Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-23

tnen came shouts and shots thick and
fast. and those who listened heard the
whiz of the balls as they whistled
through the night air or the "chug' Of
bullet as It struck the woodwork of a
car.
Some of the strikers may have been
hit but the hospitals this morning do
not report any of them applying for re-
pairs.
a slung-shot Assault.
William Robbins, of Erie, Pa, was
struck behind the ear with a slung. shot
in the hands Of Pat Dealey, the eX base
ball catcher, last night It is supposed
that Dealey spotted the stranger as
black-leg who was here to take the
place of a striker Robbins was taken to
the hospital and is quite seriously in
/ iured In his satchel, which he carried
! when he was struck, was found clothing
such as railroad workmen wear Dealey
was arrested.
strikers Want to Guard the Peace.
A proposition was made TO the sheriff
! last night in behalf of the strikers II
is that the sheriff swear i'm 400 of the
striking switchmen as special deputies,
each man to bring a certificate from Mas
ter Moriarty, of the local lodge of switch
men, that he is a responsible person and
can be depended on. The sheriff made
an appointment to meet the committee
again today The strikers want the
troops withdrawn and they promise in
return that they will guarantee the
safety of the railroad property and viii
not go into the yards, but patrol the
streets adjoining and keep outsiders from
making trouble
Consideration for Suffering Troops.
General Porter and Captain Luscombe,
of the Thirteenth Regiment, were con
versing yesterday when the subject
came up of several men whose positions
had been taken away from them as n
result of their absence from civilian
duties Said General Porter "This
matter must be looked into carefully, and
the men must not suffer
An instance was cited where a man
had held a position as teller in one Of the
New York banks and notice had been
sent him that his place had been filed.
General Porter and Captain Luscombe
expressed great indignation over the
, fact that action of that sort should be
taken. General Porter said that so fan
the instances were not numerous, and in
every case the employers would be
urged to take the honorable and mag
nanimous course.
Arbitrators to Investigate.
The board of mediation and arbitra
, tion has decided TO begin an investiga
tion into the cause of the switchmenl
strike tomorrow and the summoning O.
witnesses has already begun.
Grand Master Sargent said this morn
= that word had been received from Gran'
p Master Clark of the brotherhood of con
q ductors and Grand Master Wilkinson o
/ the trainmen that they will be here toda.
4 or early tomorrow. No word has beei
received from Grand Master Arthu
whether he would attend the confer
ence or not Many express the belle
# that he will not, but viii send con
n munication Of some sort.
q Executive Endorsement insufficient.
d Mr.. Sargent" asked reporter
1t "should the conference of the executiy
it heads of the various brotherhood
7 decide upon a general tie-up would it b
N declared at onceY
u No" he replied, 1T would TAX
q several days before such decision coul
be reached. Ii would have TO go throug
the regular form of being presented
the grievance committee of the brother
hood, and by them referred back to Oh
m local branch of the various orders aft,
=. full discussion.
Firomen Have No Grievance.
q. "But it is claimed by the fremen thi
Fix you have no grievance.
lie THAT may be so, as fremen, but Il
A cause of the switchmen could be made
cause if the executive heads of I'll
brotherhoods should decide TO make j
Of Mind you that l do not predict a gener
+. strike. In my own mind / have an idi
as to what viii happen at that confe
OF ence things which / cannot consistent
re make public now"
Sargent COnfers with Local Firemen.
is This morning a body Of firemen nun
ft bering a dozen or fifteen called o. NJ
'm Sargent and were in close conferen
W, with him for some time. 1t is stat
. that they were q committee of the loC
firemen delegated to inform Mr. Sarge
of the result of last nights meeting al
m that their plan is to mage the grieyan
ta- of the switchmen the iiremens grievan
ng to strike.
ICY Much Work and Good Order.
M Everything is quiet in the railro
nm yards Switch engines are moving
et every direction and show how well
ras roads are doing. There is no interf
lrg ence with the new switchmen on the d
n shift. Freight is being moved in 60
ks shape today.
IS as strikers Could Have Won by Law.
~ ~ [By Telegraph to the Evening Journal
% ,ne NEW YORK, Aug. ga special fr
his Utica says that Governor Flower, ref
yht ring to the strike, said: Il am inclir
ted to think that the strikers made b
move at the beginning If they had 60
.ed to work and had the president of
us. Central arrested for violating one of
en- state laws they could have had b
her fined $500 or imprisoned for a year Z
ed. legislature has passed a law making
oolS obligatory for railroad companies to g
lis a days pay for ten hours and TO I
extra for all over that. ] signed the b
yer and the strikers had a good chance
srs. make a test case; why did they not