The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-30
THE STRIKE NEARLY ENDED.
R.fISTNG THE BLOCKiDE or TIE
RIIL norm EAST IND VEST
Freight Trains Despatched from and Arriving
at Pittsburgh The Pennsylvania Railroad
and Other Railroads again Open TO Tramc.


PITTSBURGH, July 90. - Two through
freight trains have passed through this city
westward to-day. run 10y engineers from tho
East. Other frcights have arrived at East Lib
criy and the engineers have been sent back
with cattle trains. four of which have already
started East and passed Johnstown in safety.
A company Of soldiers accompanied each train.
There has been no disturbance. but no Pitts
burgh engineer has dared to entcr n car.
The train men interviewed Gov. Ilartranft
to-day and proposed that he should
run the PENNSYLVANIA road and employ them
according 10 their demands. He told them that
he was here simply to see the law obeycd. and
to prevent violence. Sixty Of the prisoners taken
10y the troops on Friday night On route from
Altoona. were examined by Attorney General
Lear to-day and sent home. Relief has not
come day too soon for the stock yards. Many
animals have died and there is not corn enough
To- last tomorrow. and mono can be obtained.
The city is quictcr tonight than 1t has been
for month.
PITTSBURGH, July 20--Ths morning Mt
about . O'Clock n company Of some fifty dis
euised men ovorpowcred the double watch at
No. engine house. on the railroad near Dun
more. and set frc to the stru turc. Rcvolvcrs
were held at the heads Of the terrified watch
while several fires were ientcd at as many diff
fcrcnt quarters. They then fed the country.
This last act is temporarily successful in stop
ping the coal production in this territory. Not
n pound Of coal will be mined in the Wyoming
and Lackawanna valleys until one or the other
party TO the war surrcndcrs.
In conversation with bosses Of the several
mechanical departments Of the company il was
nscertaincd that orders have been issued 10 in
definitely suspend all work not only in the
mines. hut also in all the shops. The live stock
will Ice turned out to pasture tomorrow.
EAsTON, Pa, July 29.-Thc morning train
on the Central Railroad arrived at Phillipshurg
at about o'clock. bringing the New York sun
day newspapers and some one hundred more
soldiers belonging to different commands here
who had been unable to leave home when their
comrades lid. The train met with no opposi-
tian along the route. and the strikers hero. SO
far from making any demonstration. wore not
even visible. The o'clock milk and passenger
train from the east left under guard on time.
All the passenger trains and ono local freight
on this road. Sup"rint andent Harris thinks will
bee moving as uSual tomorrow The brukrmrn
aul iiremrn held meeting of their committee
last %. -ht which was very Saunilly uti, ul"d.
Some oi the lead M. str hrrS have mvSt.riously
disappeared. What the meeting RESOLVED upon
The men roiusc to diNulgc. hut the railroad of-
u 'a'- think they hhNr roA~on to believe there
all -ifn work. Tho ass i-tuut SUPERINTENDENT
90 the VI iris and Essen road i"i"lrllhcd To-
the suierintend.nt. at HohoAcn. lns
had sieni ined their Willingness TO 20 to
work and that no further trouble was antici-
pgted. Some few Of the men are oath TO admit
having given NJ tho struggle. and say they can
not certainly determine what they will do until
they have heard from the strikers on the Penn
sylNania side. \ train came on this
morning and brought along clerk of
th,nn Chanrrrys Deputy with pockci,
thc prominent strikers at PhlllWsburs. None
haye yet been served, ana probably few will be-
passenger trains regularly run out on tn II road
to-day. hut irci-lts ar" doubtful.
vicinity of the LcniEh Valley depot in South
Ea~ion. or at tho l.ehigh and Su~quehauuas
hound house. at ,Ndcnwcld'r-. their common
rnllyng points. Thos" who are % be found are
more r"tircnt than at any preceding time
since the strike began. ami profess t. know
nothing Of what is going o. bc tnur They stll
% gain thcir cul. hut IA" way in which the
strike has heon ended over IN phlhISburs
ou the Lrh. gh Vail ~ road AYERS That hr knows
Positively thut th,r" are only four strikers on
this division Of that road who are now thor
Jairsaf ciM, INK % IT,. c.Fpiral Eal-
urr' at G.2D T. NJ arrived AT Jersey C4ty
a i 10 o'clock without meeting any oi-iru'-
ton. 1t was guarded ms far rs Somrr-
sixth N,w Jersey regiment. The train was
pissed hy "a spc"al express train. consisting of
q lp 'omotiN" and onr car which started from
phinpsburg at 7.3j An attempt Will bc made
T. dHy io move all the trains of the New Jersey
4 licuicnant ~ tho Fourth Regiment. who
arrived from Philll-hurg last night says that
irouble is expceird there AM Il East9n to-
fia dutre I rrstp p"S Srw w J"r.cy J"" rs" Brsada
Is oucumIol at Phinipshurr. ana has
= %
III" riys to Ia-tnu Al South En-ton about 600
trnmps ar" congrr rsal 'i. and ready 10 inritH
disturbance. The Lieutenant reports that men
ar il1'k ng into scranton from the mines IN
large numbers.
a'trr w,ek'- faithful work. He"Nprcssos him
self conildrnt that the backbone OF the strike j.
1Io Sinh iegmont will probably be relieved
from duty ON Wednesday.
Superintendent H.ns .ner Of the Morris and
E--oN lnIlroad was in thn lTohokon III an Of
II" suld mat everything WAS quiet the ilrrmcn
Mrr, i'--ntisilgl hui Ae d.d MT know Whether
his reported. howcyrr that the nrcmen will
strlk" Tor an lnrr"n-" Of wages from slj
10 $50 month. The iirrmon say that they arr
awaiting decision from the Brotherhood that
is n session ut Philip-hurg.
The movement of the New Jersey troops
t. ihlIipsharg rnms to have .clccnally
Several dosuat hes were received from
GEN. SewcIl at the Headquarters in
Jer-cy Cty on Sunday. all agreeing that
lhore was, no danger aprrchondei thorr,
Gru. Sowcl quarlr'd his men in the round
house and freight depot Of the Delaware.
In naWana and Western Railroad, and SIT
guards 40 all exposed points. Capt. kuh rl's
battery Was pustfd on the hill which
communds both bridges, and an com
muulration with lA-lln was cut Off. I'm
the course of the ait"rnnpn a meeting of the
strikers was hell n IAuhp~hurs. uni II WAS
reported That they mad resolved 10 resume work
Gon. sewe.l reports that there is no Oh
situtiou now on either the Delaware. Larka-
" anna and " stern, or the Now Jersey Central
DOVER y. j., july 29.-Whcn Nh" drniIcn-
mt Port Morris awoke this morning they founl
t. their surprise, troops guarding the round
house. cars. and other property there. which Is
value an 20 million and u half of dollars Dur
iug the might tine Second battalion OF the State
National Guard from H"r+u rouniynumL 'rins
ltumen, undercummaudo oi lllprJds. y. Mo1rr.
Wrr' brought through from IiuhOkrn hy Assist
an Sup"rntrnl'ut Gr,nlths. So quietly did
lIoY YurrINean /, = their pckots tnnt lnw know
oi tlrir arrival this morning. The strikers
irlt surprised and somewhat indignant bee
r,dl9e troops Nrro Aoiu, u9 they claim
THAT they hul a--uroi the company that
n" a dollars, worth "l property should
Boo Il -trUyrl DurIug tho rN-licu,iun every
man Au0 uN-lunri from drink. and has
ear fuly guarded the property, ALLOW luG NOT
okruairuml tp rOnlr about IuSt evening the
lrrmou and hrnknmrn hrt meeting and rr-
SOLVED to go 90 Wlrk 40 the prt sent rate As