Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-06
NOT ENDED YET.
The Strike OF the Reading Railroad
Hands Still Hangs Without ANY
Appearance Of Change.
ne attitude of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemsp Toward the Affair
Hss Been Definitely Laid Down,
AN ADDRESS TO THE MINERS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 5.-President
Coroin had consultation with General
Manager Mcleod and General Superin-
tendent Sweigart to-day st the office of
the Reading Railroad Company, and
agreed upon an address to the miners.
ordering them back to work. II they re-
fuse MIR. Mcleod said their places would
be filed by new men who could be Oh
tanned in great numbers In other parts of
the country. He said there was no
change in the situation.
President Corbin having said in his re-
cent address to the miners that the Read
ing Company would never pay it's men
less than other companies paid, was
asked: "Will She continuance OF the 8
per cent. advance by individual operators
ii the Schyukill region have any effect
upon the company's policy?"
81 do not care TO answer that question
to-day" said President Corbin.
MORE MINRRS OUT.
SHAMoKIN, PA Jan. Eight hun
dred miners employed at North Franklin
collieries, Nos. l and 2 who have con-
tinued to work during the present trou-
bles, went out on strike this morning.
STRIKE STILL STANDS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 1.-The strike
of railroad hands still hangs without any
appearance of change. The running of
trains is accomplished with regularity
and the company regards itself in better
position so far as train hands are con-
cerned to-day than st any time previous
to the strike. General Manager Mcleod
appears COL fdent that the miners strike
cannot cause q coal famine. The situa-
ton at Port Richmond is unchanged.
The strikers still maintain their ground
although they are less confident of sue
cess than before. 1t was reported
that several iron furnaces were
compelled to shut down On account of
scarcity of coal. The relations of the
Brotherhood of Lomotive Firemen to the
Knights of Labor engaged in the strike
have been definitely explained in dis
patch received in this city from f. NJ
Sargent, grand master of the Brother
hood, who resides at Terra H.ute, Ind.
The telegram declares that members of
the Brotherhood should not allow them
selves to become involved in any
way in the strike of the
Knights Of Labor. 1t was addressed
to jeremiah j. Leahy, 9who was sa mem
Der OF the executive committee of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad EN-
ployes' convention before the present
strike. NJ. Leahy, as member of the
executive committee Of the r eading en-
ployes' convention, moved to declare the
first strike off and after that WAS done re-
fused to Join in second
strike. For this ne was Stunned by the
knights of Labor. he resumed his position
as an engineer and is still at work. In
addition to being Knight of Labor Mr..
Leahy was also member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and held
the position of master president in the
Lafayette lodge. Bernard j. Saarkey,
president of the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad employees convention and of the
men discharged by the Reading Company
on account OF the Port Richmond trouble,
was vice-master of the same lodge. On
Sunday last the lodge met and theifriends
of Mr.. Sharkey succeeded in pass
ing resolution requesting the
members not to 20 to work.
In conse quence of this action number
of them went on strike. Master Leahy,
who is also one of the five members of
the national executive committee Of the
brotherhood, msde inquiry of the Grand
Master IS to what position he should take
in the matter, and the answer received
was as follows:
..TERRF HAUTE, IND, January 4.
Jeremiah Leahy:
You will remain master of
lafayette ledge until you resign
aud the resignation IS accepted
or charges brought against you
for violating the laws OF the Brotherhood
No bulldozing on the part OF members be-
longing to the Knights OF LABOR Will be
% limited. l will reclaim the charter II
any member of the lodge is allowed to be
;nfn no ctr
we have nothing to do with and the mem
bers of the Brotherhood under you will
attend to the duties of the master OF the
lodge and guard her interests.
+. S. SARGENT"
LAFAYETTE Lodge has about 220 mem
bers. There are seven or eight other
lodges in the state that will be affected
bY the grand masters decision.
MEAGKR SHIPMENTS.
READING, PA, Jan. Goal shipped
down the Reading Railroad for the twenty
four hours ending with noon to-day were
the most meager of the week and will
only cover 500 carloads, nearly all OF
which come from individual colieries.
N. j. Sharkey of Port Richmond, chair
man of the Reading Convention, which
ordered the railroad strike, passed
through this city today. He said that
the situation in the coal regions was sucn
that within twenty-four hours there
would be total suspension; that it was
doubtful whether Mr.. Corbin could bring
about settlement now even Ii he de-
sired, and that he found the miners in
fun sympathy with the railroaders. At
the companY's office in this city 1t is
stated that the leaders of the strike
entirely mistake the temper Of the miners
who are now out; that many OF the latter
sre middle-sged men who went through
the long lockouts of 1864 and 1874, ana
that they are decidedly opposed to stand
ing out in the midst of winter. At the
Office Of the company in this city every
thihg is reported quiet north and south
of aiding.
Immigration Meeting at Cisco.