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

morning passenger trains came In on
time and report that the firemen went
on strike at Delano early this morning.
The collieries between here and Shen-
andoah have been stored with suffl-
Gent number of cars to last one week.
Many of the Mahanoy division men say
they will not strike.
EAsToN, Pa, Nov. 22.-With new
men coming in to take the place of the
strikers, the Federation workers have
had all they could do the last 10 hours
in keeping their gains proportionate to
those of the company. General Chair
man Hughes said TO the United Press
reporter at 10 o'clock this morning, as
he was leaving for Allentown:
1--WE have been Joined by all the old
men now and the company has only
new men to run their engines. To be
| fair, will say some new men are doing
we'll, but what will become of the COM
pany when IL learns, and 1t is fact,
that the non-union men, our fellows
| and companions, though not members
Of our orders, are giving US their moral
| support and will not work with 'scabs.'
There were two illustrations of this,
| yesterday afternoon, when coal and
| freight came down the road deserted en-
route by the crew. The men on the
engines learned 1t when they came into
the yard here. The company will find
1t has no crews when iC attempts to
work the new men. We have not been
| Idle and we captured about dozen of
the new engineers last night. They
are with us and We are taking good care
! of them"
AT the headquarters of the Federation,
in South Easton, IL was said 10 reply to
| the declaration of President Wilbur
that he would be willing to receive
! delegation of each class of employees
separately and did not want $40 opera
tor debating what the company should
do with a 800 engineer, that no such
u condition was desired by the men.
Each organization would take care of
itself, but things had gone so far now
that the men were acting as unit and
therefore each of the five organizations
| in the Federation must be represented
on each committee. The member who
represented the engineers would speak
| for the engineers, the operator for tho
| operators, but all must be present to-
| gether. Otherwise the men would not
| go before the president Of the company.
courteous. They keep steady watch
deputies patrolled the company's tracks
all last night. There was no disorder.
THE ooMPANY's CLAIMS.
The company has more engines on the
road to-day than yesterday. The COM
pany officials emphalieally deny that all
the old engineers have left their posts
and claim that most of the men who
were working Monday are working TO-
day. AS to the telegraph service from
Mauch Chunk to tidewater, Superiuten-
dent .Donnelly says, it is "better than it
ever was" -
At noon there were half dozen en-
gines working near the depot or waiting
| for incoming trains, as all trains change
engines here. The freight yard near
the depot does not contain more than so
freight cars empty and loaded. While
this shows that the company is forward
| ing freight, it must be borne in mind
that most Of this was freight on hand
when the strike went on.
Superintendent. Donnelly said that an
effort to move freight would be made in
the Jersey City yards to-day. Passenger
trains are moving almost ON schedule
time to-day, though there is delay in
trains from the west. A through pas
senger train from Chicago passed this
morning, three hours late.
READING WILL NOT AID LEHIaH.
READING, Pa, Nov 22.-It can be
stated on the best of authority that the
Reading Company will not ask any of
its former employees to take positions ON
| he i oh oh x.rha
gone, probably half dozen, did SO
voluntarily.
Reports received from Allentown,
Slaungton and Mauch Chunk, this
morning, show that everything is quiet,
but that there ia no likelihood of the
strikers accepting the offer of President
Wilbur to return to work.
LEHIGH OFFICIALS ALARMED.
READING, Pa, Nov. 22.-Trainmen
coming in from Allentown to-day say it
is stated that President Wilbur sent for
the grievance committee this morning,
and that conference is probable to-day.
1t was learned from a semi-official
source that the Lehigh officials, although
presenting a bold front, are considera-
bly, alarmed over the extent OF the strike.
They did not imagine it would be SO
general.
DIRECTORS WANT A COMPROMISE.
1t is also intimated that several of the
members of the board of directors, in
view of this fact, are disposed to call
halt and endeavor to reach compro-
mise.
JERSEY CENTRAL A GAMER.
The Jersey Central passenger trains
are doing an immense business in the
Lehigh Valley, and many of the trains
are carrying extra cars. What passen-
ger trains are running on the Lehigh
Valley are said to be carrying but few
passengers. Freight accommodating on
the East Penn for Lehigh Valley points
will be turned over to the Central until
the company is in position to receive
it. An effort will be made to-day to
resume business on all divisions with
new men and employees of the company
who refused to join the strikers.
$500 MEN ON STRIKE.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 22.-Grand
Master S. L. Wilkinson Of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen returned to
Philadelphia, this morning, after visits
to Easton, Perth Amboy and Weiss
port, and reported that no freight is
being moved on the Lehigh Valley. He
estimates the number of men on strike
at $500.
The grand officers are perfecting the
strikers organizations at all important
points. Their method is to have the
men report at a given place, three times
daily. This the officers claim will keep
them posted and also ensure perfect de-