The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-27
! RETURNED TO WORK.
Ten Switchmen Determin.
to Desert the Lehigh
Strikers.
AEN STILL EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
The Assault on Private Detective
Bryant Union Meetings Held
Yesterday.


the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
from all outward appearances seems te
be gaining ground over the strikers eveTJ
day. The fact that few men, not union
men, quit work at the request OF tn,
strikers, did rot in any wal
hamper the Company this morning.
During yesterday seven of the switch.
men who went out on strike in SYM
| pathetic movement with the train men.
returned to their respective posts of
duty This morning three more accepted
their old places, making ten in ali.
Superintendent Rundio seemed confident
this morning that within few days all
| the old men will be applying for rein-
statement.
NOT EMPLOYING UNION MEN
Are these switchmen VINO resurnei to
WORK union menr I asked.
''Tney claim that they are not. Thew
say they cannot be called sea bs, becauga
| they belong to no organized association
/ or brotherhood" I"
| Brotherhood men?"
ave are not recognizing any union
or brotherhood, The men we take
| on. no matter whether tkeI
| are our old men or not are being takeu
on as individuals. We are not weaken-
ing and Will not employ union men. AS
ordinary workmen they may be rein-
/ sta5ed.'a
Superintendent RuDdio stated that the
| engines In the yard were all fully equip
ped. We have all the men we
want" he said. 'Our present employees
are, as whole, experienced men. rhey
cannot switch our cars or clear our tracks
as quickly as did our old men, but that
is due TO the fact that they are not ac>
customed IA yet to our code of signals.'
NO FREIGHT SHIPPED TODAY.
| Up to noon today but two freight
| traius had been sent out. Not pound OF
| freight was shipped. Every car was
empty. AT halt-past twelve O'Clock u
train of fiat cars, twenty five in all, was
sent ont. The freight trains had
| come in from over the road at noon. Toe
passenger trains all departed on time.
but the incoming trains We're all late.
| There are an extra number of uniformed
policemen doing duty in the yards, and
Superintendent Smith has decided to also
| increase the night force. This precautiou
is taken TO prevent a recurrence of the
assault upon Johu Bryant. whose as.
| sailants have not as yet been captured
Reserve policemen are being kept on
duty at all the station houses, At the
! First precinct there has been a general
shsKing up of the policemen who have he4n
doing night duty for the past two years.
l 1HO oAdh6 up 10 Ouo w bd0 tACb tudb =
great number Of the day policemen are
doing duty at the Communipaw yards.
There were no strikers lettering about
yards this morning.
A SPECIAL DETECTIVE BEATEN.
All day Saturday the strikers remained
quiet. Freight trains moved aud ont and
incoming trains were unIoaded RbouE As
though no strike was In progress. Satur-
day night, however, at about half past
seven O'Clock, John Bryant, special
detective was on his way to Central
Railroad station, when he was
attacked by two men and brutally
beaten. His assoilants sprang from be-
hind trestie work, knocked MIN down
and kicked him aud beat him until he
was unable TO cry for help. When dis
covered he was unconscious. His res
moval to st. Francis Hospital was
was at frat reported that ths
mans Injuries were fatal. but
he is in a fair way to recovery now.
Bryant is a half breed Indian and is
known as Indian Jack" He stated ia
the hospital. this morning, that he did
not believe the men who assaulted him
were strikers. As a result OF this assault
more policemen were detailed to do duty
ia The yards aud reserves are kept on
duty At all the station houses
Edward Feeney, representing the New
York Board of Arbitration. was in COR
| AuibubkOn JoSSSAAdg az Lay I1ObSA
with the members of the New Jersey
State Board. Mr.. Fesney stated to q
NEWS reporter ae the conclusion of this
las4ting that an effort would bs made to
have the strikers aud President Wilbur
OF the Lehign Valley su bniir the present
there Is no Board of Ar
bitration in Pennsylvania but
one- will probably be organized under
the laws OF the State TO take part In the
adjustment OF the difficulties. Assistant
Graud Chief Youngson OF the eugiueers
is anxious to have the Boards of Arbitra-
tion take the matter up. President Will
bur aud Superintendent Donnelly of the
East0n aud Amboy Division refused Co
answer kilograms from the arbitrators
Offering their services as mediators.
MEETINGS HELD YESTERDAY.
The committee of strikers recently ap-
pointed to induce the company's new
men to join them reported yesterday that
eleven men at work at Communipaw
have Joined the ranks of the strikers.
The strikers met in Sehneider's Hall,
Lafayette Saturday night and remaiued
In session until midnight. What trans
pired could not be ascertaiued. Tue men
all seemed confident OF success, A
| meeting of trainmen, brakemen.
firemen and engineers of every road was
held in Masonic Hall. Delegations were
present from New York and from the
Chicago and Quincy Railroad. Eugene
| Mahouey, Chairman of Division No. 157,
reported yesterday that be had been all
along the line of tue road and had found
1T hopelsssly lied up. He said that the
statements of the railro ID officials, TO the
effect that Western trains were being run
out were canards; that the trains were
made up of empty cars and sent to
South Pl6infi field and broughs back. The
Central Railroad switchmeu also held a
meeting Iast night in Lafayette, bu5
decided TO switch Lehigh p sSenRsr aud
freight cars the same as they have been
doing The Central men are not inclined
to do anything which will cause them
trouble on their road. The men who
attended the meetiu. s sll seemed con-
fdent of success, The Lehigh officials
report that five freight traius were moved
out yesterday and two came In. The
passenger trains departed on time but
were late In arriving.
Weather Indications.
NEW YoR6. Nov. p, ls9S.-Forecast for thr-
ty-six hours. ending P. NJ. Tuesday.
Nov. "a. 1898. For Southeastern New York.
| including Loag Island; also for Connecticut aad