New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-21

| to win The company is not moving as much
| freight it did last night, and the reason Is
| that 1t cannot get the engineers and firemen.
We don't care much about the passenger SER
vice; it's the freight and coal We stopping
that bothers u.s."
The company presents a better showing to-
night with it's passenger service than yesterday
or this morning 1t has got a few more en-
| gineers. and trains on the New-Jersey division
| are running westward on time. The four trains
scheduled to leave New-York this afternoon
| two way and two express-arrived here on time
and the company was able to send them on up
the road without delay. There Is difficulty.
| however, in getting men to to Jersey City
| on trains due there after dark. The men are
| afraid to into the Central yards. Superin-
| dent Donnely says this Is entirely due to false
statements to the engineers by strikers. who
| say there Is great danger in the Jersey City
yards.
Several more telegraph operators have left the
| companys employ, one OF them being new
man. a number Of engineers from Satington,
who were formerly employed on the Pennsyl-
vania. Poughkeepsie and Boston. but who were
laid off when the Reading gave up the lease
are expected here tonight. The company has
hired lot of men here and sent them up the
road to fill positions. No violence of any kind
has been reported Tonight special meeting
Of the Brotherhood met the directors Of the
Board of Trade Of Easton and explained to
them the situation and the reason the men
struck. They made a good argument and i'm
pressed the board favorably. They asked the
board for its support. The board took the mat
ter under consideration.
The sheriffs of the counties traversed by the
Lehigh Valley have been informed by the COM
pany that they will be held responsible for
damage done to the company's property through
acts of the strikers.
Mauch Chunk Penn. Nov. 2O.-The situation
here is encouraging to the strikers: All mail
trains are allowed to go through but are some
hat delayed. A meeting of non-union men
held in Weissport this afternoon. with
over 100 in attendance. The meeting was ad-
dressed by Brotherhood men. 1t was decided
to encourage and assist the union men, and
that all will stand together Another meeting
will be held in Lehighton tomorrow morn
ing The Brotherhood men of all the coal
branches centering here will hold meeting to-
morrow in Mauch Chunk. 1t is expected that
all the branches will be tied up by Tuesday
noon.
Allentown, Penn, Nov. 20.-The strike does not
affect Allentown to any apprecable extent All
passenger trains scheduled run to-day
from few minutes to several hours behind
Seven freight and coal trains passed through
Allentown up to o'clock this evening. The
road has seventy-sx employees here, only five Of
whom struck.
Philadelphia. Nov 20.-President Wilbur this
morning telephoned from Bethlehem to Vice
well could be expected Mr.. Wilbur fur
ther said: Our telegraphic service is excellent
Passenger trains running. but with some
delay. The strikers have interfered with the
freight trains, but we expect to make some
headway with them during the day"
Vice President Garrett also received a mes
sage from President Wilbur which stated that
the latter felt much encouraged owing to the
readiness with which men were being
secured. and that he thought the strike would
be only temporary inconvenience
General Manager Sw ,igard. of the Phadel-
phia and Reading stated to-day that the strike
has not yet had any effect upon the Reading
road.