New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-24
SETTLING STREEToAR TROUBLES
THE CITY RAILROAD AT PEACE WITH IT'S MEN,;
VIRTUALLY TIE OLD AGREEMENT


The troubles Of the horsecar railroads With their.
employees settled yesterday. far the largest
Of them the Brooklyn City Railroad concerned and
the prospect for settlement the other lines locks
extremely favorable. early yesterday Messs.
Byrnes, CoopIey, Best, Wilson and Relihan. Of the
Executive Board Of District Assembly No. u.s. Of tho
knights OF Labor, met President Lewis of the City
Railroad and representatives from each Of the ninr-
tccn lines which constitute its system. The varous
clauses Of the agreement submitted BY the men were
discussed In detail result satisfactory TO all parties
finally reached, and embodied in new contract
President Lewis declined to discuss its provisions last
night, any further than to say: 1t is virtually no
newa Of the agreement Of isss.' From other sources
1t was learned that the men waive what is known as
the union principles This is in substance that II
man falls into disreputs with his union and Is dis
missed from IT, he shall theneeforth be discharged
from the employ of the railroad.
Despite a somewhat squally outlook for the moHont
matters on the Atlantic ave or Richardson system
of roads seem TO be in fair way toward scttiemen'
The failure Of the ma M Mn ne o n sns Of the A.
lantlc Avenue Railway Company has peen duc 70
the clause permitting the men TO wGrk oyefJme ios
has issued circular letter to the employees o. ms cum
pany which, after quoting the provision Of INC rsn
twelve consecutive hours, with reasonable uns LOG
meals shall constitute days labor IN the oPerauons
state also informs them that they win only be per
mitted N work any longer at their own request a.
provided for in Chapter $50 OF the LAWS OF .os..
Compensation IS and win be- IL recites, maze ps
the number of trips run daily heretofore General
opinion on the subject seems TO be thar al dnereacys
viii be harmonlzed and peaceiui agreement reacho-
CONCERNING THE ANARCHIST ANNIVERsSki'
Chicago Ian GA meeting Of members Of the
Architectural for the purpose OF taking over is
affairs and electing officers was held last nish'.
Albert Curtin addressed the meeting In German 40
voting his attention mainly to rebuttng the ehafsS
made against the bund by Chief Hubbard and IN
spector Bonfeld and declaring its purposes 20 % h
strict conformity with the Constitution. Inc An
archists and their sympathizers in the CITY arc
greatly wrought up over communication msao "
the stoohholders OF wadhoim Cemetery BY us supenn
tcndcnt, in which he says: ,,...
ar e absolutely necessary that the Anarchisuo
nuisance which occurred ON November IA iss., .n'
anniversary Of the execution OF the eonvo'eu H'.
arebst conspirators buried in waldhem, De s'oppee
,or Tho thre. On that day some 1000 persons
~. -, n The cemetery and were addressed By
speakers in violent harangues, and inc oWno's ~
,arv q, TIA buIsl lots have made serious complains
,h.. .,sh sxeesses should have been permt~a'
The ceuetery ought not TO be permitted 10 serve ~,
Anarchists for place of meeting and asso"p',
They must not be allowed 20 enter J. ~ 1he corr
ranks to assemble there one c nj roar Ought
10 be restricted 10 allow the iflsndss srSess
iatives OF the deceased only 10 decors'' '"'N
ApyOclTyG THE USE or SORGHUM FOE s ~ vN ,r
Harrisburg, Penn, Jan. % tspeoisn.-ln nov,
an. ,nss,,ng ~ the state Board OF Agriculture no"
he,nr held here centred In the discussion - 80
production of sugar from sorghum W'ca ssIsa,.
to-day. occupying the afternoon ana evening ~. ss.
tn snr,ams court Chamber was crowded VIE CIV ~
yates from county associations In the aperno0e -
., r,sht ,hs House Of Representatives was usea
accommodae tho crowd Governor Beaver pr T'ss-
liz ,nads abort speech In favor OF the tneons'
.s,sad nv OR. Peter Collier, of the New-iorA -
s",.osn, station. Geneva, who said that soisnu'a
.as na,ybt soon be produced In this COUNTY, =
sus' s.n, = pound Or. Collier biames the ssIuus
.''sa, dsnartment for SURPRISING facts ana n's,a
18th of the industry. -Four thousand an~psss
as , sorrbum to contain much sugar as 'ns 49,
- ~ roo,sana or Cuba Members Of the 1850 'ss -,
,,.s,. present at the evening session ~.
t.rsst was shown in the subject An ss'emp. ~
~ made to induce legislation to promo'e ~. 49,
,ns ~ sorghum The Stase Board passu =.
,.,,on demanding the repeal Of "a bounty s,rnss
~. h destycflon Of birds ard animals asr an "a
1 scaips were too long, causing Nv, u ,sIsts
sre.snry az $4,000 last year for plLs,s 'nes
s srs "hova were friends OF the farmer -
aRr1sH STEAMER ABANDONED AT So ~.
na,,more jan a3.-The British steamship -
,,n,ch eft this port for Kingston. Jamaica On