New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-12
RESUlnING FREIGHT BUSINESS
RAILWAY MEN THINK THE STRIKE IS
BROKEN.
ALL LINES CENTRING HERE READY TO DO FULL
BUSINESS ABANDONMENT ON DEBss
ARREST-MR DEPEW THINKS THE
FAILURE OF THE STRIKE WILL


END "DUsoMANIA"
The railroads preparing to resume their
! freight business to Chicago and the West. and In
a day two probably all the lines will receive
all kinds of freight for Western points as they did
before the strike. The Pennsylvania road
takes general merchandise to all points. This
der went into effect Tuesday night The
pany does not yet receive pershabe goods for
. Chicago and points West. is any received, but
the station freight master at Jersey City told
Tribune reporter yesterday afternoon that he
pected to receive orders this morning to accept
perishable and all other kinds of freight TO Chi
cago and to all points in the West. lie said that
eight carloads OF dressed beef had started for this
city from Chicago over the Pennsylvania line
on Tuesday evening. he could not say just when
they would arrive. Eighty-.iye carloads OF live
stock were received yesterday from Pennsylvania
( and the South by way of Harrisburg No live
stock or dressed beef had been received from the
West since July the Pennsylvania The sta
tion-mastcr reported all passenger trains both from
and to Chicago time. Other officials OF the
Pennsylvania road told the reporter that they
sidered the back OF the strike broken.
f. T. LOOMS. assistant to the general manager
Of the Erie road said that Mr.. Walter. the gem
eral manager. had gone West his regular tour
OF inspection He had gone out for the pur-
pose of Strengthening things. because every de-
partment running smoothly. All passenger
and freight trains time, and there was
no trouble Whatever.
WHAT MR.. DEPEW THINKS.
Chauncey NJ Depew was seen yesterday after
noon by Tribune reporter. and asked what
news he had of the strike. He said
MY news is that the strike is falling to pieces.
My advces that the strike is failing every
where The workinsmen are coming TO their
What do you assign for ths?" asked the
Uncle Sam" replied Mr.. Depew. with great
display
DO you think everything will soon be al right,
mean there will be no new strikes declared any
where no more trades unions VIII go oui: TAere
trouble is being settled: that is all
DO you think the strike VIII be a blow 20 orga-
mo. Organization OF labor Is an excellent thing
means an end Of Debs's oresnza, ion which was
formed for the purpose Of driving cat all other
''Do you :hink such great National organizations
OF labor are impractcable@
what glassmakers shall DO: or for truckmen TO
do YOU regard this the end OF the great Ma
M Df E, ", Looked - qgisy ay El,h merry
Il regard it end Of dpsoman.a."
you think this strike viii have on the Peoples
Party and the question of the Government owner
III Dspe~ rapidly signed paper and as he took ok
up his hat, said: That IS too oiE question for
to discuss when am running for train ana
rushed out Of the door.
HE HARDLY KNEW THERE WAS A STRIKE.
Edgar Van Etten. the general manager Of the
New-Yorl Central road said ne hardly knew that
there a strike. except for what he read In the
newspapers. There was no probability Of a s'rlFe
at Buffalo or anywhere else on the NewYork Cen
trail lne-almost possibility Of one. All trains
were arriving substantially on time. The connec-
tons Of the road with the Big Four. which hai
again The road he said was not receiving freight
for Chicago or 'oI p2His "'1t 'i tnt' -, .s.e
centre OF the strike. They hal NOR lTe stock IN
the various yards along the iine than by know
s,"no All ion, now Tae 6oly trouble was that d..
road con no, gSt enough frcrh - handle
had no; been arrested before he was re thought
,enaeS 49, enforce the law preserve order ana pun
ish consPirators.
through passenger ,raflc on the line had been r.
"'f"'''' wa - .
....,,... -. -. r-,o
Z. b. Thomas nrst vce-pfesl'rh' q '"e H''e
road said Yesterday:
.1r mora &c ~, Law, 70 nre,ent these labor leaders
frolo g,,n 70 the ex,,, they d. ,hen there should
be one they 90 NOT represent me "olH's'G''
a'.a w." se -, tao,,1, ,nc,r o., ,oba - tho
LOT '"e P"'P''' VI ''''' - 80
no, be- one Prosperity Tor The employer ana another
one for the enpoye; their Interests ar IDENTICAL
NO It ia impossible TO estimate M loss ne com
pany has sustained through the STRIKE The com.
pany has lost heavily. but the workmen nave 4ohi
much more in proportion There ia not shop open
west OF Salamanca. and the loss to The men IN
wages IS enormous. All the but few switch
men have been loyal Not conductor. engineer
or fireman has deserted his post. All at work
today AT Cleveland They were driven away once
by a mob but now all back a. work
Western travel Is extremely dull Just now feople
q, no, seem 10 put full b lief IN tne statements OF
the companies that all trouble IS practically over.
wreci,ing OF trains have undoubtedly kept people
VINO expect, 20 20 81 sr -. ron,nr an GOOD lime
though passengers are not numerous.