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Show THE? LAST STRAW. rice-PresIdtnt Webb's Jlerasal to Arbitrate Ha Produce Serl- oas Consequences. A WIDCSPRCAD- STRIKX IS w HOURLY EXPECTED. Three- Killed and About Thirty In-jnred In-jnred by a Railroad AeeUent -. at Oaloej, Illinois. A FEARFUL STORM IN VALPARAISO VAL-PARAISO BAY. Todijr In the Senate and Hone. Attempt to Poison Jserilau Procresslsts. By Trlezraph to lb xw. lTrbb In Earnnt. Xew' Vork, Aug. 19. Powderly and Hayes, or Uie Knights of Labor, arrived here Uils morning. Sargent or the Federation or Labor, William-ton William-ton or Uie Trainmen's Association, Howard of tlie railway conductors and Sweeney of Uie Switchmen's Association are also here. Up to II O'clock no meeting or Uie leaders bad been held. Webb, or Uie Xew 1 ork Cvntral, this morning said: "For Uie past few clays I have been making arrangements ar-rangements to get a new force ori firemcp In case those on the road go but, and have succeeded so far that I any delay from that cause will only lie temporary. If necessary I will stop every particle or freight traffic, closu up every yard and keep them closed until 1 have obtained a sufficient suf-ficient number of new firemen to resume the freight traffic. Tills I think I can accomplish within fort -eight hours, s I have long lists of men who will come at the wages we pay. My road will expend $2,000,000 to win, and io my action I am hacked up by the stocl-hMders." stocl-hMders." It seems to be the general opinion of tile men that WebbV action In refusing to arbitrate will result In the train conductors, fiiemen aud switchmen being called out, and a Drodiious strike declared this after noon. AT EST AI.IIAN V. "ALliAM-, Aug. 10. There has been no trouble here up to noon and none Is auUcIpated. The yardmaster at West Albany said that he bad thirty-five crews to man the freight trains. |
