New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-25

mus Cove, Piers D. and f., or the Red Star Pier
and the strike of swItchmen prevented the
moving Of freight loaded IN -lorK'
SIX drill engines with thIrty-sx SWITCH
men, brakemen. tremen and drliers were ille.
The company exp cts two carloads or men rom
Newark TO be- sworn IN as special officers. oherlIi
Gronau was busIly engaged all the afternoon ana
evening IN swearing IN special deputies, Dut Will
take no active part IN the trouble unless II becomes
absolutely necessary. He had an interview Win
Governor Ludlow yesterday afternoon, and made
arrangements for having tue militia caucu OuJ Il
the occasion requires It,
About 200 strikers visited the sugar mouse at the
foot of WashinCton-st. IN the afternoon aud COM
PEELED the sugar firms employees 70 St1y ioaIlhs
barge and ears OF tn Erie Company when ha1 Oeeh
brought around 20 the Cap - D.,
At the Delaware, Llcklwanna and Western kall-
their ireight-Aandiers ha4 fesdu'eu ~
interrupted. Policemen we're present WIN
orders - arrest Tor trespass any persons entering
the pier to modest the employs The whole reserve
of police IN HODohen were held IN readiness Dy
Chicf Donovan The express kage- handlers also
resumed work. Two hundred mon are al work at
the coal depot of the company at l142 cents an
hour. They generally work ten to twelve hours
"A aay, and do not propose to strike.
1t was TumOrcd that the locomotive engineers hau
sent del, gaze to the headquarters OF The BrOther-
hood az Cleveland asking I0r Instructions. 10 was
also stated that the engineers and hremen Wouid
seen. This was denied by several engineers, VINO
SAID that the brotherhood mucn ayeTse 70
strikes ana would Try every honorable means pc
tore That lie said thai engineers were not us
cOn,cuted though As provisions were DIgh
u would be very pleasant 10 get pack the
10 per cent that was taken oil some tlIne ago.
DC passenger engineers % not fear being molcsted
In gard To the ruuOr that passenger tram oiJAe-
mea and conductors on the Pennsy lyAnla TOad were
moving for an advance of wag IS, several employ es
sand they had heard OF 10 Sucu thiHg. lnc con-
due Ors yet - - per dag, or per ~ miles ana
some OF lem make double wages. They say they
are always ell treated hy TIDE cJmpa - aud sup
r.. a I-4sf rI..H re- . BE-
afforded, without tLcr asking H. 1t Is expected
than there VIII Oe DO disturbance tC-ddy,a5 the COM
paulc- VIII not try 10 move any freight. lAe
strikers viii hold meeting al p. IL. Ia 81 Nj
cnacl . institute.
A CONFERENCE OF OFFICIALS.
An important meeting was held last night At tic
office OF tie Pennsylvania Railroad Company
in Jersey city at which the officers
OF tie Pennsylvania, Ere and rsey
Central Railroads met, Acting Mayor
Furman, four o.. the Police Commissioners and Chief
Murphy 20 devise some means Of protecting tie men
at yorl for the several companies. one Of the
prominent officers Of the Pennsylvania road said
10 the Mayor that it was not the
intention of the companies 10 Interfere with any 81
the uor5ueu because they had struck. but when
/ body of strikers began go lut-mdai" me men WuoN
/ ticv had hired o. replace them the situation bee
/ came grave One. The fact that the
rrug eIQht hand er4 bad entered the yards and
/ compelled tlc-' men % leave their engines and
switches was referred 90, and which the Mayor end
I Common Council were asked to protect thc CONF
paues from further loss On account o. the Interior
/ cuoc of tine strikers
/ .. If voC do uo-V said a representative Of the
Peur-vlvauia road. " we shall hay. to- stop run
Ling our trains we do NOT VISA 20 20 any further
imam TO use the men we may be able to employ and
IA. ,l, Won TO project u- So that we can do this ~
Acting Mayor Furuan said IN reply, that the CITY
officials were In favor of giving all tie protection
which waa needed and that the city was amply pre-
! pared to do go. The general expression
VA. that the strikers could not be blamed
for their action as long as they did not
seek u interfere with the rights Of others.
st the Newark freight offices Of tie Pennsylvania
I iv the strike Freight which 1t has been found
difficult OF impossible TO han lie IN Jersey City has
been sent from THIS city by boat 20 Newark, auo
thence shipped TO It's points OF destination.