Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-20

ers received encouraging reports this MORN
ing from the scene of action. A message
from Buffalo stated every brotherhood man
was on strike with the exception of three
engineers: another from wilkesbarre re-
ported everything as being tied up between
Wilkesbarre and Easton, and the substance
of batch of kilograms was that the Off
cial corps on all divisions is being pressed
into service to move trains
1t was stated today on good authority
that the combined reserved funds of the
five organizations to which the strikers be-
long amount to $4,000 Should the re-
serve fund become exhausted members of
the order throughout the country would be
assessed, and one of the committeeman
said they would pay II.
Acting General Manager Voorhees,, of the
Lehigh Valley, went to Bethlehem this
morning to supervise matters in general
He will, IL said, confer with President E
H. Wilbur and General Superintendent r.
n. Wilbur at Bethlehem. and some plan of
campaign is expected to be the outcome
That the strike has affected the Lehigh
Valley was evidenced this morning. The
opening quotation was IS, a drop of Is
from Saturdays closing price. 1t further
dropped to 80, and at noon was quoted at
IS "a.
Importance of the Strike.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov. 20.-Grand
Master Sargent of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen, speaking of the Lehigh
strike said that with the knowledge he had
of affairs in the world of railway labor, es-
pecially in the east, he considereA the situa-
ton to be very serious.
One reason he expressed for believing
the Lehigh strike will be serious is the fact
that for the first time in the history of rail-
way labor organization they were acting as
a federated body.
Reports From Along the Line.
JERSEY CITY. n. j., Nov. 20.-No trouble
of any consequence occurred on the Lehigh
Valley railroad this morning. and the train
dispatchers say that all trains are running
as usual.
A freight train was stoned while passing
through Lafayette this morning and one of
the brakemen was hit. but not badly hurt.
ELMIRA, n. Y. Nov. 20.-AI Lehigh Val
ley trains at Sayre are tied up. Everything
Is quiet and no disturbances have occurred.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, Nov. 20.-Passenger
trains on the Lehigh branch lines in coal
regions are running regularly.
OWEGO, n. Y. Nov. 20.-The Auburn
division of the Lehigh Valley railroad is
nearly at a standstill.
HAZLETON, Pa. Nov. 2O.-Out of eigh-
teen Lehigh Valley engines which leave the
round house here daily but six of them were
manned this morning.
AT White Haven everything tied up; not a
wheel was turned there today.
At Penn Haven junction like condition
prevails.
EASTON, Pa, Nov. 20.-At IL o'clock this
morning Superintendent Donnelly of the
New Jersey and Lehigh divisions said that
the company had sent all passenger trains
from this point in both directions today.
FLEMINGTON, ". j., 20.-The strike
on the New Jersey division is spreading
five of the operators and station agents
Joining the ranks of the strikers this morn
ing.
The men on the Fleminaton branch will
not go out.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Nov. 20-Every-
thing in the freight line here is tied up
Mail trains only are running
WlLkESBARRE, Pa, Nov. 20-An was
quiet along the line from here to Sayre al
noon today. 1t is more than possible tina,
by tonight or tomorrow the entire passenger
service will be tied up by the men.