Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-11


lev hours No attempt made by the
oentral TO run tae regular New York
and Harlem local trains though some
'hnonsh trains stopped at the small stations
Two freight trains we're got out Of the s5th
street yard. One hundred and twenty Ave
poloemen were on guard there. but the
strikers made no dersonsiration. The freight
Trans were run by green hands. No freight
or ~ Johns Park yards.
lhe Hniicil ated strike Of the knights on the
tehuai rsiiroad of New Jersey and the kris
roads did not take place.
STATE TROOPS BaFrLEn.
Vice President Webb for the yauderbits stiii
refuses to submit the case 20 arbitration or 10
confer with the Knights Of Labor He said this
morning that the backbone Of the strike. 90 Tar
as the New York end Was concerned was
broken. lie Was, however. much concerned
about the trouble at syracuse and Albany
larry TINS morning he telegrAphed Gov. HilI
follows:
Capt Michael Amer commanding the militia
at our Dewitt yards near syracuse and who
has been there With the militia for the past
twenty-ionr hours, notified the sheriff of
Oneida county that he has been directed by the
oOmiIaha.ns conn ,h & ssnersl 10 SUSPEND operations
has been ordered 20 investigate. The fact 10
that the strikers and rioters have now been in
possession OF our property at Dewitt for twenty
four hours and have prevented using or
a
or no action has been had by the authorities 20
protect our property permit 20 take
possession. The sherf OF onodago county
was appealed TO Saturday. ask that you will
cause prompt action 10 be taken as vail permit
US 10 operate our road.
(Signed) IL. WALTER WERE.
Third Vice President
No reply to this had been received up 20 10
o'clock. Vice President Webb saws that all Of
the New York Central through trains 90 the
west Will be tpdav railroad
men have been brought on by the kauderbIlts
10 take the places OF the strikers. Four new
tower men were secured 10 take the pisce Of
those working on Saturday. The 5Z5 freight
tram was got out, but Superintendent Williams
said that no more freight would be moved
until O'Clock tonight
Secretary HAYES and Mr.. Holland Of the
knights executive board had nothing 10 say
this morning. They, well ss Mr.. Valentine,
the local head OF the knlghts, knew nothing of
the various reports relative ~ the strike Of the
engineers and tromen.
AFEw TRAINS ON TIME.
The trains on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford road we're all on time. At O'Clock
the company dispatched special for Boston,
on board of which were members of Grand
Army Post li0. They expect 70 reach Boston
by O'Clock this afternoon.
MIR. Webb said later that he was in recent Of
numerous letters from stockholders in the COM
pany, who expressed the utmost satisfaction
with the course lac was following. One letter,
the author OF winch he refused to divulge. said
that he must not deyiatc one hair from the
position taken, and 1 am willing 70 sustain,
gladly, my share OF the loss that may fall upon
the company"
Mr.. Webb added: THAT gentleman holds
over 1000 shares OF stock in our system"
Nothing has been heard by the officials from Mr.
Depew. Vice President Webb saws that on ac-
count OF the abandonment TODAY OF four local
trains between hUre aud Poughkeepsie all
trains, except the through express trains. have
! been ordered 10 stop at every station north OF
Spuyten DuyvIl Trans on the Harlem railroad
| VIII also be sent out promptly except six locals
7 between here and White Plains, which will oe
4 lett on the time table for the present The
! Buffalo express left promptly at 435 a. m. Az
O'CLOCK passenger tram rolled over the Har-
| lem railroad on time. and at 6:2O another
passenger train left on the Central
! track. As the day wore on trains came
| IN and went out pretty much IL
there was no strike at all, and the general opin-
4 ion OF those not interested was that the back
/ bone of the strike was broken. Tue trains ar
irving and departing were manned by western
I railroad men Ia most instances. The sum and
substance OF the situation expressed by .
striker who said: Unless the fremen and en-
gmecrs JON are lost"
| Later Gov. Hill replied 90 the dispatch that
was sent by Mr. Webb. he telegraph-d: Il
wIil do ali that is necessary"
Mr.. Webb received dispatch from Spuyten
| DuyvIl stating that TINS mornings freight
| trains had passed that point safely.
1000 FREIGHT CARS AccUMuLarED.
| AT 8 O'Clock this morning Inspector Byrnes
was informed by the New York Central COM
pany thati was proposed to move the imnnos
accumulation OF freight which was stored on
! the tracks on the west side of the city from the
( freight depot IN ST Johns Park 10 7yth street
! and the North river. More than 1000
loaded cars have accumulated on the west
| side tracks since the strike began at
o'clock on Friday night IL is the purpose
OF the company TO move the cars by dummy
4 engines 10 the freight yards at 65th street and
( the Hudson river, where the trains will be then
1 taken north over the road by the regular en-
( glnes. Inspector Steers was detailed TO take
: charge OF the situation at ST. Johns Park, and
an extraordinary force OF men was put under
his command, no were at once stationed along
che line OF the road from 81. Johns Park % the
uptown yards on the river front The police
boat Patrol was ordered TO the pier at the foot
OF West Goth street. where she will lie 10 pre-
vent any disturbance at that point in the event
OF an attempt the part of the strikers
or their sympathizers 10 commit any acts
OF violence IN the yards OF the COM
pany that point. According TO the
pr Dgram as laid out by the cOmpaIy's officials
| no otfort Will probably be made 10 move the
trs ms the freight lines until this afternoon,
but that plan may be altered on a moments
| notice in the event of emergency. Other
police arrangements are similar 10 those of
Saturday.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR poS'T LIKE PrSKERroH's
| ALBANY, NY, August ia committee from
the knights of Labor waited upon Deputy At
torney General Whitaker today and inquired
as to the right OF the Central road TO employ
| Pinkerton detectives and others 20 guard its
property. Mr. Whitaker told the committee
/ that the railroad company had perfect right
/ 10 protect its property and to hire
agents Tor that purpose. Under section 695 Of
the penal code II is a felony TO inlure railroad
| property, and il is supposed that under section
| 79 OF the penal code that these people are en-
/ ployed by the railroad company TO prevent .
possible commission of felony. but they are
! justified in using only necessary force TO pre-
] vent such injury.
| Adiutant General Porter has received word
I from Gen. Farnsworth saying that everything
| is quiet at Dewitt and the passenger trains
| are moving. The general said wherever trouble
| occurred he did not propose to take the views
| of the railroad officials, but would have one Of
| his own men report whether the services Of
the state troops were needed.
Third Vice President Webb has telegrsphed
zklng for the protection OF state troops at De
| Witt. A committee from District Assembly 246.
| headed by Secretary Price, waited upon Gov.
| Hill this morning and stated the striking en-
ploses of the Central railroad in this section
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