New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-06
DISTURBANCES IN BUFFALO
ONE MAN HURT BY THE MOB OF srRrKrRs
COMPANIES or MILITIA DRILLING UNDER THE Rior
TAcncs-woRK or IRE LIQUOR sfLLKRs.
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COMPANIES OF MILITIA DRILLING UNDER rHE Rior
TACrICs-woRK or IRE LIQUOR sfLLERs
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BUFFALO, May 5.--Ihere is no material change
in the labor situation tonight People in largs
numbers have visited tho docks, but m most eases
they went out of curiosity and not for the purpose u
makingtroublc. Since yesterday two comps-
nies of the Gjth Regiment and one of the 18Th have
been under arms at their armories. Dunng heday
the troops have been engaged in drilling under ths
street riot tactics promulgated in 1871 A.
this morning, a squad of fifteen police escorted .
body of Italian laborers from their
quarters in Peacock-st TO Westinghouse where
they were placed on passenger car Of the Central
Railroad and taken TO the Central Dock Then
transfer made so quickly that the rioters did
not hear Of it until the Italians were safe in ths
company's freight she'd
The longs were furious and determined
to Illustrate any similar action. About an hour
later a carloaded with "Polacks' " 30 were to take
the places of the who struck az the East Buffalo
freight house last week wasbeng drawn along tIs
Centrais tracks. At the Scott street crossing a
number OF men jumped on tho car aud unoouped
It. The PO,acks tuHbled on anil ran for their
lives. One was Int and badly hurt. 2 he mob gave
chase, but the timely arrival OF twenty-five
detectives and special officers put ah end 10 tho
outbreak.
Since yesterday much interest ha. been felt in
the movements OF T. De Fippo. Of
New-York. He is member Of the finn of
r. Del Gu & Co.. No. * Nubery-st
To-day he met a committee Of the Long.horcmens
Union and also prominent italian, tosce II amicabe
relations could not BE- brought about between
the conoudlng parties. De- Filpp 0yolunieerl 10 20
with the longshoremon', committee and advise the
Italians at work on the docks . demand the cus-
tomary WAGES paid for such work, and f0 80 nothing
to cat down tho wages OF wor,ncucn. Perm -sipn
was obtained of the Police Comui-J1nrIs iOr D3
FihppO and other leading ltaIians 20 visit
NT. Billiard, the manager Of the Union Steamboat
Company. The visit was made a. noon, bus
was productive OF little good. Nr. Bu.ad iaiu
before the Italians the company coWua utt against
the oncshor.ucl and sud that bee proposed tQ
stag. le EiL1pO was told that hc rou sfe tho
men. If hc would promise not 10 prejudice item
against the company He did not visit them,
Colonel Brgue, Who has beer empiO Ell 90 keep
strict surveillance over the shops ln The neigh
harlC0a Of tie docs and steamboat ware houses aud
the disturbed district reports ID dangerous siate"i
Affairs. He say, that many II the hpuol -'le
have advised and plotted themo>t uccndlIy work
and that Their language and threats have been
of such character rs To alarm ihe
property-ovucrs. They have counsellcd arson aud
assaults on 0ucials TIE names of these persou'and
the testimony VIII be submitted tO che Citizen,
Reform Association, and the latter viii demand
that none Of them receive license, now or here
after.
More special police have been sworn in today
Tonight heavy force is patrollng he city.