Show BY tl pit ailt union TELEGRAPH LINE NEW YORK jan 31 hon george 11 II pendleton united states bl minister inister to germany who arrived here on the steamer kanaha yesterday yeste was seen by a reporter today to ty day pendleton was asked as ked as a to his hia views of the possibility of a war iu in europe aud and the general eueral feeling in re regard ard to it at the german capital he replied that he had been on the ocean for nearly two weeks hence was not informed as to the recent developments in the matter since he landed mr aft pendleton eton had not been able to catch up on the news the situation he remarked 1 when I 1 left berlin was very much s trained strained the powers of europe from the geu bial feeling of insecurity have been making preparations there are tremendous military works and armaments on every side 1 I 1 heard von moltke say that it w was a condition of affairs that must have a bo lution it may have charmed changed since then the reichstag was dissolved on the question of the military bill on the friday before I 1 left berlin nothing deiv bew occurred before I 1 sailed mr pendleton said that thai he could not see that any one ju in germany desired war in fact every effort was being made to avoid it the old emperor was extremely anxious to have peace durin during his time bismarck was not ready for war now he would not be reay ready until the military bill has been p passed ed had and the army reorganized in fact added the ambassador it to me that bismarck would would accord heartily with any proposition for PEACE WITH HONOR the emperor will in a short time celebrate his bis ninetieth bir birthday thAny big maick is 72 nearly as old both wish tor for peace the middle classes are not inot anxious for war wag as the burden will fall heavily on theril them there are however certain classes in all countries whose condition would be advanced by war but the great mass of people desire peace their opinions count for nothing von moltke joitke bismarck and two or three others settle such matters in france franc general boulanger leads one peculiar thing would strike americans in europe that is how little the people influence the policy ot of their rulers mr pendleton eton then spoke at some length of the STRUGGLE IN THE REICHSTAG I 1 over the bill providing foran for an increase of men lor for the army for seven 5 ears cars of its advocacy by bismarck tile the refusal refusal of the reichstag to grant it for more than three years and of the immediate dissolution disso ution of that body practically the story was told at the t time me f from rom day to day in the associated press dispatches pendleton eton concluded with the remark that it was impossible to tell what the result wall be every taing depends on the me decision decision of the I 1 chancellor NEW YORK jan 31 the strike took a new phase today to day it not only involves the additional longshoremen who went weilt out this morning but also ike freight handlers of the railways thus tightening the blockade on transportation por tation and adding other thousands to the thousands already idle alpar bentiv by a action committees of freight handlers of a number of the roads today to day presented formulated demands on the management and it is understood that similar demands will be made on the managers of railroads leading into this elty city the freight handlers of the pennsylvania railway company employed at the companas comp anys north river piers today to day notified the managers that unless the rate of wages was increased from 17 to 20 cents per hour a GENERAL STRIKE would follow all along the companas comp anys docks the company was given until tomorrow to morrow noon to consider the demand 7 there are about 2000 men em ear aloyed on anthe the piera demands were also made by the freight hind handlers lees employ eil by the central railroad new aloyed jersey ersey central and by the new york lake erie and western for increased wages and threatening immediately to quit work it if their demands are not complied with the concessions asked for were refused absolutely at the office of the new jersey central it was ascertained that a committee of live five waited upon the receivers this morning and presented their demand for increased wages for the freight handlers and other employed emp loyes and insisting on an answer before 3 this afternoon the receivers met mei them again at that hour to give them a written reply in which they DECLINED TO COMPLY w ith the debrand de irand the committee took their departure and immediately afterwards the freight handlers of the company on pier 14 went out on a strike among the demands of the committee was that the coal strike as far as the central railroad of new jersey is concerned be settled in twenty lour four hours after presenting this petition in the course of its reply the company says gays we expect to give equal pay to clerks and others who are employed in similar positions provided they are equally qualified to till nil these positions but we recognize the propriety of paying all alike without regard to experience or effi efficiency clency 11 you tate state that you yon will not handle any freight that has been previously handled by uon union men As afi receivers cel verti of a com company tuat that is a common carrier it is our duty to I 1 HANDLE ANY teen presented resented to us whether the same ha bag been previously handled by non nonunion union men or otherwise we sh shall a I 1 do our to perform this duty you demand that the coal strike he settled as far as bur rall railroad rou d is concerned in 24 hours this strike does not exist among our employed emp loyes it is lor for others oi liers not lor for us to settle several more beean steamships arrived tonight to night the union men are working better and there is not so much freight pushed up as on saturday in brooklyn the bunkers are quiet and orderly freight is ia being moved slowly by the italians and nonunion non union hands bands there is much embarrassment to business at 5 tills this afternoon the steamship Guyan lotte sailed from her pier I 1 x in this city fd norfolk when off long g branch AN EXPLOSION occurred in the af after ter part of the saloon by which captain ally and jas justine were slightly hurt the explosion x glosson is believed to have been from packed in a satchel that had been lett left in the closet room the he steamer at once put about and arrived ather at her dock at 1030 tonight to night the amount of the damage to me ane has not yet bleen been ascertained the Guyan guyandotte dotte left with a mixed cargo thoutle though boniv partly loaded she fine carried five ve saloon ani and afif fifteen te steerage rt passengers asB i engers with a crew of 42 persons tt w was as discovered that a hole about 15 feet square had been caused by the explosion through the main and hurricane decks and damage had bad been done inthe in the saloon and to the outside work on the main deck the cabin was FILLED litif WITH SPLINTERS 0 of timber the vessel is iiii insured but the captain says the vessel was iu hi no condition conditi to continue the voyage an and d he p put u lut t back ack A au ameier was seen I 1 hurrying from the closet where the explosion occure occurs I a few moments before she sailed ile he was about 85 years old and five feet nine inches dign he carried a satchel eted wt en first seen but had nose none when he left t 1 he ship kelly will see no one to nig oitt no person ha hao 4 been permitted on board and the pier of the tan coal any is guarded by the peace YORK feb b 1 A buffalo NY special says the discussion of the retaliatory hill bill by congress kas bas apparently stirred up the residents resi dente of the dominion Io of canada A mem member berof of the dufferin guards regiment Egi ment volunteer militar Y organization is now in this city and last night said regarding the preparations nonbeing now being made through lower canaga canada in expectation ot of war being declared that a few days daya ago apo every pensioner of ithe imperial service was ordered under arms to be ready to move to the front froat at a L moments notice at brantford there are 1000 of these veterans and they arts are drilling daily at hamilton there are and at va various other points throughout lower canada there are enough men to furnish a standing army of live five thousand men at an hours notice the excitement he be says is great and through all of the lower peninsula the militia is getting in readiness for active service HARRIS BURGt pa paa feb 1 the house 44 las night adopt adopted eck a concurrent resolution representatives abild anaf senators in congress to give all possible assistance by their votes and their io influence fluence to pro mote a proper scheme for the tient defense of all our seacoast and the building of such a navy as will command the respect of the world and be able to protect our seaports in case of C egsie NEW W YORK feb 1 the extension of the strike to the freight handlers on the railroad piers of the new york is the most serious blow to commerce that the union dunlop men have struck the effect of it on one rod road jersey central it was admitted at the office on the dock this morning was almost a complete suspension of business the men turned out so suddenly that the company was left at great disadvantage and its inability to deliver freight was the cause of much inconvenience to merchants the men on pennsylvania pier along north Rive rare ready to come out any minute the tl tejoe se tor for receiving an answer from the company has expired the delaware lackawanna lackawanna and western companas Comp anys handled by the transfer company and their men are la in sympathy with the freight handlers on other roads and ate are ready to come out at any time THAT EXPLOSION NEW YORK feb 1 1 captain gast tin linof of the steamboat squad quad has haare reported to superintendent M murray urray and inspector byrnes today to day the result ol of his invest investigations gatioan in the explosion ol of dynamite oyna mite on oa the Guyan guyandotte dotte of the old dominion line the rho report was not made public that the dotte was today to day placed alongside the com banys pier she will start again this afternoon she was thoroughly searched to see if there were any more explosives on board new york feb 1 the freight handlers of the pennsylvania railroad plerino sNo 45 and 46 north River struck work at 1 rpm pm prest mccready of the old of d do bulou line hag bait offered okereda ft a reward ol 01 0 f 0 fr for the argest and conviction of the miscreant woo who placed an anfe infernal anal toa machine chine on the guyandotte Guyan dotte yesterday I 1 a I 1 AUSTIN texas feb fab L on the thirty dirst ballot for united states senator congressman keagan lacked but three votes voted of election whereupon several changes were imade amidst great excitement electing reagan NEW YORK february I 1 the freight handlers on the pennsylvania sylvania piers along the north river sent ings ina formal demand yesterday tor for an increase of wages with the threat that they would strike to lay no answer was received they went out at dinner time when they returned they did not resume work but sent a 9 delegation to the office of agent bowman he re fused to see any except those depre sentia ebis his own employed emp loyes ile he agreed to meet them on the me end of the pier near the office bowman met them at pier 5 and told them the company could not grant the advance at a moments notice nonce but were willing to consider the question or any other grievance of the men the men decided to strike and marched off the pier in a body bowman told the committee who remained that the strikers str ikera would never be taken back seven men returned to work at pier 16 the men are still at a work the freight handlers of the leh agh valley railroad at pier 2 north RI alver r number numbering log loo struck at 2 pm vo and and joined the RANKS or OF TUX STRIKERS the strike of the freight handlers on OB the railroad piers this if afternoon added nearly men to the ranks of the idle the temporary stoppage of freight throws out several hundred truc kmen on the pennsylvania bail road piers only ten men were left at work all the menon men on the piers of the lehi lebegh gh valley roads struck superintendent whitman told thom them that their places would be tilled filled at once latter in the afternoon oat of the WO strikers on the pennsylvania road returned to work according to the statement of supe superintendent howman bowman the strikers claim that only twenty went back I 1 the men on pier 8 of bf the southern road ot of new jersey stopped work and the pier was closed at the new york central pier the agent said he be had bad all the men be wanted most of them were italians but they handled freight rapidly on the erie pier only ten men remained at work agent lowman bowman said that he would world PILL FILL PLACES of the strikers tomorrow to morrow over of his bis men at the headquarters of the ocean longshoremen to night it was stated that the coopers union no 2 bad offered to strike to aid the freight hand leksas soon as desired this union includes all the coopers employed on the piers repairing abio afio and tightening up the freight before stowing it on the vessels the et el paso of the morgan line is being slowly unloaded it is expected that the vessel will be able to sail on its advertised date the cargo of the new york has not been touched the el dorado arrived today to day and to is at anchor opposite her pier there are about men at work on this pier the city of pars para of the pacific mail line sailed on time today to day the republic of the white star line will be ready to sail on saturday la bretagne Jire tagne of the french line Is being loaded the city of chicago of the inman line will sail on thursday the tribune tomorrow to morrow will say it is stated that THE to be taken by the leaders of the strikers is to rut put into operation the irish plan 0 of campaign that is orders will be issued to all members of the knights K of labor and other organizations which can be controlled by dis brict assembly no 49 to refuse to pay any rent to landlords but to pay the rent money into a fund which will go to support tho the strikers this plan has been discussed in all serious seriousness noss and it is asserted positively by some of them thatis that it will be put into operation next monday when asked what would be done wito with the evicted people one of them replied I 1 yon You cant evict a whole city A curious cur lous feature of the strike is that 19 the he headquarters of district assembly 49 are without coal and the officers and committees of the district have kept warm by wood fires master workman quinn was requested by some brooklyn people yes ye merw to permit a barge of coal which was destined for free distribution among the poor people to be unloaded he at once went to brooklyn to make the necessary arrangements and put pickets cats on the coal to see that none of rt it was sold APPEAL fog AID the following appeal was issued yesterday ye to te it may concern af after ter live five weeks of struggle with the coal corporation po ration controlling the jersey coast we find and it necessary to appeal to those having the interest inte late iest of humanity at heart say bay for this struggle is not for themselves but bat for their ragged starving children so plain esthe is the issue so just the cause so necessary we longshore 1 men haying luo grievance af f our own have resolved to sustain then them ind and h have ave been supported in the position posit lou tiou that we have voluntarily taken by theta them that have not forgotten forgotten the potto al the industrial organ organization bation of tey an injury to one one is the concern of all alla the principal upon which we come into organized zem ezI existence stence is mutual assistance |