Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-24

BUFFALO, y. Y, August eat is
difficult for persons at distance to
clearly appreciate the indignities which
are daily imposed upon the present
switchmen in the railway yards here,
aud upon the militia who are protecting
men aud property.
General Porter Characteri7es the sit
UatiOn in this respect as guerrilla war
fare The men who left their work in
the railway yards ten days ago are al
legged By their leaders to be innocent of
any depredations. The onus Of the as
SauIts and Of attempts upon property
which are Of almost daily occurrence,
are charged upon floating vagraDts.
The former SwitChmen condemn the
Sheriff because troops were ordered
here, and IL is asserted and be-
lieved no violence would be
done. During the three days past and
while vehement demands had been
made for the withdrawal OF the soldiers,
the Associated Press correspondent has
ccllated several instances Of which not
IN evidence of hostility my be left for
construction or Characterization by
those who protest against the presence
OF troops and who claim that no vio-
lence is being done. A Switchman 9m-
pOyed about the New York Central
said TO Supt. RoSsiter, on this subject:
"Of course, they do not trouble US here
about the depot, because they dare not,
but they have frightened my wife near
ly 10 death, going 10 my home and
threatening her that my house would
be burned unless | quit work"
TIA No. SIS stood ia Erie yards at
+ .st Buffalo, between Babcock street
aud Bailey avenue. Despite line OF
militia on each side Of the tracks, coup
ling pins were pulled and the train was
cut into dozen parts. As a Niagara
Falls train over the Central came into
the city at night a switch was thrown
open almost at the station, and the man
who did il escaped. The Central express
train coming in at night was attacked
by men who had, by crouching, hid be-
hind freight cars and stones and scraps,
Of iron were hurled at the engine and
through windows. A fping spike frac-
tured the arm OF a trainman, frightened
men and women alighting from the rear
coach were ieered By men in the dark
ness. -Four were arrested. One con-
fessed as striker. Switches have been
clogged with scrap iron, and this morn
ing members Of the Separate company
who had been targets for flying pieces
of coal, shouted TO the men who threw
them that unless they quit troops would
swap piece for piece.
The board Of arbitration has decided
TO begin an investigation into the cause
Of the Switchmen's str ke tomorrow and
the summonilg Of witnesses mas already
begun.
Grand Master Sargent, OF the fire.
mems organization, said this morning
he had no plans for to-day. He was
awaiting the executives Of other
railroad workmens' unions whom Grand
Master Sweeny had invited here for
conference. Exactly what day this
conference will be held he did not
know. He thought it would be brief
and he had an opinion of what the out
come would be, but he would not di-
vulge.
Mr.. Sargent said that if the Fedora
ticu of railrSad organizations were now
in existence the strike would probably
not have occurred. Under the rule of
the Federation no body OF its members
could strike without consent Of the Ex-
ecutive Board.
A list OF grievances and proposition
OF Settlem ent had 70 be formula ted for
presentation to the company or compa-
MES, whoever it might be, and If the
strike was iLally agreed upon, not only
the organization with grievance would
90 out, but all the other organizations
ia the Federation would join it. This
fact, Mr.. Sargent thought, would have
been sufficient consideration to induce
the Executive Board OF the Federation
70 withhold the present strike.
Just after midnight number OF
strikers or Sympathizers began TO throw
coupling pins ae a squad Of soldiers
from Company +, Twelfth regiment.
The soldiers were ordered to FIRE il the
pin thrOwers did not stop. Ii stopped.
Captain Murphy and Lieutenant Morris
arrived on the scene with detachment
of reserves and made a thorough search
throughth yards, but could find no one
there. The rumOr that man had been
killed is not true.
General Doyle was at military head
quarters this morning when an AssOcia-
ted Press correspondent called and
asked him II he had heard OF any
trouble in which the Twelfth regiment
men were engaged last night. He said
he had not. The Adiutant OF the
Twelfth regiment had just been at
headquarters and had made no mention
of anything unusual having happened.
According 10 statements OF soldiers
there was more or Tess shooting on the
outskirts, both the Seyenty-frst and
Twenty second regiments. 1t was said
to have been prompted by stone throw
ing on the part Of small parties OF men.
AS far as known no one was hurt.
There was shooting all along the
front last night from the OHIO street
lreste to the Tiff farm. Out on
Seneca street many shoots were fred.
So far as could be learned this morning
they were from usual causes-gaes NJ