New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-26
THEY BELIEVE TIE STRIKE ABOUT OVER.
LEHIGH OFFICIALS CONFIDENT-FREIGHr TRAINS
LEAVE JERSEY CITY-A DETECTIVE

LEAVE JERSEY CITY-A DETECTIVE
BEUTALLY BEATEN.
officials Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Jersey
CITY said yesterday that they were confident that
the strike practically at an end. Officials OF
the various brotherhoods involved In the strike
said that they were positive that the Lehigh was
losing ground. At this end of the line there is
little which to base opinion to the out
come of the present trouble. Freight is moving
slowly. and the passenger service is still uncertain
at the best. There is nothing in the Lehigh yards
to Indicate that there Is strike there, except the
presence OF a large body of Gregory men" and a
detail of Jersey city policemen. There Ia little
going on In the yards but there is no disturbance.
The force Of Gregory men, increased yester-
day TO one hundred and thirty. There have been
no riotous demonstrations by the strikers in Jersey
City. As a Lehigh train passing through the
outskirts OF Jersey City yesterday 1t was stoned
by Il gang OF men, according to rumor circulated
yesterday afternoon. The number OF the train was
| not given and the strikers deny that they did any
thing OF the kind
meeting Of Jersey Central employees was he'd
on Friday night They appointed committee
to call J. Rogers Maxwell, pres1en, of the
Jersey Central The committee consisted OF repre-
sentatlves OF the conductors. engineers and brake
men. William Haynes represented the conductors.
Eugene Mehoney the engineers. and l.. Fritz the
brakemen. Tho committee met Mr. Maxwell yes
Maxwell gave out the following statement:
A committee composed Of the charmen Of engineers.
conductors AMI brakemen called Mr. Maxwell to say
that they had been the road and going over
1t again. counsel the TO interfere with the
Central company carrying out its contract with the
Lehlgh Valley road In moving the Valley trains over
our They counselicI the Valley employees to
officers a friendly spirit the basis Of the
letter Of Mr.. Wilbur.
There Is little likelihood Of strike on the Central.
according TO the statements OF the Centrals en-
poyes Tho promise made by the Lehigh officials
that they would yesterday move freight promptly
was in part redeemed. Five trains were sent out
In the course OF the day. the first being moved
at S.3c a. m and the last at $50 p m. The yard
master Lamb said hc had other trains ready but
would attempt To move them until tomorrow
Two trains of freight came In. The passenger
trains out time. and OF those coming IN
only one was late. That from Ashland. ana
was delayed an hour. The engineer was assailed by
a Central engineer a "scab ana hsnt was
Imminent until "A policeman interfered several
strikers asked to be taken back hut Agent kundo
refused 10 employ them. They said the jersey CITY
men had steadily voted against the strike put were
compeled TO 20 ont because they coulG not dlsoDey
the orders OF the brotherhood.
Al O'Clock last night John Burns. an Indian, en-
ployed as "A State detective. was attacked near the
i,ehigh Valley freight office and brutally beaten
hy three men whom he could not Identify: The
mon escaped and Burns was taken TO ST. FRANCIS
Hospital.