The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-26

!, About 400 More Pennsylvanin Freight
Handlers Threaten to Go Out.
/ In suite Of the decision Of the Freight Han
dlers' Union two DAYS az" not TO order gem
cral strike Oh all the piers in New York and
New jersey. for fear of causing a shortage of
!! the food supply. the strike bids fair to spread.
Is About 40 mon employed in the PENNSYLVANIA
Yards notified Freight Agent WEIGH at Harsi-
mus Cove. jersey City. yesterday that unless
their demand for an increase in wages from
II cents TO 20 cents an hour is granted. they
will strike ut noon to-day Word to this eff
fec, was also sent TO President Kennedy Of
the union nj his Headquarters In Hudson Hail.
Spring street. near NarIck. Should these men
20 out. 1t will bring the total mum Der OF strk-
ers up TO 1000. II Is reported that the freight
handlers OF the baltimore and Ohio and the
Erie roads are also ready to strike.
A meeting Of the strikers on pierP ~. %
and -. North River. was held IN Hudson Hail
yesterday afternoon. President Kennedy
and Secretary Casey OF the union were the
principal speakers. Secretary Casey said:
When the raen ut Harsimus Cove strike it
will tie up all the perishable freight from the
West. including fruit and vegetables. We
don't want to bring this condition OF things
about. but we cant make living at II cents
an hour. unless we work fifteen or sixteen
mands are Just and the strike is forced on us"
rresident kennealy said after the meeting,
There are 400 carloads Of 2eris liable
frs.sht 'illStraSksd s along the reHnsyl's a
!, Bait more and Ohio freight handlers have Of
fered to Join us III u sympathettc strike. but
We have declined their aid. believing that we
can win without them. II after noon to NOR
row the road refuses our demands they will 10
called out Our reason for delay is that we
don't want to inconvenience the public bv
causing scarcity OF the necessaries OF life."
the :tTise IN "a ths city has ALREADY 10! to the
Board of:IIsalth Most Of this was seized at
piers u. % and ~. North River. and included
81. 700 pounds OF potatoes. 13l 900 pounds Of
fruits, Ten carloads OF spoiled vegetables in
tended for New York have been dumped on
the Hackensack meadows
Capt: Jacob W Miller. general superinten-
dent Of the Fall River line. said yesterday that
amount to much. lie added that the City Of
Taunton had been sent to Providence on Mon
day night. but that that was not because OF
scarcity OF freight handlers, but because the
that 1t could be handled better at Providence.
I'm sending boat to11Neu Bedford tonight
for. the same reason.h he said. We have
freiEh hit depots at Fall River, Providence. New
London New Bedford and stonington. 1.-THE
easy to f1ll their places. There are plenty OF
good msn who are willing to work"
The special train carrying the Italians who
handlers in this city to their homes in Newark.
Elizabeth and Railway. was stoned on Monday
night by gang OF hoodlums as II was passing
Warren street. Jersey City Some OF the Ita-
ians were struck but none Of them was sero-
broken Chief Murphy took precautions TO
prevent q repetition Of the affair yesterday
In anticipation Of strike to-day the Chief has
ordered 1875 policemen to the Yards and piers.
Other m 2 n will be held in ressrye