Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-08-22
Attempts at Arbitration Having
Failed, It is Believed a General
Strike Will be Ordered.
Powderly Says the Fight Against
the New York Central will be
to the Bitter Emo.
Cannot Arbitrate

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stated that the strike had ceased to be
one OF the local assembly and has be-
come one Of the whole organization,
and II will Use every means in Its
power to continue the fight. He init
mates that the federation of railroad
employs will support the movement.
The situation is Serious.
Later Information makes possible
and true the statement that Po xderly
will tomorrow Thursday issue su
appeal to the Knights Of Labor In the
employ Of the Central Hud -on rail-
road and upon the Vanderbilt con-
meeting lines. In the document he
will state the causes for the strike and
the efforts made to obtain q p-aceabie
settltm.nt Of the difficulty, and notify
esch and every member Of the inten-
ton of the executive board of the X
Of l.. to Prosecute the fight against
the Central Hudson railroad company
to the bitter end. At the same time
il is made known that Grand Master
Sargent has called meeting Of su-
prrme council Of the fed-Is,io1 OF
railioad employees for Saturday, Aug.
81, at 8 a. M, ia the ciry If Terr-
Hsute, Ind. In conn, ciun with The
stirring e,ents above outlined, Pow
deity tonight, "A. the st. Cloud hotel
Ia this city, gave out a statement Of
the interview this afternoon with Vice
PHsii.nt Webb and Supt. Tuucey.
"The executive bcard.n .aid Powderly
10 night, "ssys 10 the knights of
Labfr and the public that tie position
finally assumed by the company
makes il uecessary for them to viudi-
<a'e the right of labor 70 organize, 10y
prosecuting the strike to the bitter
end.n When the ominOus condition
OF llniis became plain late tonight
that srrlke of all the employs = of the
New Gurk Central wOlld, without
doubt he ordered tonight or in the
morning, a reporter went to the Grand
Central depot to intervies the Iail-
road oiliciels, W-hb aud VOORHEES,,
who for the present sleep theIe. Both
had ictired to heir improvised cots,
srd were clad in their night cloth, s.
After rubbing their eyes to get sleen
cut of them.-it wus II o'clJck-they
received the repor'y cordially. Webb
said that he considered that the strike
was declared In the belief that the
Central management were opposed to
The Knights Of Labor He wished ia
reiterate his statements thst this " as
not the truth. When told that q
strike over the whole road would he
declared tonight or tom brow, Webb
said that in spite Of all that The road
would run all trains 10 the morning
as usual. Neither he or Voorhees, ap.
peared much depressed. He wished
the public TO know thst he had 10
Official notice from Powderly Of the
strike. and said that all this time the
company had not been lying idle,
When told the strike meant all em-
ployts but the engineers he appeared
somewhat startled. Neither he mol
Voorhees, made any comment thereon.
MEETING OF THE FIREMEN OR
DERED.
New YORK. Aug. a0.-Grand Mas
ter Sargent, president Of tha council
and chief OF the firemen's orgsniza.
tion. has ordered meeting Of supreme
council on Saturday morning ut Terrs
Haute, Ind, for the consideration Vi
the question OF the New York Central
strike. Whether this move means
that the council must go thr'ugh GER
tain iormslities before general strike
can he declared, or whether no strike
will be declared ut all, remains to bt
seen.
DON'T WANT THE PINKERToNs.
ALBANY, Aug. 9.-At q meeting o.
the chamber of commerce at Albany
held this morning, letter was sent Il
the mayor regarding the protection o.
the property Of the Central railroad b.
the city. Il said In part: 1T becomes
important that the utmost efforts b,
. made by our local government 70 pre-
vent loss or damage 70 both life and
property within our bounds. We bs
lieve that by extraordinary measures
} u necessary, our city government. O
whatever tos., should secure these re'
suits, and that the railroad company
In view Of the assurance Of suoh pro
teotion by our city government
! should withdraw the Pinksrt0us sta
uossd here. We are confident TIA