Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-29
reconciled. Smith, ex-Minister to Liberia
is temporary President.
LABOR TROUBLES.
No Change in the Situation at Albany
Powderly Answers Arthur.

No Change in the Situation at Albany
Powderly Answers Arthur.
ALBANY, August 2Sth.-There is no
change in the strike situation here. The
Chief of Police of East Albany came neal
| being killed last night by Pinkerton man,
who fired at him, thinking he was striker.
The bullet Just grazed his ear.
| Piukerton claims that the freight trains
have been stoned for the last few nights as
they passed through East Albany. He said
| two shots were fired at a train passing
through there at 1890 o'clock this morn
| ing.
The Chief of Police. who was near by at
| the time the shots were fired, could lind
no trace of the nliscreauts.
Pinkerton has informed the Chief of
Police that if this work is not stopped there
will be trouble and he will be held re.
sponsible.
At the strikers headquarters the situa-
ton to-day shows 10 material change. The
strikers were jubilant when they learned
that the State Board of Mediation and Ar
bitraiion had decided to investigate the
causes which led to the strike. They say
the siigation will not be finished at the
earliest before Depew returns, and when
the true facts of the case can he laid before
him, and knowing the decided views De.
pew has heretofore expressed on the bene-
fits to be derived from arbitration, they ex-
pect speedy settlement of the controversy
after his return.
PowDERLY COMMENTS ON ARTHUR's LETTER.
NEW YORK, August 18th. = Powderly
makes the following statement, comment
ing on Chief Arthur's letter: 1.-THE main
question has not been touched upon by
Arthur in anything have seen yet. A
simple expression from his lips in opposi
tion to the taking of the places of fremen
by firemen who are Brotherhood men
would settle the matter, and that he had
not done yet. Those who took the places
of engineers on the O. road had already
abandoned US before they did that act of
treachery. When they went West from
Reading warned the order and organized
labor against them, and did it publicly.
When Sargent, for whom | have the great.
est respect, wired TO me asking if these
men represented me in any way. my an
swer was: They violate their obligations
as Knights in doing as they represent.
Pay no attention to them. They represent
no one but themselves, and their actions
will not be sustained by the order of the
Knights of Labor. Such men should ne
ostracized by all honest men,"
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
CHICAGO. August h.-Representatives
of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Associa-
ton held a meeting this morning with the
Grievance Committees of Switchmen on all
the roads running into Chicago.
The meeting YVES called TO devise means,
if possible, 10 settle the difficulties threat
ening the railroad traffic of this city.
Before the meeting opened Grand Or
gaDizer Hall said to reporter: The stu
alton is just this; If any road attempts TO
compel its switchmen to handle freight
from the stock-yards it will very speedily
have strike on its hands. In this way
the matter will be brought to the attention
of the association, which will make fight
of its own. In that way general tie-up
of all the roads may become reality"
There is prospect of a settlement be-
tween the Chicago and Alton and the
strike committee.