The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-08

mails were being seriously delayed by
the conduct of the strikers at l25th street
and Third avenue, while the city police
were coGr lacent.
Mr.. EcnSei will probably serve notes
on the strikers tomorrow that they must
let the mails 80 through or get up against
the order preserving forces of the United
States Cove rnmen'. The strikers said
last night that they had no desire to do
anything to get folks from Governors Isl
and after them
The general attitude Of the parties to
the strike yesterday was about this: The
company said that il had already won
and was doing far better than il had eN-
peoted; 5000 new men had been hired and
the company had already 200 more motor
men than II needed; the chief difficulty
was In getting ticket sellers. who work
under bond.
A hundred or more Columbia students.
full of the desire for a new thing, went
down and offered themselves as Inter-
borough employees Four were promptly
accepted. They are football players, and
their presence along the road had re-
staining effect on belligerent strikers
after the news Of their employment got
around.
BaseirSs Tales Of Accidents.
At the mems headquarters a bureau Of
scandal dissemination was set afoot. All
sorts OF runors OF accidents were put in
circulation and all who called were supplied
with particulars as 10 the untrustworthi-
ness and general loathsomeness Of the
Farley strike breakers.
1t was told that a thousand or more men
had already deserted Farley and that the
unions had many spies among the strike
breakers who we're doing very effective
missionary work
There were reports abroad that serious
differences had arisen between President
Mahon. the head Of the International or
ganization TO which the striking unions
telcng, and Strike Leaders Pepper and
Jenoks. The strike has been called IN
rather unusual manner. and the counsel
Of the international c1iceIs Of the unions
was not asked.
There was even a report that the unions
which had gone into the strike might be
expelled II was stated that the unions
had offended the superior organization by
not preceding the strike with an arbitration
offer.
Certainly the officers Of the Civic Fedora
ton say that they do not feel that they can
go into the matter of settling the strike
now until All arbitration movement is
started ON both sides and are inclined to
resent the starting of the strike without
such a movement.
No Power House Strike Likely.
The strikers pinned their faith yesterday
to a possibility that the men In the Inter
borough power houses might join them
aud thus tie up the road. II the statements
OF the men in the power house at Fifty
ninth street and Eleventh avenue are to be
believed, the employees there will certainly
not Join the strikers and attempt 10 cut
of the company's electricity by which the
elevated and subway systems are operated.
The power house men said last night
that they are not members> OF any union
and that they are satisfied with the treat
merit they are receiving from the COM
pany.
About twenty policemen were on duty
last night in front of the Fifty-ninth street
power house and they were having an
easy time. There were no strikers in the
vicinity.
At the power house at Seventy-fourth
police guard aud no strikers in : ght The
cnploye e7 there kept the doors locSed aud
no information could be obta ned. The
appeared to be working at full
blast
Compan>'s Fighting Headquarters.
The Peterborough company made elabo-
rate preparations yesterday for fighting
he strike, with is offices in the Park Row
Building as headquarters. Cots have been
placed in the offices of Mr. Hedley and Mr..
Bryan on the twenty-tAird and twenty
fourth floors Telegraph wires have been
put in and by means Of these and the tele-
phones the Office Is kept in touch with all
points Of the extensive system.
The elevated lines and the subway have
n telephone system Of their own which
connects directly with Mr., Hedley's Offices.
Trouble at any station is quickly reported
over these lines. All day Yesterday men
we're busy taking down bulletins.
While the Offices in the Park Row Pudding
will be tho working headquarters, Mr..
Hedley and MIR Bryan have a private room
nj the Aston House for their use. James
Farley also has a room in tho Aston House.
The mana geInent Of the hotel was s1ed
yesterday TO deny that any Of these officials
were there, IN spite Of the fact that Mr.
Bryan and Mr.. Iledey spent nearly all day
hero, sending their orders over TO the Park !
Row uilding for transmission,
Early IN ,nc day mere seemed 10 be a !
ceiling Of optimism about the Offices of 1
he company. due the fact that there had !
)een no hiatus between the time when /
he men struck and that when all lines /
lad trains running with the new men In ,
nc afternoon, when reports Of violence
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