The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-19
The New York Central Strike
Seems to be Broken,
VICE PRES'r WEBB'S REPLY
To the Grand Masters Conmun!ca.
tioh Appears to Settle All Differ.
cnccs...The Men We're Dis.
charged rorE Cause.

LIN ralLIoAd TO Third Vice presiden
Webb this morning. 3g
| The Executive Board, which consist.
OF Messrs. Powderly, Secretary Hayes
and ]. ]. Holland, werejoined early thit
morning by Mr.. A. W. Wright, who had
just arrived from Albany. The three
gentlemen left the hotel together a,
about haIf.past eight o'clock, and held a
conferences with some OF the local labor
leaders In another part Of the city. The
result Of this conference was that nj
abou. half.psst ten Messrs. Holland and
Wright presented themselves Mt the
office Of Mr.. Webb, in the Grand Cen.
ira! depot. Mr.. Holland sent in his card
and lie and Mr.. Wright were at once ad.
mitted into MI. Webb's private office.
TIE KNIGHTS SIDE IN,
After Mr.. Wright had been formally
introduced to Mr.. Webb, Mr.. Holland
said: "Mr. Webb, this communication
which hand you" lat the sane time
handing Mr.. Webb large enyelone
filled with bulky manuscript Contains
the result OF the deliberations OF the
Executive Board OF Knights OF Labor
anent the strike on your road. | wish
you would read it carefully and lat us
know what yod think OF it rs soon as
you can." ' ~
Mr.. Webb replied rs follows: seen.
tlemen, shall read your communica.
ton carefully and reply to It lust
as soon as have finished reading
it. | shall probably nave nv answer
ready by one o'clock, after which Il
shall forward 1t to you" Messrs, Hol.
land aud Wright bade Mr.. Webb good.
day and left the office.
There is no material change TODAY in
tue affairs OF the Central road. Both
passenger and freight trains arc being
dispatched as usual,
MIR wEBB CHANGES MS MIND.
Mt. Webb, who had promised to make
public his statement in reply to the
communication Of the Knights OF Labor,
has changed his mind for the present At
l O'Clock Mr. Webb said that be had de.
termined to withhold all information in
the matter from newspapers until be had
heard from Mr.. Powderly. The officials
OF the New York Central woo have hith.
erto expressed their willingness to fur.
nish the newspapers with news have
now become as silent as the Knights OF
Labor themselves. This would tend to
signify thata compromise is being con.
s'dered and that ii the negotiations now
pending between the. railroad peoDle
and the knights are successful, the strike
may be declared off at any time.
INA SEALED ESyELorE..
Third Vice President Webb wrote a
reply to the communication which he
received from the Executive Board. The
reply was placed in sealed envelope
and addressed to Mr.. T. V. Powderly. at
the st. Cloud Hotel, and was delivered
by MIR. Webb's private secretary. hIr,
Holland was seen later, and said that n
reply had been received from Mr., Webb
but as it was addressed to Mr., Powderly
he had no authority to open it, Mr.. Hoi-
land also stated that Mr.. Powderly would
return to this city tomorrow morning,
and that he had teiegraphed MIR. Pow:
derly asking whether the letter address.
ed to him should be opened or for
warded. !'
MIR. Webb stated that in consideration
OF a communication received from the
railroad authorities at Buffalo, he had
decided to Withdraw good number Of
the Pinkerton men.
WEBB ANSWER.
Replying to Mr., PowderIy, Mr.. Webb
says: II have te say that not one OF the
persons discharged from this company
prior to August ssh, and referred TO in
your communication, was discharged
because he was member OF your order.
The immediate superior of each of said
persons reported 10 the d.
vision superintendent, or the
superintendent OF Motive Power in
each Gaze, good and sufficient cause for
the discharge OF such persons. The
management OF this company do not
deem it consistent with it's continuance
and prosperity in business, and with the
discharge Of the duties it owes to the
people, to submit the propliety of its
action in the discharge !. of any Of its
employees to arbitration"
Mr.. Webb said tonight that the freight
service was complete, aud that every.
thing was working smoothly between
here and Buffalo. AL the freight re-
ceived yesterday had been cleared up,
and left for its destination. The places
Of all the strikers had been filled, and
there was not u single vacancy on the
road.
WHAT rowDERLY's LETTER SAYS.
The letter to-day from 7. V. .Powderly
to Vice President Webb asks for an in.
terview Monday morning; as the writer
believes he will be in full possession Of
the facts OF the strike from the mems
standpoint. He desires to discuss The
question Of arbitration. 4
Mr.. Webb answered that rs he had
interviews with leaders, that had been
greatly distorted in print, he would
suggest It be put in writing; he was
quite willing, however, that MIR. Pow.
derly call. .t.glll.1I. l.55'g
Mr.. Powderly answered (under date
OF the l7thl that he!preierred personal
Interview, as he was informed old and
trusted men had been dismissed because
they were members OF tho knights OF
Labor, and that nothing was held against
them in other ways. He says the entire
question rests upon the discharge OF the
,nen because they were knights. II was
a different matter il the Men were dis
charged for cause, but because they we're
\ Anights, then there WAS nothing to ar
bitrate, only let Mr.. Webb SO state it
plainly. Mr.. Powderly explains the
policy Of the Knights Of Labor members,
ing to self preservation, and than goes
quietly aud deeply into the preservation
a men, the railroad and the public, aud
asks simply Justice to all. p 5e.l@
! IA. CONFERENCE AT BUFFALO