The sun., 1882-07-30
PLANS OF THE FREIGHT HANDLERS.
Arranging for Mass Meetings East and West
-substantiai Tokcns OF Sympathy.


st. Johns Park depot presented! yyssterdey
somewhat the appearance 1t had In the earlier
days Of the strike. About 100 Italians strug-
gled Intellectually to arrange the piles OF NOR
chandise discharged from the heavily laden
trucks that stood In front OF the depot doors all
day. More freight was offered at Pier 3S yes
terday than on the day before. and the green
hands were unable to prevent an increase in
the accumulation OF freight on the pier. 1t was
said at the Jersey Central piers that more
freight had been received there during the past
week than Is usual at this season. Superlnten-
dent Potter accounted for this increase by say
Ing tnat many old shippers. who had formerly
patronlzed other railroads. were now. probably
because OF the inability OF the other railroads
to handle their freight properly. shipping by
the Jersey Central.
At the headquarters OF the Finance Com
mttee Of the freight handlers in Military Hall
subscriptions amounting to $1,000 were re-
ceived during the day. Tho employees Of A.
3 Barnes contributed $40; Typographical
East % street. 30 % emp1oyees e se Of
egSSs Of Moys clear 1872 hs 100
tickets to the benefit to be given at Harry
Miners 3 Theatre on Thursday, next. Benson N.
handlers, 1t was reported that forty-ve tlsr. Ger
yard Of the New York Central road and Joined
tn the a strikers @ at noon Yesterday Sixteen chests
Mr.. jeremiah NIurnhy ffresident Of tho
dss S sss COY % S o S g sS5s Bsssn to-
him to address mass meeting Of workingmen
to si, BE- e held this week Wendell Phlps also
President Of the Freight HI Handlers W Union darai oi
Jersey City received the following letter from
Mr. Felix Adler yesterday afternoon In answer
TO an invitation to be present at the prOposed
mass meeting:
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ssEs s s @ s
sIys sy next Tesa shall be glad receive your ca. and
SS . % ' a nl. Xpras wa
Committees are, to be appointed to visit the
Western. cities and arrange for mass meetings.
There will be a mass meeting in Paterson en-
Fory Italians IN charge 9i an nterpretsr
Immigrants on their way Vest. crowd GRO SYtd Of
men surrounded them at Eleventh avenue and
We're KNOCKED down. .0SF Tho Snf ineTpreter g MSo
the railr9ad tickets q the Italians. Then police
yesterday morning President MeSanar9a' SS9' said said
Conciio. whose, endeayor to effect compro-
mise between the strikers and the railroads
the railroads to the men and that he was salts,
fed with the reverend gentleman's explAna;
lo9; d 5.o He sp hoped the matter would be allowed
The agents of John Macks, theatrical COM
6ination h wrote to the r. union that he would be
angs' Me' bMTtwould M SUBSTITUTE @ another play.
mittee said that & the e Italians perfectly e unGer. %
stood the motive and attitude Of the strike. but
taking tho strikers placpa The STRATA IN
which the railroads are reduced. he said. could
In ths fat that the ans Rae per
ss. SoSa s1 snS SsS SsG i
mead Se ee hs ssd Shers S hs
plead their cause He reminded rem them er1" onco aHo
IF the tSst bsT OF the ballet box
as competent as any to represent them In any
rJ5 pn6Jc position Among H these he did not in
would probaby be Y from e that h paee ne
down and Mr. Murphy re%nded thom SSn eG0tHe Of the
and said they were not afraid to have their
proceedings ppses;lg knSwn M to all the world.
much for the benefit OF the employer as OF the
employed, 1t would protect no member who
S shad not 0s dc6sres ssRs9asd Sns
half OF the men without cause. II a man let u
% bale Of freight fall overheard. or got drunk and
objection to his discharge. The contributions
yesterday included $l3 from st. Patricks ALI
nnce of America. No. 7. The strikers will meet
again on Monday morning.
Tho freight handlers meeting in the annex
to Mil itary Park. in Newark. last evening was
attended by 1000 workingmen. Richard Dow
dell. President OF the National Hat Finishcrs'
Association presided. and addresses were made
BY John Swinton. Robert Blissert. p j. Nc
Guire. and others. all Of whom argued that the
ertS of IN NeTar are
latter should be sustained. On Tuesday Presi-
dent Murphy of the Freight Handlers Union
Will address the Newark Trades Assembly and
movement to raise money will be started.