Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-14
KNIGHTS SURRENDER.
Fhe New York Central Has Won the
Victory Over the Strikers.

The beginning OF the end Of the New York
Central railroad strike was probably reached
shortly after O'Clock last evening, when Sup
erintendent Voorhees, received word from
Local Assembly No. 1705 knights of Labor,
that it had surredered it's charter and the
members had placed themselves at the disposal
of the company. This assembly contains all
the employees of the Harlem division who are
Knights of Labor. Many of the men will be
put back to work. Mr.. Webb said last night
Many Of the men who went out on Sunday al
Hudson have rendered their designations to the
knights of Labor and reported for work The
signal tower is now filled with old hands and
the tracks through the city are fully protected.
The wrecklng tram went out yesterday for the
first time since Friday. Today the agents here
will receive freight for shipment between
Hudson and New York Freight trains will be
started from here, taking up all way freight
south, but nothing will be shipped from here
north.
The fremen are working as usual at syra,
cuse. and Assistant Superintendent GooId OF
the western division does not expect any new
trouble, but is confident, on the contrary, that
by this evening all trains the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad, freight -
well as passengers, will be running Just rs be-
fore the strike of the knights of Labor
At East Syracuse the Pinkerton men have
been reinforced by twenty-five special deputy
sherlffs, one of the two divisions THAT raised
the passenger blockade on Monday evening
having been sent TO West Albany. The fremen
have been in open sympathy with the knights
of Labor all along, and though they still at
work many of them admit that they expect 70
be ordered out OF the twenty-eight trains
stalled IN the yard on or before Sunday night
SIX or seven have got away.
There is a bit Of inside history, says the New
York Sun, connected with L. j. Lees relations
with the Central road IN the joint capacities Of
an employe aud the master workman OF ID. A
2i6. which will be interesting both 10 the pub
lie aud to the men who struck on his order
The officers of the road have said regarding
Lees discharge that he was dismissed ''foi
good and sufficient reasons" but those reasons
have never been stated. One or two OF thosl
reasons leaked out yesterday when Lees auda-
cious accusation that the officers of the road
were circulating forged letter" was known
1t was reported that a peculiar interview be-
tween General Manager Toucey and Lee took
place in the formers Office about two weeks be-
fore Lee was discharged.
Sun reporter asked Mr.. Toucey yesterday
what took place at that interview Mr.. Toucey,
whose word is not likely to be disputed by New
York Central railroad men, gave this version
Of it:
'Mr. Lee called at my Office about two weeks
before he was dismissed from our employ, and
after some conversation said TO me in sub
stance:
".Mr. Toucey, there has been q good deal Of
water put into the stock Of the Vanderbilt
roads, and the vanderbilts are getting too much
money out Of them. Now, propose 10 get
some Of il before get through
Il said to him, LIS that threat Mr.. Lee1
He made no reply to my question and re-
ported his words 70 Mr.. Webb. In q day or
two we heard that he was threatening 20 ston
every wheel between New York and Chicago
Then we learned that ne was sending clrculars
TO various employees on the Lake Shore and
other connecting roads. He announced him.
self as general organizer of the knights Of La
Dor and wrote that he would be present 70 or.
ganize local assemblies at various points ct va
rious dates. don't know how he could possibly
keep these appointments and attend 10 mis- du-
ties az an employe Of the New York Central Il
the same time. A few days later he VS. dc
missed from the service Of this company"