO that only about eighty
drivers ara left in the service of the company.
The police received information of the tieup
half an hour after the order was issued Super
intendent Murray hurried to police headquarters,
and within an hour the reserves of the entire
force, 400 men. were concentrated at the sta
lions along the lines of the most important roads