St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-20
CLOSE TO A BLOCKADE.
That Is the Situation in Buffalo
Yards.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 19.-Train-
master Maloney was encountered this
morning in front of the Continental
hotel. and to the question, ''How are
things going at East Buffalo?' he re-
piled:
First rate; we are getting along all right :"
Are you moving much freighty'
WELL said Maloney, I'VE handled 600
cars We s.erday.''
How many men did you actually lose out
there?''
''Ninety-three, replied Mr.. Maloney
"How many men have you put to work
since?"
about fifty, guess
Then you are not having much trouble
theref'
mo, not great DEAL
what did Maloney say to YOU asked q
striker of the reporter.
THAT they are not having much trouble at
the East Buffalo yards was the reply.
well, he's right and wrong, too" an
swered the striker. They're not having
much trouble just now because they are not
trying to handle muclr freight. / tell you
that it's so close to blockade there's no fun
in it,
Charles H. Trenholm, of Boston,
grand master of the Steam Railroad
mems Protective Union of New Eng
land, is expected to arrive in Buffalo
this evening. 1t is said his visit has
something to do with the question as to
New England roads handling Central
freight. A telegram was received here
from Albany to. night by District Master
Workman Lee saying that the Boston 81
Albany and Delaware & Hudson rail
roads had broken their agreement not to
handle New York Central freight, and
if the charges proved true the roads
would be tied up before morning. A
sensational report was published this
afternoon that the strike OH the New
York Central road had been settled and
that Supt. Burrows had been ordered to
take the strikers back. Later it was
learned that this was unfOunded. The
situation is unchanged.
Will Make Common Fight.
The lapse of twenty. four hours
makes it more than ever appear that
the council at the Continental
hotel Monday was a significant
that the two great organizations
would make common fight of their
two grievances and win or lose together.
AS fowderly himself expressed it,:
1--we got men in the switchmen's battle,
and you Sweeney have got men in the
Knights BATTLE" What the five leaders
now in New York may decide
will be final so far as the United Order
of Railroad Engineers is concerned.
When the executive committee, or
a majority of the same, send word to
the sWitchmen in Buffalo that they
may go to work for the Central road,
they will go and not until then. So far
as is known no such word has yet been
received. To-day John Devlin, of De-
troit, arrived in town, ostensibly to
take charge of the strike. He re-
ceived adispatch from Powderly. 1t was
in cipher. 1t said: "When will you
leave Butfalow Mr.. Devlin answered
in cipher, 'At ITO tonight, Lacka
wanna" And at that hour Mr.. Devlin
took the Lackawanha train for New
York. He will arrive there this morning.
Now that he has gone to New York his
presence there will complete quorum
of the executive board of the Knights of
Labor. Tomorrow there will be gath
cred in New York
Two Handouts of Men
who control the destinies of the two
greatest bodies of organized rail-
road labor in the country. Their
simultaneous presence denotes har-
mony, pooling of issues. When
Master Workman Lee, now in
Buffalo, receives word from Grand Mas
ter Workman Powderly that the strike
is off, a similar message will be sent to
the switchmen by Sargeantor Sweeney,
of the executive board of the U. o. r.
E., and when these two orders
come, and not till then, will the strike
be settled. In view of the plain facts
cited above, the conclusion is not specu-
lative, the K. of L. and U. o. r. E.,
have federated. One other complication
needs explanation. The New England
men belong to an organization known
as the steam railroad mems protective
union. This is federated with D. A.
246, of Albany, the assembly now repre-
sented here by Lee and Dwger. The fed
erative board consists of eight persons
four members from the assembly and
four from the union. Three OF the
eight are here in Buffalo and two more
are at Albany. If necessary confer
ence will be called Of the five who have
power to call out all the New England
men,