Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09


Many grocery men arrived at the freight do
oartment. 4sth street aud Lexington avenue. ss
Early as O'Clock tins morning 10 get goods
rom locals, but were disappointed Up 20 that
hour no locals had arrived The locals contain
nothing but perishable goods. such fruit and
vegetables. All night express wagons drove
up 10 the freight department. loaded down with
freight They were compelled 10 stand in lima
Ihe freight master could not receive the
goods, as he did not know when = train would
leave which would take the freight 90 its desti-
nation From thirty TO hfty double express
wagons leave the freight department every
night and about thirty-fve we're On hand last
night One Of the worst features Of the
strike Will be tho lack Of milk
to the people Of New York. Not .
can OF milk came into the depot this morning,
! his vill sorely affect the hospitals. ssylums,
hotels, Restaurants, bakers. poor people aud
hosts OF others. Over 32.OO0 cans Of milk, each
can containing 40 quarts. are received every
morning at the Grand Central depot between 4
O'Clock and o'clock. About $50 milk dealers
go TO the depot for milk and they were all ON
hand this morning and Agent Burlinson had 70
explain about the strike. Many milk men who
heard of the strike hurried over 10 the West
Shore railroad and purchased all the milk they
wanted. But the agents there soon heard
about the strike and raised the price OF milk
from sl.Ss per can 90 a. then 20 IS and ss lass
accounts were getting 20 and e. can for it.
THE MAILS ISrkRRuPTED
Superintendent f. " Morgan Of the city de-
livery, general post Office. said st 10 O'Clock to-
day that he had not received any mails from
the New York Central since II o'clock last
night He received mail OF over Il. 600 let
tiers from Boston, which came over the Shore
line and was brought by the steamboat Mary
land TO Jersey City. This mail. which IN Its
regular course should have reached here at
o'clock last evening, was not received until
clock this morning. Superintendent Nor
gan said he had received information from the
Grand Central depot that all mails which had
been sent there had been dispatched. When
asked If the post Office authorities would take
any legal action against the strikers for delay.
ing the mails he said that was a matter which
would be considered. The strikers AT fret
stopped a local train and that stopped mail
tram which followed
At O'Clock the Saratoga limited started
away and at 9l5 the Chicago limited pulled out
hfteen minutes behind time. The waiting rooms
were beseged by hundreds of anxious travel
ers, for whom the company could offer no en-
couragement.
Vice President Webb said that il was his in
tention to run the following trains after $50
O'Clock; ll30, state train. 2:30, Hudson river
local; 3:3O, Saratoga special. snd the North
Shore limited at 4:50 O'Clock he expects TO
send out another Chicago special at 6 D. m, but
OF this he is not Vet quite sure.
he expects that the firm stand the company
have taken in regard to the strike and their suo-
cess in dlspatchlng some of the most important
OF their trains will awe the strikers that be-
fore sunset tonight they will be glad TO return
10 their posts. Great precautlon ID being taken
IN the moving OF the trains. No great speed 10
attained until after the trains have passed the
Mott Haven station.
THE ROAD WILL FIGHT TO THE END.
The general superintendent Of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad this morn.
ing issued the following letter, which vas
posted conspicuously in all stations, Offices and
shops of the road throughout its entire length,
Ii is the intention Of this company 70 night
the present strike to the end. All employees
who remain loyal TO the company will receive
all necessary protection. Those who do not
go to work will be considered as having left the
service and their places will be filed as rapidly
possible.
BY order Of the third vice president
THEODORE VOORHEES,,
General Superintendent
Vice President Webb said this morning that
about six hundred men had quit work aud
that the company had already engaged two
hundred new men. The strikers include train
men and yard men. No engineers have struck.
NO freight ls handled from this city. Live
stock and perishable freight will go over the
West Shore road. Vice President Webb wrote
to his lawyer early in the day requesting him
to communicate with the sheriff and TO have a
number of deputies sworn IN at once. Mr..
NSOo tApecS pldtOOn OF deputies later IN the
day. The first local over the New Haven road
arrived at 800. and consisted of eleven coaches
packed TO their greatest capacity.
At 1890 the second tram over the road cot
of. the first one having gone at $50 Mr. Webb
emphatically declares that any of the men WIN
stood by the company would be retained and
under no consideration discharged when the
trouble Was over. This morning a number OF
men from points up the state aud New Jersey
arrived and were at once put to work. Mr..
Webb said frankly. when asked where he OBJ
tanned the men to take the strikers places
that the company had expected trouble and
we're not wholly unprepared for it. The MEM
bers OF District Assembly 246 have, with the ex-
ception of Master Workman Valentine of the To-
cal assembly, gone TO their homes
WHAT MR.. HOLLAND SAYS
reporter met J. J. Holland Of the general
executive board OF the Knights Of Labor Al
the Grand Union Hotel this morning. Mr..
Holland said: 81 have been somewhat misrep.
resented in this matter. I was sent here to
After my attempt at conference with
the officials Of the road yes-
terday left for Rrootlvn
and the papers this morning tell me more than
l ever knew OF dreamt Of had no idea that a
strike would be ordered; / did not order il and
did not countenance it, My duty was 70 lay
the matter before the executive board in De-
troit and to await their orders. The strike was
ordered by the local assembly, which thew
have perfect right 10 do, hut / was totally
unaware Of any such intention on their parth
When asked about the extent Of the strike he
said that the jurisdiction Of the assembly er.
tended as far as Buffalo, and that the strike
will probably extend that far although he had
no official information TO that effect
All my colleagues have left" continued Mr.
Holland, "Mr. Lee is in Albany and the re-
mainder have dispersed. l am locked in here
and will await further instructions"
Mr.. Holland said that Mr.. Powderly would
not come to New York until sent for by him
He further stated THAI he understood that ali
the engineers had been ordered out and that
they would probably leave work between noe
and tomorrow morning.
No news had been received this morning OF
any trouble on the West Shore road though
every precaution is being taken to handle both
the freight and passenger traffic on the road
shonld the tie up include this system.
Master Workman Lee. before he left author
lied Mr.. Valentine TO act as the knights" rem.
resentstve. He could not be found this morn.
ing nor could any Of the strikers, their sb>
sence being particular noticeable.
Mr.. j. j. Holland of the national board said
that his duties had ended when be had made
his report yesterday 10 the local committee.
He declared that the strike was q local ons.
having been ordered by the local as.
sembly When questioned about the strike
extending beyond West Albany he claimed
that he was not in a position 20 say.
IL was rumored about the depot thsA
the entire system would tie up,
but the fact could not be verified.
Not one pound of freight is being moved over
the Hudson River road and that branch of the