The evening world., 1893-11-21

So N tb,s Pennsvivani IA RAILROAD Depot.
Pho striy yrs directed them 60 the waldo
avenue II eight yard of the PennsyiVania
trhhev We re arrested there by Special
Policeman Ryerson. who charged them
with being mspicious persons. ~
This NOR. ling Judge oDonneh hneu
STINT. olheu zen. Of the Jersey Central
road; said TIL . ,n91ninE t Iiny ne S6 Iiu nTt
wished to draw the Central road into the
Strike. v,uo,.
any of its fr, tight over the central
road. 1
would have to ia ke 1t under the law, as
they were commC " carriers.
Should this be d one. the Central roads
men would have t,, handle the freight or
he discharged, As they are Brotherhood
men. this would nTr doubt p~recipitate a
strike.
MEETING IN / TRTH AMBOY.
PERTH. AMBOY. ~. j. Nov. H-At
ers was held in Lyce um Han on smith
street. Fully 800 we 1e present. The
meeting was presided over by Gpapd
Mr.. Wilkinson arriye1 from Philadel-
phia early this mornini; ana "a tns
LETT for Easton, Pa. on the 1920 train
or tho New Jersey Centred road
The meeting was "A NtIS 'ItuuSlhNlIN
one. Mr.. Wilkinson made remarks, of an
encouraging nature. He assured the
men that they had right on their side.
and 1t was but a matter Cf a few days
when victory would perch! upon their
banners.
At the yards of the Leh!Eh road this
morning eight men, who ere at work
yesterday, quit. They were freight con
ductors. brakemen, engineers and fire
men. ,
the Lehigh road, and there Us but one
locomotive running in the yard
Mr.. Olhausen denied emphatically that
he had ordered the switches at Phllllps-
burg to be spiked.
There is general feeling among the
New Jersey Central ofiieiais that hat, he
trouble by offering freight to that road.
1t was thought, however. thai this
course %rsro will InrG not ,br be p pTr,vsls Of messenger
trains over the Lehigh up to noon. The
local from South Plainfield,, due at 80
a ARA Fai Ha " dme at f'S IA, ar arrived At Si5,
and the Easton local. which left that
place at Sis this morning, and was due
In Jersey City at $50, got In at 1915,
A passenger who came on from Eas-
ton said that everything. so far as he
could see, was quiet. there, this morn
by the strikers to stop the train. The
delay, he said. was caused by an acct
dent to the engine.
The feeling among the employees of
the New Jersey Central was voiced to-
day by one of them:
I'VE are" he said. prepared for any
thing that may happen. There is no
more thoroughly organized body OF rail
road men In this country than those en-
ployed by the Central.
w are better prepared for any con-
tingency which may arise than is gen.
orally supposed. The whole subject, has
been discussed among ourselves and we
have decided not to handle "a pound of
Lehigh Valley freight.
THE first car of Lehigh Valley freight
hauled on the Centrals tracks Will be
the signal for us to quit work. That Is
absolutely true. However, we do not
want to go on strike unless forced to do
There is perfect harmony among the
brakemen. engineers and fremen in this
respect The switchmen do not belong
with them. and will follow our lead in
any step which may be taken"
1t was learned this afternoon that the
train which left Jersey city at l0.4 one
hour late, was taken out b. n n%on-union
fireman, who has been employed for
some time in the Lehigh freight yards
firing a switch engine.
His name was withheld, but 1t is said
that he has too sons who are on strike.
There Is considerable feeling against
this man among the employees In the
where any opposition Is offered to his
taking out the train.
At 12.4O the Buffalo express went out
on time, with Conductor Harry Riddle
in charge of six coaches. Mr.. Riddle said
there had been no call for either the
4 conductors or brakcmen on the division
this side of Easton to go out on strike.