Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-20

mug OF cars. The men said that if the COM
panles wanted to fill their places, it was as
good time as any. They also asserted that
tne presidents of the roads had formed a COM
Dlnatlon to break up their association. The
following is the order issued by the executive
committee yesterday:
HEADQUARTERS OF
ID. A. No. II,
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
To all local assemblies in this Jurisdiction:
Brethren-You are hereby ordered to stop
all work In whatever capacity employed, to.
morrow at A. NJ, and remain out until all
grievances are settled to the satisfaction of
your brethren of the Third Avenue road, the
same to be approved by the executive board.
JOSEPH O'DoNNELL,
Chairman.
The last general cite up was on March
4th, and every one in the city of New York
remembers the Inconvenience inflicted. There
was no prospect when it began this morning
that today's trouble would end SO speedily as
did the former. The men were feeling that
their existence as an organization depended
upon their success; and their future welfare,
they said, depended upon the continuance OF
their union.
The board said last night there would be
trouble, but they would fight it out to the
bitter end.
The last car on the Sixth avenue road was
laid off at 4.O2 A. M. Superintendent Curtis
said he knew of no grievances on the part of
the men, but outside the men said that they
submitted list of grievances last week. of
which part were removed and the rest fatty
denied. The horses of this company were to
be cared for by the men unless an effort
should be made to replace them.
On the Dry Dock, Grand street and East
Broadway lines, which were also ''tied up
this morning. the employees told the supern-
tendent that they left work by order of the
committee. detail of men was appointed
to look after the horses. The men are sore
over the ''te up and say they have no griev-
ances.
At the office of the Forty-second street,
| Boulevard and St. Nicholas railroad, it was
said that the men had no grievance, but only
went out because ordered to do so. On the
lines on avenues c and ID men were left to
feed the horses. No grievances were COM
| planned of by them. The same was the case
! on the Bleecker street and Thirteenth avenue
| lines. The superintendent of the latter road
denied that there was any agreement among
the presidents of any pool. On the Broad
way and Seventh avenue lines, and on the
Barclay street lines the men say they have nc
| formal complaints to make. There are seven
non-union men on this line and they mus,
be discharged, the men say, before they will
return to work. even should the "tie up be
declared off. The horses on this line are
cared for. On the Forty-second street and
Grand street Ferry line, the men feel bitter
because they are called upon to stop work
They say that if the company will promise tc
employ none but union men the employees
| 4 l..ft a.
citation that their line be freed from the "tit
up" They all want to work. The men on
the Belt line road did not report for duty this
morning.
Late this afternoon the Third avenue com.
pany made an attempt to start out % cars on
their road. The first car, with Inspector
Steers and four policemen, passed along
without trouble, but the next one, after hav-
| ing gone half dozen blocks was surrounded
| by mob, who smashed the windows. wreck ed
the car and badly beat the driver. Two off
GERS were injured by flying bricks. The mob
was composed of about 2000. a large number
being evidently roughs. |. took l75 police.
men 10 scatter them Cars were then run
over the Lin, to City Hall and back. after
which they were withdrawn. The company
will run 100 c,rs on sche dule time tomorrow
CHICAGO, April 10.
Business has been entirely suspended il
the l..'S & the Lake Shore and Michigan
S,G'hc.4 Rnllroad at Chicago ever since the
sw! n.,u struck Saturday night. All day
Y, ste. Jay there was big crowd of striker:
auu rioters at the Forty-thrd street yards
out no deeds of violence were committed
The swichmen held meeting last night, anC
appointed committee Of 80 men to do picke
duty and protect the company's property
One-half are to stand guard by day, and the
other half are to go on duty at night. The
strikers deny that they have asked the com
pany to discharge eight Objectionable non
union men. They say that they would be
satisfied if the company removed them tc
some other department of the road
At9 O'Clock this morning the freight Off
cias reported every thing quiet No attempt
! had been made there to move freight.
An attempt to start freight train this
morning over the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad was defeated by strikers.
Not blow was struck by the police. and
eyerv body was in good humor.
All of the Baltimore & Ohio strikers went
back to work at o'clock this morning. The
non union men will probably be sent out on
the road 1t is stated on good authority that
the Lake Shore officials propose to make the
present strike an absolute issue as to the
right to retain their non union men and also
10 afford them adeqate protection.
The superintendent of the Lake Shore com
pany said to reporter this evening:
We are trying to start our trains put nave
no protection. We have plenty switchmen
but as fast as they couple cars they are IN
coupled. The numbers are about six to one
against us. All that prevents bloodshed is
the fact that we use no force in trying to
move trains. This "scab" question is an old
one and it is time it was settled, and we pro-
nose to settle it this time.
II looks now - if the county and State
I--.ia | ho.h ho ssked for aid.