Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-20
THE CENTRAL STRIKE
The Engineers VIII Come Out, in Case
the Firemen Join the Strikers.
General Manager Toncey nstructs the Super
intendent at Buffalo to ReInstate the
Men on Strike.
wEBR WANTS TO SPEND So, 900, 900.


NEW YORK, Aug. l9.-Grand Master
Workman Powderly and Secretary
Sayes of the knights of Labor arrived
here this morning. Grand Chiefs Sar-
gent and Wilkinson of the Trainmen' g
associa ton and Howard of the Railway
conductors association and Grand
Master Sweeney of the Switchman g
mutual aid association are also in the
ely, but up to II o clock no meeting OF
the leaders was held.
Mr.. Webb SAID this morning: "For
the past few days l have been making
arrangements TO get new force of fire.
men IN case those on the road should 90
out, and have succeeded in that, any
way. The delay from that cause will be
only temporary. l have enough assur-
ances from fremen on my road to con-
vince me that even if they are ordered
out a number of them will not go. Then
If necessary l will stop every particle of
freight traffic, close up every yard, and
keep them closed until / have obtained
a sufficient number OF new firemen TO
move the freight traffic, which can do
in forty EIGHT hours, as l have long lists
of men who will come at the wages we
will pay. My road will expend 81 ,000,-
600 to win, and in my action l am
ENGINEERS LIKELY TO COME OUT.
It Is said Mr.. Sargent will at Ouce call
upon Nj. Webb and get his version as to
how the firemen have been treated. Mr..
Hayes was spoken to by reporter this
morning, but refused to say anything
beyond the fact that conference would
be held at the insugation of Mr.. Sar-
geant. Mr.. Sargent, MIR. Hayes said,
would ba authorized TO speak for the
leaders, and great deal depends upon
Mr.. Sergeant IS views. 1t seems to be
the general opinion of the men that
Webb's action in refusing TO arbitrate
VIII result in conductors, tremen and
switchmen being called out and pro-
diglous strike declared. This afternoon IS
conference, it is true, will have no iuris-
dction over the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, but at the same time
it is one of the rules of the brotherhood
that they cannot work with nOn-Union
men, so that if the firemen should 60 on
a strike rs a matter of course there
should be nothing left for the engineers
but to quit work also.
ORDERS FROM GENERAL MANAGER ToUCEY.
BUFFALO, n. y, Aug. l9.-The
Evening News in an extra edition has
this 20 say regarding the reported end
ing of the Central strike: Superlntend-
ent Burrows shortly after noon to-day
received dispatch from General Mama
ger Toucev in New York ordering him to
reinstate the men now on a strike. This
ends the strike so far as Buffalo is con-
cerned. 1t is understood that the news
was entirely unexpected to Mr.. Burrows.
This statement is made on authority of q
director of the Central now in this city.
MIR. WEBB DOESN'T KNOW.
NEW YORK, Aug. l9.--ln regard to
the report that Division Superintendent
Burrows OF Buffalo had been ordered to
take back the strikers, Mr.. Webo had
no knowledge. Mr.. Webb said he had
no communication from Mr.. Burrows to-
day. When Mr.. Burrows telegraphed
Mr.. Webb for instructions the other
day, Mr.. Webb wired Il reply that the
matter of dealing with the strikers was
left 10 him 10 manage according to his
own discretion.