The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-23

WGLKEsBABBE, Pa, Nov. 23.-lt now
looks as though the strike on the Lehigh
Valley would last some time The strik-
ers have the best of the battle 30 far, be
cause the company has been unable to full
I'll promises. The officials stated Monday
at noon that they could get all the rail.
readers they wanted in forty eight hours,
and that by Wednesday the road would
be in running order again. Neither Of
these things have come to pass. IL is a
well known fact that the company has
failed in the task of securing new hands.
Some have been secured, of course, but
they are only drop in the bucket. A
great many others that have applied ara
incompetent, and the company would not
have them under any circumstances. That
the road is not in running order is known
to everybody. The men are, therefore,
much encouraged at the outlook
Eight hundred strikers attended the
meeting at Music Hall Assista mt Grand
Chief wilkins was given cordial recep-
ton. He detailed for the men the general
situation, and said things looked encour.
aging for success. Reports from the diff.
ferent divisions were made, as follows
Mahanoy division, running light. Halle.
ton division, tied up tighter than yester.
day. Lehigh division, Mauch Chunk to
Easton, operated on a small scale last
night; strikers ranks increased by TWEEN.
ty-five who had worked during the day
Mauch Chunk and White Haven tied up,
The report was offered that the company
had changed the interlocking switches at
Bridge Junction so that unskilled work.
men could operate them Telegraph op.
orators who worked Tuesday reported
"slck" yesterday. The foregoing is the
statement of the men.
Chairman Rice said he had received a
letter from Superintendent Esser asking
him to report for work at noon. He did
not intend to comply. Mr.. Rice also ex.
planned how the committee had appealed
TO President VIII bur to hear them, but
had been turned away. Call us anything
you wish" Mr.. Rice said, employees
union or non-union, but hear us"
Encouraging kilograms were read from
all along the line. Assistant Grand Chief
Youngston arrived here today. A com.
mittee from the striking employees waited
upon prominent Wilkesbarre board OF
trade men and asked them to adopt reso
lutions similar to those of the Easton
board. The latter organization urges
President Wilbur TO yield to the men as
much as possible.
At the office of the company the official,
claim that the situation is improved ovel
yesterday. They say that freight train
of fifteen cars and two engines left Coxtor
yesterday over the cutoff for New York
and that all the passenger trains are run
ming The fact remains, however, thai
express matter due here on Monday hal
not yet arrived.
The Lehigh Valley ran two coal train
| from its CoXton yard yesterday afternoon
| One train consisted of twenty-three empty
cars, which were delivered to the Exeter
| colliery and the other train was composed
of eighteen cars which were delivered t.
the Butler colliery. The miners employed
| at the Exeter colliery say they will no
mine coal to load in the cars and if tn,
| Hungarians attempt to take their places
the foreigners will get rough handling
John Beers the proprietor of the Cox
ton hotel, CoXton, is in curious predica
ment. The hotSl property is owned by thr
| railroad company Beers is also an EN-
| ploye of the company and a brotherhood
man. His wife and son conduct the hotel
| Superintendent Esser notified Beers tina
/ he must make room for a number of non
union men. Beers demurred at first, bu
non union men were lodged in the hous
despite his protests, and all the Brother
hood men left. AT a meeting of the strik
ers Beers was expelled from the Brother
| hood Beers says he is blameless Tw,
of the non-union men refused to 20 t.
| work