The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-20
THE LEHIGH STRIKE.
treat Pennsylvania Coal Road
Pretty Well Tied Up.
WAGES QUESTION NOT INVOLVED
Many Hendricks Of Men Called Out Be-
cause Several union Leaders Hsd
Grievanee.

BUFFALO. Nov. f9.-Passeneer trsins ar
rived and departed on the Lehigh Valley
road today as usual, but freights are tied
up by the strike. In Buffalo there are
about so employees Of the Lehigh, and
perhaps one-shird Of that number are out.
AT sayre the officials Of the road admit
that fully half the men are out. They in
Guide orakemen and fremen primo. paiiy,
and few engineers and conductors. All
the brakemen on the northern division
went out against their will, but IN accord
ance with the majority vote. which
ordered the strike because of grievances
In the eastern division which the Lehigh
officials ignored
Chairman Wilkins, Of the strikers, Gays:
We hope 70 succeed, and It lies with the
men themselves. They are in earnest and
volunteered to stop work. The company
has abrogated its agreement with rs, made
last August. II the officers will simply
live up 20 what they agreed. no further
trouble will ensue. We will not see any
train abandoned until il reaches its desti-
nation, nor will We countenance destruc-
ton OF any Of the company's prop
erry. 1t II our desire to win only
BY fair means" IL Is stated by
persons Who have an linking of what is
going on between the men and their en-
ployers that the whole trouble was oc-
casioned By the discharge of Chairman
Hughes, Of the Railroad Teiegraphers'
Association. Mr.. Hughes says that such
vas not the case. His discharge was but
minor question compared with the re-
fusai OF recognition oy the company. He
said that his, as well as other small
grievances, would of course come up if
their representatives, could gain hearing
with the officers of the road. The strikers
affirm that only the principle of organi-
cation is At stake, and not one cent of
money either way.
II 10 learned tonight that the engineers
and operators will be ordered out first, and
that the strike is now only in its infancy.
II the order TO the two classes il not suffi-
Gent to tie up the road others will be
called out. 1t 10 predicted that by somor-
row not wheel will be turning on the
Lehigh between Buffalo and Philadelphia.
EAsros. Pa, Nov. l9.-Employes of the
Lehigh Valley road 10 the number of 500
held an enthusiastic meeting today and
Endorsed the action of the committee
ordering the strike.
ROCHESTER n. Y, Nov. 19-Lehigh off,
cia!s say only two operators on the Roch-
ester division went out. T. w. Prentice,
deputy grand chief of the Order of Railway
Teicsraphers Of New York State, said in
an interview tonight: Every operator
except ten Is out between Sayre and Buff
falo. on the northern division. These ten
are agents who are under bonds and can
not go out unless they forfeit their bonds.
All the members of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers and the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen went out at
400 p m. Nothing but the United States
mail can be transported. There are lbs
operators out on the northern DIVISION"
No trains we're stopped on the Rochester
division today. The train crews say they
know nothing of the strike.
MArcH CHUNK. Pa, Nov. ia Beaver
branch coal train Was held up by strikers
at East Mauch Chunk last night. The
train was boarded by three or four
men, who applied the brakes and pulled
the link pins. They then stoned the
members of the crew. About the same
hour the live stock train, which was pull
ing out of Packerton for Easton. was held
up in the same manner in the lower end
OF the Packerton yards.