Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-18

BUFFALO, y. Y, August 1.-THE
situation here this morning in the great
railroad strike is not encouraging. The
Central swtCbmen having Joined the
strike makes il much more formidable,
and the Central yards this morning
were under picket guards. II is feared
that the strike will now spread to the
other Vanderbilt lines, the West Shore
and Lake Shore roads. Brig. Gen.
Doyle's orders will result in cOnCen-
tratiuE the entire Fourth Brigade here
today, and they will all be needed, as
the strike covers several miles Of terri
tory. The bulk OF the soldiers
are i'm the Big Cheektowaga
yards outside Of the city limits. The
State Board Of Arbitration are here and
will make every effort in their power
with the railroad companies and the
men for a settlement of the strike.
Nanley c. Green, justice of the supreme
court at Buffalo, impressed bY the grav-
ity of the situation among the striking
switchmen, has ordered out the entire
fourth brigade of the New York State
militia, cons sting OF two thousand men
in separate companies, and one battery
OF artillery.
Before going down into the yard this
morning General Superintendent Noor-
heeS, of the Central, in a talk with an
Associated Press correspondent, was
asked how many Of the Central men
we're out. There are about $50 men
in ALL.
What do the strikers demand?
fewer hours or increased wages?"
That's lust what I'd like you TO make
clear TO the public through the press.
IL is purely a strike for increased pay.
The preteuSiOn Of the men that they
want fewer hours is all humbug. They
have worked in the past eleven hours
q day actual work and they expect to
continue that way but they wanted
their hourly compensation increased by
ON amount which is practically 10 per
cent. 10 is, as l said before, strike
for increased pay. The men have never
before made the slightest objection TO
the number Of hours they work"
They made a formal demand first.
Eyes, the night force came to US on
Tuesday at noon and made the same de-
m3nd as has been made on the other
roads.
"They belong TO the Switchmen's
Union and / suppose they made up their
minds 90 do as other union men did.
Their demand was refused. The men
employed on the road To Buffalo have
been receiving more pay than any other
men performing like service On this
road in the State of New York, and we
decide not to grant their demand"
"Do Won anticipate much trouble as
result of these men going out?'
''No There has been no demonstra-
ti0n as yet, and no delay Of trains, l
shall not worry about it,
"Do YOU know whether there is any
periSha0le freight at present in the
yardS?"
Yes, l know that there is none. In
this respect we are in very good shape"
.'Do you expect any difficulty in get
ting men to take the strikers places?'
NO, not If we are given protection
by the authorities"
Asked whether the fact that the West
Shore has been carrying freight
transferred from the Erie had
anything to do with prompting
the Central'S men TO 60 out, Mr.. NOOr-
hees said he did not think it had. 1--WE
are obliged 70 handle whatever freight
is brought to US, said he. The New
York CentraIs yards in this city passed
through a strike two years ago. The
compauy defeated the men, filing the
wards with non-union wOrkmen. 1t was
not believed that the anlOn could again
get a strong hold in the yards, but COM
mittees were working for several