St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-16
New York Central Strikers
Keep Stiff Upper Lips and
Fuzzy Eyebrows.
Some Of Them Get Excited
When Swallowed by Paid
Spoilers.
Pinkerton Engages an Army
Of Thugs to Guard Rail-
road Property.
They Are Directed to Look
Sharp and Shoot if Nee
essary.

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 15.-The after
noon showed no apparent change in the
situation of the strike. The men gave
no signs of yielding, and became but
slightly excited about $50 o'clock when
it was stated that an alleged .'spotter''
had been sent among them to note
their movements and report to the
company. No such individual was
to be found, and the truth of the state
ment is doubted. The strikers devour
the contents of each new bulletin with
marked eagerness. Two additional
bulletins posted late to-day by the
strikers read:
The situation is still improving. Reports
thusiasm prevails. Large meetings are
being held at all points. Public opinion is
increasing in our favor aud offers of
financial assistance are pouring in from
all SIDES which tends to make
the situation extremely encouraging.
Advices just received from West Albany
state that C. M. Bissell, superintendent; F.
A. Harrington, assistant superintendent;
William Beachman, superintendent motive
power; and j Il. Leonard, confidential
clerk to c. II. Bissell, are engaged in throw
ing switches and attempting to make up
trains They are, as must be expected,
doing very poor work. SO much for the ex-
pert switchmen hired at Chicago to handle
from other points show a similar condition
of affairs; thus demonstrating beyond
shadow of doubt that the freight blockade
is as far as ever from being raised, as Mr.
Webb would have the public believe.
From present indications it is certain that
the force employed is utterly incompetent to
put things in any way near the old shape.
The old employees can and do feel certain
that the present force cannot do the work.
The salaries of the above force run from
500 to $3.50 per month as against $3.50
paid the regular switchmen.
BY Order of Executive Board, D. A. 246,
K. OF l..
The bulletins posted here by the
strikers indicate that the reports by the
company that freight was being moved
from terminal points was not true; that
reports from New York say that every
thing is in splendid condition, the
strikers holding firm, their ranks be-
ing hourly augmented. The repol is that
freight is being moved to and from
West Albany is erroneous. The cost of
maintaining the Pinkerton force in AL
bany and Vicinity will be about $4,000
per day. During the evening number
of the Pinkerton men stationed Oh the
track in the northern section of this
city were stoned by persons hid
den in or about houses in that
neighborhood. Five received injuries
and were taken to the Pinkerton car in
the union station, where their wounds
were dressed by physicians. Two re-
ceived severe scalp wounds. A frag-
ment of brick was taken from the
wound of one, It's not known whether
the persons who threw the missiles
were strikers. Supt. Bissell said to-
night that the company had succeeded
in sending eight freight trains west and
FIVE south from West Albany and this
vicinity. He thought the outlook good.