The sun., 1891-05-04
TIE up OF A RAILROAD.
5000 PLEAsURB sKEKKRS BAvB 10
WALK TO IHE EERRLES.

5000 PLEAsURB sKEKHRs BAvB TO
WALK TO THE EERRLES.
Employees OF the steinway a.a Hunters
Point Horse Railroad Strike ON Account
Of Quarrel About . Cap.
One hundred and thirty y.two men. including
drivers. conductors, starters, and 'stablemen.
went on strike on the steinway and Hunters
Point horse car road. Long Island Clty. be-
tween and 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. A
secret message was sent out BY the car drivers
shortly after o'clock.
1t had the effect OF turning all the cars on
the road toward the stables in Steinway and at
the Ninety-s second street ferry In Astoria. Tho
order was executed SO quickly and quietly that
passengers and people living along the lines
wero unaware Of what was taking place. BY
O'Clock there was mot car to be seen on the
miles OF track that branch through different
streets Of the city.
This rond is controlled by Local Assembly
10000. Knights Of Labor. Joseph Cannon is
Master Workman. On Friday Superintendent
A. D. Moulton OF the road issued an order for
the men to wear now summer cap. Tho price
charged was 81. Az fast a. the cars returned
to the stable the men reported to the receiver.
who notified them Of the order.
When It came Master Workman Cannon's
turn to report to tho receiver. he rendered his
blue cap in exchange for the one specified In
tho order. He objected to paying for the cap.
The one he was wearing. he said. cost him 81
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the mattel lnssted on his b bSnying the sSp sS
nth the knife Thich he used in eating at
% Cannon says he left tho ofIlce in haste. On
Ma%son Of Il ss Sns assault
ghen The .upsrintsndent, seresd 70 rsinstats
Ia ssans ana
the committee suggested that 81 was too much
rio sspsrtntenaent imm ed!atsly had the
Cannon " vent to the saDes,ntsndsnt'e ofiloe:
.hs time the sSPsrintsndsaat, va nnawsro
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sent man to Hnstsrs Point 70 find out s' posi-
ns and
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Cannon from the road and ordering him to
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tSsre sRs sSo vhen e.
him +. ,hs; hs sGss bes
The rain Of yesterday morning cut down the
ri tEs aDSss ses Do
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An hour after the strike almost every coach
icy ssSs e ssissss os:
Ss been SrsSxns On th,s ,ssa ssr
Of he stsnvsy @ road with ths e1DSsss sfe detsrs
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and K credited With hsving broken the tie-up
'1d F. q nd reSs who
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tai trouble
road. but as long as am here they shall not
do not ask anything unroason aole from them.
but they viii haze to SoPlGr% 9n 70 the rTles o
resred 70 Work arc
away By q few hot-heads."
He also positively denied that he threatened
Cannon with knife. He said he was opening
stss % TSn S.
In ordering Cannon out he simply. raped the
desk with the knife to emphasize his remarka
An attempt will be made to run cars to-day.
- The following resolution signed By Louis
q. F Fostsr vics0 s0Presidens and William % stsin.
way, Of Executive Committee. waslsent out for
publication last EVENING"
Whereas. The employees Of this company
have this afternoon tied up this road. on the |
most trivial ground, viz. dispute between |
one, one, dsiysr snS and the superintendent OF the
Whereas. This outrage on the public, COM |
pellinR men. women. and children to walk sew.
oral miles was committed In the absence Of |
the superintendont at the time. and without |
b. Fl oi s ssss hs
nsF WhsTeas. The Th Board Of Directors have al |
ways accorded hearing OF any and oil grew |
anees. and have done full justice in each case,
and is ready now at any time to listen to and |
aaus .1esSse sSh oss III East af Sr
tive ' 6ommitsse Of ' the Board 81 Directors Of
this company hereby notify all EMPLOYEES who |
have left their work that each and every one Of |
e M Gt ST.,
and remsin forever. discharged from the en- |
ploy Of this company"
CHILDREN OWN THE TOWN.