The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-11


day was quiet.
THE FIREMEN ORDERED OUT.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. 10 P. MIR.
Holland and Secretary Hayes of the
executive board Of the Knights of Labor
left tonight for Detroit. Before their de-
parture, they ordered all the firemen on all
the Vanderbilt roads to quit work. At this
hour the engines are deserted at the Grand
Central depot
The Chicago and North Shore limited
train, due at the Grand Central depot at
O'Clock this afternoon, was tied up by the
strikers at Dewitt, N. Y, and is not ex-
pected to arrive until O'Clock tomorrow
morning. There Is great trouble at Dewitt,
and militia have been called out. The en-
ployes on the train that was stopped there
took out and destroyed the coup
ling pins and threatened violence
to any men who might go to
work. The st. Louis express, due here at
z o'clock this morning, did not arrive until
o'clock tonight. The train from Buffalo
and Syracuse, due at the Grand Central
depot at 1925 o'clock this morning, was
stopped and deserted this side of Syracuse.
MAKING UP FREIGHT.
The superintendent of the Sixth street
freight yard was very busy this afternoon
making up a train of forty-four cars, which
he expects to get under way at o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Crowds of strikers stood on the embank-
ment around the yards and watched the
operations Of the green men in making up
the train, but made no hostile demonstration.
1t is said that they will not allow the
the train to go out. The green men
succeeded in getting five cars loaded with
flour, lard and general merchandise on
barge to be delivered to OCEAN steamers.
The following order was issued at the Six
tieth street yard this afternoon: "The en-
ployes in the yard and freight service in
West Albany, Black Rock, Dewitt and New
York will report for duty at 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning. All men here are re-
qnired to report to Mr. LOTUS.
[Signed1 &c. M. BIssELL,
superintendent Mohawk and Hudson Di-
vision"
HAYS CALLS ON WEBB.
Secretary Hayes, of the Knights called
on Vice President Webb this evening and
left letter from Father Deucey favoring
arbitration. Mr.. Webb declined to treat
with Mr.. HAYES and said there was nothing
to arbitrate, and the company would not
take back the discharged men under any
circumstances. District Workman E. J.
Lee said he had arrived from Albany for the
purpose 4 taking charge of affairs and will
make his headquarters at the Grand u nion
hotel. He was questioned about the
rumored strike on the New Jersey roads
and said that he had not ordered it, as the
men over there could go out without orders
from him. He would neither affirm nor
deny anything relative to the rumor.
At 10 o'clock Mr.. Holland and Secretary
Hayes announced that affairs had taken
such shape that they would not start for
Detroit at present.
During the strike at the Grand Central
depot business is being done at One Hun
dred and Thirty-eighth street.
WORK OF THE TRANSFER COMPANY.
Manger Draper of the New York Trans
fer Company had his hands full. The big
mail wagons and little ones were sent up to
Harlem river, and the mail was also re-
ceived from there and hauled down
town. Not train was missed, however,
either mail Or baggage. The baggage from
the New Haven road was brought TO the
Forty second street station, and all baggage
for European steamers arriving up to l
o'clock Saturday morning was delivered
aboard the various steamers before 10
o'clock. Baggage was collected Saturday
morning in Brooklyn and delivered at One
Hundred and Thirty-eighth street before 9
O'Clock.
RUMORS ABOUT THE FIREMEN.
New YORK, Aug. 10. II: 80 p. M.-At II
o'clock tonight at the Grand Union hotel
for the firemen to go out at midnight.
Several had already left their engines. Mr..
Webb denied all knowledge of such an
order
AT midnight 1000 police were started
from the various precincts to take possession
of the railroad property. At 10 O'clock to-
morrow morning it is proposed to start the
first freight train.
DOLIN IN CHARGE AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. lO.-Master Work. !.
man Dolin of this city, after the meeting,
said he had been designated as the leader Of
the strike on this section during the absence
of Master Workman Lee. With Commits
sioner Donovan, Lee indends to call upon
the Central officials tomorrow morning and
submit an offer for arbitrating the Ques-
tions in dispute. Mr.. Dolin said the Della
ware and Hudson road had been accepting
New York Central tickets and transport
ing their freight. and the officials of the
road had been notified that unless they
ceased lending assistance to the Central
their road would be tied up tomorrow.
AN ARMY OF DETECTIVES ON DUTY.
Three hundred detectives are picketed in
and about the Broad street station, and
form double line east and west of the
station, and in the vicinity Of
the West Albany yards, guarding
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non-union switchmen who are
working. Two hundred more detectives
are expected tonight. The strikers are bit
ter in their denunciation of the railroad
companies for bringing out these thugs, as
they term them, but they do not molest the
roads property or its guardians.
THE ENGINEERS TO GO OUT.
A prominent knight said tonight that
word had been received that the engineers
from New York to Buffalo had agreed to
support the men who are
out, and have telegraphed Chief
Arthur for permission to strike.
He added that if Chief Arthur does not
give his consent the engineers will go out
anyway This knight also said that the
hremen from New York to Dewitt had been
ordered TO go out at any moment.
A committee from District Assembly No.
40 Will tomorrow wait upon the attorney
general, and solicit his opinion as to
whether the Central road has a right to
bring armed detectives into a peaceable
city for patrol duty.
A formal conference of the striking rail-
road men was held tonight. Instructions
We're given to the men to keep OFF the
streets, and especially to keep away from
the company's property, so as not TO give
the detectives a chance to pick fight with
them.
conference was held to-day by men,
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