The evening world., 1893-11-21


70 to the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot.
avenue freight yard Of the Pennsylvania
Th.ey were arrested there by Special
Policeman RyeTIsGIm; % nepso Smarseo '''''
This morning Judge O'Donnell fined
each one s.. ,
Supt. Olheuren, Of the Jersey Central
road, said this morning that he did not
hin the Lehigh Valley Company
wished to draw the Central road into the
He said that as yet the Lehigh Valley
Company had made no attempt to ship
any. of its freight over the Central
road.
n it did 30 the Central road, he said,
would have to take 1t under the law. as
they were common carriers.
Should this be done. the Central roads
men would have to handle the freight or
be discharged. AS they are brotherhood
men. this would no doubt precipitate a
strike.
MEETING IN PERTH AMBoY.
PERTH. AMBoY, N. j.. Nov. !21.-At
8 o'clock this morning a meeting OF strik-
ers was held in Lyceum Hall on Smith
street Fully 800 were present. The
meeting was presided over by Grand
Master Wilkinson, of the Order of Rail-
Mr.. Wilkinson arrived from Philadel-
phia early this morning, and after the
adjournment OF the meeting at 10 o'clock
leII LOT EuSlOl, Il a., vi Wv iV-V i"ih
or the New jersey Central road.
The meeting was a very enthusiastic
one. Mr.. Wilkinson made remarks. of an
encouraging nature. He assured the
men that they had right on their side,
and 1t was but a matter of a few days
when victory would perch upon their
banners.
At the yards of the .Lehigh road this
morning eight men, who were at work
yesterday, quit. They were freight con-
ductors, brakemen, engineers and fire
men.
This further crippled the facilities Of
the Lehigh road, and there is but one
locomotive running in the yard. y.
Mr.. Olhausen denied ,emphatically that
he had ordered the switches at Phillips
burg to be spiked.
There is general feeling among the
Lehigh could force the Central into the
trouble by offering freight to that road.
1t was thought, however. that this
course will not be pursued.
There were three arrivals of passenger
trains over the Lehigh up to noon. The
local from South Plainfield,, due at 7,SO.
arrived on time. Train No. 6 from Mag
and the Easton local, which left that
place at els this morning. and was due
In Jersey City at ,s.39, got in at 1925;
ton said that everything, so far as he
could see, was quiet there this morn
ing. No effort, he said. had been made
by the strikers to stop the train. The
Gu hN bot' '"s >%NeNs - ~NN
dent to the engine.
The feeling among the employees of
the New Jersey Central was voiced to-
day by one of them:
w are" he said, prepared for any
thing hat may happen. There is no
more t~horoughly organized body OF rail
road men in this country than those en-
ployed by the Central.
I'VE are better prepared for any con-
tingency which may arise than Is gen
orally supposed. The whole subject has
been discussed among ourselves and we
Lehigh Valley freight.
THE first car of Lehigh Valley freight
hauled on the Central's tracks will be
the signal for us to quit work. That il
absolutely true. However, we do not
want to go on strike unless forced to dc
So.
There is perfect harmony among the
brakemen, engineers and iremen In this
respect. The switchmen do not belong
to. the Brotherhood, but are in sympathy
with them. and will follow our lead In
any step which may be taken"
train which left Jersey City at 1914 one
hour late, was taken out by a non-union
fireman, who has been employed for
some time In the Lehigh freight yards
firing n switch engine.
His name was withheld, but II Is said
There Is considerable feeling against
this man among the employees in the
yard, but II has not reached a point
where any opposition is offered to his
taking out the train.
At 1910 the Buffalo express went out
on time. with CONDUCTOR Harry, kiddlf
in charge of six coaches Mr.. Riddle said
there had been no call for either the
conductors or brakemen on the division
this side OF Easton to go out on strike