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Show Officials Make Beply. NEW HAVEN', Conn.. Feb. 18. The reply of tho commllteo of directors of tho New York, Now Haven & Hartford railroad, sustaining the action of President Mollen in rejecting the demands of the Railroad Firemen's brotherhood, brother-hood, won formally received today at a meeting meet-ing of tho prrlovnnco committee of tho firemen. fire-men. Members of tho commltteo said the Hussion Hus-sion was merely for the formal receipt of the reply and to arrange for a meeting Sundny of tho general executive committee, composed of members of the brotherhood from all sections sec-tions of tho'rallrond system Ponding tho Sunday meeting. It was said today that nothing noth-ing would bo known regarding the result of tho poll of members of the brotherhood employed em-ployed on tho railroad system in reference to a strike. Representatives of the firemen say that for a"" week post a bureau for the employment of men to talco tho places of membcrn of tho brotherhood In tho event of tho strike has bcn In ucllvo operation In New York and olse-whoro. olse-whoro. A hopeful report which was current last night, that there was a possibility of arbitration arbitra-tion os a wo) out of the difficulty, wan atlll persistent today. |