Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-25
FIGHT TO FINISH
The Lehigh Management Turns Down the
Workmon's PrOpOsitiOn-No Hope for
Compromise.

The Lehlgh management Turns down tho
Workmon's PrOpOsitiOn-NO Hope for
Compounds.
WILKEsBARRE, PA, November "a
The fight between the Lehigh Valley
railroad and its employees is now on to
finish. The men begin TO realize this
for the first time. There was hope all
along until to-day. that a compromise
that hope has vanished. The
ray of sunshine that pierced the gloom
this morning and gave encouragement
to the hope that the strike was nearing
an end, was dispeled by the following
communication TO Chairman Rice from
MeSsrs. Simpson aud Watkins, the coal
operators delegated at the operators
meeting TO meet Mr.. Wilbur and see II
be would not assent TO a hearing OF the
rallrOaders on the matter at issue:
"Owing TO your insisting on the REIN
statement Of all employees, our negotla-
tions for a conference have failed. Mr..
Wilbur is standing by his circular OF
November 21st in its entirety"
Mr.. Rice upon reviewing the situation
said:
81 very much regret that the
homes that we cherished yesterday
OF an early adjustment OF our difficult
ties hava about vanished. lt looks Ike
a long fight but we are prepared Tor
it,"
The officials say that the old en-
ployes cannot now be received as an
entirety but that they may apply for
and obtain places on the same cOndl-
tions as outsiders.
BUFFALO, y. Y, November "a
There waSa more cheerful air about the
general offices Of the Lehigh road this
morning than has been manifested since
the storm burst over the road last Sun
day morning. AT no time have the Of
ficials weakened, but this morning they
say, and also bring forward facts and
figures which they assert show, that
the backbone Of the tie-up is broken.
Chief Clerk Smith said that advlces
from Superintendent Fennell, at Sayre,
were co the effect that passenger trains
were all making schedule time to-day,
that the local passenger service was re-
established and that there were good
prospects for moving freight east and
west from that point to-day. The strik-
ers. encouraged by the Federation lead
ers who are here, keep up a confident
bearing and declare their belief that
thev will win in the end. They say
that the majority OF the men are utterly
incompetent and that the company will
find il impossible TO do business with
them.
EAsroN, PA, November 24.-The
Lehigh Valley officials announce during
the past twenty-fOur hours three freight
trains and one coal train were moved
east. and three freight and two coal
trains west over the EastOn and AmbOy
division and four freight and eight coal
trains west over the Lehigh division.
The sheriff has sworn in Htty special
deputies in all. The strikers held a
meeting az Wilkesbarre to-day and re-
solved 20 remain firm.
ELMIRA, n. Y, November 25.-There
Is little chaune in the situation at Sayre.
Another batch of nOn-uniOnisuS have
arrived. They are mostly young men
with little experience, and the company
is having a hard time moving trains.
The passenger service is running with
trains generally late. The strikers are
as firm and confident as ever.
GALEsBURG, ILLS,, November %
A number Of the c., B. & Q. engineers
who left here Monday night to take po-
sitions on the LehiRh road have re-
turned TO their runs on the Burlington.
They explain that they would get pas
Senger trains on the Lehigh, or at least
be able to better their condition. They
found however, that they were expect
ed to Sign acontrsct that did not specify
the nature Of the run or the exact SER
vice. This seemed to be too risky and
so they turned back.
EAsToN, PA, November ga car
lead Of engineers and iremen have
arrived here from the cOmpany's eur
ployment agency in New York. The
officials are more confident than ever.
A Lehigh Valley freight train was de-
livered into the New Jersey Central
yards. But the Central crew refused
to handle il and it was side tracked.
ROCHESTER,, n. y, November "a
Five large cartridges, supposed TO be
filled with dynamite, were found beside
the Lehigh tracks a little above the
railroad yards to-day.