The herald., 1893-11-21
An Attempt to Lead Them
Into a Trap.
Offers Made to Burn Bridges
and ROundhOuses.
The Leaders Refuse to Take tn,
C0mpany's Bait.
Destruction of Property Discounten.
auced by the Men-The Strike Com
plete on Nearly All Divisions
OF the System.
BYiha Associated Press.

Blythe Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.--The general
grievance committee claim that over
lures were made to Chairman Wilkins,
of the Lshigh Valley strikers today, by
alleged detectives who offered to burn
bridges and blow up roundhouses. They
were ordered out of the house. The
names of the men are given as Howard
B. Jones and Atkinson. Jones said he
had formerly been an employee of the
railroad as detective and wanted to
get even. Wilkins claims the men are
employees OF the Lehigh Valley, and
that they are carrying out the pro.
gramme of the employers laid down for
them, and that if the committee had
agreed to the proposition, all hands
would now be under arrest.
JERSEY Cry, n. j., Nov. 20.-The
strike on the Le high Valley is now COM
plete. The men in Jersey City had no
grievance whatever, but all quit work
ON orders from the federated order of
trainmen. Hardly wheel was turned
over the tracks of the central yards to-
day.
This morning strikers congregated at
the Johnson avenue bridge and threw
stones at the men in charge of the
engines. An extra force of police was
sent there and to the yards.
FLEMINGToN, N. j., Nov. 20.-All trains
on the bennington branch of the Le-
high Valley road are running on regular
time. The strike is spreading to other
parts of the New Jersey division.
-
ity of the trainmen on the Lehigh VAL
ley road are not at work here, but there
seems to be doubt whether they have
will be purely in sympathy with the
men on the Northern division, and
some are antagonistic to the idea of re-
manning out. The men held meeting
today and it is thought by the railroad
officials that they will decide to return
to work. II net, the railroad officials
say they will begin at once TO fill the
places of the absentees.
Passenger trains are moving, without
interruption. The officials are devoting
their energies to keeping perishable
freight moving and claim they have
enough men at work to keep the yards
clear. About half of the tiremen on the
northern division are out, but the COM
pany's officials do not believe the engi-
neers will strike. Only three telegraph
ers are out on that division. The COM
pany claims to have numerous applica-
tions for the strikers places.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Nov. 20.-M. J..
Lawler, chairman of the Auburn divis-
ion of the Lshigh, reports that since IL
o'clock midnight Sunday two passenger
trains have moved and freight from con-
Meeting lines is refused by the road
officials.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 20.-Every-
thing ia quiet along the line of the Le-
high Valley road. Strikers have as
sembled at the depot, but are orderly.
! They have patrols out to prevent evil
disposed persons from causing wrecks or
damage to passenger trains, which are
running, though much behind schedule
time. The officials expect to break the
strike within "a hours, but the strikers
say there will be no break.
| EAsToN, Pa, Nov. 20.-The Lehigh
Valley road has served notice on the
authorities of the counties and towns
through which the road passes that
they will be expected to preserve peace
and protect the company's property
should the strikers resort to violence.
There is no change in the situation.