Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-15
srTrLgD QUESTIONS.
The RAILROAD SITUATION.
Condition of the Delaware and Hudson
.Sfrike-Bcsfon and Chicago.
by telegraph to The Dispa,cn.l

ALBANY, n. y, August 1.-TWO hunulc"
rinkerton men, about quarter Of whom
arc armed with Winchester rifles. took pos
session Of the West Albany freight--ysrds
this morning. New hands IN sufficient
numbers to operate the yards from the e.
b. and Q. and Reading roads went 20 WORK,
and about 40 o'clock the first attempt 10
move a freight was made. The first freight
train since Friday left West Albany freight
ward. bound west, at 2.4j this afternoon
There was no disturbance Whatever
IATTH.
The conditions in the Delaware and Hud-
son strike have not materially changed.
No freight has been moved out of Albany
to-day on that road.
The strikers got hold OF the men who
came on from Chicago and Boston yester-
day with the result that this morning
forty-two Of experienced western railroad
men who were 10 be put ia work at west
ALBANY refused 10 20 to work and are now
| in consultation with the Central strikers
Twenty Of the men who came from Boz
ton and have been working at har-
ners. eight miles from here, also GUT
work to-day. TO add TO these discourage
ments to the efforts Of the roads officials
to move freight, green switchmen from
the Fitchburg road neglected to set the
switches properly in the West Albany
wards to-day, resulting In the derailmept
| of an engine with SIX cabOoses. In con-
versation with half dozen of the men
| who came on from Chicago 1t was learned
that many Of the men had been
under contract with the Central
| for weeks before this strike was
declared, and when they were ask,
| ed Friday to come on here and
! fulfil their contract they refused. The
men on Saturday were then told that the
| Centrals strike had been settled and that
they were wanted to fill the places OF q
| few men the company would not take
| back. so they came on. II was also SAID
that large number of western engineers
| and firemen had been under contract witt
the Central for a month past to come on
here and work.
| STRIKERS RETURNING.
| ALBANY. n. Y. August 1i.-One hundred
| vardmen who were out on the strike Oh
| the Delaware and Hudson road at thl'
point have agreed 20 return to work. IN
| night force went on at 6 o'clock tonight
| and the day force will go on at 5 O'CLOCK
tomorrow morning. The men have be
come satisfied that their suspicious OF th'
| Delaware ana Hudson knowingly handing
| Central s-eights were unJustihed.
row. LILY TO INVESTIGATE THE STRIKE.
DrrpoIr. Men. August 1.-THE Genera
| Executive Board of the Knights OF Labol
| suddenly resolved to-day to finish theI
labors here and start for New York al
1886 this evening. In a speech before al
assemblage of Knights of Labor this eve
ming Powderly SAID he and his comrade
were going To New York to demand arbi
trntion in the matter of the New York Cen
trail and Hudson-River railroad strike.
As Powderly was about to board his trail
he was asked If his sudden departure 10
New York was the result OF an appeal iron
the District Assembly 2i6. Mo- sai'
Powderly. I've don't understand VIII
we do not hear from them and are golnl
in order to find out and study the situa
ton on the ground. We will see Niee-Presi
dent Webb the very first thing. There L
nothing proud about us, and we hay'
nothing to hide. If the men are found to 10
wrong we will applaud the action OF tn
company i'll discharglng them"