New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-12

The switch towers wcra manned, III facl ny
force largely composed OF the old employees
All this activity of course highly graz
flying 20 H. Walter Webb and the other railroad
officials on duty at the Grand Central Sta'ioh
Mr.. Webb has worked by night and daN 10 re-
establish order the Ncw-l0rk central His
uncompromsing position has earned nm thc hai''
Of the Knights of Labor and the W"rmeSt coin-
mendations Of those interested in the company OF
which he is third vice president lie has receiver
bundles of letters of praise from stockholders one
who has about a thousand shares wrote: am
willing to bear my proportion OF any loss thau
may be incurred, and more, too, TO win TINS ighu
do not wish the management TO deNlate one lo'a
from the course they have laid down in dealing
with these men,
F. F. Donovan, State Arbitration Commissioner,
visited Mr.. Webb in the forenoon Mr.. Donovan
WAS empowered TO represent the State Board of
Arbitration. L. J. Lee, master-woikman OF DIS
trict Assembly 246, had sent the following telc-
gram to Mr. Donovan The employees OF the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad Will
submit their differences TO the regularly conSti-
tuted authority of the Stale. Please wire an
swer"
Mr. Donovan and his associates on the Board
of Arbitration naturally wanted 10 know what
The management of the Ncw-lork Central had
n cav about submission Of the differences %
the regularly constituted authority of the state
With Mr.. Donovan Mr.. Webb maintained the
position that he took when the Rev. Father Ducey
WAS suggested as an arbitrator. lie said 10 Mr..
Donovan that while he appreciated the willing
ness of the Board TO act in the matter, there was
nothing 10 arbitrate The company had full
confidence in the Board and would submit differ
ences to it if there were any. But, he con
tipued as these men have left the employment
of the company there are no differences 10 settle
The only question is whether the company has
the right to discharge men without outside IN
reference
There were again crowds of applicants for work
at the hiring Office in the building of the Nag-
her Palace Car Company. All sorts ana condi-
lions of men were impressed with their SultaolhN
for train work when they heard OF the Strike
and the survival of the httest after the appica-
tion Of tests left more than enough good material
at the disposal of the company. Inc vacancies
in the passenger department are all filled, and II
will not be long before the freight department is
also fully manned.
And none of the new men will he displaced
10 make room for a returning striker, SAD MI
Webb.
The company in the afternoon stopped hiring
new men at the Grand Central Station entIey'
and all the notices which were posted about d-
rectinr men who were looking for situations where
10 90 were torn down over 100 applicants
were turned away disappointed anu several nun
dred letters were received from engineers con
ductors. brakemcn, firemen and switchmcn from
different parts of the State offering TO come al
once upon Geographic instructions.
IL may fairly be considered that the last nali III
the coffin of the dead strike was driven home
when CAPTAIN Foley, in charge of l20 Pinkeron
men. cleared the yard at Dewitt, which was the
kew 10 the situation during the waning hours OF
the struggle.
Yesterday morning Mr. Webb sent the following
dispatch TO Governor Hill:
ro,tan Michael Auer. commanding the militia at our
hewitt wards near Syracuse, and VINO has been thr'; WI"
the militia FOR the past twenyfour hours notifies '"e
sheriff O; onopdasa County that he has been directed Dy
the commanding general 10 suspend operations uh'h "e
arrival Of Meior-Geaera Fars"oIth VINO mas Do'n o'
d.,ed there 70 investigate The fact l. that me Stf"'iS
and rioters have roo possession Of cur property al
Dewitt for entyfour hour and have pres eN'i or us
or occupying IT, and so far as can aScet"' nun ~ W
action has been by the authorities 70 protect or pro-"
orty or 70 permit take possession III" Sh'f OF
Onondaga County wa appealed TO saturday AK '''
Won will cause such prompt action ~ De taken as ". pr
Third VlcePIrs.dent.
To this communication Mr. webb got tHe
following reply:
directed say that General fai"'"o'lh VIZ r
Syracuse 70 Investigate the situation an" 'p'''' -
dos,ohe that official and authcntc Information shon'
be obtained before overt action l. taken i"' i'' '
assured that the state authorities VIII at ohiF ''
vigorously in projecting property and preventing No'n'
The function Of military force should not '"t''
bs misund 1t their business ~ opcot t
railroad nor 70 interfere behalf OF either lai| "
lahor controversy only when !HyoKrd 70 az H "'
Of the local civil authorities IA supHc-'ns Nlo1'c 'N
In protecting property. They arr not cNpect"' I" 90
mere police duty to dischaise uoat !AH' ,"'7 VII"
more properly belong 70 shclha pose continue INV
power the civil suthortt'a should DO I"S 'Pi''-
hefor sort should bc had o. Mlldi} I"l''s
The Governor desires that yoa Keep him i1iy ADVISED
as " any new Developments l. l." IOD''N'
Colonel and Military SccfotorT.
When Mr.. Webb received this message, lie tcle-
rraphed to Captain Foley to drive the mob out oil
the ward This was done and then trains began
running without interruption. This was the last
point at which any trouble was experienced ana
by o'clock in the evening the OilclaIs MA COLI
troll of the road for the entire distance from
New-Yorlk TO Buffalo. The blockade at De"It'
had been keeping all through trains behind time'
but the officials confidently declare that thlH
morning all trains will cover their Journey Oh
schedule time.
The milk trains 70 the city were also INTERFERE"
with by the strikers. Twenty Knights oi Aa"oI "'
Dover Plains took possession Of the station ana
would not let any trains pass through. Ala lhilN
trains south of that point reached NcW-iOI
without difficulty Mr.. Webb sent twenty-five
Pinkeron men to Dover Plains, ana IT IS proplo-e
that the twenty hnlghts VIII IecoShI@c w ~
II not the rights oi the majority, ANA VIII ho. IC
peat their most unknlGhtly ana highway ""h-liN'
hod-up OF the milk trains. ;,
The officers seemed 10 be somewhat 6urRrI'ed
that the Knights mad shown 80 Ilttie s,ichs,n 40
they mad. lney had felt considerable uhcaslncSa'
teagipg that the strikers would tahc cNiF'm'
measures when they found Themselves whippcn.
hui when all passenger trolns began 10 move OF
schedule time on the entire length 0l the IOaH
from New-YorlI to Buffalo, and the freight trains
which were sent out proceeded on their WY M
Tistnrhe5 the officers congratulated themselves
that things had been no worse. Mr webb sad a'c
last night that he expected no more trouoG.
lie had given notice % tie West Shore people
that the Central could take care Of all its own
frc;cbt hereafter and q large number Of freight