The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-12-12
FILING APPLICATIONS.
Many Of the Old Men Want
Reinstatement on the
lehigh.
A Brakeman Gets Booty and
Attempts to Make a
Speech.
APPLYING FOR WORK.


Especial .-Superintendent Esser IA
in his Office this morning and pu
down the names and addresses of tn
old Lehigh Valley employees VIII
come in to apply for work. Up t
ten o'clock about 800 had fled appli
cations. The general course of tn,
conversation was brief and to tn,
point, the applicant stating bis nam.
and address said:
Mr.. 50 and SO wishes to apply fol
work.
Very WELL" replied the superin.
tendent. putting down name and ad
dress.
Il will aend for you when you are
needed, replied the superintendent.
In most cases no further words
were exchanged, but some of the men
asked when they would likely be
wanted?
They we're told that this could not
be stated until the matter had been
gradually canvassed.
With this information they we're
obliged to be content.
TOOK OUT ENGINES.
\ number of the old employees who
filed application late last night,
took their engines out of the round
house this morning. In few
cases the men were given old positions.
but in a greater number of the cases
crews will he changed or reorganized.
a few Of the men applying early,
seemed surprised, but they were not
at once given former positions and
declared that they had understood
the terms of settlement to include
this, but as the real state of affairs
became known. later applicants
simply registered and asked no ques-
tons, in couple OF days fifty per cent
Of old employees will probably be at
work and the remainder must pa
tiently wait until the service is re-
it seems certain that
The men will be taken back
in the order Of application these
Ire many whom the company suspect
If unnecessary and offensive partisan
hip during the strike, and these will
be put ON the shelf for awhile, ard
probably several will not be reinstated
It all. This view seems to be under
TODD by many Of the men, and they
Ire pretty blue over it. In fact, the
general feeling among old employees is
decidedly not one Of jubilation.
TOO MUCH BOOZE.
Oae man. formerly q brakeman.
inder the influence cfliquor, attempt
d to harangue a crowd Of old en-
,loyes at the station this morning and
ndulged in the profane abuse Of the
police. They had great
in arresting him, and a pa
rol wagon had to be called. Valley
tation is thrcnged this morning by
Id men and others. attracted by Gu
'iosity.
DISCUSSING SITUATION.
Great groups of men all about the
treets are discussing the situation.
)ne prominent engineer. who had
illed application, was talking to Il
'rowd ON the corner of the square.
lie said II found the company willing
.nough to take down all the names
'ut Il good many of the fellows they
lave no use for"
PERHAPS HE BEST WAIT.
Up to noon, Chairman John Rice
lad not applied for reinstatement. it
: said he will wait until all other,
lave had Il chance.
One of the prominent members of
ne strikers press committee registered
his morning.
SITUATION BETTER.
Shortly. after eleven o'clock to-day |
meeting of the men was called at
triker<' headquarters in Stalay's in
urance hall !; at this time murmurs of
iscontent at the situation had be-
ONE general. A number Of speeches