Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-24
WAITING.
A Single Word Sums Up the
Switchmen's Strike.
Without the Firemsn the Fight
Seems Lost.
They Are Said to Have Sub
mitted Grievances
WHICH, IF IGNORED, WILL RESULT
IN A STRIKE. Il

IN A STRIKE.
A Confercnee Soon to Ee Held by Four
Of the Five Heads of the RaiIroaders'
Organixaticns--The Belief Seems to He
drowning That the Strike Will BE Soon
plains where the Striking switchmcn
Made Grave Error.
BUFFALO, Aug. 24.-The strike situa-
ton Tuesday morning could be summed
mp in one woodworking. Grand Master
Wilkinson, OF the trainmen, is here and
Chief Conductor Clark, of the conduct
ors, soon will be. Sargent, Sweeney and
Wilkinson will hold conference, and
when Clark arrives another conference
between the four executives will take
place, Chief Arthur, Of the engineers,
IS not expected to be present. The re-
Hu1t OF these conferences will decide
what action is to be taken. The belief
is growing that this action will be an
abandonment of the strike.
The plan, it is now said is to let the
strike down easy. The conference will
advise peace; Grand Master Sweeney
will yield gracefully and the striking
Bwitchmen will go back to their places
IL they can or will seek work elsewhere.
This is admittedly the critical point of
the trouble, however.
The fremon are reported to be clamor-
ing for strike but Sargent says that no
matter IL they voted unanimously to
strike he would not approve it, IL, in his
Judgment, he did not consider 1t pru-
dent. And furthermore, however much
he may be in favor Of going out with the
switchmen, the firemen will not do so
unless all the other railroad labor organ
izations 60 out.
The Tiremen.
There was an interesting report in
circulation here Tuesday morning 1t
il to the effect that the firemen held
meeting late Monday night and drew up
q set Of grievances which they will pre-
sent to the railroads, and that If they do
not get their demands they will strike.
Sargent will not admit nor deny the
truth of the report.
Did Not Strike as Was Expected.
The Rochester and Pittsburg men
who were expected to go out Tuesday
morning, continued at work. SO are
the I.ackawanna men, though that road
had a narrow escape from being tied up.
II appears that q quantity of freight
arrived here by steamer marked to go
by Lehigh Valley. The agents here
tried to play trick, and by changing
the marks and bills of lading to send it
over the Lackawanna. The latter's men
detected the ruse and promptly refused
to handle the freight. The road did not
insist on it, so the men remained at
work.
Several Small Rows.
There wore the customary number of
small rows in various parts of the dis
turbed district Monday night, but moth
ing of serious nature occurred There
was shooting all along the front from
the Ohio street trestle to the Tiff farm.
Out on Seneca street great many shots
were fired and many more on the Tiff
farm. So far as learned they were from
the usual causes-night breakers throw
ing bricks or mysterious forms scudding
through the darkness
Between 1890 and O'clock a striker
was shot by soldier stationed at the
Hamburg street crossing Of the Lehigh
Valley The emergency hospital was
notified. and he was conveyed thither in
an ambulance. At the hospital he gave
his name as William Moran, and said
his home is at 445 Seneca street.
The story he told the physicians is that
he was walking along Hamburg street
when he was challenged by soldier
He stopped and had some words with
him--or talked a long while" as Moran
put it, and then started to walk off,
whereupon, so Moran alleges, the sentry
fired five shots Mt him. Only one took
effect. 1t entered the calf of his right
leg.
The physicians could not find the ball
on their first examination. Moran also
suffered slight scalp wound, which he
said was inflicted by the soldier with the
butt of his gun. AT o'clock the physi-
clans reported that they had just fin
ished dressing his wounds and that his
condition was not very serious, The
name of the soldier who had the encoun-
ter has not been learned, neither has his
side of the story been obtained 1t was
very dark when the fight took place.
At 1890 William Robbins, of Erie,
Pa, was struck behind the ear with a
slungshot in the hands Of Pat Dealy, the
ex-base bali catcher. Dealy is now a
car washer in the Central car house,
and it is supposed he spotted the stranger
az a "black leg" who was here to take
the place of striker. Robbins was
taken to the hospital, and is quite seri-
ously injured In bis satchel which he
carried when he was struck, was found
clothing such as railroad worknen
wear. Dealy was arrested,
Strikers Proposition.
A proposition was made to the sheriff
Monday night on behalf Of the strikers.
II is that the sheriff swear in 400 of the
striking switchmcn as special deputies,
each man TO bring certificate from
Master Moriarity. of the local lodge OF
switchmen that he is responsible per.
con. The sheriff made an appointment
TO meet the committee again Tuesday
The strikers want the troops Withdrawn
and they promise in return that. they
will guarantee tho safety OF the railroad
property and will not go into the yards
but patrol the streets adjoining anc
keep outsiders from making trouble.
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