The sun., 1890-08-17
THE BIG KNIGHTS SILENT.
zBET WILL NOT ACT ON THE STRIKE
UNTIL MONDAY


svItcbneu Strike In the Yards at Bur.
faIo-The Situation InsProvInS Mt Other
PIaees-FreIght for All FoIntA VIII Re
Received TO.uorrow-Boys Shot at for
stopipE Trains at Albany.
Tho Executive Board OF tho Knights OF Labor
was in secret session all day yesterday investi-
eating the strike on the Central road. No nc-
tion WAS decided on. Mr.. Powderly last night
made this statement TO the reporters:
"On ordinary occasions have no objections
TO being interviewed on general topics. but on
this occasion cannot speak unreservedly, for
o single thoughtless word may work great In
jury. not only to our own mon. but to the COM
munity at large. While have much 10 hope
for, must not sny word that will arouse a
hope when have no certainty OF its fulfill
ment We're to indulge in idle threats or
Boosting language 1t would do no good. and
might do much harm.
I'VE have endeavored to find out why the
officials Of the New York Central and Hudson
River Railrosd dismissed our members from
the service OF that company. and 30 far as our
members are concerned We have that side Of
the case. will not communicate with Mr..
Webb until Monday. and as consequence
anything that might say would be premature.
1t Is but proper that whatever might have to
being given to the press or any one
else. will not utter ono syllable that
may be msconstrued or work injury TO
any interest involved can only add
that we arc not idle and are doing all that We
can to bring this contest to speedy and satis-
factory end. Mr.. Holland Is the only member
OF the General Executive Board in this city
beside myself Mr.. Hayes as secretary is an
ex-oflcio member. but has no vote. It takes
three members to mako quorum. l am ex-
peoting MIR. A. W. Wright and Mr.. John Devlin
on Monday. and then such action as We may
take will be legal"
Vice. President Webb remained at his office
in the Grand Central Station until o'clock
last night Then ho went home to Rverdale.
He had slept mt the station tho night before.
General Master Workman Powderly did not
visit the station during the day. neither did he
send any communication to Mr.. Webb. Mr.
~ have NOT waited here to-day to see Mr..
Powderly. / have simply remained here at
tending TO r. hSRs ead IN
to see me- l should be very glad to see him.
The following bull issued BY the officials
OF the road yesterday. speak for themselves:
NOTICE.
The tuil sity al service viii hondAy and
after s the Of sS pas
II. wALrER wrbh Third Vice fros.dent
NOTICE TO ALL AGRSrS
An treish. houses aSd dSpotS in New York city T b:
viii viii rsee!1o s irsshs Tor All poiats .' - -
H. wALIKR wEBH Third Vice President
Concerning these Mr.. Webb said: Follow
ing It's usna! policy. the DAD will run just as
little freight tomorrow as possible; But on
ming r in ali It's depsrtme epts and branches about
as Il was before the strike"
at the New York Central Sixty NTH street yard
,StS ySrd@en arrived there from GhlSaGo yester,
day. superintendent Phyte distributed these
road and In the different yards here. Cattle
aad an 81 he d TS
ElIrd street Yards Of the road Yesterday.
Superintendent Burrows at Buffalo tele-
Rraphed Mr.. Webb yesterday, afternoon that
said that he had imme ediately paid Oh these
men and DISCHARGED them and filled their
places with new men. The new employees,
Mr.. Burrows telegraphed. were men who had
work a the ards There was no blockade OF
passenger or freight traffic at Buffalo, Mr..
Burrows said. nor was there likely to be. Mr..
Webb said that Superintendent burrows was
the employ OF the company. and could be de-
pended upon to handle things at Buffalo In the
right shape.
and have no fears OF strike there amount
ing TO much. Superintendent burrows has
very seldom hud a strike among his mon. The
last one was small one at Lockport good
stamped 1t out"
General Superintendent Voorhees, yesterday
issued a facsimile in lithoRraphic form. OF
tho letter which was sent TO him on April by
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