The Minneapolis observer., 1890-08-16
STRIKERS W0RSTED.
New York Central Railway EN-
ployes Quit Work.

FAIIfp no rIR upA Runway.


NEw York. Aug. a.-WithoGt word
of warning all Knights Ot Labor en-
ployed on the New York Central rail.
road between New York and Buffalo
went on strike at Z o'clock Friday
evening, and the key-roaa Of the Van.
derbilt system was at standstill.
Trains we're abandoned at whatever
point of the road had been reached at
that moment The fast mail trains were
allowed to run unobstruoted, manned
by actual strikers. The primary cause
OF the sttlke was the frequent discharge
of Knights employed on the road. The
protests against this method were uu-
needed, and offers OF Compromise we're
rejected. The men also presented
set of demands, which were refused.
The demands OF the men are for a
minimum days wages OF Sl5O; station
agents to receive an Increase OF s. a
month; men in Yards at Troy and Green
Island to receive the same compeusa-
tion as at Schenectady and Fast Al
bany; all hremen on slx-wheel con-
nected engines to rec,isc ~ cents a
mile; all engineers on same, cents; 4
wheel-engineers, 81 cents mile; fire.
men, . cents mile; for al mon, over
time, double pay.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1a.t The Central
strike seems to be nearing an end. The
company appears to be slowly but sure
ly gaining the upper hand. Mail.
express, passenger and freight trains
are all moving. IT ia thought
that unless the strikers Aaopt some new
course their cause Ia lost There are
no indications OF strike on the Jersey
Central. Reports TO the effect that the
various operatives of the Michigan Cen
tral will go on strike inbympathy with
the knights of Labor strikers on the
New York Central fail OF veriiication.
On Mondays schedule at the Grand
Central depot there were l8s Central
railroad trains. OF these 100 left tho
depot on schedule time.
Vice President Webb Informed a re-
porter that the rumor that the firemer
had joined the strikers was untrue. The
signal towers are all fully manned
Every thing, he said, was working beau
| tifully all along the road.
1t is generally conceded that th'
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineer
will have nothing To do with the switch
men in this strike. The engineers them
selves are not in sympathy with 1t, anC
IL they are called out IL will be entirel,
against their will.
NEw YoRk. Aug. Is Notwithstand
ing the statements OF tx officials OF th
! New York Central road that tho back
bone of the strike is broken
and the apparent belief Of th
/ public in these assertions, th
strikers themselves are still confden
! that the crisis has not yet beer
reached. and that before the week i
( over the road will be- tied up tight as
drum. This belief was strong thenod b,
the speeches made at the meeting OF th'
strikers which was held Tuesday Mas
+ ter Workman Lee says the Knights ar,
on friendly terms with the engineers
and he still thinks they will strike.
On the New York Central the rcgula
passenger service has been fully re
/ sumed. the road IL in working orde
| from New Yoak to Buffalo. and freigh
/ trains were run yesterday on all th'
/ divisions. The trouble in the company
/ yards near Syracuse was overcome with
ou3 difficulty and without troops. Th'
| partial resumption OF freight traffic II
/ this eity was accomplished almost with
{ out incident