New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-27
SETTLING THE STRIKE.
D1PFCTORS AND STRIKERS IN
CONFERENCE AT EDINBURGH

ryr RESOURCES OF THE MEN NOT EXHAUST I'D
,v1croEY FOR THE CALEDoNIN COMPANY
THE Trouble AT ABERDEEN OVER
ATTEMPT TO THROW A TRAIN OFF
THE TRACK At DUNDEE.
rab Doo os-\s the result of a confer
hor, to-,lav of provosts, railway directors ana
s.looates representing the strikers, IL Is S'""'
49,, aro nrosnccts of settling tic railway
strike b., .,,o,r, ,,s
Al Dundee to-day an unS"O'''
,oadc IN derail train.
cI,soo,v Dec. 26-The railroad strike coatln-
60 kccn business almost al st1ndst!i' anu
" orso Inconvenience and annoyance To many
Ssords The statement that the iaml les oil
, strikers are beginning to feel the effects oi te
.-ike is denied by the men who are out '"'
,.,,cr assert that they are i'll position 70 Ho"
49,, for ot least six weeks without III any WHY
oa.,src distress t. their families or to themselves
In 10 the present, with the exception oil hoo'-
,. ond occasionally stoning an OBNOXIOUS en-
-,orc who NAV have remained loyal TO the I"l'-
.oad comnanics. there have been few acts oi Nio
,o,ce This. to great degree. Is due to 'he "u-
m;rable precautions taken by the police
Tho North British Railroad Company Is making
stronc efforts to secure the services '' aS many
,o,, hands as poSsiblc. in order To Keep up 'he
ecbt AGAINST the strikers. 80 far the company
,os mot with some success, and the result Is that
!, has succeeded in bringing about slight IN
nrovcment in the traffic, which II Keeps moving
along the lines
,s a result of unofficial conferences which haV"
taken placc between the railroad officials ana repre-
sentatiyes of the strikers. the latter nave agreed
N send denmltioH to confer with the board ol
directors of the North British Company. on con
dion that the secretary of the local labor organ
;za,icn 10 which the strikers belong shall bc
permitted 10 be present at thc meeting.
The Caledonia Railway Company, which had
sfcadfastly refused TO yield to the strikers. he's
nractically won the struggle with it, employees.
Tie success of the otncr companies Is thought 10
be doubtful
Freight traffic has not vet been resumed on the
railways but there is a slight improvement in the
amount Of passenger traffic done. 'aledonah
Railway officials say they anticipate an ear
collapse of the strike. They state that many oi
the locomotive engineers and tircmcH among the
strikers will resume work Monday, and that
others have privately asked t. b. rclnStatrd Inc
strikers generally express confidence III thc!l
prospects
The Caledonian Company Yesterday enca c /
thirty-six English cn-ln,-dTivcrS.
The various railway companies express VIII
ingness To treat directly with the men, hul de-
cline to allow any OF tie officers of the u.lon 10
be present al any intcrvie'7 Whch may lake p!9c'.
At a meeting of citizens OF EdlnuuIGh today
a committee was appointed t. confer with railway
directors and representative men with view 10
the settlement of the dispute between tic men
and the railway companies.
Aberdeen Dee - The railroad men on strike
in this CITY and nechbnlhood have resumed work,
the differences between themselves ana their
employers having been settled.