Show STRIKE OF FIREMEN SEEMS CERTAINTY Brotherhood on Erie Almost Unanimous to Have Increase or Q it New Nc York Nov Xo 11 Ne Negotiations between the Erie Eric railroad and the firemen fire fire- men inca of oC the thc system over a n. new wag scale arc are at a standstill pending the thc result BC the vote yote of tho the firemen on a strike Returns were received toda today Indicating that the thc vote voto to strike Ir it the demands arc nrc not granted will bo be practically unanimous I INot Not a mm man voted against a n strike In the two divisions dl between Por POI Jeris JervIs Jer- Jer vIs is and Susquehanna an and Su Susquehanna na nn and Telegraphic re reports reports reports re- re ports from western divisions In indicate ll ato that the firemen and cn engineers W who wio 10 have been promoted from the tho len eft icier or tte cab and hoW 11 n Ws brotherhoods cards carls nil all favor favora n strike c cIn In case casc the officers do llo not advance their pa pay p. p Grand Master faster Hannahan of oC the Brotherhood who has been in charge of oC the negotiations between the men menan an and tho the Erie Etie officials left today for tor his headquarters at PeorIa Ill He will return Saturday Thero There Is hr little HUlo likelihood however of or a strike Tho rho of or the road aro are disposed to grant tant all the demands deman s of the men that are aro In reason A compromise ma may be bc reach reached cd within a n short time Tho The engineers of or the system stem who are nrc members mem mcm- bers bels of oC tho ho Brotherhood of ot Locomotive Locomotive tive tivo Engineers arc strongly opposed to a a. strike |