New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-31
THE STRIKE.
The Rebellion Mt Susauehanna Station
Troops i'm the Field An Armistico
Agreed TrD0n.

l Tne Rebellion mt SusQuehanna Station
| Troops in the Field - An Armistice
Agreed Upon.
! SUsQUEHANNA, March 2o-It is stated
| Governor Hartranft has ordered General
Osborn to move his division of State trooDa
connection v -th the railroad employees
strike.
| III A. M.-Five hundred men under Gen.
eral OsbOl1 " arrive here in twenty min
utes. Affairs are quiet, but the strikers are
cool, retaining complete control of affairs.
Vice President Clark, of the Erie Rail way
Company, arrived here at 9 A. M.
The troops coming from Scranton are said
to be poorly armed.
ll:33 A. M.-Five hundred infantrv, With
section of ''oht bat ry. have Just ar.
rived, Snd more g en- route.
ll:45 A. M.-Mr. Clark has had a con.
ference with cOmn 'ttee of the strikers. and
VII submit propositions to them to avoid q
collision with the uioOps. One thing seems
DEP 1ltely setf ed-all tho strikeII VII be
discharged. and about half re-employed.
$3.50 p. M.-The following propositions
have been submitted to the strikers, and an
immediate meeting called to decide on
them:
|. All trains to run without further in
reference ON the men as soon as thew
can be made up.
2. The pay master to pay Oft all the men
LOT February and March. beginning tO-mor-
row.
3. All men, when paid off, to be consid-
cred OF the company's employ.
a. The company will employ all such men
as they think are for their interest
D. The men pledge themselves not to in
terfere with cars, trains, shops or other
property IN any respect.
b. Ii no interference or intimidation are
OF fnp ffnypN ,tnIr -
property OF the company, and all parts of .
machinery are at once replaced, the COM
pany will seek to make no arrests for any.
thing done during the strike.
4. I. M.-The strikers have refused to
consider the propositions of the compsnv
bntil tomorrow morning at eight O'Clock.
At meeting just held they have decided to
allow the passenger trains to be resumed at
once, but refuse to allow freight to be
moved. 1t is expected that the troops vii
at once take possession of all the properly
OF the railroad company by force.
or. MA commtteee of the strikers
mas just had an interview with Vice Presi.
dent Clark IN order to avoid blood shed bv
enforcing his autharity. He has tocluded
to run passenger t.ains only to-day, awsit-
ing the acceptance or rejection of the COM
pany proposition at the meeting to-mor-
row morning. The passenger trains Will
move at once
PHILADELPIrA, March 29-Pursuant to
ord ers from Governor Hartrantt, the First
Regiment of State Militia has been under
arms u day waiting developments at the
Susquehanna depot. Three hundred and
nifty men will leave for that place at
8 r. M. The First City Troop, cavalry,
nave been ordered tonight to go to the
scene OF trouble. The State1Fencibles and
the Second Regiment are now under arms
waiting orders.
The COmpaBy's Proposition Declined-fhe
Road Under Military Protection.
SUsoUEHANA DEPOT, March 30, 7:l5 A.
thousand more troops from Phila-
pelphia have reached Carb0ndale, en- route
Tor this place, and are expected to arrive
here about half-pAst nine this morning
If the strikers at their meeting at A. M.
tecline the propositions made them by the
company, the county sheriff will at once re-
Ort to force.
9:15 A. M.-The strikers have met and
,oted on Vice President Clark's proposi.
ions, almost unanimously rejecting them.
The vote was-no, 476; yes, III.
9:35 A. M.-Vice President Clark has met
committee of the strikers. and refused to
make any further concession. The military
Vill now be called upon to protectth road.
9 the company intend to start trains of ali
inds.
Water Supply Cut on by the Strikers.
The strikers have cut off the water from
ae reservoir, thus depriving the shops.
otei, engines, ETC., of the usual supplv,
q tne event OF fire NO water could be
ad. w