Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-15
A CALL FOR TROOPS
Is Made by a Sheriff Who Fears
Trouble From the Strikers.
HIS FEARS CALLED GROUNDLESs
Powderly and the General Executive
Board 60 to New YORK
TO ASK FOR ARBITRATION AT ONCE

ALBANY, August 14.-The strikers con-
tinue to speak with confidence on the final
results of the strike. The passenger SER
vice on the Central road was to-day beyond
criticism. Six freights were sent west and
seven south from the West Albany yards
this afternoon. There was no freight moved
there tonight. The usual daily number Of
east and west freight trains in and out Of
the West Albany yards reach 70, while 80
north and south trains represent the freight
traffic on the Hudson River division.
The strikers got hold of the men who came
on from Chicago and Boston yesterday, with
the result that this morning AZ of the ex-
perienced Western railroad men who were
to be put to work at West Albany refused
to 60 to work, and are now in consultation
with the Central strikers.
NEW MEN QUIT WORK.
Twenty of the men who came from Boston
and have been working at Karnars, eight
miles from here, also quit work to-day. To
add to these discouragements to the efforts
Of the roads officials to move freight a
green switchman from the Fitchburg road
neglected to set switch properly in the
West Albany yards to-day, resulting in the
derailmenI of an engine with six cabooses.
In conversation with half dozen of the
men who came on from Chicago it was
learned that many of the men had been
under contract with the Central for weeks
before this strike was declared, and when
they were asked Friday to come on here and
fulfil their contract they refused. The men
on Saturday were then told that the Gen.
tral strike had been settled and they
were wanted to fill the places of the few men
the company would not take back, so they
came on. 1t was also said that large num-
Der of Western engineers and fremen had
been under contract with the Central for q
month past to come on here to work, which
these men thought was an indication that
the Central also feared trouble from their
engineers and fremen.
CALLING FOR THE MILITIA.
Sheriff Tappan, of Rensselaer, county,
this afternoon telegraphed Adjutant Gen.
eral Porter that he thought he would need
State troops at the East Albany yards of
the Central road, as he feared trouble.
Colonel McEwen was sent over the river
and found everything quiet and without
prospects of disturbance. The Colonel said
everything was quiet in this vicinity and
there was no cause for anxiety on the part of
the railroad officials.
A dispatch from Cleveland says: Rumors
current this morning that there would be a
tie-up on the Lake Shore Railrord west of
Buffalo failed to materialize and the situa-
tion tonight was unchanged. Grand
Chief Sargent, of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, arrived
in the city at an early hour in the morning
from his home in Terre Haute. Ind, and
took apartments at the Hollenden. His
mission was one Of peace, he being called
here to adjust the trifiing grievances of the
fremen on the New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroad.
PowDERLY WANTS ARBITRATION.
A Detroit telegram says: The General
Executive Board OF the X. OF L. suddenly
resolved to-day to finish their labors in New
York and started for that city at 1856 this
evening. In a speech before an assemblage
of K. of L.. this evening Mr.. Powderly said
he and his comrades were going to New
York to demand arbitration in the matter
of the New York Central and Hudson river
strike. -,-..
New York kilograms estimate the loss to
the strikers at 81, 900 per day, or counting
what they receive from the general strike
fund, $50, 900 per day. A statement has
been given out regarding old hands who
want to be received back. The company
says they will be given places and treated
as new men, where vacancies exist. but no
new men will be discharged on their ac-
count, nor will the turbulent ones be taken
back at all.