Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-08-17
Railroad Troubles.
Strikes and Wrecks Tend to
Make Life a Burden for the
Vanderbilt Lines.
Colorado Loses One Town by
Cloud. Burst and Another by
q Gigantic Blast.
Increasing the Force of Detectives,

New YORK. Aug. l5.-Pinkerton IL
still recruiting men to guard the
property Of the New York Central
railroad, and bis recruiting Office at
81 Broadway was well lined with sp
plicsnts, who came In response to an
advertisement for men for special
duty. Fully fifty recruits were en-.
gagged. Tney were taken In q round
about wsy to the rear of the Grand
Central depot. The destination Of
this company was West Albany.
They were tsssh- looking lot of men
that would make 6 bad fight II they
got into q conflict. Before starting
them from 81 broadway, Pinkerton
made an address In which he said that
they would receive their equipments
when they arrived at their destina-
tion. "Now, you are not Sept out to
kill people," said he. "but II your
lives are In danger you know what to
do. You must not 70 out expecting .
picnic, because there will be hard
work and long hours. You'll hardly
be able to get boarding houses, but
we'll feed you and take care OF you.
Obey the orders Of your captain and
you'll get your pay" One of the men
engaged yesterday was formerly .
"boupcer" In . faro bank. and the
whole crowd looked as though they
wouldn't hesitate at any undertaki u.
STRIKERS FIRM AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, Aug. Is. This afternoes
showed no change in The situation Of
the strike. The men gave no signs Of
yielding and became slightly excited
about $40 o'clock. when II was stated
an alleged "spotter" had been sent
among them to note their movements
and report to the company. No such
individual wss to be found and the
truth of the statement IL doubted. The
strikers dsvour the contents of each
new bulletin With marked esgerness.
Two additional bulletins posted late
to-day by the strikers read:
Situation is still improving. Reports
from all points indicate that great en-
thusis4m prevails. Large meetings
are being held at all points. Public
opinion Ia increasing In our favor, and
offers of financial assistance sre pour
Ing in from oil sides. which tends to
make the situation extremely encour-
sging. Advices just received from
West Albany state that g. NJ. Bissell,
Supt. &. A. Harrington. Asst Sup't
VIM. Beachman and J. r. Lessard,
confidential clerk Of c. NJ. Bissell. are
engaged In throwing switches and At
tempting to make up trains. They
are, ss must be expected, doing very
poor work. So much for expert
switch men hired at Cnicsgo TO handle
the West Albany yards. Reports re.
ceived from other points show Q SINH
lar condition Of affairs, demonstrating
beyond . shadow Of doubt that the
freight blockade 10 % far % ever from
being raised, and not 10 Webb would
have the public believe. From pre-
ent indications Il 10 certain that the
force employed 10 utterly incompt tent
70 put things 10 any way near the old
shape. The old employees can and
do feel certain that the present force
can not do the work. The salaries Of
the above force run from $40 to $500 per
month ~ against $3.50 per day paid
the regular switchmen. Signed. by
order Of the executive board.
coLLIsIoN-Two KILLED.
TROY. N. Y, Aug. l5.-The $50
train out Of Albany collldsd with .
freight train two miles west Of
Schenectady tonight. Engineer Isaac
Vrooman and his flremau were killed.