Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-22
A SEA OF TROUBLES.
Yesterday was a Day Of Preparation
For The Approaching Rail.
road Battle.
PowoERLN TAXES UP THE
cUDoELs.
And Appeals 10 the Public for
Funds 10 Carry on the
War.
He GIVES WEBB = SIDE
THRUST,
Also Strongly Denounees the En-
plcying Of Pinkerton and
His Men.
He GIVES WEBB = SIDE
THRUST.
By Telegraph t. the NEws.I
POWDERLY'S APPEAL.
tie Publishes "a Long Account Of
the RaiIroad IroubIe.

tie Publishes "a Long Account Of
the Railroad Trouble.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-This day
has been 10 the labor leaders like a
pause in lattle. They say il has
been to them 4 day OF preparation.
Never before has POgderly been -
personally in the heat OF a contest
like the one believed to lie coming.
He never Yet ordered a strike, and
feels some pride in the record OF
peace which lac feels i his. There
i little doubt, however, about his
determination in this case. His
men say he j. here 10 stay, and the
executive bOard says its headquart-
ers during the strike, II one is or
dered, will Ice in this city. IL j.
clear that Powderly and his cabinet
intend, IL the strike i made general,
that the responsibility shall he
brought just as close a. possible %
the rank Of file. This purpose I'M
Jeriies the orders Of the hoard 10 the
master workman 70 convene his dis
trict assembly. Also, the orieF
which has gone up the river g. Al
iauy % convene their district A.
-embiy Monday. At these meet
ings the local assemblies will voice
their disposition a. to a genera!
>trike, aud the result will he that a
fair concensus Of the opinions Of the
men may be had. The feieratiou'-
supreme body will not meet till
saturday. IL Will pr5bnbiy COM
munic5te it, determination 20 the
knights here that night or on sun
10y. The Albany district assem-
bly. whose action will be influential
ia the plan laid out by i'Owderly t.
make the men Themselves declare
the strike general, does not meet
| till Monday. 4 fair conclusion
from these facts and circumstances
Is that the grand strike, II II Is to
cone, viii not fall before next week.
Today
POwDERLY HAS BEEN PREPARING
the following, which was made pub
lie tonight:
"FOr some time the management
% the New York & Hudson River
Railroad has been diScharging EN-
| pilyes who had been active ia labUI
affairs. 1t happens that all OF those
who have been dismissed are mem.
bers Of the order Of knights OF la.
tor. and have. at one time or an.
ether, been officers Of the order, OF
nave served on committees which
waited on officials with a view 90
presenting grievances. Thee die,
| charges heCame - frcqueut, and
were 50 clear evidence OF a settled
purpose on the part 81 the company
10 disrupt and destroy the OrganiZt'
tiuu Of the Knights II Labor upon
the GENITAL system, that the eNecu'
| tive haaui Of district assembly 23j
in which The knights Of Labor upon
/ tine system are enrolled, found j
necessary 20 Gala special meeting L
consider the situation.
In the meantime the general ex
| eCutive b1arl. having been apprise-
u the condition G.! affairs, sent on'
Il it, m-mber=. J. J. Holland, {,
/ New YORK. with instructions 10 uS'
al POSSIBLE efforts 10 bring about Al
amicable adju .tment Of the Difficult
ty.
ssOn his arrival in New York
Holland, after n conference with ;
| representative u tins District As
~eubly, IN the course Of which IN
obtained full knowledge Of thu
trouble from the standpoint Of th'
men, waitei upon Nicg- Presiden
Webb. Holland stated 10 Webl
that he had called upon him &
eujeav0r 10 adjust the unpleasant
ness existing between the cumpan!
ami it, knights Il Labor employees
Webb deniei tina. there was an!
trouble existing bet Eeen the com
sany and IT, emVlOyes. HOLLAND
told him that he. 81 q member Q
the general executive bO1rd
knights 81 Lahur, had come a
the request OF the men, mat
through the organization Ia whicl