The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-27
VANDERBILTS VICTORY.
THE KNIGHTS STILL OUT AND
MANY NOT DIsEEARTENED.

Others, However, Feel Gloomy-Ten
Thousand Members of the order
Said to be Still at Work-The Officers
of the Company Talk as Though
They Had Won.
ALBANY, n. Y. Aug. 26.-Strikers were
copgregated in large numbers around the
headquarters of the knights to-day. They
nearly all expressed hope, and said that
they did not fear the ultimate success Of
the cause for which they were battling.
The tone Of few of them was trltie IN
easy. as though they fear defeat. The leaders
circulated among the men and buoyed up
their hopes with encouraging accounts of
the situation. District Master Workman
Lee said that recent developments had
strengthened the cause of the men, and
everything looked brighter than ever before.
He was confident of the men securing final
victory.
BASIS OF THE CONTINUATION
When asked on what lines the continue
ton of the strike would be fought he
answered that so far as he knew, on the
same plan which has been followed
since It's inauguration. MIR. Lee ad-
united that there were still over
10000 Knights in the Central's
employ but in what branches of the work
be refused to say. He would give no opinion
as 10 when or whether at all these would be
ordered out He added that the Brother
ho-d of Locomotive Firemen had decided
to refuse TO fire an engine run oy a brother
hood engineer who should allow his engine
to be attached to either passenger or freight
trains by a scab employee.
WEBB AT HIS DESK.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26-Vice President
We b was at his desk in the Grand Central
depot early this morning hard at work on
matters he had not time to attend to since
the inception of the strike. He said that ev-
erything along the entire line of the road was
in good condition. and that freight was
moving briskly In fact, yesterday Is much
freight was moved as during the day pre-
ceding the strike, $40 cars being exchanged
with the Boston and Albany road. and
Supt Voorhis stated that the Knights of
Labor, in case they forced the strike, could
not do the Central any harm, though with
connecting lines they might cause incon-
venience
MASS MEETING.
About 1000 persons including curiosity
seekers and heavy police force, attended
a mass meeting of the Knights of Labor at
Union square tonight. 1t did not come up
in either numbers or enthusiasm TO the
last meeting held by the socialists. The
crowd listened to Robert Blissert, Mrs. Mar
garet Moor, Hugh Freeman. T.V. Powderly,
and others, who made speeches protesting
against the action of the Pink
erton men at Albany, and the &C
ton of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers and the officers of the
New York Central railroad in particular.
On each side of the square addresses were
delivered from wagons bv James Hurley
and Augustine Levy. Robert Blissert aud
Mrs. Moore spoke of the wrongs work
ingmen suffered at the hands Of
the capitalists, and each advised
the workmen not to vote for a party that
supported capital. Blissert made "a remark
that it wasI Cnauncey NJ. Depew'5 highest
ambition to be at the table where the Prince
of Wales was at the head. Blissert was once
an Englishman. He said in this country
one did not want any man whose ambition
was to grovel at the feet of royalty. They
want to acknowledge their obligation aud
help him by their interest, their sympathy
and friendship.
FREIGHT TO BE RECEIVED.
CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-The Vanderbilt con-
nections here have been notified to resume
shipments of perishable freights.