The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-30
Powderly and Other Labor Leaders
Preparing for q Set-to With
the Central.
More Minneapolis Enumerators Ar
rested-A Belt Pulls a Work
man to Pieces.
A Puff of Wind Paralyzes a Number
of Observation-Disclosures
kilograms.
The War on the Central.

NEW 1Ohh, fAu&s AAs- LUIS Ohy uoS
been to labor leaders here like q pause
in battle. Rather, it has been to them a
day of preparation after a declaration
and before the set-to. Never before has
Powderly, head of Knights, been per-
sonally in the heat of a contest like
the one believed to be coming. Henever
yet. has ordered q strike and feels some
pride in record of peace, which he feels
to be his. There is little doubt, how
ever, about his determination in this
case. His men say he is here to stay
and the executive board says its head
quarters during the strike, if
one is started, will be in
this city. It is clear that
Powderly and his cabinet intend, if the
strike is made general, that tho respon-
sibility shall be brought Just rs close as
possible to the rank and file. This pur-
pose underlies the orders of the board to
Master Workman Lee to convene his dis
trict assembly, also the order which has
gone up the river to Albany to convene
their district assembly Monday. At
these meetings the local assemblies will
voice their disposition NJ to q general
strike, and the result will be that q fair
concensus of opinion among the men
may be had. The ~federation's supreme
body will not meet till Saturday, and
will probably communicate its determi-
nation to the Knights here that night or
Sunday. The Albany district assembly,,
whose action will be influential in the
evident plan laid out by Powderly.
to make the men themselves declare the
strike general, does not meet till Monday
as stated. A fair conclusion from facts
and circumstances is that the grand
stroke, If it is to come, will not fall be-
fore next week.
STRIKERS CAPTURE IMPORTED MEN.
BUFFALO, Aug. 2l.-Strikers here
made a checkmate move on the Central
people this afternoon. They captured
forty odd men who arrived in the city
this morning and yesterday took them to
the hall where a large meeting wa in
progress. This was q pretty easy matter.
The men, most of whom had been hired
in Chicago and st. Louis, said they had
been deceived. They claimed they had
no idea that they we're to take the places
of men who had gone out. They under
stood they we're to work on new divis-
ion of the Central. The meeting this
afternoon was. for the purpose OF making
arrangements to-send these men all back
to their homes. Outside Of that there
was no change in the situation.
STRIKE BEGINS TO AFFECT BUSINESS.
FoRr PLAIN, Aug. 21.-The strike on
the Central is having a serious effect
upon business in the Mohawk valley and
in YOUNGSTOWN and Gloversville. In the
latter place manufacturers and merchants
experienced great delay in getting goods
shipped. Some Of the glove factories
will soon have to shut down If the strike
continues. One freight train on the
Fonda, YOUNGSTOWN and Gloversville road
has been discontinued, and the company
refuses to accept freights. Meats, flour
and sugar have advanced in price. In
Amsterdam il is said the local assemblies
Of the knights are in sympathy with the
strikers, and are raising money to aid
them. Scarcely any local freight is be-
ing handled along the line OF the Central
road. The West Shore people have been
refusing freight, as they cannot furnish
cars to carry it. The tie.up is the topic
of conversation everywhere.