Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-27
THIRD AVENUE STRIKERS.
Al Efforts to Compromise the Differ
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NEW YORK, April 26.-The strike on
the Third Avenue surfsce Railroad con-
tinues unchanged. The first car started
out at 30 O'Clock this morning. There
was conference last night between a
committee of the railroad company ana
one from the strikers, but the result was
not satisfactory to eitner party II is said
that the company refused to entertain the
proposition OF the men to return in "A body.
FMS ia the only obstacle 10 a settlement
now, and no agreement could be reached.
AT noon sixty cars were running, and all
was quiet along the line.
One OF the strikers said to-day that they
had captured six drivers belonging 10 the
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Father Doughtery said to-day that
he had found his intercession
with the company Of no avail.
and regretted their action. A member Of
the committee said that at the conference
yesterday the company wanted the
committee to acknowledge that they
had made a mistake IN the demand
they had made for the discharge OF
seven men. This the committee refused
to do. The company wanted to choose
the men to be taken back ia lots of 80 or
100. To this the committee also de-
INJURED, and told them that all the men
must go back or none. AT this point the
conference ended. II is understood that
one of the directors OF the road is a strong
kicker against the policy OF the company,
and that be is backed by a majority of the
stockholders.
BOUND NOT 10 SURRENDER.
President Lyon, OF the Third Avenue
road, this evening reiterated his former
statements to the effect that the company
would never under any stress OF circum-
stances permit the road to be run under
the beck or dictati0n Of its hired men. 1t
was only question OF time, he said,
when the places Of the strikers
would be filed with new men,
"Man after man IN our employ has been
waylaid and beaten by these strikers, and
| would like to know II that means liberty
IN this country or is il a war OF peace sucn
as these men mean 10 make. IT, Is line
commentary on the declarations OF the
demagogues who side with LABOR organi-
cations in all their demands just or un-
just"
This afternoon one of the strikers
placed stones in the groove OF the COM
pany's cable branch on q steep decline,
and loss Of life was prevented only bv the
caution that was exercised in the opera
tion Of the cars. A man whose name IS
Miller was caught and locked up.
RIPE FOR VIOLENCE.
Arrests OF drivers on otner lines have
been made to-day for malicious inter-
ference with drivers Of The Third Avenue
road. Except for police interference,
throng of strikers and their friends would
this evening have m0bbed three Of the
company's men, who went 10 re-
pair the tracks at Fifty-nnth
aNs hA fHs.1t g..
charging some sixty men and leaders OF
the strikers had been found caused ex-
citement among the strikers tonight.
The strikers will begin running stages on
Third avenue tomorrow from Harlem 10
the City Hall. sIxty-hye cars were run
to-day, stopping al q O'Clock this evening,
ten on the One Hundred and rwenty-dfth
street line and two on the Cable road.
THE COMING ARRESTS.
The Executive Board Of the strikers
Will be arrested, II Is believed, early to-
morrow morning. The strikers say that
others will take their places and conduct
"the war OF peace" Mr.. Powderly has
sent a representative 70 New York, and TO-
day he. with the Executive Board Of the
strikers and Mr.. Lauterbacn, " the Third
Avenue company, held = fruilless confer.
ence. Mr.. Lauterbach this evening ia an
interview most positively reaffirmed the
position Of the company. The strikers in
their statement tonight express them-
selves as confident aud assured OF sue
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