Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
Presence of the State Militia Puts
Quietus on the Buffalo
STRIKE.
Man, Companies In ALI Parts Of the
State in Readiness to
Move.
Late kilograms present More
Serious Aspect-Trouble
Yet Feared.

Bufalo, N. Y, Aug. 16.-The back
no further distUr Dances occur tonight or
tomorrow, the railroads will have won the
fight This was brought about by the
calling out Of the seventy fourth and
sixty ffth regiments and holding others in
readiness to move at moments notice
TIE military has stood guard since )
o'clo; * this morning over the scene Of the
dispute at the William street yard, and
under the protection thus offered the Erie
& Lehigh Valley has been enabled to move
freight trains today for the first time since
the blockade Of Sunday morning.
From hundred and fifty to two hun
bred imported scab switchmen were at
work all day switching cars and making
Up trains Sentry lines were formed all
along TIE boundaries Of the territory COW
cred by the militia and the 6trictest diaci-
pline was Observed.
There is a rumor that Central men are
going cut at midnight, but it cannot yet
De confirmed
The conference between the state board
Of arbitration and the switchmen lasted
until midnight At that hour myste
rious meeting Of brakcmen and switch
men was held, and rumors were rife that
the strike would be extended
Later.
At | o'clock TIE Central switchmen
abandoned all work IN the freight yards.
This adds re-inforcements to the Lehigh
x Erie strikers.
The police escort sent ont TO bring in
the Lake Shore train is due here at 40
a. III.
The switch tenders il the Central pass
enger yards and train houses are included
in the stlke This means that moi man
in tho employ Of the Central is d switch
man is ut work.
Buffalo, Aug. II, 2 a. m.-The West
Shore men will 90 out tonight. The Buf-
falo, Rochester and Plttsburg men have
already gone cut, despite the fact that
their terms are acceded TO. and at this
hour he firenen are housing the engines
in tine round houses and all hands are idle
In lie yards.
There Is no disturbance, bat every train
man seeEls determined on course of
action. The strikers say this does not
measure the possible extelt Of the stril g j..
Rochester, Aug. 1.-two regiments
have been ordered to proceed to Buffalo at
one"
Eimira, N Y, Aug. 16-The situation
at Wayerly and Sayre today is very quiet,
no effort icing made by the company to
move any trains except passenger and
milk trains, which the strikers do no.
interfere with.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Aug. 1H.-The
forty separate company National
guard is under orders to be ready ut Z
moments notice to ~ to Buffalo. Sixty
men reported. The Fifth battery i
also under orders here.
AUBURN, n. Y, Aug. 16.-Capt. Kirby
OF the second separate company, Wheel
er rifles, has received orders to hole
his company in readiness to go to the
scene Of the switchmen's strike.
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 16.-Capt.
Butler of the Forty-second Separate
company has been ordered to have his
company ready to move to Buffalo at a
moments notice.
OSwEGo, n. Y, Aug. 16.-Captain
Hall Of the Forty-eighth company, Ma
tional guard, received orders this morn
Ing to hold his company In readiness
for service at Buffalo