Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-23

later. II could not be learned what
plans, If any, Mr.. Voorhees, had decided
upon to put the road In operation. He
will, II is said, confer with President i.
7. Wilbur, and General Superintendent
X. III. Wilbur at Bethlehem and some
plan OF campaign is expected to be the
| outcome.
EVERYTHING TIED UP AT MAUCH CHUNK.
MAucH CHUNK, Pa, Nov. 20.-Every-
thing here is tied up. Mail trains only
arc running. Local passenger trains
are moving slowly with new men. No
coal or freight trains are being moved.
The strikers are orderly. The president
of the Lehigh Valley has served notice
on the sheriff Of this (Carbon) county in
anticipation of damage from riot.
NEARLY AT A sTANDsTILL.
owEoo, N. Y, Nov. 20.--The Auburn
division of the Lehigh Valley railroad is
nearly at standstili on account Of the
strike. No freight, passenger or express
trains are being run. Only locomotives
and mail cars are passing over the road.
The Lehigh Valley is under contract to
carry large quantities of milk In section
and litigation growing out of the non
fulhlment of this contract is expected.
NO MAIN LINE CONNECTIONS.
HAzLEToN, Pa, Nov. 20.-Out of the
10 Lehigh Valley engines which leave
the round-house here daily, but six of
them were manned this morning The
crew which takes the midnight mail
train to Penn Haven reported on time
last night, II is the custom of this crew
| upon returning from Penn Haven to
take out local freight train to White
Haven. This they refused to do this
morning.
THE STRIKE SPREADING.
BENNINGTON, N. j., Nov. 20.-The
| strike on the New Jersey division of the
Lehigh Valley road is spreading, five of
the operators and station agents joining
the ranks of the strikers this morning.
| They are those stationed at each end of
the long Pattenburg tunnel, the two at
Bound Brook, and those at Lansdowne
and Perth Junction, II D rumored that
others will join the ranks of the strikers.
The men on the Pennington branch will
not go out.
ONLY FIVE STRUCK AT ALLENTOWN.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Nov. 20.-All pas
senger trains on the Lehigh Valley
passed through here on time this
morning and two fast freights from
| New York passed westward. In Allen
town only five men struck, an engineer,
telegrapher, two brakemen and tower
man. All their places have been filled
with home people. Thirty applicants
| for positions were sent from this
place to Superintendent Wilbur and
Manager Voorhees, in Bethlehem, and
half OF them received work The pas
senger and telegraph service on the
Lehigh division are absolutely unim-
paired. Freight service is somewhat
slow.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa. Nov. 21.-There
is very little or no change in the situa-
ton of affairs on the Lehigh Valley
railroad this morning at this point. A.
mass meeting of all the railroad organi-
cations was held in Music Hall to-day.
| Nearly every union man on the Wyom-
ing division was present and the massive
hall was crowded. Reports were re-
cived from all points ON the division to
the effect that the union men were all
out and that everything except mail
trains is now tied up.
The letter of President Wilbur sent
to the men, last night, through Super
intendent Esser of this division, notify
ing them to return to work, this morn
ing, or consider themselves discharged,
was completely ignored by the strikers.
| Applications for work have not been so
numerous as was expected, and the Off
cials are much disappointed in conse-
quence.
STAND AS ONE MAN.
At noon to-day the general committee
| IN ha Of
ficers of all branches of the railroad
trainnen's organizations between here
and Buffalo
"Wilkesbarre Lodge sends greeting
We stand as one man from Buffalo to
Mauch Chunk"
coLLIERIEs SHUTTING DOWN.
HAzLEToN, Pa, Nov. 21.-With the
exception of few passenger trains rum
ming from one to three hours behind
time no traffic is being moved on this
division of the Lehigh Valley road this
morning. The Stockton collieries were
obliged to shut down early and all others
will follow.
Mayor Gavit, this morning, sent to
the roundhouse and shops a squad of
police, in compliance with request
made by Superintendent Blakslee last
night. Not single striker appeared in
the vicinity. Two engines left the house
here this morning and they are en-
ployed shifting in the yard. The other
trains are handled by Weatherly and
Delano men.
NOT SO HOPEFUL AT EAsToN.
EAsToN, Pa, Nov. 21.-The situation
on the Lehigh Valley road at this juno
ton point of two divisions 1.-THE Lehigh
and New Jersey divisions) is not so
hopeful at noon to-day as before. The
company is preparing for sharper work,
and the strikers are holder than ever
before. Superintendent Donnelly said
that were 81 engineers working
up to last night, out of the 104
who regularly house their engines in
South Easton, but that these men were
being besieged constantly by the
strikers, who visit their homes and
accost them on the streets, making their
life miserable. He says also that the
strikers were going to the homes of the
engineers and frightening their wives
and families. He says the company is
incensed at the action of the Central
railroad men in Jersey City yards and
have demanded additional protection
from the police there.
The company is moving passenger
trains more regularly to-day than yester-
day. 1t has moved a little freight 70. day,
The strikers say they have induced
more men to join them. They declare
they will allow no violence and will not
use force to get men now running to
join them. They say that they have