Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
The Strikers Expecting Decisive
Action Sometime Today.
CARDINAL NeWMANs FUNERAL BEGUN.
TWO MILLION TO WIN.
what the New York Central VIII Bet
On Its Ability to Beat the STRIKERS.

porary. l have enough assurances from the
hremen on my road to convince me that in case
they are ordered out a number of them will
not go. Then IL necessary L will stop every
particle OF freight traffic, close uprevery yard
ana keep them closed until have obtained
sufncient number of new fremen to resume
the freight traffic. This, / think, 1 can accom-
piish within forty-eight hours, as have long
lists OF men who will come at the wages we
will pay. My road will expend s20OO.OOO to
win, and in my action am backed up by the
stockholders"
Although the name of Chief Sergeant of the
Ftrsmens brotherhood appears on the register
Of the Grand Union Hotel Mr.. Sergeant has
not arrived up to noon. and his advent was
eagerly looked for. When he gets here
meeting of the Supreme Council of the Fedora
tion OF Railway Employees will be held at once.
WHAT MIR PowDERLY SAYS.
Grand Master Workman Powderly and Sec
retary Hayes of the Knights of Labor arrived
here at 6 o'clock this morning by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad. and regis
tered at the st. Cloud Hotel. Grand Chief Sar-
gent of the Federation of Labor, S. +. Wilkin-
son of the eIrainmen's Assoc iation. Chairman Geo.
Howard of the Railway Conductors and Grand
Master Sweeney Of the Switchmen's Mutual
alu hssOClatlOn are AT tne Gran0 L mon Hotel.
held.
When asked by reporter about the settle
ment of the trouble Mr. Powderly said: Mat
ters connected with the New York Central
trouble have reached most serious and crit
lcel point and one that will interest the people
OF the country more than they imagine at the
present time. do not mean TO say that there
Will be general strike and do not deny il.
There will be meeting today of the general
executive board of the knights of Labor.
which will be attended by tho representatives
ductors. and at that meeting final action will
be taken"
Messrs. Howard and Wilkeson were seen in
their room at the Grand Union Hotel
What program have you for today2" Mr..
Wllkeson was asked.
Il have no authority to say anything. Mr.
Howard and myself were summoned here by
Mr.. Sergeant. and as he is not here vet We
must wait until he arrives and learn what he
has to say. 1t is not probably that Mr. Sar.
geant viii call upon MIR. Webb the moment he
arrives"
Sergeant is looked for at 8 o'clock this after
noon. He stopped at Albany on his way down
Hence the delay.
BUFFALO FREIGHT BLOCKED.
BUFFALO, n. Y, August I9-There is but lit
tie change to be noted either in the strike situ-
alton or the condition of the Central's freight
traffic this morning. The new yard conductors
and brakemen brought from the east are slow
IN getting acquainted with the yard and are
awkward at the work. Several have
had narrow escapes from being
injured. A Boston man named Cue
was thrown from the top of a car this morn
ing and narrowly escaped beng killed This
is considered by the strikers to be the pivotal
day and all eyes are turned anxiously toward
New York. where the head men of the great
"a arn i'm l..
attended meeting of switchmen and
knights was held this morning and
was addressed 10y John Develin and
District Master Workman Lee. Chas. II.
Trenholm, grand president of the Steam Rail-
road Mems Protective Union of New England.
is expected here today. Mr.. Lee received
cipher message from Trenholm last night the
contents of which have not been divulged. but
leading striker says there is every probability
that the members of that body will 90 out
if the Central trouble is not settled in day or
two. The Knights of Labor firemen on the
lake boats are prepared to go out il any at
tempt is made to handle non-union freight bv
that route. Railroad men who have been
talked with frankly admit that at no time
since the strike began has the
All concede that the probabilities are that by
tomorrow night the strike will be ended or II
will spread to about all the branches of this |
operating department. and if need be to the |
other roads in the Vanderbilt system Before
leaving for New York iast night Grand Master |
Sweeny had conference with Superintendent |
Seabert OF the Delaware, Iackawanna and West
ern road, and II is said it was agreed between |
them that that road would keep its hands off |
Central freight.
STARTLING RUMoR. |
BUFFALO, August 49, 2 p.m.-A director of |
the New York Central is authority for a state
ment just given out that Superintendent Bur- |
rows has been ordered to take all his men
back and that the strike is at an end. |
HOW II LOOKS AT ALBANY. |
ALBANY, NY, August 19--This was
the quietest day of the strike yet. and
the strikers, while gathering in their regu-
lar places, were very reticent One of them |
said: We are waiting for something and when /
that something comes it will be the biggest /
bombshell that has exploded yet"
1he knights today issued the following bull /
letin: 1.-The railroad people claim that they are /
rapidly breaking the blockade and that their /
freight will be all moving regularly inside of |
three days. The West Albany yards we're Grip
pied again this morning by the refusal of |
twenty Of the new men to go to work The
Pinkerton men have in a great measure been
withdrawn and the city police are dong splen-
did work"
10 AM, BULLETIN No. 2o-Headquarters ID.
A. 246 knights of Labor, AIbany.-An solid
along the line. Advices received as follows:
Buffalo, N.Y.-A large and enthusiastic meet
ing of Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,
New York Central and Michigan Central rail-
road employees is now gathering at the hall of
the Knights Of Labor to discuss the situation
and take action Brother Develin of the gem
eral executive board and others will address
them.
Rochester firm in Rochester.
Lockport-The striking knights marched in
a body from Labor Hall last evening and pro-
ceeded to the sheriff's office and offered their
services as deputy sheriffs, and protested
against the appointment of Pinkerton detect
ives. Hundreds Of knights chsered the pro-
session.
Albsny-A large mass meeting is called for
this evening at the public market, Hudson
avenue and Grand street, to protest against the
actions Of Pinkerton and his men.
Epidemics I'm kentucky.
PORTSMOUTH, ONO, August 1s.-Letters re-
,eivsd here from parties who are visiting the
northwest counties of Kentucky say the noun
ain regions along the Big Sandy river are be-
ng swept BY dux and kindred diseases and
people are dying BY the score. Drought, low