Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-28
THE LABOR TROUBLES.


The freight handlers strike in New
York remains in the same condition as
yesterday, neither party showing any signs
of Welding. Tho strikers remain peaceful
and quiet. The streets in the neighbOr-
hood of the various depots are blocked up
with trucks laden with freight.
At pier 80, Pennsylvania railroad, fifty
Italians are at work. Ono Of the officials
here said they received all the freight that
came yesterday, and expected to do the
same thing o-day but the appearance OF
things belied this statement.
A few Italians were at work in the New
York Central and Hudson railroad depot,
in st. Johns park. No freight was be-
ing received there, but an effort was be-
ing made to handle that already taken in.
Thousands of dollars worth of perishable
goods are waiting there to be removed.
A communication was received from the
agent of the Erie railroad by the superin-
tendent of the produce exchange in refer
ence to the freight handlers strike, and
stating that the railroad will receive
freight from patrons IN Jersey City to the
extent Of its ability, and promising to
adopt necessary precautions of property,
etc.
The Jersey City striking freight hand
lers had another large meeting. The
committee of five strikers appointed BY
the morning meeting to visit the yard OF
the Central railroad at COmmunipaw and
induce the men there to quit work came
into the meeting and made its report. 1t
stated that the members of the committee
had been met by the police and ordered off
the premises of the company under penalty
Of arrest.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
refusing to have any further dealings with
the firm of grocers charged with having
furnished the provisions to the Erie rail-
road company that were gratuitiously dis
tributed to the Italian worlsmen in the
docks of the Erie company.
1t was unanimously voted to "boycOtt'
the Jersey City Eoening Journal on ac-
count of articles which have appeared in
recent issues Of the paper in reference to
the strike.
The officers of the Pennsylvania COM
pany now claim to be able to forward
freight without any great delay. The CON-
pany has had large posters placarded upon
the various docks and freight houses,
stating that no men are required in any
capacity.
The Central railroad of New Jersey is
now working with a full force of new
hands and is rapidly handling tho freight
intrusted to its care.
The New York, Lake Erie s. Western
railroad company has had $50 Russian and
Hungarian Jews and 100 Italian laborers
working on it's dock at Jersey City and
1870 Italians on tho dock at the foot of
Duane street, New York. About twenty
Irishmen have remained at work at the
latter point during tho entire strike.
The new men are taken back to Castle
Garden by steamer from the end of tho
dock each night, and receive the money
for their days work before they leave.
In Jersey City the striking longshore-
mon and freight handlers held another
meeting. Speeches were made recon-
mending moderation and giving assurance
that their present prudent course would
insure success. Vice President Murphy
stated that the committees appointed to
visit New berg, N. Y, and South Amboy
and Elizabethport, N. j., to induce the
men there to refrain from handling freight
sent to these points by the railroad CON-
ment. The committees, however, are
SO small-consisting of two delegates
only from Jersey City in each instance
He was, he said, prepared to say that if
the companies refuse to accede to the
mems demands in very short time 4 gen.
eral strike will be inaugurated at these
points. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted denouncng any interference with
trains or other property of the railroads,
and denying that the body of strikers ap'
proved or took any part in the uncoupling
of a freight train on the Erie road last
night.
The situation at the freight yards of
the various companies remains unchanged.
Tie Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad company has a few men at work,
and is moving few trains.
The Jersey City the police commissioners
continue to swear all comers as specia!
police. The commissioners have written
guarantee, signed by tho officers of the
railroad companies, in which the latter as
sumo all the expense incurred by the
special police.
The proprietors of the Leechburg mills.
Armstrong county, have signed the scale.
They will make sheet-iron and tin-plate.