The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-08-11
Knights OF Labor Call Out
Their Men on the VAN
derbilt Line.
Railroad Men From Outside the
Order Flocking in TO Take
the Strikers Places.
Mail Trains Have Not Been Inter-
fsrsd With and Some Others
Are Now Running.

abandon It. All mail trains will be al
lowed 10 run on schedule time.
Returned co work at Rochester.
The men who went ont here last night
all returned TO work this morning except
two. Nine baggage handlers struck this
morning. They were informed that they
could stay out and would not be taken back.
AZ New York.
NEW Yonx. Aus. O.
The first train which left the Grand Gen.
trai depot this morning passed out at $50
O'Clock. Four mail cars were attached 10
this train, but there were no passengers
aboard. The tie-up On the road was com-
plete. Every trainman, brakeman, switch
man, engineer and conductor, except those
necessary 20 attend 10 the running Of the
mail trains, stopped work on the order of
the executive board Of Knights OF Labor.
The railroad men by mutual consent agreed
10 fuxnish enough assistance to allow mail
trains to run, but they are determined that
not q single passenger nor q pound OF
frieQht should be carried on the lines OF
the New York Central and Harlem River
railroad after 7l0 o'clock last night.
Reported for work.
About oclock this morning q great
number OF train men who did
not belong to the Knights Of Labor re-
ported at the yards for work. They were
instructed TO set about clearing the tracks.
Passengers on incoming traings we're
compelled 10 get OF the cars at
Mott Haven, instead of coming into
the grand central depot as usual, and they
had to rely upon the elevated railroad and
street cars 10 bring them down. The
strikers all conducted themselves in an or
deriy manner. They say they are deter
minsi not 90 work until the discharged
men are reinsiased. The executive board
OF .dastrict assembly No. 246 was In ses.
sion ell night.
Inspector Byrnes remained at bis post
all night. To-day he has detectives all
along the bridges and In the tunnels. No
freight cars will be run to-day, bat the In
spector has received Q dispatch TO the
eject that officials will try to run q passen-
ger train at go'clock. Reserves are held at
most Of the precincts, and the inspector
says that he will preserve order at any cost.
situation Improved.
There was considerable improvement In
the situation at the grand central depos
this morning, as compared to that OF last
night, and the notice announcing the sus-
pension of passenger traffic has been taken
down. Between and 10 o'clock, seven
trains came In, some through and others
local, made up Of cars stalled at Harlem
and New Haven. At the general managers
ofiica, Vice President Webb said he did not
think the matter would assume any gigan-
tic proportions, and that men would be
found 10 man tho trains. The majority
Of those who have left are switchmsn and
yard men aud their places are. being allied
a. rapidly as possible. This morning o
large crowd of railroad men came over the
ferries from Jersey City. They we're
mostly -switeA4nef osst Of work Those
available as competent men were en-
ploysd.
Among the trains sent out this morning
was the Chicago limited, which left at
$50. The officers Of the road are Of the
opinion that By lo-night they viii have
the road running In faar order. No distur.
Dances Of any kind are reported along the
road.
AT 1i:30 Vice President Webb an
nounced that Ave passenger trains would
be sent ont during the day. The Chicago
express will go over the Michigan Central.
Webb said the company would hghk TO ths
bitter end, now that the strike was ON. He
emphatically declared that any OF the men
who stood by the company would be re-
tanned and under no consideration be dis
charged when the trouble vas over. Already
200 Of the men who went out last night had
returned and now be estimated the mum.
ber out at between 400 and 500. A mum.
ber of mon from points up the state and
from New Jersey arrived and were 81 once
nut 10 work. AT the yards Of the Wesi
Shore railroad everything Is reported work
ine smoothly and all trains are a1rivins
and departing on time. In the New Yori
Central yards at the foot Of Wes
Thirty third street not . wheel hal
turned and the tracks are com.
plelely blocked with freight trains
The strike NJ BufxAle.
BUFFALO, Aus. .
number OF New York Central men be
longing 70 the Knights of Labor strucl
this morning on an order received frou
New YORK.. This has caused much lncon
yenisnce and delay in the movement o
nains. The strike, however, Is not genera
here, 90 far.
saaaatlon aeUucA.
UT1cA. Aug. ..
Every knight OF Labor working on th
Central Hudson railroad In tins elsy an
IN the towns east and vest for hfty mile
has ault work. One or two passanRe
trains have been run but 40 freiehfs hav
gone through here since last night. In
railroad Authorifies have many application
from men desiring work and IA IN though
the places Of the strikers can be ii1led.
Serious sf Bafsslo.
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Tnsrs Ia 10 getting ovsF thu paint thl