The record-union., 1892-08-23
STRIKERS LOSING GROUND.
The Affected Railroads Are All
Working as Usual.
A CONFERENCE OF THE VARIOUS
UNION HEADS CALLED FOR
It VIII be Either General Tie-Up
or Defeat - The Firemen VIII Not
Strike Unless All Allied Railroad
Organizations Join in - Blockades
Being Raised.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Being Raised.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
BUFFALO, Aug. 22.AMaster Workman
Sweeney of the Switchmen's Order has
now asked the heads of all the other labor
organizations allied with the switchmen
in railroad work to meet him here. AL
ready Sargent is here and others are ex-
pected tomorrow and next day.
The trend of fair judgment leads to the
conviction that there will be no concerted
abandonment of work by the organiza-
tons to be represented in the conference.
No conference can possibly occur before
Wednesday, while the likelihood is that
the first session will not be held before
Thursday. Meantime speculation may
be expected as TO whether Sweeney will
order out other switchmen West or East
or both, or whether he will announce Of
fcially and formally the defeat Of his
men.
About fifty men who acted as switch
men for the Western New York and
Pennsylvania Railroad this afternoon
ceased work because required to handle
freight from the Central.
There are renewed limitations that the
Switchmen of the Grand Trunk may add
themselves to the strikers.
No troops Will be withdrawn until
time shall have made improbable any
further attacks upon the present switch
men. General Porter said to-day that the
troops will be ordered home as soon as
the situation warrants it.
The Lake Shore officials report nor
mai condition OF freight traffic and are
working cars tonight. Full forces are
working everywhere, night and day, and
the officials are now spending their time
looking for business.
The car-handlers employed on the Lee
high trestle on the waterfront stopped
work this afternoon, and their foreman
told the yardmaSter that they would not
resume until the grievance of the switch
men was settled. The men were not dis
satisfied with their condition.
FIREMEN COOLING OFF.
BUFFALO, Aug. 22.-It is believed here
that the firemen of the local organization
have passed the point where the enthusi-
asm of their sympathy might take them
out on a strike. 1t is not thought now
that they will go out independent of the
order at large.
Grand Master Sargent of the firemen's
order is in the city. He is willing to call
ont the men on the consideration that all
other allied railway organizations do the
same.
Soon after his arrival Sargent met
Sweeney in conference, after which an
Associated Press correspondent met the
hremen's chief and asked him if he had
given an ultinatum.
I'm effect, firemen will not be called
out except they are joined by other labor
organizations allied in railway work :" he
said. That is the situation, and / told
Sweeney exactly that. Sweeney invited
me TO a conference with himself and ex-
ecutive officers of railroad labor unions
Sweeney will place the situation before
these officers and determination will be
jointly reached as to whether organized
railway labor shall make this an occasion
for united etfort.''
LEHIGH VALLEY ROAD.
WILKEsBARRE pa, Aug. 22.-The
officials of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
here say that in two or three days the
blockade on the Wyoming Division will
be raised, so cars of freight having been
handled to-day.
THEY WERE OLD HANDS.
HARRISBURG pa, Aug. 22.-Gardner
and Jones, the men alleged to have been
assaulted by Amalgamated men at West
Superior, Wis, yesterday, were leaders
in the Steelton strike year ago.
ANOTHER STRIKE IMMINENT,
1ITTSBDR Ci, aug. ZZ.-1he river coal
operators, at a meeting to-day, decided to
reduce the wages of their miners to three
ceuts per buShel. 1t is expected that the
miners, to the number of 10000, will
strike.
PROTECTION FOR AN ARMoRY,
PITTSBURG, Aug. 22.-Colonel Norman
NJ. Smith Of the Eighteenth Regiment
tins evening asked for detectives to guard
the regimental armory. Wednesday night
an attack was made on the armory with
the probable purpose of securing arms
stored therein. Tonight the windows of
the building were broken by stones
thrown by several men, who escaped.
BLOCKADE BROKEN.
ELMIRA IN. ", Aug. 22.-The block
ade has been broken and freight is being
handled without opposition. The strik-
ers do not admit their defeat and are in
clined to think there will yet be trouble
in the region.
DID STRIKERS DO IT?
SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN. ", Aug. D.
About o'clock tonight some one pulled
a switch at the junction of the Buffalo
branch of the Central and Michigan can
tilever bridge. In consequence the West
Shore freight train bound for Buffalo was
partly derailed. Gate-tender Fellows
was slightly injured in attempting to
open the gate. The accident happened
near the strikers headquarters.