The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-02

THE ATTITUDE OF THE STRIKERS UNCHANGED
THEIR CAUSES OF COMPLAINT AS STATED BY
rHEM-AN EXTENSION OF THE STRIKE TO
THE NORTHERN AND GREAT WESTERN ROADS
ANTICIPATED.
by TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD
TORONTO, Jan. l. 1871.
There is little change 10 report to- night In the POI
siiion OF the Grand Trunk strike. Tho only act Of
violence reported here today tho seizure by five
strikers OF an engine, which some employees OF the
company were shuntng The strikers turned gu:
the driver and fireman, aud run the engine
on the main line in the direction OF Don station. For
tunatcy, they ran into open switch when at full
steam, and. after nearly landing the engine III Don
r.ver had to jump for their lives They made the
city and have not yet been They do be-
long TO Toronto.
ARREST A RiorEg.
To-day, at two O'Clock. The express which was
stopped at Cobourr on Sunday, while route east
ward. returned to Toronto. hcaiy, the Grand Trunk
a driver named Kennedy, who caught ut Port Homo
in the act OF disabling the locomotive lie was lodged
IN jail.
THE STRIKERS STATEMENT
The following rs substantially the position OF affairs
from the strikers point OF icw:An agreement AS TO
rates was made and signed In 1875 on behalf OF tho
company and men, no change to be made thercupon
except by mutual consent. The men say the company
months. One OF its PROVISIONS that the
drivers grade was to 10 raised after no ran IL 900
miles, but they soon found tho company arranging
grades to SUIT themselves and to the disadvantage Of
the men. depuia,ion OF the brotherhood waed on
dickson, General superintendent, asking the obsery
ancc OF the agreement which lac promised,
put they found that an order had
been issued shortly aiterward tor the
discharge OF tho ompuinauts in three weeks They
aitcrward attempted to have an ntcrvew with officers
OF the company with amcablc settlement Of
dinlcultes, but were refused Hckson instructed his
District superintendent that he would allow them
fifteen per cent on all savings they effected by
ton OF the mems wages IN consequence of which offer
one Ifth OF the men discharged short notice.
the remaining iour-hlths TO do their additional work.
WARNED or THE STRIKE
HicksOn warned OF the striko aud ask ed II ne
would prefer strike TO take place at the stations
at "a certain hour. Hc favored the latter as tho
say, to throw public odium the leaving
the trains midway between stations, though they
strongly urged the other method They their
their own inclinations and the trains
to their destinations They say tho brotherhood
not responsible Tor violence and intimidation by
their sympathizcrss
to have to-morrows mails carried TO Cobourg by re-
lays OF slsigns but tho company nave now decided TO
run tram to that point tomorrow at nine O'Clock.
ORDERS FRcM rIE GOvEKNMeNT
The Minister OF Militia las given orders that largo
force OF military DO distributed Tomorrow along the
Grand Trunk at certain points and placed under the
orders OF the local magistracy.
ANOTHER STRIKE THREATENED.
II Is rumorcd tonight and tho authority Is good
that drivers on the Northern Railway aud Great West
Grand Trunk strike, and that they, too
contemplate strike In n certain cvcntuaity. 1t IL
stated that II the military called out at least II
they take any action, there will Ue general strike
tho Northern ard Great Western. This, coupled with
the militia order above given, makes the situation
rather alarming.