Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-21
BYRNES GETTING READY.
The Police Preparing to Cope With Any
Emergency.

NEW YORK, August 81.
speaking OF the pc lice arrangements today
with regard to the pending great strike, In
spector Byrnes, acting superintendent, said
mat 30 far as the Grand Central
depot was concerned no change
had been made there. Mr. Byrnes, however
admitted that he had already set about making
the necessary arrangement for Saturday,
ana assured the public that by that time the
police would be fully able to cope with any
emergency that might present itself The
superintendent has taken up his quarters at
the Central Office and will remain there night
and day for tho present
About 10 O'Clock the five knights left their
rooms and went out tor breakfast. Master
Workman Lee. and Chairman Valentine Of Dis
trict Assembly 246-the body which ordered
the present strike, then presented themselves
at the st. Cloud and awaited the return of Mr..
Powderly and his colleagues The pair we're
soon joined by j. II. Magee, the master work
man OF the national district lodge. X. of L..
who ordered the strike on the street car lines
Of the city last fall, and which ended rather
dlsastrously for the men. just what Mr.
MaGee's connection with the present trouble
was could not be Guessed at for some time.
Mr. Holland said afterward that the 4th ave-
nue. surface car line was part of the Wander
bilt system and if the entire system
be included in the proclamation.
This explanation accounted for Maeee's pres
ence Mr.. Holland added, however, that the
surface car line would only be considered
among the details and was not worthy of
serious thought at present. After break
fast the knights, with Messrs. Lee,
Magee and Valentine adjourned to their rooms,
where an executive session was held The pur-
port of this session is to arrange the details in
connection with the calling out of the knights.
ABATEMENT TO BE MADE.
The executive board will get all the details of
the strike from Messrs. Lee and Valentine to-
day and then a statement will be issued ex-
planatory of the action of the knights and the
Federation in the matter. Mr.. POwderly
seems little Disconnected about the rumors
that the grand jury is considering the question
of indicting the labor leaders for conspiracy,
although he refuses to state what effect the
grand jury's action il the reports are true,
would have on this movement; it is hardly
likely he would leave town on account of It,
The New York Central officials have been
making some computations today regarding
the number OF men who are likely to go on
strike. They say that there are ~. 600 men en-
ployed on the New York Central road and
between 60, 600 and 10, 900 on the other roads of
the Vanderbilt system. OF these men there are
on the entire Vanderbilt system $4,000 Knights
of Labor and 5000 members Of the Fedora
ton. Three thousand men left the Central
employ since the strike has been declared.
Grand Master F. Sweeney of the Switchmens'
Aid Association put different complexion on
the condition of affairs this afternoon.
He said tho Supreme Council may
not indorse the action Of the chiefs of
the four orders and it il purely
superstition to say that they will order gem
eral strike. Mr.. Sweeney added that since the
strike begun car loads of beef have been de-
stroyed on the Central between here and Buff
falo and had to be buried, and there are now
many loads of freight at Buffalo which will
probably meet the same fate.