The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
NO BREAK In THE STRIKE.
THE MEN STILL our AND THE
COMPANY STILL CONFIDENT.

Passenger Trains Running on Better
Time - But Little Improvement In
the Freight Trafic-The Men on the
Delaware and Hudson River Road
Go Out.
NEW YORK, Aug. Is. The strike situa-
| tion this morning remained unchanged,
excepting that the officials claimed that 10
was improved. They said freight trains
were coming in and going out on time.
They also said that the running of passeu--
ger trains has resumed its normal condition.
Suburban traffic still suffered. Mr. Webb
said he had received numerous applications
from old hands, but will not under any cir
cumstances reinstate them. He said that
he had received applications from men on
other roads sufficient in number to man the
whole Central system. These men are al
ready employed, but they would consider q
change TO the Central an improvement.
MAKING UP FREIaHrs.
At the Sixty fifth street yards men were
at work preparing to send out more freight
trains to-day. The usual number sent out
OF these yards at this time of the year is from
eight to ten daily. Yesterday five we're sent
out. Freight trains were being moved from
st. Johns park, in 1hirtieth aud Fifty-third
streets. Police were still on guard at the
observer there was nothing 20 indicate that
there had been a strike.
DELAWARE AND HUDSON MEN OUT.
ALBANY. N. Y, Aug. 13.-Chief Reed Of,
the flremeA's brotherhood is authority for
the following
1--WE are all ordered out by an order from
headquarters. Mr.. Sergeant of Cleveland,
Chief of the firemen's brotherhood orders
the striken
Az noon tha noIa xraro .,S U.d.o.. Ca..z
pany's freight and yardmen. except the
engineers and firemen. quit work as though
a signal had been given on that road. Gen.
eral Manager Young of the Delaware and
Hudson said at o'clock that the strike on
that road only included the freight handlers,
switchmen and yardmen In the Albany
yards. Ho does not know what brought ON
| the action.
WHAT THE MEN SAY.
On the other hand, the men assert that
they have detected the Delaware and Hud-
son officials endeavoring to move Central
freight, in violation of promise made to
District Assembly No. 246 They say they
did not strike without warning, and that
| the strike will extend the entire length of
the road. The passenger trains are all run
ming, and the strikers say they will not dis
turb them. A large quantity of freight is
here consigned to Saratoga hotels. 1t was
10 go up this afternoon.
MEN FROM THE WEST.
One hundred and fifty switchmen who
arrived here o-day from the wosJ were
| placed In the yards of the New York Cen
tral road at East Albany. The knights
say these men were brought from the
Michigan Central yards at Chicago, and
that the strike will extend to the western
connections A dispatch from Chicago
says the report Is not correct, as none of the
| Michigan Centrals men have been semi
| east.
The draw on the upper bridge, which
bad remained open since Friday, was
closed to-day. Only one freight train.
however, made any progress, and thaG
| only went one mile from Albany.
No announcement is made TO the time
when the order to the locomotive firemen to
| strike is to take effect.
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED.
| ALBANY. N. Y, Aug. 13, II P. M-The
conditions of the Central HUDSON strike In
| this section are unchanged. The strikers
speak as determinedly as ever. and they say
they do not fear tle ultimate result The
various Knights Of Labor assemblies have
been holding meetings all day. but nothing
could be learned of their deliberations.
Supt Bissel said tonight that passen-
ger trains were to-day run according
to schedule for the frst time since the strike
was on. The freight blockade which has
lasted since last Friday at the West Albany
yards, was raised to-day.
FIRST ACROSS THE BRIDGE.
Two New York freight trains which have
been lying at East Albany were the first to
cross the upper railroad bridge after the
closing of the draw, which has stood open
since the strike began. These two trains
were run to the West Albany yards
and will be sent to Buffalo tonight
Twenty-one carloads of dressed beef which
have been lying at the immense icing sta
tion at Karners and another train of
twenty-five cars loaded with coal, were
brought through the West Albany yard and
sent on to New York.
DETECTIVES STONED.
The Pinkerton detectives on the first
freight train moved from East Albany were
stoned as they passed through the lumber
district, and three of them received severe
bruises. A hundred men went out on strike
in the Delaware and Hudson yards today,
appointed a committee who waited upon
Supt. Hammond, and they have been In
consultation all the evening.
sARGEANT GOES TO CLEVELAND.
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 13.-Grand Master
Sergeant of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen left at noon for Cleveland to meet
the grievance commit tee, but whether or
not in connection with the New York Cen
trail strike Is not known. At the national
headquarters here positive statement was
made that he had not ordered the fremen