Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-28

OF1sr OF RAILWAY employees no'
o.Insa Ia KEEP Striytng Knighu
nj BsA6t-r : what yioe-presidon
Webb snYs.
NEW YoAK, Aus, 21.-The members o
the general executive board OF the X. n
l.. wers lsts % making their appearance
at the Ct. CLOUD hotel this morning
Chief sarganS With his companions
Messrs. HowaF1, Wilkinson and Sweeney
were astir long before, and At z. 80 o'clocl
left the hotel TO take the train for Terrs
! Haute.
Mr.. Sargent said o meeting OF the fed
GRAFTON would be held there with the nm
doubted result that strike on the Van
derbilt system would be ordered. As be
ard his three associates had endorsed the
action OF the general executive board Of
tne X. Of L.. he thoroughly believed thai
the supreme council OF the federation
wouli sustain il. He said also that the
\ action Of Mr. Webb last night 10 adherinp
so tirmly to the stand he had taken rem,
dered the action they had taken necessary.
Mr.. Webb arbitrary methods and
litter refusal TO arhitrsde the situation
made Il ugsless to meet with him any
I longer.
Mr.. Povderly sent word to the re.
| pnsters THIS morning that he would have
ucthlng to cay for several hours,
Al . O'Clock General Manager Toucey
left bis private office with portmanteau
in his hand sud took o northvard train.
He refused % say whore he was going
and when ssked If he would visit Albany
ROLLED II MAJ fetch up there Mr..
T9ucey said be did not know anything
shout the iu pending strike except what
II had read in the morning papers.
Nict-president Webb had perused his
morning mai! and had dictated mis- letters
% the stenoErspher when a reporter
called upon him.
What q th4 strike, Mr. Webb" he
was asked.
"You know IS much about it a. do "
"iAaVe You taken any steps so far to
meet strike i il takes place.
u am not at liberty TO say what the
companl is doing, but presume thst IL
cSisir occurs we will be prepared 10
meet II | an speaking nov only for the
Nes YORK Central road
LIT tenh s sted that he did not think
| the fTemeu Eonli 60 ont in such great
numbers W has been stated, and he be
iieyed the other employees OF the road
who are not already ous Will, for the
greater part, remain at their posts. In
other wofds, she strike would not be
pesriy SO gigantic as the Federation and
the Knights OF Labor would have people
bslieye.
Mr.. Webb did MOI doubt that the
supreme Council of the Fedei alton
would call Ont the men, but be was of
opinion tnat the number who would re-
spond could M; bs so great after all.
THE Lake Shore has hal four or five
strike yltdint the last couple OF years, said
@r. " sb and don't think hey have
many men left who belong to any labor
organization
The third vice. presidant then an
nounced thai the railroad was bsing run
with Customary sLnootnness, and so Far
Tiers was nc dedication OF trouble.
THE Police ARRANGEMENTS.
Speaking o. the police arrangements
to- 10y With regard 10 the pending great
strike Inspector Byrnes sAid that so far
as the Grsnd Central depot was con.
ceyned 40 change hsd been made there.
superintendent B!rnes, however, sd
mit,ed thas h. had already set about
making the necessary arrangement for
Saturday and assured the public that By
tiias time the police would be fully abba
TO cope with any emergency that might
present ITSELF. The superintendent has
taksn up his quarters at the central fl .
aud wilt rsmsln there night and day for
tbs pr4ent.
About ~ o'o'ock the Ave knights left
their rooms md went out for breskfast.
Master NORMAN Lee gnd Chairman
Valentine OF pislTie. Assembly No, 24G--
the body which ordered lie present
strike hen presented them3elyss at the
81, Cloud Hotel and swGited The retus4
Of Mr.. POwdeyly and his colleagues
The pair we're soon Joined by j. H.
Magee, the master workman OF the Ma.
tonai DIS viot Lodge, knshts OF Labor
who orasrad tn striks on the street car
Ines u The city last fail, and which
ended rather dissstronslg 'at the men.
inss wha, Nj. Ms4eea conn ction with
the present trouble was c9uii not be
guessed st FOR come time.
raWnLgLY 3 MANIFESTO.
hTw Y6aE Als. 2l-las general ex.
acutiyr ! sti % the Knights ot Labor re
psriea tu-ni a IA I they had Instructed
the d!=trc tSscutiv, bpsid 10 call a
meeting o. the district as5amolyas All bapy
Or Monday next. The executive boards
h sdqusrters will hereafter be ia New
York. No s.rika has as yet bsen ordered
outside Of District Assembly No. 245, OF
the future oraers Mr., PoRderly could
not tell. They will he very glad il the
Federation joins them; il not they will
20 on anyway. This is tn fiist time I"
said Mr. Wight ''that Mr.. PlWderly had
ever come into strike himself, but he
vas hers hat-folted aud was going to
stay
Mr, Powdesly ssid hat he had never
ordered strike in his life, and mel her
hal the executive board, and they had
not ordered this one, His otisct was to
try and avoid strikes, and aoy insinua-
ton to that effec. was not correct SO
tag d. any sllqston having been made to
tie up the surface roads and elevated rail.
roads throughout the city, Mr., Powderly
sad tlat nothing OF the kind had bsen
thought Of, aud it asi never been men
toned 4. any Elretln9 Of the board
Tie folio sin, manifesto vas then
haniei IA til pr4ss b Mr.. Povderly
" 10 NE People, For some time thu
management 81 tna NsE York Central n
i hulhpA tsIFtf ttlhpau nave Cotn ais
/ charging employee who have besn active
4 "a lsbor lfIis. / happens that ali of
( those wac have been dismissed are mem
aofs OF tae osdsro Of knights Of L.oor ana
nave It one tims or smother been officers
Of the order 81 served o. committees
which aattei on the officials with view
10 presenting grievances. These dis
charges ueGaIus 81 frequent aud we're DO
IL - -
! tae parl q the company to disrupt and
destroy the Knights Of LABOR upon the
Central system, that the executive board
O. nlatriet Assembly No. 4l6, in which
tie hui3uts OF Labor upon the system are
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