Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-14

ToAd to Treat with Its employees who are
members of the Knights OF Labor ~ 900
Hasn between here and Buffalo are on q
etrike for the reinstatement of L. d. Lee,
Charles Mslloy, w. A. Valentine, Thomas
Oonliu, Dennis MCCARTHY, j. MCCARTHY,
q. Shea aud j.. =. Brown. who were dis
missed because of their identification
with the Order.
Notwithstanding the denial OF Mr..
Toucey that tho bill OF grievances had
been presented, one of the locked-out
men said it was placed before him on
Thursday last by j. j. Holland, of the
general executive board of the X. Of L.,
directly after the adjournment of the ex.
ecutivo boar of District Assembly No.
2i3. After the rebuff Mr.. Holland re-
eeivei at the hands of the general man
pger, he immediately reported the fact TO
the committee.
Redress being out of the question,
there was no alternative, in the opinion
of the members except to strike. Ac-
cordi ely, at 6. 80 tonight, cipher tele-
gram WAS sent out to all local assemblies
slong the New York Central, the West
Shore and other lines in which tho Van
dersiita are interested notifying them of
the temp.
Promptly at tbs O'Clock all the men ct
the Grand Central depot went out. No
train, with the single exception of the
fast matt, which went out on schedule
tima ut $50, was allowed to leave the
station. Ali the way from 50th street
to l3i;h strest and spuytsn Duyyil
dozen passenger trains arc stalled.
Three trains are tied up in the tunnel.
In order to reach the outer air the pas
sen2ers were compelled to cIRaber up the
dark, dngy stairways leading TO the side
walk. Two of the most prominent men
who ware Obliged to make an sgress in
this manner were Messrs. Webb, the
bsllioede third vice-president, and Super
irtendant Voorhees,, who Immediately
took an elevated railway train to the
Forty second street station. Arriving
there they found the waiting-roon filled
to Overlooking with crowd of swearing
msn and disappointed and impatient
women, clamoring for trains to take them
TO their respective homes.
1t was announced by some of the off,
ciais on duty at the Grand Central sta
ton that trains would bs made up of
Mott Haven to convey passengers brought
thore by the elevated roads. This asser-
ton was laughed at by the locked out
men. Let the company try 1t, and see
how far they can move the train before
it is stalled" said one of the men.
Reports were received by MIR. Holland
from various points in the city and along
the road showing the perfect unAnimity
with which the mon have responded to
the oyder to strike. Mr.. Holland said he
vas here at the request of Assembly No.
246 TO aid tho members in eifeCting a set
tiemGnt.
vine only thing that was instructed
to AK for" said he, "was the reinstate-
msLt OF the men referred to-" When /
called to see Mr.. Webb, he said that as l
was not an employe of tho road, he could
not treat with MS.
''In an unofficial talk with Mr.. Toucey,"
Mr.. Holland continued, "that gentleman
said it was not within his power to effect
a settlement. 1t then became apparent to
me that the company was determined to
destroy the order, il possible. The men
either had to submit to the disruption of
their organization, or do as they have
done. They could do nothing else. All
district assemblies have perfect right to
order strike, with the consent OF the
general executive board. Everything has
been done by the district assembly aud
myself to avert trouble, and il this dispo-
sition shown by the officers Of the COM
pany had been fair, the whole matter
could have heen amioably adjusted.
merely asked that the men be reinstRted."
DR.. Walter Webb, the Third Vice Pres
ident, aald: II expect that every man
employed on this road will report for
duty ct tho regular hour tomorrow
morning. These failing to do so can
never again work day for this company.
IL violence is attempted thsy will have to
take the consequences. Everything
along the road is in good shape. l OK
pect &c have clear limo in the morning
for passengers, but we may not for day
or 80 ba ablo TO handle freight"
}. j, Lotus, the chief train dispatcher,
aid: ~ haven't single man left. The
gard at SiSty-third street ia deserted.
Ona hundred and fifty brakemen went
out as b,3O O'Clock. Everything ia OF
stan6stiil. Thousands Of cars that should
be on the road aEo tied up. Hundreds OF
cars o. psrisheble goods will be total
loss to the company.
''The strike is a complete surrrias. We
never thought the Knights OF Labor we're
no strong. Ehell strength must bs sur.
peise TO everybody. Something that was
hSNEA ASS-ANsA Aisg "a AA4O 4hGh eslhb LA5 GIl-
gineers Rnd tiremen have cone out for
the purpose Of standing by their fellow
trRinmen."
The latest ,eport is that tie West Shore
road is tied M throughout its length, as
wolf NJ The Nrw York ard New Haven
y.ad, No enc seemed to know how IL
was or who ordered the strike. Even Mr..
Holland, the iGbor leader, 1T first denied
that liza ru1Sy . ~ ~ nvan that
it was ordered. The nEwdemands cf the
strikers as4 fos a minimum days wages,
$l.50; station agents TO receiye an in
crease of Si5 month; men Ia yards at
Troy and GTtun Island shall receive the
shme com cnlatiou az at Schenectady and
East Albany; Gll fremen en- fix wheel
connected g;i.gs shall receive q cents
per mile; all engineers same, A cents;
four wheel en- ines. engineers, 81 cents
per niie; fi9men, ditto, q cents per mile;
for ell nlen G1sstine. double pay.
II is announced that the vice president
will give ou. al official statement Of the
roads condition in the present contro-
versy, to be published in the papers and
laid before the people OF the country,
that they might judge who was right and |
who was wrong.
The representatives, OF the Railroad
company called upon Acting Superin- |
tendent of Police Byrne for protection.
The inspector decided to hold in reserve |
policemen in all the precincts on the east
side below Forty-seoord street. All the |
reserves in the east side above Forty |
second to Yonkers aud on the west side |
from st. Johns Park to Yonkers were |
placed on duty guarding the tracks and |
pr lperty Of tho railroad COMPANY, The |
depot at Forty-sscond street was under |
the protection Of the fnll force o. police |
from the Twenty-third sub. precinct, and |