Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-23
LEHIGH'S BIG STRIKE.
No Perceptible Change in the Gen.
eral Situation.
TRAINS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS.
Armed Guards Stationed on Some
of the Cars.
S CEN ES AT ALO,

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 23-''Trains will
be moving on the Lehigh road the same as
ever within three days. That is the pre-
diction of the officials of the road this
morning
They say they have already hired new
men enough to man the entire road and that
when they are ready to open the service
again the trains will start with a rush.
The strikers ridicule such statements as
the above and say the road Is further away
from resuming traffic than it was the morn
Ing after the strike. They say there have
been no assertions of any account, they are
In good financial condition and can fight
the road all winter and that new men will
be useless when the snow begins to make
railroading difficult matter.
A secret meeting of the executive commit
tee of the five organizations in the fedora
ton was held last evening in room No. IL,
board of trade building. 1t was learned
from a reliable source that the result of
the conference may be a tie-up on three
other eastern trunk lines. The New York
Central, West Shore and Erie roads will be
asked to accept the Lehigh freight from
western centers at Buffalo and suspension
bridge. If they take the freight and at
tempt to handle it the strike will be eX-
tended to those lines forthwith. 1t is said
that was the subject under consideration
and the decision reached at the meeting
last evening.
Superintendent Van Eaton of the New
York Central has been in Buffalo for sew
eral days and yesterday Superintendent of
Motive Power Buchanan joined him. This
would Indicate that the Central officials are
making preparations to meet the trouble,
should it occur.
Division Superin tendent jackson of the
railway mail service has ordered the trans
fer of mails hitherto sent over the Lehigh
to other roads to prevent any possible de-
lay. Ia "''
The brotherhoods held a meeting last
night, and by a unanimous vote decided
to call out the engineers and crews OF any
road which hapdled pound of Lehigh
freight. 1t was reported that the New
York Central had agreed to take Lehigh
freight, but when this was Investigated 1t
was found to be untrue.
No road in Buffalo has yet handled any
Lehigh freight, and it is understood that
the Lackawanna and Central have refused
to handle il.
Grand Master Wilkinson telegraphed last
night to the trainmen's headquarters at
Galesburg, ILL.,, that the situation for the
strikers is improving. Freight business is
completely paralyzed, and but few passed.
ger trains are running.
No Change at EastOn.
EASTON, Pa, Nov. 23.-The Lehigh
strike situation at noon is practically the
same yesterday. The strikers have in
duced two engineers and two firemen, who
came yesterday, to return home and they
have also ''scooped in" number of men
who came here to get places as brakemen.
The company is most pressed for en-
gineers. Foreman Turner of the round
house in South Easton reports thirty en-
gineers at work. Most of the passenger
trains are running with old engineers,
though number of new men are also 10
be seen at the throttle. So far as possible
new men are put only on freight engines
until they learn the road.
The statement made yesterday by the
strikers that three locomotives had been
burned out is fatty cOntradicted by Mr..
Turner, who pointed out two of the engines
hauling cars this morning.
The freight train which left Jersey City
last night reached here after midnight. 1t
LETT cars here and then went on up the
road. Local passenger trains are running
on time.
The through night express from Buffalo
arrived only a little late this morning, and
proceeded to New York. The express from
'Wilkesbarre. due at a. m, was one hour
late. The express from above Wilkesbarre,
division from the Wyoming division only
thirty minutes late. 1t will run that much
behind schedule time into Jersey City. All
passenger trains from New York are on
time.
One freight train for the east left the
Glendon yards this morning. This Is an
improved showing over yesterday. The
strikers are standing firm and Solid Not a
nan has deserted.
The Law I'm the Case.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.-An act of
assembly was passed at the last session of
the state legislature, called the Losche act.
which provides for the settlement of the
strikes in this state by arbitration. The
act directs that when a strike occurs an
application shall be made to the county
court and that under the direction of the
court each disputant shall appoint three ar
btrators, and the court three more, in
Guiding presiding officer. This board of
nine shall Investigate the dispute under
the direction of the court. If either dis
putant refuses to apoint arbitrators the
parties making the application shall ap-
point three, and the court the remaining six
of the board.
member of the Lehigh Valley grievance
committee said last night that the leaders
were not going to take any action under
the act and that If the Lehigh Valley rail-
road did there was no law to compel the
strikers to work for the railroad company.
Tied Up ut louisville.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, Nov. 23.-For several
hours this morning the Lehigh Valley coal
branches were tied up completely. Not a
wheel of any kind was turning. The Off
Gals finally dispatched one passenger train
under the name of mail" train from Del
ano to Hazleton and later a mail car to
Pottsville. AT 10 o'clock Superintendent
Blakeslee was trying to organize several
passenger crews out of his assistant Off
Gals. The tie-up is the result of the meet
ing last night.
Deputy ShcrfGs Sworn In.
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. j., Nov 23-Fif-
ty deputy sherifs We're sworn in here this
morning to protect property of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company in this county.
IL IS understood that an attempt will be
made TO move freight trains today.
Guarded by Armed Men.
ELIZABETH, N. j.. Nov 23-The first
west-bound Lehigh Valley train over the
Central railroad of New Jersey passed
through this city last evening, and the first
eaSt-Dound train passed through at 9:2s
thls morning. Both trains were guarded
by force of armed men. Some of their
men 1eered and shouted at the guards, but
no violence was offered.
WILL PREVENT THE FIGHT,