Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-25
Freight Is Again Moving on
All the Recently Tied-Up
Roads in Buffalo.
Firemen Discuss the Situation
and Will Probably Strike
Tonight.

6rst week with midnight tonight, the pub.
lie may fairly measure the accuracy of
statements made by the affected companies,
in the movement OF freight which shall be
accomplished tomorrow. Each of the
companies has definitely stated and repeat
eddy that they had enough men to replace
the strikers and to handle all their freight
ifprotection should be secured to the new
switchmen.
The Fourth brigade of 1000 men was
placed on duty, but the railroed officials
held that 1000 men were not sufficient to
protect their new employees in traffic on the
800 miles of yard tracks which <4ie within
this city and vicinity, hence 5000 more
troops were ordered and are here. The ar
rangement Of duty at all points where the
tied up companies feel there might be dan
ger has been going forward to-day. To-
night every command has been placed.
Every miiitiaman will be picketed in the
morning. and under tn ese conditions, must
tomorrow be he'd to practically demon
strate the reiterated claims that abundant
help has been secured.
N~S
trcts to-day hes demonstrated beyond
doubt that the companies have at hand the
men they have claimed. During the alter
circulating rumors and statements
from the men who are out in effect that
many of the men, being held in r adiness
by the companies, are now being
RESTRAINED OF THEIR LIBERTY.
An accompanying statement, from the
same sources. is that the men were en-
ployed in the East to work on Western
roads. and they did not know until their
arrival here that their service was to be on
the tied-up roads in Buffalo. II these ale
cations are true, it means impaired forces
in the yards when the men are so placed at
work that they may desert upon opportun-
ity. 1t is not deemed probable that such
OBJECTIONS, should they occur. would con-
stitute more than small minority of the
numbers now waiting to work.
So that one doing the situation broadly
comes back to the companies allegations
that they have en- ugh, and more, men
available than will be needed when the
tied-up roads ore again in operation. In the
Central yard all observation Of the men who
g.
new men are restrained of their liberty.
The Lake Shore road, one of the Centrars
feeders, has enough men in its yard to-
night TO man the usual number of switch
ing engines. They arrived Thursday night
and will undoubtedly be put to work in
the morning. The Erie to-day moved five
trains with ten switching crews.
1t is oviously a fact that the men who
have struck have meager means Of infor-
nation as to how many men the companies
have secured and while their claims that
the companies
STATEMENTS ARE MISLEADING
are, among the rank and file, undoubtedly
made in good faith, yet the cold facts are as
undoubtedly contradictory of the strikers
and confrmatory of the companies. To-
morrow the com panies should not COM
plain it, failing to operate their yards nor
maily, allowance is made only upon the
ground that the new men were inexpe-
rienced and unable to do as much in given
time as the old employees.
The Central road is tonight moving
traffic in its yards for the first time since the
strike began. The Lehigh road has in one
of its roundhouses men sufficient, the OH.
Gals assert, 10 meve its ira file under pro-
lection. and the Nickel Plate, the last road
tied up. is possibly the only one of those
affected which may not have secured new
help. Tomorrow will be the test day.
The claims of the companies will be verified
or the assertions Of the strikers will be
proven true.
FIREMEN May STRIKE.
The second feature in thisstr;ke di fficulty
at the close of its first week is an uncer-
tainty as to what will be the next strike OF
the leaders against the railroads interested.
It is thought there is an effort being strong
ly pushed toward the withdrawal from
work of the firemen or trainmen, or both.
on the affected roads. Another possibility
which remains is that the Lackawanna
men, who, though entirely satisfied with
their positions and pay. may yet come out
to add to the strength OF the strikers
These possibilities, toreshadowed in these
dispatches forty-eight hours ago. still re-
main a pertinent element in the problem.
The railroad districts of this city may be
said to constitute chess board upon which
q gri M and serious game is being played GU
to finish.
The third and least prominent feature in
this weeks old problem is an attempt made
this evening by Mr.. Sweeney. the switch
mems leader,
TO SECURE ARBITRATION
of the differences between the roads and
their men. He has addressed letters to the
offici Is of various roads to submit the
matter to arbitration. The Erie has re-
sponded with the statement that the matter
would be referred to officials OF the road.
The Lake Shore has disputed allegations in
Mr.. sweeney's letter proposing arbitration,
and the Central made answer in terms
sharply declining arbitration because it is
held by the road that it no longer has any
thing to arbitrate.
Found His Long-Lost Son.
New YoRK, Aug. 2O.-Seventecn years
ago, Edward Byrnes. asi1-year-old son Of
Daniel Byrnes of Brooklyn was kidnapped,
and though every effort was made by his
father and the police, no tidings Of the
missing boy were ever obtained: supt;
& -. 900 tvo,y, Rdward Bvrnea of Seattle.