New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-01
THE GROOMS ON STRIKE.
A RIPPLE IN A RIDING ACADEMY.
THE EMPLOYEES OF LIVERY STABLE GO OUT
AND OTHER MEN TAKE THEIR PLACEs

AND OTHER MEN TAKE THEIR PLACES.
Romano Stctzer Is the riding master In Durland's
Riding Academy, Broadway and Fifty -nin;h-st. and
gives lessons in cQuestrlansm to a large number of
this city's upper four hundred. Early this week.
just before the time for the ladies TO appear, and
whlo eighty OF the three hundred horses standing
sadded and brdled on the tanbark, forty OF the
grooms suddenly surrounded him and demanded that
ne discharge one Of their number; this demand Mr.
Stetzer refused to comply WITH and the struck.
This action of the forced the ladies TO miss
their ride for that day, and 3lr. stetzer went to
the man who had caused the trouble and asked
him to join the union, but told him he would not
discharge him II he did not Join; the man, whose
name could not be learned refused 10 join, but said
lie would resign, which he did. and all is once more
sercac Durland's tanbnrk
The Dakota Livery and Boarding Stables among
the largest of the kind In the city. and house
horrcs. They at Tcnthavc. and Seventy -nfth-st
and are owned by John A. and Thomas p Kelly.
few days ago thirty Of their drivers and stable
men, members Of the Liberty Dawn Association.
Knights OF Labor, went strike, and It only yes
teIday that their positions were filed by from
other stables The story OF the Kelly brothers as to
the Of the strike differs materially from that OF
the men.
according 10 the proprletOrs Levi Woody, sort
OF deputy veterinary horse nurse the cause OF
all the trouble. Woody, who is q negro has worked
In the stables about two years. A week or two ago
walking delegate called him and asked him to
Join the union. Woody said he would think about
IT and give him next day. but the walking
delegate Instead OF again seeing him called Thomas
Kelly and demanded the discharge of Woody. Mr.
Kelly refused 10 discharge the man aud a strike was
the consequence.
As TO the claims Of the men that them
money! said John Kelly yesterday. is true but
"e pay our men every Monday, and tho money due
the strikers IS waiting for them In the Office The
mems side Of the story, according TO Walking Dole
gate Fisher, is thai they did not OBJECT 10 working
with woody, although he Is nonunion man, but that
he ordered strike 10 force Kelly brothers to pay
their men certain arrcaraees Of wages.
Two strikers were arrested Yesterday and locked
up In the Eighteenth Precinct Police Station for as
saulting the new drivers and attempting TO igflmL
date patrons OF Kelly Brothers stable They were
formerly drivers, and gave their names as George
fitzer and Michael Ceary.
THE RATCHET NOT BURIED IN D. A. No 49,
The lighting delegates 10 the Indianapolis General
Assembly knights OF Labor from the TWO factions Of
District Assembly No. 40, have returned the scenes OF
their former DattienedE James T. Quinn Master
Workman. would talk, saying he had sore law"
but friend of his he wac dissatisfied with hi, TRIP
and King Terry the nickname they have for Mp
Powderly.
David c. Naughton, OF the snti.Ouinnltcs said the
General Assembly " rotten gathering" and that
neither delegation hal legal right IT, william
NJ Reed another delegate said that the order knights
Of Labor hal gone ana that Barry would ind f.
inlcult build 1t M. He ala not believe that any
organi72ton could prosper IN this county Iro said
that Barry was writing a history OF the General
Executive Board OF the Knights OF Labor that when
II was finished would roai ofraulze new
order which would have general or high. salaried
officers except chief clerk secretary. Both fac
ons gained In bsfnoss toward each other BY the
trip.