New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-05


AT BETnLEHEM-IITTLE CHANGE IN TIE
CONDITION OF THINGS on THE ROAD.
yvi,kesbarre PENN Dec 4-Three chief officers,
Arthur Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
| oineers: Sargent OF the Brotherhood of Firemen'
and Clark chairman OF the Executive Board OF
the Grievance Committee, arrived here TINS AFTER
noon Upon arriving at headquarters loud cans
were made for Mr. Arthur who came upon the
plat(orm and II was minute or more peiole ne
could be heard, great was the enthusiasm |'ei
Arthur said:
| .r oa,,o bera 70 learn the true situation OF af-
fairs and will remain until DO, and after nave
gained such knowledge will then know just "hat
course to pursue. | desire to compliment YOU
brothers on the good behavior you nave mus lar
shown and my advice TO you Is to continue IT,
Keep the peace and keep away from the company
as YOU are now doing. and believe the Victory Is
| ours" A.
Mr. Sargent also congratulated the men on the
manner in which they are standing by each o'"er
and the way they were conducting themselves,
The general situation on the Lehgh valley ran,
road since this morning is somewhat changed All
,bo onorotions on the wyoming division were at
tended TO with apparent success As far as car,
be learned great quantity OF freight anu 'o''
was moved and the passenger trains ale ai'Ni'e
and departing almost on schedule time. Inc ''"'
difficulty encountered this afternoon was que 10 an
engine, leaving the track in the Coxton yards
Arfhur's representative, and the state boards Oh
Arbitration Of New-York and New-Jersey hcld a
conference here at the Eagle Hotel with the strike
leaders this afternoon. The meeting was heid De-
hind closed doors The Arbitration Board also also fS
poets 10 confer with President ilD"r' Vi ''o "
hgh valley road. and other officials .. ,i,h,
we will have no report Tor the P' vISht saiI
Mr E tg io' Wc viii gee NJ Wilbur ,omorT2W
The Grievance Commtee VIII not m S,9te MI Boards
bur with He will receive MS as 9'''e Do''''
OF ArbtIators . ,b,, tho situation
t,lav olon, tho line was fine. Everything was IN
VERY good shape \ score of trains had been moved
on The wyoming division and the Lehish ui''s'o"'
Trains were running as usual. =, 80 ,oo,orioi
Easton. Penn Dec. : ihere - , no RE
chang. i'm the strike situation here tonight ne
wracks on the Lchigh and New-Jersey divisions divisions
have AL bern cleared aW"S; ta All it's block sys,
tenn ali over the line today. and hopes in TINS way
dent Of success and say they are gaining gr4 3
cpnstantly number OF coal hhn IRON PoO' '''N
arrived here to supplant the deputies. ~ or
The strikers on going TO the company pay ca.
to-day t. receive their money i"uhd ua' IN! ~.
n n. paid I'm checks Learning That the bahks
ber. wo,lI No." cash the checks. they refused to ac-
cept them from H. compa"y' Inc '"''N' are
William Brrcaw' a conductor freight train
was fatally squeezed at Gendon ms afternoon ~, Oh
the Ichigh Valleys checks was not because OF
antagonism to the company. but because the checks
and the Eastcn banks have refused TO cash them EN-
ever since the money strngency SCI In during the
spring They take them on deposit from regular
customers. ,....,. from, all ror,s ~ the
coal branches OF IN. Iehgh Valley Railroa are 70
The effect that everything Is moving along puirtly
AMI that ,hcr,. Is very tlc chang" In IN" aspect OF
Inc strike from last week Superintendent Blakes,
le. snil that they were having no troub" AT an
today some new men were being engaged but
not many J., mt oh.,,, f.,
Savrc Penn. Dec. f-There Is little change IN
n. situation here and IN" third week ~ IN" strike
an the. I.hirh VALLEY system opens win the coiH
many and fh,. strikers apparently "a determined
.uI "a confident at any Tim" since the strlk"
e'ss inaftel.rat.l Passenger trains on the Seneca
f,huc, and Auburn divisions ar" running nearly
on schedule but few freight trains are moving
t-oi,rh trains from IA" South are several hours
late .r,. 49,, ,..,
much r0prf 10 move trains from N" CoNton ana
SCR. Yards TODAY bar litir freight and coal have
t,,r navel The nv.uil- switch around \oshnrg
Wountrln is nllcd with empty freight ana coal cars
passenger service j. sti uncertain and few people
are frty' lling -, .
,,nl ana iron polio" along the lehigh Valley sy--
tom H. being Increased by appointments by ~"
Governor \ lot were commissioned hy IN"
Wny.riv y s. Dec i-Thir,v-one Chicago
harrington and quincy engineers arrived In Sayre
today from Chicago They wcr" sent 10 w likes
harr. Superintendent Feunel says the company
has GO men quarterei m SAyr". and about LlD
all along the linz.