Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-03
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
The State Board Of Arbitration InVeSti-
eating The New York Strike.
4 TRAIN ROBBERY IN ALABAMA
Proceedings Of the Single Tax Con-
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lmsuAI DISPATCHES TO THE sEooKD-uMes.l
THE NEW YORK STRIKE.
The State Board of Arbitration Investi-
eating the Matter.

The State Board of Arbitration Investi-
eating the Matter.
NEW YORK. September 2d.-The State
Board of Arbitration began an investiga-
ton here 10 day as to the difficulties exist
ing between the New York Central Rail-
road and the Knights of Labor. Third
Vice President Webb of the New York
Central was the first witness, and said the
company had no controversy with its en-
ployes. On the evening of August Sth a
large number of employees left, and their
places he'd been filled. The alleged cause
was that seventy eight members out of 90
900 had been discharged. They had been
discharged for good cause. but only seven
of those men applied to the company for
information as to why they were dis
charged. Subsequently gentleman from
another State called and wanted to know
why the men were discharged. Witness
declined to give the reasons. This gentle
man was Mr.. Holland. Upon being cross
examined by General Roger Pryor, Webb
said he had discharged the men on reports
from members of the secret service of the
company. The charge itself was unsatis-
factory service. An engineer named Lee
was discharged for unsatisfactory service
Lee Was very arrogant and insolent and
SoiA 3iC Wouid TIC CNCiy Wuccl u6LMSeu
here and Buffalo if he did not get some of
the Vanderbilt money.
Continuing, Webb said that several of
the men knew the cause for which they
were discharged. Their relations with the
Knights of Labor had nothing to do with
their discharge.
MIR. Pryor endeavored to find out if the
Knights of Labor question had been dis
cussed by the Board of Directors, but the
Board declined to admit the question
THAT shuts US of" remarked Pryor, turn
ing around to the knights of Labor Execu-
tive Committee.
Webb said he had arranged for the serv.
ices of the Pinkerton men some time before
the strike. When asked about the details
of the arrangement, Webb declined to an
swer. He did not seek the protection of
the police authorities prior to the employ
ment of the Pinkerton men.
Webb was followed by the members of
the knights of Labor dismissed by the
New York Central. Their testimony went
over the ground of the alleged supposed
cause of their dismissal, and the incidents
connected Herewith, already substantially
covered in these dispatches.
Hallard and Devlin, the Executive
Committeeman, testified to their effort to
bring about settlement of the difficulty
by arbitration.
E. ]. Lee introduced a correspondence
between himself and Powderly. The latter
advised him to move cautiously, as he was
competitor with the corporation that
controlled the Central. On August I'd
Powderly wrote: Il regret to hear of the
condition of affairs. If there is to be
trouble, it will be when Depew is away.
l advise you to avoid strike at all haz-
ards, as the order cannot support you now.
Act on the following suggestion: Select
from your men such as are good and re-
liable, and secure places for them in the
West. Then have them ask for shorter
hours and higher wages. This road will
not grant it. Then have them quit, and
take new places secured for them. Do
this secretly, and wait until Depew returns.
He is Presidential candidate, and would
not care for a strike on his road"
General Master Workman Powderly was
next called. Pending the strike he had no
interview with any OF the roads officials.
He related his interview with Webb, and
brought out nothing new.
TAKING BACK THE OLD HANDS.
BUFFALO, September 2d-The New York
Central road is taking back some of the old
switchmen and discharging the new men.
1t is said that five were reinstated yester-
day and others were received and put to
work to-day.