New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-25
DULL DAY FOR BOTH SIDES.
MR. powpERIY STARTS FOR ALBANY-MR WEBB
MORE CHEERFUL

The Grand Central station had yesterday resumed
us normal sunday condition. and except in the walt
Ing rooms the building was for the most Of the DAY
as silent as the grave. Mr. Webb did not get down
TO the station until late In the afternoon ana tlen
he remained only long enough TO make few inquiries
as TO the condition Of affairs along the line OF 'e F
road aud as to the from TerTe Haute Inc Ill
formation which he obtained must have been Oh au
extremely encouraging nature, for when Tribune re
norter saw him he was in an excellent humor ana III
the hest Of spirits lie said that he mad. Iead Nr.
Powdery', last manifesto, but he did not uhhh u"t
there was anything in it for him TO reply TO- lie lHu
gone over the ground often that the puDhc "do
thoroughly eonversant with the position oil hhSeu anu
the other officials Of the railroad. 81 VIII say nov"
ever" he added that the cases of the three l'aus
who make nfidavits that they paid money TO one Oh
our forcmen 10 keep their places VIII be fuiS I-
vcstieatcd and justice will be done to all concerned
II was news 10 me that any such thing was GOING OH
When Mr.. Webb was asked to give an opinion Oh
the strike and It's present condition, he SAID:
.There Is now no strike on this railroad anu "o
,loces are vacant We have a full complement OF
men and are getting along very wei throus"ou0 "'0
entire length Of the line. 1t Is remarkable now soon
,b. strike hero died down. ! see that IN some OF
the telcyrams from the west | am accused OF sllll
refusing Ia consider organized labor ana also ol
refusing 10 treat and meet with the representatives.
of the men, This i not true as the history ol Ilc
strike VIII show, DURING INC l"9' ~" N'''
I have met and talked with Mr.. Powderly, Mr. Hayes
Mr. Deyln aud with Mr.. sweeney and Mr. Sargent oil
my own voton some OF these men | have seen
two and three times since this trouble beean mat
doc, not look II were opposed to organized laoor
Uut II should surrender the right to preserve me
discipline along the road, or the management OF the
road 10 Mr. Powdcry. | might just as well give up
now trying to run railroad
Mr. webb said that he would return to his Office
mod STA another III
be- but he did not think that there would be mufh
need OF his doing.
on the desk of superintendent voorhees, there Is
pile Of a Of letters from Pentent sirke>
who are now extremely sorry that they obeyed tle
orders Of f. j. Lee. The letters written mostly III
a pleading tone. and Mr. voorhees, Is asked to take
them back. one conductor who had been In the en-
n,oy Of the company for over twenty years wants to
kroyv II there /, any chance Of his recaining his oh
place lie saws that he perfectly well pleased
with the treatment which he had always received ana
no did not want to obey the order to STRIKE wheh IL
was given. lie that he was driven mo 'he
order AGAINST his WILL and only joined it to protect
himself from assault and abuse. Inc other et''rs
were in a similar strain. Mr.. voorhees, says th@ he
will not consider the applications of these men 50
long a, efforts are being made TO continue the suhe
After IL has been declared of some OF the older ana
better men Will be taken back
The officials Of the railroad eXpec; that by To-Day
they the freight service "llh lts i"i"0i
efficiency They are sanguine that this can be done
nlc. tho Suprcme Council OF the Federation OF kalI
way Employees manages to compel number of tic
grcmen 10 strike. 1t Is doubtful If even TINS attempt
l. made \ majority OF the hremen are no" eN-
romeIy nNiou, 10 leave the Federation ana JOIN II
possible the engineers. they CONSIDER tiai theH III
trts are more closely allied with the engineers than
itb any other branch Of the service, and that theS
ho,,ld hold allegiance to them rather than to tho
conductors, trainmen and swtchmcn'
~ " po,vdcry. the General Master Workman Of the
v,ichts of Labor, and the General Executive Board
tod ouetly at their headquarters IN the ST. Cloud
,Ioti Yesterday The afternoon was spent in prepar-
,, f,r their tourney to Albany. AT p. nl they all
II the It. Cloud iiotel anu pod'uc" '"0 ''S''' '
toea at West Tenth ST.
The most important meeting yet held by the hhlshtS
- Labor since the beginning Of the strike VIII oeHh
this morning In Albany and will be attended by all tle
romnent leaders in the National Trades DStrlct AS
semblv No. 24G, and the executive officers Oh ue
knights of Labor 1t is expected that at this meeting
NJ powderly will explain the order of business relative
m I'm, extension of the strike the Central, IL IL Is
decided TO extend it beyond the jurisdiction Oh D5tcC
Assembly No 246, which includes all steam raiitOau
knights OF Labor east II Buffalo In case IL Is uecueu
10 extend the strike. District Assembly NO.
o In he consulted This district controls
tho men on the Michigan Central ana 'anaua
so,thern Railroads. ON Tuesday one of the members
of the General Executive Board VIII rcI nrIv % % nr
citv nd 1, likely that either MI IpM"'.iN VI
In6n N Uavcs the general secretary, VIII also re-
turn and establish headquarters at the Ashland omsc:
II was declared last night by an eXcellent authority
that the supreme Council Of the Federation OF i'all
WAY Employees In session IN Terre iate WIN noe %
order n general strike, but VIII sinipS Ihuoi' r
strike OF the Knights OF Labor on the Ceh'ral haii
road. -, .,..,o -, ,ho hoadoua r,ers
- the Knights OF Labor in Philadelphia, called on Mr
powderIy yesterday and was In Secrei session. Tl, d
him for several hours. Mr oheiiH s"iu u'''' "' '''
called on important business IL, A., 40, porir,ort
Colonel john r. Camp. commanding the "a ,e nm ~ NJ
~ secn hv n Tribune reporter at his home, No. -.ldf
Esh ave last night with regard TO the runor that nc
had ,eceyed orders To hold his regiment III re;ii%neS %
m c.ec of any trouble arising out OF the present r'ii
~ ',v sirile The first information had Oh sucn
Sri he said was a sensational article IN morsns s n
paper have received no order OF .o &lle, al,. =
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