New-York tribune., 1886-06-08
THE STRIKE A DEAD FAILURE
STRIKERS TO LOOK FOR OTHER WORK.

MASTER WORKMAN GRAHAM ARREsrfD-rHE TX.
ECUTrvE BOARD MAKES A STATEMENT.
The Third-ave. strike is practically at an end
and che Empire Protective Association has ackDowl-
edged its frs. defeat The ts-Up on Saturday
the last prng gasp and now the 1900 men who
went strike six weeks aso are lot on their own
resources without positions financial aid Tho feclins
against the have acel as leaders during the
strike extremely bitter and the strikers Secare that
~ they can get hold OF any Of the Executive BotrJ tho
members will meet with hard usage. since Joseph
p ODonnell was depOsed from the management OF tho
strike for making settlement which woli have pat
nearly all strikers ba,k at work. there has been
chaos IN the Executive Board and little judgment has
bcen nsed in the management OF the strike Frequent
changes have been made in the Boarj and they have
been from bad TO The teur OF saturday and its
failure suniay amo1ntel TO practical giving up OF
the fight and yesterday Patrick O'Ronrke one OF tho
members OF the Executive ,ari went - tIe oil heai
quarters at hty-s'vsnth-st and Foari-,ve., and
told the few there that there use Ia waiting
any longer and that they goni better try TO get work
elsewhere He made only short stay.
Charges of incompetcncy are not the most serious
made agait the officers OF tho association The di zap
pointed strikers openly allege that good deaf moro
money has received than has been accounted for
such stories Circulated however, after every unsuc-
cessfu strike.
James r. Graham, the district master workman. did
not 20 to his In Brooklyn Sunday night but
stopped at tho house Of friend East ae-hundred.
snd-sevcntecnth-st Captain Coulin OF the Twenty
third Precinct. who had warran for his arrest on ths
charge OF sending out Casey. Delaney and Patterson.
three OF the strikers who tried to induce the drivers
Thirdave. to tie again on June s. heard OF
this and sent out Detectives Mcmahon and Paner TO
look for him. shortly after noon yesterday they saw
hin secondave. car at Nnetyseventh-st and ar
rested him. lie tazen to tho Harlem Police
Court and Justice German released him in $1,000
III .nl on "A cas- nd lpDuii n
appear Michael Dorsey, feed merchant OF No 41i
Nlnth-ave., gave bail for him. 49,
There possibility that the disastrous effects OF the
eup will lead to disruption OF the Empire FRO
ecye Association i Is an S'aSor Of ,d D'es A',s sn.
OF this district making effort to induce
the members OF local Assembly i.lo3 which Includes all
thought that they will do so. Many Of tne
and only about 200 of them now without employ
ment AT tho Offices Of the compsny. Yesterday there
we're many applications the part Of the strikers for
work. Theywere refused by superintendent Robertson.
5 S is' II. e4s % Gs and 0S 1 w
be many days before most OF the drivers Will be at
The Executive Board met at Columbian Hall. First
ave-. between sixtyhnh aud Sixty-sxth ss late IN tao
hue strike off officially District Master Workman Grs
ham made statement as to how the last general te'up
D. Best p ORourke. James Mcmillan J. I. Conpey
! ana W. W. Greenwood OF the Executive Board Tue
statement is AS follows:
The Executive Board Of the Empire Association has been
held for me gener, eup oi tno ,arace rods
teup by order Of the Drict Assembly, The assembly
ensea sa ed on the saeens BY that the
Third emu s g ne Sems aasa o called m In cca
qn Of the statements One mber reOee hat he 1aw
MURRAY iii Hotel with President, White ami Lyon aud
a s check M ae2 e ast M Il wa se
the man who broag the money @ was pres IS r
breaking men ard sending them 70 III iaTd
new alschage All appneaa,s 9r ohsr ks ns q
at he
with its nand coad not break ia new horsfs @ sna
Many other were y,eeaed aa ana % a Se r. &
a. m Gs sesvs we, Bsa9
sea Sss no 81 power owe to tie or mite the
The Board anxiods have the mstter settled and
them 10 as Us at 5s BCwers night
d Tncy sa they we're read to maze aa
either Ghe Dsft ss aS SI rc "a
70 20 bach to work There complaint made @
member rGse 70 ssamiae Every ioss a,
is account ed t9I on te books isse sun seops Pr io Az
memDer making such assertions outside Of the order liable
eRanns 2 Ss sfPSIs tssy viii nSSe,gai5d d. ' ~ ''
Before Mr. Graham lett the hall no told tho
allowances to-day. Last week there was not enough but
F65oo would be ready oaay to pay those VINO re Sos
arrangemcnts would be- male to supply
hs er ,s % dis r"t oicias eft the hall violent alter
cation ensuct tue strikers, the meeting oreax-
os. u" Of them sad: I'VE viii 60 AK for az
stables and pledge not to nave anything to
do with tue knights OF Labor"
senator Ecclesne wished to have conference WITH
the Executive Board at o'clock las. night Dut up %
il D. w. none OF them had appeared Mr Grtl'n IL
tnat the Board had too much to do to walt upon hn
Ia" Thee e'S" are indications that tho companies have
determined TO make united Effort 20 rn r,I 'iSa iSsir
SELVES Of tns Mnssts Moo tns sixth
Avenue ne Is SAID to have made the rea.A tnat Iie
IN m'' a s''Y lockout Two time inspeatots wese dis.
charged yesterday on his road There
is be sas ne %sDssr head
AZ tho East RIVER end OF the Grant street aud Dry
t,e-up to take car For tots he was dissharsed
yesterday The local a.e"9 dmd Tan 's rent
INES, held meeting last nl;h. at f'r'sys n'' 10
Grads to 1t wal, ws mSon assaSa wS today
ana ask for MeD.aylts s c':s 5ss
has been on the ro vi from u boy q, -. ,,
A number OF the old men on Jacob sharps lines re-
turned yesterday morning and offered tneir services
once more as drivers aud conductors WORK hci been
refused to them on SUNDAY on the sronnt tht, 'ner
bern engaged wouid retained rne same was
gwen to them as9 ye'tra.y rno The e to nnm5"r
Who nave thas lost permanent employment
the Ssss S' nns Tenth street and ror9
on the Bleecker Street aud the Twc"ty.thri street
lines Mr. snarp that n, sorry TO nave tnese nen
lose their positions But what else could 10! - MS
comment 81 hired new men on Saturday ana gave
ions prrmanent IL is my duty stand by them aud
shall am sorry los the o'AeiS' O"' '"'' '''" ''S
SATURDAY WAS MANHATrANs BIGGEST DAY.
Aswas expected, the travel on Saturday on he cle-
yated railroads proved by the Ta,c returns 10 nave
been the arges. In history OF the companies Iie
gain was achieved comparison with the last general
tenn ON April ID, By the second and Ninth Avenue
lines where the nve-cent fares attracted many people
Tn. ,oowug comparisons OF traffic will be found in-
ferestinr All the dates being those when the surface
r",ds were not running, except August ., 1850. on
which was General Grants funeral;
Aur : 1855. March ). April 10. Jnnco.
tirant's 'uneral) 1856 lsoo. lso6
I'd Avenue. so, loU ,oo2-s ,e'oSao t.55',3,