New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-13
CoNsTABLEs CONFRONT THE STRIKERS.

SEEING THEIR HOUsEH Id GOODS - STRIKERS
READY FOR NEGOTIATION AT ANY TIME
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IL (Sp,cial.)-BOth President
Corbin and General Manager Mcleod are absent from
the compauy's general Office on Fourth-st to-day.
THE general impression prevails, however, that they
arc in New-York on business that has connection
with the strike 1t Is said that conference was held
yesterday between President COrbin of the Reading
President Roberts and VicePresident Thomson OF
the Pennsylvania Company. The purpose OF the con
ference not made public, but 1t Is said that both
the Pennsylvania and Lackawanna Roads nave agreeu
10 stand by the Reading Company
The general impression to-day among the Port
Richmond hands now out strike is that even If an
opportunity for settlement should present ITSELF the
miners would embrace IT, and allow the railroadcrs
TO take care of themselves as best they can.
The Reading Railroad authorities began to-day to
levy on the household effects of the strikers who live
In the houses belonging to the company. The work
IS done through constables. The goods seized arc
allowed remain five days, after which they are ap
praised and If the money owed for rent Is not paid
the goods will be sold at constable SALE Up to this
evening fifteen seizures made. Thus far the
constablcs have done the work peaceaby. 1t Is gen.
orally understood that the company will be satisfied
with possession of their property. An officer said TO-
day The families of the strikers are In great dis
tress and many of them are on the verge OF starva
ton
The piers from the bridge crossing Richnondst. to
extent mlle almost entirely bare OF coal and
scarcely any work is being done. No coal arrived to-
day. For the better protection Of the now hands
the company has issued positive order that no ono
Will lie admitted 10 the piers without pass
Al the other stations on the Reading system, no COM
plant Is made and the superintendent all report pro-
kress.
an this city the coal supply is almost exhausted,
and mill and factory owners fear the worst re
suits unless the strike is speedily settled John s.
Wilson, General Freight Traffic Agent OF the Pennyl-
Vania Il nrOad, declares that II Is untrue that the
Pennsylvania Company IS cOnspiring with dealers TO
advance the price of cUa and says that tho company
Is delivering its freight and coal without delay
Chairman Lee and Master Workman Lewis con-
suited to-day with Thomas L. Barry Of the General
Executive Board, and IL was determined that Mr..
LOWS and W. ii. Holmes, of the Miners Committee,
should remain here TO take advantage af any oppor-
funity afforded by President Corbin for discussion
of the points at issue, these gentlemen being fully
empowered to enter into any negotiations in settle
mcnt of the difficulty.
1t was authoritatively stated that TWEEN four hours
more viii develop the fact whether or not the
company through It's officers will arbtrate not III
arbitration should not be conceded preparations
VIII be made for prolonged fight on the part OF the
strikers. Under authority OF Chairman John L. Lee,
an official strike order promulgated by which not
collIery goes into operation as long the Reading
Company uses non union hands to ship Its coal.