Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-19
cHEws NO WIND.
An Interview with Chauncoy NJ. Depew In
Which He Tells the Strikers They Are
Rack Nnn,hnr

Back Numbers
New YORK, Sept. IA committee Of FIVE
OF the ex-employes Of the New York Cen
trail railroad, who went out on strike, called
on Chauncey NJ. Depew in his office at the
Grand Central depot. They were headed
by Thomas Ballsney, an old freight con-
ductor, and Mr.. Gaffney, another striker.
acting as spokesman. The following con-
versation between Mr.. Depew and Mr..
Carney followed;
Mr.. Gaffney-Wc have come to talk over
the strike on the New York Central road.
Mr. Depew-Fm afraid there is nothing to
talk about. The strike is virtually over
now.
Mr. Gafrney-The strike is not over be-
cause all the men on the road who are mem
bers of labor organizations have quit work
and are now out.
Mr.. Depew-They have chosen to resign
their positions Mr.. Webb, who was man
aging the road in my absence, took new
men in their places when they quit work.
His action has been sustained by the eXecu-
tive board of management of the road. The
places Of these men have now been filled
and that's the end of it.
Mr.. GatFney then asked Mr.. Depew to
wait until the committee had discussed the
| matter and said they would then return and
make their propositions to him. Mr.. Depew
replied:
''There is no use in making false promises
to you. There is nothing more to be done.
1 do not care to talk over back numbers.
You have chosen to resign your places. Mr..
Webb has filed them and have nothing
more to say
The committee then left the Office.
What the strikers Claim About the New
Men.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 1.-THE strikers
| have issued q bulletin, which, among Other
| things, said that their claims that the new
| hands employed by the Central road would
| leave when the pay cur arrived had been
verified. The men were paid off and the
bulletin continues:
''To-night three north-bound and three
south-bound freight trains are laid up in
East Albany yards, their crews having de.
serted them, and the yard there is completely
blocked. In west Albany and Karner's
| yards the green hands are deserving in
| large numbers We desire to say to those
in need of money that we will be able to re.
| lieve their immediate wants in few days.
| Supt. Bissell denied that the new hand,
were deserving. OF course, he said, few
CRAMPS" and "wandering jews would
| probably leave the service, but they did not
number more than twenty men. He said
onlv ten men had told the foreman Of the
different gangs after they were paid off that
they were going to leave the city.
| Powdcrly Discusses tho Strike.
| SYRACUSE, NY, Sept. 12-General Master
Workman Powderly addressed an audience
of 1000 last night. Speaking of the strike
on the Central, he said it would not cease to
make itself felt until law had been writ.
ten upon the statute books putting organ.
lied labor on an equal footing with organ.
lied capital. With regard to the recent at.
tempts to wreck Central trains, he asked
Tor suspension of public judgment until
the truth should be brought out in the
courts, expressing the utmost confidence
that the responsibility for them would BIZ
| traced, not to the X. Of L., but to thu
'sthieves and thugs hired by the railroad
company under the name of Pinkerton de.
detectives" The following reference wa.
made to Chauncey NJ. Depew:
Mr.. Depew has arrived in this country. ]
hope that he will have the good sense te
speak to the men in the old-time spirit. Ht
is on record as saying that the settlement
of labor questions lies in arbitration.
We will see now whether he is pre.
pared to square his action with his words,
Why Chief Arthur Smiles.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-If certain things
that are being whispered in the inner cir
cles of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers are true it is not surprising that
CGief Arthur CONTEMPORARY ignored the
request made of him by Mr.. Powderly dur.
ing the recent strike to define the position
OF the engineers. According to q prominent
member of the brotherhood the entire cor.
respondence that passed between Powderlv
ana V1ce-President Stone, of the Chicago.
! burlington Quincy road, during the mem
| orable strike on that road is in the hands of
Chief Arthur and his fellow officers, It is
declared by people who are supposed to
Know that the publication of this corre-
spondence would compel the immediate res
lsnation OF Powderly as an officer OF the
knights. While it is not claimed that
Chief Arthur is holding the correspondence
In question as club over the head of his
fellow labor leader, the fact remains that
! Powderly, beyond his first letter, has NOT
sought to repeat the demands upon the en-
sineers that they should keep hands off.
Shall the Horse Be Shot?
MILWAUKEE Wis, Sept. 1e.-Dr. r
Wiliie OF the Humane Society of Oshkosh
Is In the city to secure legal advice. few
days ago Marshall Harris, former president
1 OF the Humane Socia+,r 80