The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-10
Places of the Strikers
Filled at the Pennsy1-.
vania Railway
Building.
WORK UNDER POLICE GUARD
An Arrested Bricklayer Sheds
Tears Both sides Talk
Resolutely.

The most important matters were laid
over until the next meeting.
The committee who were appointed to
inspect the work of the young bricklayers
at the New York Trade School reported
that they were satisfied that the
young men could lay bricks in thor
ough workmanlike manner aud recon-
mended that the bosses employ as many
hands as were needed. The meeting then
adjourned to meet this evening.
Mr.. Edwards was seen by a JERSEY
CITY NEWS reporter this morning. He
said that he was confident that The en-
pioyers would beat the striking bricklny-
ers, now that the Trade School had come
10 their rescue.
"There are three jobs in this city" said
he, "that we must and will finish on
way buildings. the Zinc Works and the
Sugar House stables. Ii we 1inish these
three jobs on time we will beat the
strikers"
How about the boss masons who re.
fuse to JON in aud fight the strikers !"
asked the repor .er.
I'VE can fix them easily was the re-
ply; 1--WE will ask the brick dealers in this
city not to furnish any brick to them.
There are are only two brick firms in this
city, and | haven't the slightest doubt but
that they will stand by our side. IL they
don't we will start corporation yard and
make our own bricks. This matter will
come up at the meeting tonight"
UNITED TO STAND.
s'The eighteen firms ia the association
have all agreed to stand by each other
and we don't propose to buy our brick
from anyone VINO sells to the other con-
tractors We are as firm rs ever, 10 fact
more SO than ever before not to give in.
We are now paying good wages 70 our
men, and we talnK that SAO0 Is enough
for nine hours work.
POLICE PROTECTION SOUGHT.
A committee of boss ma5ons called upon
Chief of Police Murphy this morning and
asked for police protection for the men
who have taken the places OF some OF the
striking bricklayers. Some half dozen
policemen were detailed TO protect work
men from annOyances IN Bright Golden
and Variek streets. But one policeman
was detailed TO each building. Ihe strik-
ers annoyed the workmen ON building
at Wayne and Varick streets yesterday
by splitting down upon them while they
were at work below the street laying q
foundation.
There was a slight disturbance in front
of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company 5
new building on Exchange place this
morning, ana Winfield Scott WImah, of
No. 20 Woodward street, QUE OF the strik-
ing bricklayers, was locked up in the
Gregory street station upon complaint OF
John +. Wheeliban, the contractor.
THE P. r. WORK.
Mr. Wheelihan began WORK this morn
ing on the building with eleven men, He
SAID he did not know where they came
from as he found them waiting for him
when he reached the building tnis moru-
lug. They applied to him for work, and
said that they had come in response 10
his advertisements in the New 1vfk anu
Philadelphia papers, Mr.. W helihan SAID
that they were all good workmen. Some
of them in fact were far better than many
of the strikers.
Contractor Whelinan's force before the
strike mum tered but SIX men. The new
meu. he says. are laying at the rate OF
10, $50 bricks day. or LOU more than
was laid by the old force.
AS Mr. Whelihan is satisfied with the
work of the new force he will Keep them
and says that he is certain that the work
will be finished at the time speclned IN
the contract.
throats," he said to reporter this after
noon. The contractors have up TO date
paid them a good salary and did not
grumble when they asked for slight ln-
crease.
They worked and worked until their sal
ary rate was fixed at forty-nye cents an
cents for an hours work. Its an out
rage, and now that the contractors are
banded together we will offer resistance.
We can't offord to. pay fifty cents an hour
and we won't do il.
Two of the eleven men at work on the
Pennsylvania JOB are from the Trade
School. Mr.. English has also employed
two from the school.
The strikers soon heard that their places
were being filled with out of town work
men and hurried down tO the building.
They eongregated upon the south side OF
Exchange Place but made no demonstra-
tion Enoch Reckerich was the only
policeman in sight and there was nothing
TO indicate that anything out OF the usual
was going on.
Just before noon Wiman and anoJher
of the strikers went across the street and
stood in front of the new building, evil
IDENTIFY intending to intercept the men as
they came from their work for dinner.
Mr. w heelihan ordered the two men
away, but Wiman refused to 60 he de-
clared that he was an American cltlzen
and member of the Grand Army and he
lad perfect right TO stand upon 4i tne
street Mr. Wheelihan told him that the
place where he stood was the private
property of the Pennsylvania railroad and
ne mad no business there.
Wiman still refused TO leave and became
abusive. Policeman Riekerich advised
MIN TO 90 away OAb q
disposition TO whip Mr.. Wneelihan, and
calied him vile name. Mr. WheeIihan
then directed the policeman 20 arrest
Wiman upon the charge of disorderly con-
duct.
Weman was held for examination and
when Keeper Watson tooS him back TO
the cells he declared with tears falling
from his eyes that he had never been put
in cell before.
Wiman was subsequently released on
bail, his cousin, Henry Kaiser becoming
his surety The bricklayers do not ap-
prove of the actions Of Wiman. Strict
orders were issued by the union that the
men should keep away from the buildings
and behove themselves peaceaoly.
STRIKERS WEAKENING.
The strikers affec ed TO laugh last even
ing at the employment OF the Trade
School cadets. and still more at the re-
quest for police protection, which they
saw is wholly unnecessary. Under the
mask of mirth, however, it was evident
the men did not like tue situation, and
their feelings found vent in scurriious
personal abuse of the bosses.
Prominent leaders OF the Union with
whom talked said the men would not
think Of going back to work without the
increase. Signs Of weakening were plain
however in the admission that they might
compromise on the pack day. issue.
There was lots OF big talk, however
I'VE are ous TO stay all summer IL neces-
sary.n one OF the striking men said to m e.
ssand to show how earnest we are in the