, 1877-07-28
THE ArRlKkRs OurWirrKD.

THE ATR1KkRs OurwiT1KD.
DRrnLrrtA. Pa. July 27.-A gang Of strikers
from Eaaton reached herr this morning, ami ut
bethlehem junction, when passenger train on
the Nash Branch Of tho Central Ra1Isosd Of New
1trsey was ready II start they uncoupted thu cars
from tho engine and warned the crew that they
would run shs train al their peril. large number
Of citizens cAmc 10 tho 1efcuc, And, while the
Tra!n-Dtspatcher waa consulting with the sttiksrs.
tue train vi. recnn2lcd and
PULLED OUT VERT RAPIDLY
and got of. Arquad Of coal md iron police ar
from Philadelphia to Maaeh Chunk mas taken to ita
destination.
The police leave shortly for denwelder's where
the trscknscu Will n,skr the necessary rtp4tsr.
The ptrkern !,avo tclegraphcd men At En1ton Of
to ,o'snws!derr Al tram. an tho Ser!hern Penn.
try mails Of last night End dsy arc Ill stored Iu
The ba99aRe room.
Brrm.rmrx. Ps'. sssofGg':!!I SsiI M:Esnp. robemn.
coai and iren po1cc, arrived At Olen~elder's thin
sss se"! MT b s,ss 70
ctuwd, who drove nj THE rcpafrmen. roIhemus
addressed tonel!Iatory speech to the MAJ. hnt
they reulcd By ir!"stl,inT him he At liberty to
walk "ack to Mauch chunk with hia force. after
whiei. they run hls engine On a ridc.uack and
t'zck at bethlehem br stage this evening. lie saTs
he has no hnpe Of running trains ia. .ntnfrow.
nrufM chst.s ~ patAding the strcttr fur recrnats
tar .hc fonftn Regiment and rpecla! police ara
being sworn In.
SUSPENDED WORK.
DETHLEnES. fa. July !7.-Thc bethlehem Iron
Company suspended w0Ik u. day.
Raln prevented meetng Ut the strikers and
sympathixcEs.
THE TRAINMEN'S UNION.
uRiEF sKRrCn or now THE hTRIKa WAS IN.
AuauA4TED.
f3ftsbHfp Chfnntcfs
Tho TtaEnuaena Onion. which inangurated The
present strike. was organ.zcl between juno and
July 10. 1t was started whcn tho Pcnnsylranla
Company and the Ptnns51vania Islllroad Company
ordafcd the reduction oi 10 per cent In the Wages
10 luke effect on June l. Ar. 4. Il. Anmon, then
employed on tha Fort Wayne Road, was dismlascd
from the service, and It onec proceeded 10 tho or.
canizntlon u tho Union. Thyec ytaEs sgo, when
the engineers struck. The fsemcn took their posi-.
uons Ut the throttle. and there was no Interrupt.
ton TO bu.lnt.s. Th!s tine Il was concluded to
Ifsicmrn. NJ % e"ndaeto'.. - ~ sad usten a asns" teok
the oath. which the, members refuse ia dit.
cIose. Atnmon Was The nrss to align the roll
name. Of the Fort Wayne faen. iii. wss % all tas a
ot..nizaton Il there -. % shout + TIP W. astlo
About this tine the Managers Of the Conneil.slc
nisltlon gut Wind Of tnc ahsoc.ssion. and dis
work OF orvani<at!on meantime went on. ana =
strike waA ordered for juno ~. the going out OF
the Fort Wayne men to be the signal for i general
tsnke IN the trunk ltncs Thc men % tue fors
place: Mr. Ammon predicted that general rtrtko
wonld follow the action Ut thc Fort Wayne ito&d.
| mil the news bY telegraph ftum ali paris Of tha
country teen'. to Justify bla statement. The union
was ksrbng one. con1tderiag that IT, was Iittlc
over month old. The enRncets, .a!thongh not
Metnicfs Of the nnion arr nevertheless tn nrmpa.
thy With tue ttEtkers and l! does moi require much
intimidation to cnuse them 10 desert their engines.
1hs is The statement nAdo BY tho leading strikers
In tho uni0n.