The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-17
THE NEW YORK TiE-uP.
The City at the Mercy of the Eie-
waited Roads.
Railroad Commissioners to Give
Hearing Today.
Freight Traffic Suspended on the
Baltimore and Ohio at Chicago.
The Southwestern system Again in
Full Operation.
Mr.. PoWderIy Writes a Letter on an
Important Subject.
The Festive Birch Prevents a School
SkNtL
The City at the Mercy of the Eie
vafad PnadS
Mr.. PoWderIy Writes a Letter on a
important Subject.
The Festive Birch Prevents School
Boys Strike.

NEW YORK, April 16-The demands OF a COM
mittee of the Empire Protective Association,
composed of surface railroad employees, having
been refused by the directors of the Third Avenue
Railroad Company, general "tle-up" on the
lines of this company was inaugurated at ten
minutes to four o'clock this morning Not car Is
running ON the main line or branches. The incon-
venience to East Side residents is great. and the
crowds Rocking to the stations. The police are
present to prevent any overt act on the part OF
strikers Third avenue from early this morning,
between the stables at Sixty-third street and the
Bowery, was lined with police officers to prevent
any interference the part OF the strikers II the
company should proceed to run its cars, Police
were held in reserve at headquarters and at the
police stations along the route OF the road.
When the strikers left work this morning tney
congregated in groups along Third avenue, pus tald
police A number of Italians were put to work
by the company to feed and take care OF the
that M they will not be able to secure enough
to run the regular number OF cars and make the
stated number of trips. All the men that II IS pos
Sible to obtain Will be Secureu by tne company
An officer of the Empire Protective Association
said this afternoon that if the Third avenue COM
there would be a general 'tie-up1of al horse car
lines in this city. He also said that If this did not
succeed the movement would be extended to
Brooklyn then to Philadelphia and other cities OF
the United States He said this could be done III
two days.
The company today ran six cars, making in all
thirteen trips. At 8 o'clock the leader OF the
strikers sent message to the railway commits
sion asking its members to come at once 10 lhis ms
city. A reply was. received, stating that Lne
board would accord hearing in the Governors
room at the City Hall at 10 a. m. tomorrow me ,;
strikers say they expect the commissioners Will
insist on the running of cars at once or else de-
clare the company's charter forfeited
The Trouble at Bath.
D.r,, ,,p;l 1c Tho district hoard of Knight
of Labor-Messrs. Shaw of Lewiston, Harris of
Auburn and Kittrdge of Roekland, arrived in
this city this forenoon and were in session at the
Reform Club this afternoon, for the purposes of
effeeting settlement of the difficulties between
the coal beavers and stevedores OF this city.
Mayor Wakefield appeared for the steyedores.
and Charles E. Taylor, W. w. Carter and Bart
Coughlin of the knights of Labor for the coal
beavers No report of the settlement has yet
been made.
a Boycott Raised.
HAvERHILL, Mass, April 1e.-W. b. Thorn s.
Co.. hat manufacturers, have come to an agree
boycott is to be removed from goods nanrfac-
tured at their factory. A strike occurred eighteen
months ago and boycott has been in force Tor
year. The firm will use union labels
Letter from Mr.. PowderIy.
LYNN, Mass, April 1e.-Grand Master Work
Daley of this city the following letter upon the
question of manufacturers of forcing their en-
ployes to join the Knights of Labor:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ORDER OF
KNIGHTS OF LABOR OF AMERICA.
SCRANTON, Pa, April ID, 1886.
Edaoard Z. Daley Esq, Lynn, Mass:
Dear Sir and Brother.No person as should u, BE be
manufacturer, or by the man or firm he may be
working for. Only those who join Of their own
The man or woman who cannot cheerfully sub
scribe to the declaration of principles OF the Order
of Knights of Labor cannot make good member
and must not be forced to join. The nea'l,lfdc-
tatrer aCho forces has employees to Joan the order m
order to procure the label Of the Knights of Labor
cannot hare the label atnder any ctrce3nstdace
No compulsion must be used, no coercion will be
tolerated in making converts to the Order OF the
knights of Labor. Every person who becomes
member should do so only after he has become
convinced that is for his best interertS to do So
A manufacturer has no more right to force men
into our order than he has to discharge them for
being members
With best wishes, 1 remain,
Fraternally yours,
IT V POWDERIY. G. w. M,