Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-25
STRIKE DECLARED OFF,
Buffalo Switchmen Abandon
the Contest.
1t Failed for Lack of Frater-
nal Support.
Sweeney Compelled to Acknowledge
Defeat.
About Half the Strikers Will Be Re-em-
ployed-Thc Rest win Have to
Seek Pastures New.
The Cave-In.
By the Associated Press.l

By the Associated Press.l
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 24.-At mid
night tonight Sweeney, head of the
switchmen's order. officially recognized
the fact that the strike movement Of the
switchmen, which was inaugurated
twelve days ago, has failed. In official
terms, the strike is declared off. The
men will, before daylight, be notified by
the local officials that they are now at
liberty to get back their places, if they
can.
swITCHMEN UNSUPPORTED.
By noon today all the railroad labor
chiefs, save Arthur and Thurston, were
in the city. At4o'clock this afternoon
the leaders went into conference.
Sweeney Immediately set forth, at
length, the position in which he and
the men were placed. At the conclusion
of Sweeney's statements. Sargent reiter-
ated what he had already said, that his
men would not 60 on asympathetics strike
unless all the railway organizations
did 30. CLARK stated that the conduc-
tors had no grievance, and that while
they believed that the demands of the
switchmen were just, there would be no
strike of conductors, save it was to re-
dress the wrongs of conductors. Wilkin-
son, for the trainmen, informed the
switchmen's leader that he felt that the
original demands of the switchmen were
fair, If ever demands were, but bis order
could not consent to cooperation by a
sympathetic strike. In these state
ments, Sweeney received an ultimatum.
The conference broke up about
o'clock.
gf COMPELLED. TO GIVE IN.
Sweeney proceeded at once to'the con-
ference Of the local representatives of
the switchmen. This proceeded until
after II o'clock. Then the representa-
tives of the press were called into q
email room adjoining the conference
chamber, and to them Mr.. Sweeney an
nounced that conclusion had been
reached by the duly authorized repre-
sentatiyes of the switchmen, and that
Hit was to the effect that the strike ended
at midnight tonight.
Word was carried out towards the
East Buffalo yards at once by messen-
gers, and before dawn the idle switch
men knew they were at liberty to seek
work where they could.
4 1t is estimated by Arbitration Com
missioner Donovan, who called upon the
railway officials in behalf of the men,
that nearly 30 per cent of the now idle
switchmen will be re. employed.
1t is probable that the troops will be
speedily withdrawn. the local militia
being left to furnish such protection as
may be necessary.
AN OFFICIAL INQUIRY.
The state board of arbitration met
this morning and heard evidence about
the strike. A copy of the recent ten
hour law was placed in evidence. The
demands made upon the Erie and other
roads by the recent strike, were read
and q detailed account of the griev-
ance committees labors was made.
One witness testified that be
mas worked over ten hours
without pay since the passage of the
ten-hour law. A Buffalo creek switch
man testified that he worked thirty-six
hours on stretch, and often eighteen
and nineteen hours at q time. After
some further testimony of similar
nature was ELECTED, the board adjourned
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
MORE SHOOTING DONE.
A detachment OF Company 1, Twenty
third regiment, of Brooklyn, in COM
mand of Lieut.. J. F. Handy, had trouble
with some men in the freight yards of
the New York Central, at Cheltowaga,
early this morning. The yardmaster
had reported that the coupling pins of
freight cars were being pulled, and
detail was sent out to look for
the persons who were doing this work.
They saw four men acting suspiciously,
and gave chase to them. A number of
shots were fired by the soldiers, and two
men gave themselves up. The other
two escaped.
The prisoners were taken to court
this morning and held to the grand
jury.
A SOLDIERS MsHAP.
Early this morning a Lehigh Valley
engine was backing work train to East
Buffalo, when it struck a sleeping SOL
dier, John Delanty of Company d,
Twelfth New York. He was taken to
the emergency hospital, where the doc
tors cannot say whether or not he will
recover.
DYING STRIKERS STATEMENT.
The ante-mortem statement of Thomas
Monaher, who was shot at the Tiff farm
last night by members of the Twenty
second regiment, was taken this morn
ing. He said he had been switchman
for the Buffalo Greek railway; was a
native OF America, and was 81 years old.
He was standing at the corner OF Ganson
street and the turnpike, early last even
ing, with four or five other men.
st struck one of the men working on
the Lehigh Valley railroad" continues
the statement, 'and the man fred two
shots at me from a revolver; neither of
the shots took effect. Then soldiers
came up and fred two shots, and put
bullets in me. They had guns they did
not tell me to stop. walked over to a
saloon on Ganson street, and the soldiers
followed me and made me a prisoner.
Then they took me to the Lehigh Valley
soldiers emergency hospital, and
afterwards to the Sisters hospital.
did not see the men who
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