Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-23
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but are alive to the gravity of the situa-
ton. The general committee from Phila-
delphia were telegraphed to and they
are expected here to-day. There is to
be meeting of the strikers at Music
Hall at noon, at which it is said impor-
tant matters will be discussed. 1t is said
President Wilbur's ultimatum of yester-
day will be considered.
LIKE A PROLONGED LOCKOUT.
AT the meeting of the strikers the men
resolved to hold out and not accept
President Wilbur's invitation to return
to work. The meeting was an enthusi-
astic one and the indications now point
to a prolonged lockout.
Passenger trains were not making as
good time this morning as they did yes
terday.
NO CHANGE AT sHAaoKIN.
SHAMoKrN, Pa, Nov. 22.-The Lehigh
Valley strike situation here remains I'M
changed this morning. Thirty freight
cars left here for Delano, last evening,
and got as far as Mount Carmel The
Empire freight is said to be running by
way of Harrisburg over the Pennsyl-
vania road.
TROUBLE EXPECTED AT AUBURN.
AUBURN, N. Y, Nov. 22.-The united
forces of the police department and
sherlff's officers are ordered TO report at
the city hall at o'clock to-day, and
will proceed to the Lehigh yards and
guard the making up and going out of
freight train. Trouble is expected.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Nov. 22.-Four
coal trains left Packerton for Easton
during the morning. One arrived at 10
o'clock from the Mahanoy region drawn
by Delano engine. This was the first
coal train from north Of Mauch Chunk
for the week. The express from Buff
falo came through three hours late. All
the other passenger trains were nearly
on time.
The officials of the company point TO
these train movements as evidence that
they will soon be master of the situa-
ton. The men are as full of confidence
as ever. They feel confident that with
the upper and lower ends tied-up,
spasmodic movements in the middle are
of no account.
PROTESTING AGAINST ARMED INVASION.
WAvERLY, N. Y, Nov. 22.-About II
o'clock this morning, q dispatch received
from Rochester Junction by one of the
leaders of the strike, said that two cars
Of armed men had left that station at
10.45 a. m, for Sayre, Pa.
A committee at once awaited upon
Sheriff Howell and appealed to him to
stop the train at the State line at
Waverly and disarm the men. They
said that they had no objection to new
Nm but taJ
an armed force being brought into the
yards from foreign State. They also
said that they had used no violence nor
would they do so, and that there was no
need of an armed force and if the sheriff
did not protect them they would apply
to the governor to prevent the invasion.
The sheriff promised that no armed
forces would be allowed to enter the
yards. The train, if on time, will be
due at about o'clock. Trouble is
feared.
TRAINS MOVING SLOWLY.
SAYRE, Pa, Nov. 22.-The Lehigh
Valley succeeded in getting two trains
out of this station at 1925 o'clock this
morninS one going east and the other
west. Both trains were several hours
behind schedule time. The strikers
offered no resistance. The engineers,
firemen and conductors on the two
trains were men who had refused to go
on strike. The strikers declare that
neither train had the full complement
of brakemen or tlagmen.
A mail and passenger train from
Wilkesbarre arrived here at 1045 a. M,
on time. 1t is still standing here. A mail
car was sont west over the Seneca divi-
sion at about midnight No mails have
left over the Auburn division since
Monday night, and the mail clerks are
compelled to remain in their cars.
LOCAL TRAFFIC PARALYzED.
NEW York, Nov. 22.-Fifty SWITCH
men employed in the yard of the Lehigh
Valley in Jersey City, went on strike
this morning, completely paralyzlng
local traffic.