The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-09


The striking employees OF the Drlh-
waic, l.arkawanna aud Western Eail'
road comrany's machine shops met
yesterday afternoon at Iulhcrt's hh'l
and received word that the men at
Buffalo and Utica were also out. Telc-
grams were received from the locals at
these places. in which 1t Was stated
that the Utica employees stopped work
at s o'clock. while thc Eu'falo hands
struck somewhat lntcr.
Before the union at Buffalo went on
strike a. telegram was sent to tn
local officials. in which tho reason was
asked why the men had not waited
until May 20. Superintendent Lloyd
answer tn the men who waited upon
him Tuesday morning was sent back
in reply. aud shortly afterwards came
the message declaring the strike to he
on
There seems little doubt that within
n few davs tho strike will he uni
vcrsal at all tho company's shops all
along the system Tclcgralns have
been sent out from local strike head
quarters to the unions at Binghamton.
Syracuse. lIobokcn. Kingston aud
Newark, in which Mr. Lloyd's action
was set forth.
At Buffalo about four hundred men
are said to be out. while at Utica
there arc between thirty aud forty.
Following these announcements at
Yesterdays meeting, an amount ot
routine business was transacted, after
which the executive committee went
into session.
MAcHINlSTS TO MEET.
Tomorrow night the machinlsts
union will meet at Ilulbcrt's hall. An
swcrs to the nine hour day petition are
expected from a number of the super
intendcnts, and while no final action
can be taken on them, until they have
been brought before the councils. there
is possibility that they will ,hc dis.
cussnd tonight.
These answers will first be acted
upon by the council and then referred
to he various locals. and there is
some likelihood of the machinists dclc-
eating the power of final action on
these answers to their representatives
in the council. a: tonight's meeting.
and thus giving The council full sway
in the matter.
Tonight the bolcrmakcrs will meet.
As yet the strike has not spread to
any of the other local machine shops
and the representatives of the coun>
ell declare that there is no feeling of
unrest among the workers and there
are no indications of any action being
taken by tho men until they have
heard from the supcrintendcnts on the
appointed days.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western authorities still maintain
their passive attitude. \ Tribune
man. on his way to the Office of Su-
perintcndent Of Motive Power and
Machinery Lloyd, was hailed by a
company special while passing through
the yard and informed that none could
traverse the premises without pass.
The shops presented an exceedingly
quiet appearance yesterday. only three
or four men being at work. A num-
her of apprentice boys were also on
hand.
the Lackawanna engineers refused
tn make any repairs upon their engines
which it is the InachiniStS work to do.
Tuesday night, Master Mechanic FL
yin and General Foreman Shoemaker
were Obliged To repair one Of the fast
passenger engines.
AT THE CAR SHOPS.
Around the ear shops there was
scene of corresponding quetncss. Not
more than half Il dozen men reported
| tor work. and these and Il large mum
| hrr Of special officers were tho only
persons to be seen about the yard.
| chief Special Agent Adamson. of the
| Lackawhnna personally supervised
| the placing of a corps of detectives and
| officers.
Master Car Builder l.. II. Garfield
left the city for New York last even
ing, and on his return there are cX-
pectcd to he some developments of in-
por,nnce In the situation. He was
seen yesterday afternoon by Tribune
man, but declined to make any state
ment. We're not saying anything
these DAYS" he said quietly, but there
will he something to talk about later"
\ delegate arrived in the city yes
terday from Buffalo, and was in con-
ference with the local strikers cXecu-
tive committee during the day. The
Buffalo man and representative of tho
Dover shops will make Scranton their
; headquarters until the end of the df'-
/ tNilltS. Nen from tie hlUSStOll SHOPS
lave also been in the city after in
Structions from the local officials, hut
as yet no effort will he made to call
the men out there. Various of the
Scranton executive committeeman
have declared that for the present no
! interference will be made with work
al the Kingston shops. as the men are
being employed in making repairs at
! the collieries, and a strike would mean
severe losses tn the miners.
MAY STRIKE TO-DAY.
The men are in communication with
the locals of the shops all along the
line, and representative from Hoo
boken is today expected i'm the city.
This shop is the one at which strike
will very probably be called today. The
| report in one of Yesterdays papers
that the men have now made the nine
hour day the main issue, as the six
days suspension term OF George
| Hicks is a an end, was denied yester-
day by the men.
They say that Hicks has not yet
| been reinstated and that is the griev-
ance actuating the strike, They fur
| thermprc claim that the nina-hou day
| question has as yet entered in no way
into the matter and viii not until
| after Master Builder caniields an
swer is received.
The delegate from Buffalo claims
that the reports were erroneous which
stated but fifty men to have quit work.
! lie declares that the pnplOLGs a "a