Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
THEY STILL HOLD OUT
Leaders Of the Knights Of Labor Keep
Up the Strike.
DEMOCRATS In CONVENTION.
The Chicago Stockyards Strike
Likely to Extend.
DEMOCRATS In CONVENTION.
THE NEWS OF THE DAY BY TEtscRAPH
THE KNIGHTS PERSIST.
They VIII Not Give Up the New York
Central Strike

NEW YORK, August 27.-The knights of Labor
have played their last card against the New
York Central railroad All thev can do now is
to await the result By tonight they will have
called out every man who owes them alle-
glance and the strike will be enforced as
strongly as the organization can enforce IT,
hallroau ofncials state that they arc laughing
at the efforts or Mr.. Powderly 10 tie
up the road, and say they are managing
tneir business better than ever, Notwithstanding
the shouting of the strikers. General Master
Workman Powderly and Secretary John J.
Hayes have again taken up their quarters IN
the st. Cloud Hotel and spent the morning in
a,r,Sa stransins va a program for spreading the
suike Mr.. Powderly was tired after his Of
forts on the Union Square platform last night
ana ala not leave his room. Mr.. Hayes came
down stairs at 10 o'clock to send off some dis
patches aud announced his plan OF campaign
to the reporters
We do not intend to extend the strike be-
yohd the New York Central road for some time
yet, said Mr.. Hayes All our energies for
tne next few days will be devoted to tyiny up
the central War has been declared and there
Is no compromise. l think we have crippled
the road pretty badly already. and IT viii not
'aAe much more work on our part to tie it up"
, HOW many more men can YOU call out on
the Central!' Mr.. Hayes was asked
very Few more, l admit Most of our men
came out on the first call. There are some men,
however, who are working i'll out o. the way
piaces ana on on the tributary roads whom We can
take out When they stop work think we can
Say the Central is effectively tied up.
HOW IT WILL BE DONE
I'VE will not call out men on other roads who
handle New York Central freight because we
might clash with the laws OF this and other
states. But we will allow the local assemblies
TO call them out and then we II mean the OK
ecuiVe board, OF course,) Will indorse their
actlon. l think we can bring the freight traffic
10 astandstill, Notwithstanding the declarations
OF MepD ana Voorhees,. Why, only two freight
trains OF thirty cars left New York YESTERDAY"
Vice President Webb was seen and in renIv
to question said:
"Nhat do / think of the course of the federa
tion! A wise course for the men. saw. The
leaders OF the federation are astute and cool
heaaed. Their action and subsequent state
ments OF their course will do q great deal 10
harmonize the relations between EMPLOYERS
and employees. l don't mind the little things
,ney SAID about myself, for these were said IN
the heat OF the moment"
THE OUTLOOK AT ALBANY
ALBANY, August 27.-It was expected that
large number Of striking knights would return
to work in the yards and shops at West Albany
this morning. Very few, however, returned to
work, and the men who witnessed this defec-
tion III their ranks declared that they were
shoh O'of W stauu nrln.
superintendent Bissell is at West Albany
TINS morning. The company is moving
about one-haf its usual days amount of
freight and the blockade cannot be said 10 be
ehectuaLy raised yet Mr.. BisselI said the
companys situation improves more and more
as each day passes by and their new men are
rapidly becoming used TO their positions.
superintendent Hammond of the Delaware and
Hudson says the full force of thirty ward
men at Schenectady are still out. The
situation in the yards in Albany
remains unchanged. Only two of the strikers
have returned to work thus far. One of the
oentrai strikers said this morning that the men
would not go back to work at the earliest until
Mr. Depew had returned He added that Mr..
Depew would receive committee from the
striking knights, recognizing it as represent
ing the organization.