New-York tribune., 1886-06-06


ton under indictment
ACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
WHAT THEY HOPE TO GAIN by THE sTHIKE-wHY
THE TIE-UP WAS HURRIED
The Executive Board OF the Empire PrOtec-
tive Association did not meet with the District Assem-
bly, in Columbian Hall on Friday night. In TACT the
board ent to another hall said to be No. 14l Eighth
ST., where they held q session. All OF the men,
bcrs were present, with the exception OF An
drew d. Best, who represented the district
at the General Assembly in Cleveland Tho
members OF the present Board said to be James r.
Graham, Andrew D. Best, Patrick ORourke stephen
d. Cannon, W. W. Greenfield Thomas Higgins ana
Michael Ryan. The Third ave. strike was discussed
at length 1t stated that the company had got all
the wanted that tho boycott was not as elective
had been hoped, that there much dissatisfaction
among the the other lines at continuing the as
sessmeEts for q hopeless stiike and demand
that some decisive action should be taken that
would end the strike at once. ono way OF
another. After debate which lasted untli aiter .
ocl ock the decision reached ito every road in
Kew City and Brooklyn AMI keeping them tied up
until the Third Avenue road was forced to
give In to tho demands OF the men. AS
soon as this decision was reached word was
to the district meeting at Columbian haii' anu
courers who had been kept in waiting we're dispatched
to the inform the who took out tue early
of the action OF the board "hic tno o"ct "'S
great surprise to nearly all the men 1t was generally
obeyed.
After all the preminaros had been arranged the Ex-
ecutlve Board established headquarters at Hotzs Hail.
No. 265 Bowery The place OF meeting WAS Kept secret
and only the men who had been Instructed 10 Keep
watch on the various lines were informed Oft Every
thing quiet and orderly and reports were given
out to the press until late in the afternoon.
member of Board said. when asked IN view OF the
Of the General Assembly OF the Knights oi LABOR
taking away from the districts the power 10 ORDER
trkes in OF emergency ana then when less
than twenty-five men were affected, said; our dele
gate u the General Assembly has not yet returDe1and
had Official notification that the General AS
sembly has taken such action the,ei"re we are not
the know edge thar Of the delegate from
Cleveland their power TO 3r.er .eup m1u ~ % uo .s sn
strike
take is not decided as yet James T. Quinn. of the
newly elected auxiliary members OF the Board. arrived s
IN the city yesterday morning Ho has no power
10 act I'm the premises until he authorized
TO do so by the General Esecntiso ,oh' b"anu ~
Hayes a member OF the Board expected in town to-
day other business aud III all probability he Will take
Late afternoon Andrew d. Best, the delegate to
Cleveland called at tue hesdq1a canmttes anu room.
Among the rumors about headquarters was
one to the effect strike OF the engineers on the ee-
waited railroads was imminent member OF tue TX,
Board said that e had been told ny an engineer
roads dissatisfied because the agreement entered
into with the company IN January last had not @ nreL
time and nor-unOn engineer had been employed on
the Sixth Avenue road The matter had been considered
I'm the oc body the and had been re-
ferr~d to Chief Arthur TRIBUNE reporter unable
to find any engineer who knew anything ABOUT tue
The general preston among the Knights OF Labor is
that rave mistake has been naae ordering the
era tie-up' They say it helps instead of hurts the
Thrdave. road and 1. bound TO aenate pubic sympathy
District Assembly 40 this strike lasts for any time
how the men gong to vci The assessments wiz
cease and the other getting tired already OF
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General Assembly think that the present te-up is ex,
of It was the breaking up of District Assembly To-
The Executive Board remained IN session az NO
ternoon they were visited by number OF
Wilson, OF the Ninth Avenue roads. were among the
first callers They were taken INTO the conml'tee, o
S""4 %nat sna the result Of the
be- learned. but Il evidently was not satisfactory as tue
President Foster. Of the Forty second-s, Manhattan.
vile aud ST. Nichoas-ave road also called ana he,
supernlendent OF the Houston-st ana Pav9nla Ferry
road, and the superlntenlent or OF the lay mnI Smnn
the callers. Tney were all exceedingly anxl"a,
nave a o5 the p ,sa e the 'Isr action of f0Is sas
Executive Boaid in declaring the tie-up when no gr ev-
against their companies existed poors an
be cheerful thongh they SUI refused TO
sr,% Maia'r frc% 1'''"a Mn Eec%si%o, who has Dssn
Improved the te-np aud asking Graham to meet MN at
the Murray Hill Hotel at p. H. Graham
sent a message stating that was lmpos-
sibe Mr. Ecclesine at that time and ask
ing for later date. ,
Aner conseraDe time spent in discussing the stua-
tion with Mr. Best decided 70 holl full meeting
o the Board. Ths meeting was called tn ordcr at
o'clock, and ! session up TO "A late hour
Neither Mr.. Graham nor MI Best woul MAKE any
meIt for the public. IL said that the Executive BOdiu
has under consideration the telng.up OF an the
ferries. aud that they Will also be able to Tie up tne ee
vated railroads morning These are merely ruioIs'
however. ,--,
Detectives from Central Office were hanging around
the headquarers all Gay. A little before ii p iu W. f.
BOYLE, AN ex-member of the Executive Board came
down from the meeting room He mt by Rounds
man Harley OF the Bureau or lnformiton and Detective
Sergeant Fogarty, Inspector Byrness sta aud was
arrested charge Of conspiracy ana taHeh 10
Police Headquarters. 1t is said that the detectives are
also ON the lookout Mr. Grhaam. Boyle Was arrested
on a warrant issued by Police Justice Gorhan
charging him with conspiracy IN engineering
srIkes He gave mis- residence No 1927 Ihrd-ave.
When searched q cub found concealed In MS
trousers. locked up headquarters III deiault
OF bail.
brother OF ex-senator Ecclesine called on the com
mttee about D. n but declined to say what us Dusi-