Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-21
TO THE BITTER END.
THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILWAY
TO BE FOUGHT.
A General X. of L.. Strike to lie Ordered
To-Day-To Extend to All
Vanderbilt Lines.
lpy Telegraph to the pi.pa,ch.l

I New YORK, August 20.--The long deferred
conference between MIR. Powderly and the
| other leaders and the New York Central
/ officials took place to-day. Both sides
afterwards expressed satisfaction with the
conference, but would as vet give nothing
for publication. The situation remains
: unchanged.
THE CONFERENCE rBOCFTDISG.
/ NV YORK. August 20-Grond-Na7t
Sargent. OF the firemen's Brothorhord'
acting az spokesman for his conieuees'
made the following statement to-day
There is little apprehension or the part
/ Of tine public regarding the powers Of TINS
+ conference. Myself and three colleague
/ Sweeney, Wilkinson, and iloward-arc
members of the Supreme Council Of the
/ Federation Of Railway Employee, hut a.
/ there are twelve members in the council
I and a. we are but four. we have no authofl-
Is 10 order G strike OF our men. All we can
DO is 20 report the result of our dclibela-
tions with the Executive Board Of the
Knights Of Labor 10 The fun commit
tee Of our Supreme Council. Of which am
/ chairman, and the full committee can then
act upon the report The other elght
| members Of the council are within easy
| reach and I can get them together very
quickly should 10 become necessary. i
might add that we are once more REVIEW
/ ing the entire evidence submitted 10 Us
| for adjudication, but just how long the
conference may last | cannot say Just ~
; this moment
/ Mr.. Webb. when called upon, repeated
1 the statemement that everything was run
ming as usual. and added that he did not
anticipate any further trouble.
Az APPEAL TO ALL TRUE KNIGHTS.
NFw YORK. August 20.-Grand-Master
Workman II. V. Powderly will tomorrow
issue an appeal to all true knights
of Labor IN the employ OF the
New York Central and Hudson-Biyer
ra lroad and upon the Vanderbilt CON
Meeting lines. In the document ne
will state the causes for the strike and
the efforts made TO obtain peaceful set
| tlement of the difficulties, and will notify
each and every member Of the intention or
/ the Executive Board Of the Knights OF La
Dor 90 prosecute the fight against the Cen
trail and Hudson Railroad Company TO the
bitter end.
At the same time it is made known that
Grand-Mastcr Sargent has called meeting
Of the Supreme Council of the Federation
of Railway EMPLOYEES for Saturday, August
23d. in Terre Haute Ind.
MR.. PowpEBLY MAKES A STATEMENT.
I'm connection with the stirring events
above outlined Mr.. POwderly to- night, at
the ST. Cloud Hotel, in this city, gave
out the following statement OF an inter
view this afternoon with Nice-fresident
Webb and Superintendent TOucey. OF the
Central and Hudson division. The state
mcnt reads: This morning Messrs. Pow
derlv and Devlin waited upon Mr.. Ioucey
al his Office for the purpose of endeayorlng
10 bring about a settlement OF the trouble,
| Mr.. Toucey absolutely refused 20 enter
tain any proposition looking toward
arbitration or an investigation of the
causes OF the discharge OF the men.
During the afternoon the same gentlemen
waited upon Mr. Webb. IN order. as stated
bv the Executive Board of the Knights, TO
give the company every opportunity to
bring the strike 20 an end. In the inter-
view they had with the third Vce-presi-
dent Messrs. Powderly and Devlin repeated
the offer which the Knights have made
from the beginning that they would de
clare the strike OF If tho company would
agree to submit the cases of the discharged
men 10 the investigation Of DISTINGUISHED
outside parties on the understanding That
if IL should be shown that there was no
cause for the discharge of any men other
than their connection with the Knights Of
Labor such men should be reinsteted IN
their positions, the representatives, OF the
Knights agreeing 10 bind themselves 10
abide by the decision or finding Of the IN
vestigation.
MR.. WEBB REFUSES ARBITRATION.
Mr. Webb positively refused To agree TO
this request in the interest OF peace. Mr..
Powderlv even went so far a. 10 ask Mr..
Webb. in view of the conflicting state
ments of the men and the cOmpanys Off
Gals. if he would consent % meet the dis
CHARGED mon and allow him POW derly)
TO question them in Webb's presence upon
the charges Of the company against the
men, Mr.. Webb refused 10 entertain even
this proposition.
Mr. T6ucev. who came into the room du-
ring the interview, reiterated the oft-made
statement that they would INSIST upon
their right to discharge any OF Their en-
ployes without assigning reason Tor DO
ing so, and that they would not admit the
right Of any labor organization or commit
tee Of such organization TO intervene III
the matter.
Being asked if they took the position
that the railway was the private property
of the company, and that whether en-
ployes of the company for the public had
any right to question the actions OF the
management. they hcsltated and at last
took refuge in a silence which the repre-
sentatives of the Knights OF Labor IN vain
tried 20 break.
The latter said that if it was the policy
of the company 10 maintain that they
would not admit that either the public or
the employees of the road had any rights
in the premises, 10 was useless to waste
time or words on the matter, and shortly
after withdrew.
STRIKE TO THE BITTER END.
"The Executive Board" said Mr.. Pow
DERBY tonight, says To the Knights Of
Labor and the public that the position
finally assumed by the company makes II
necessary for them TO vindicate the right
of labor % organize by prosecuting the
strike to the bitter end"
MIR. Powderly was asked tonight what
would be the next move. He said It had
not been determined. but that he would
tomorrow issue an appeal 10 the mechanics
and all other employees Of the Central and
Hudson system and connecting lines. The
document will be based upon the refusal
of the company 20 arbltrate diihcultles
and will call upon them 10 stop work at
once.
THE ROADS READY, SAYS NR. WEBB.
Mr.. Webb saws he was in constant com
munication with his chief officers, and
that the Bee Line, the Lake Shore. aud
every linked railroad were prepared tor
the strike If it came.
Mr.. HAYES, of the Executive Board, SAID
tonight that no more news would be gwen
ont tonight. Whatever the Executive
Board decided upon would be known only
IN the results OF tO-lpIIDN iuoi liAA-. iitS
board Will continue In session all night.
A few minutes after midnight this morn
inc Messrs Powderly. Hayes, and Holland
left the st. Cloud Hotel and walked over
toward the Grand Central depot. Here
was mystery. The labor leaders sank
out of sight somewhere about the depot.
The midnight express on the Central went
out a. usual. showing apparently that the
fated hour was not midnight. In the de
pot are encamped about seyenty-hye hre-
| men and the same number OF switchmen,
supposed to be there 10 provide Tor any
emergency that may come mp.
NRw MIN ASSAULTED.
NEW YORK, August 2O.-Charles Oswald,
a young new Central brakeman, was found
| dead on his car with dent as If made by
| brick behind the ear.
Samuel Campbell. a nOn-unlon switch
man, was assaulted near his home this eve
ming and hit on the head with stone.
no CHANGE AT ALBANY.
ALBANY. August 2O.-There is no change
in the strike situation here to-day.
TRAINS MOVING ABOUT AS USUAL.