Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-13
ANOTHER STARTLING MOVE.
The knights OF Labor Tie Up the Dels.
ware and Hudson.

ALBANY, n. Y, August ls-The Delaware and
Hudson road has been tied up This decision
was arrived at last night at meeting Of the
knights Of Labor. Twenty engines have been
fired up at West Albany yards on the Central
One hundred and fifty Michigan Central men
were sent to West Albany at IL O'Clock 70 move
freight for the New York Central
GETTING ALONG SMOOTHLY IN NEW yoax
NEW YORK, August l3-Ihe strike situation
today remains practically unchanged, eacept-
ing that the officials claim that 1t is improved
They say that freight trains are coming in and
going out on time. They also say that the
running of the passenger trains has resumed
the normal condition The suburban traf,,c s,,l
suffers, but as the New York Central is notori-
GUS for tn. poor accommodations furnished the
uniortunates who live along it's line il is not
surprising that these trains should be the last
resumed MIR. Webb saws he has received
numerous applications from old hands but will
not, under any circumstances, reinstate them
lie also says that lie has received applications
from men on other roads sufficient in number 20
man the whole Central system. These men are
already employed, but they would consider A
change TO the Central an Improvement Atthe
Goth street yards the men are at WORK prepar-
ing TO send out more freight trains today The
usual number sent out from these wards Al this
time OF the year rs from eight to ten dsily
yesterday 1--WE were sent out, and il is expected
that the number will be increased TODAY
Freight trains are being moved from St Johns
Park IN 10Th street The police are still ON
guard at the Central depot, but TO the ordinary
observer there Is nothing 10 indicate that there
has been a strike.
THE SITUATION AT ALBANY
ALBANY, NY, August l3-Up to IL O'Clock
everything was quiet in the West Albany
freight yard. No attempt had been made 20
move freight The force Of men in the car re-
pair shops was not more than one-third of the
usual number. Fifteen car loads of cattle for
Eastman, NJ, were driven from the stocn
yards TO the West Shore track and loaded
THE MILITIA STILL AT SYRACUSE.
SYRACUSE, NY, August 1S-The i've mih-
tary companies, which have been quartered a.
the armory here, were dismissed last evening
by order of Adjutant General Porter. The de-
lay of twenty-four hours after order was re-
stored was because Under Sheriff Austin
declined to give a written order that there
Was no more need for them. Mr.. Austin's er-
cuse was that the military had refused to go TO
East Syracuse when he asked them, claiming
that they must have orders from higher mill
tary authority. Since that time he has not
considered the soldiers under his orders
The local assembly of the knights Of Labor,
which has been in continuous session since
Friday. expresses the belief that the knights
Albany. Quiet reigns at East Syracuse ana the
Pinkerton men no longer think it necessary 70
carry their clubs.
TUE KNIGHrs' EXECUTIVE BOARD.
DETROIT, Mich, August lS.--The executive
board Of the Knights of Labor ID in session here
today. General Secretary Hayes arrived last
night and was in a mood to crush somebody
when a reporter called at his hotel this morn
ing. He refused 10 give any information on
the questions that will come before the board
Mr. Powderly was slightly>more approschable.
He said the business to be transacted was largely
routine and local. The status OF the New York
Central strike was question on which be could
offer nothing. reiterating his previous express
sion that II was the exclusive business OF the
executive board of the district assembly %
which the New York Central lines belong ana
with which he has nothing to do. The present
status OF the strike matter on which he
refused TO express an opinion.
J. J. Holland, the member Of the general
executive board who has had hand in the
railroad strike is also here, but has no yiewa
He says he will present the whole matter %
the executive board today, and after looking
over the ground they will decide what will be
done. Two members of the board, John Cos
tello and A W. Wright, had not arrived mp 70
10 o'clock this morning. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Wright 10 i'll IN New York
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