Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-25
Associated Press pispatch b. Special wires,

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
BUFFALO, Aug 24-The day opens
with one feature in sight, the opening
of the hearing by the State Arbitration
Board as to the causes and circumstances
Of the Erie strike of switchmen in the
railroad yards hers. There is very little
general interest in the hearing outside
of that of the executive heads of labor
orders, and of speculation as to what
will be done. No tidings of extraordinary
happenings come out Of the camps this
morning.
BUFFALO, Aug. 24.-The impossi-
bility of Mr.. Arthur's attendance, or his
refusal to participate. has taken the edge
off public interest in MIR. Sweeney's con-
ference, and it is now believed that with
Mr.. Sargents departure to-day no
results to Mr.. Sweeney's advantage will
flow from the council he has called.
Mr.. Sweeney himself recognized the
situation as well as any other person.
Public feeling here is that he will adopt
one of two widely different courses,
either to declare off and that his follow
ers have been defeated by the companies
who once employed them, or call out all
the open switchmen on the lines that
are affected by the recent strike Of
switchmen in this city.
In the meantime, there arc strikers on
three roads. The West New York and
Y Lake Shore switchmen who went out
Monday, and on the Lackawanna, and
N Buffalo, Rochester g. Pittsburg whose
a switchmen quit yesterday afternoon.
81 Already the Western New York and
Pennsylvania road has partially settled
these strikes and is han ding traffic. The
Lackawana claims to have new switch
men close at hand, and the Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg are to-day put
ting on new men. On other roads,
4 where ~ days ago there was strike,
& there is now no trouble. Other switch
men are conducting the work which the
now idle men refused to do. Traffic is
moving about as it did month ago.
Captain Kirby, in command of the
troops in the Central yards, hopes that
he may start home to Auburn with his
command this afternoon. Central traffic
lis going forward without guard and
there is now practically 10 effect of the
recent strike upon its business. The
same may be said to be true of the Lake
Shore q Erie and the other lines
originally involved in the switchmen's
campaign.
Messrs. Sweeney and Sargent ex.
pected Chief Clark and Wilkinson of
the conductors and trainmen respcc-
lively, at an early hour this morning,
but at this writing they have not ap-
peared and there is growing about the
delay and the intimation is that they
may have dropped off at Cleveland and
consulted with Chief Arthur.
The night force of New York Central
switchmcn employed at East Rochester
all struck at o'clock this morning, de-
manding double pay for Sunday work
When the day force of ~ men came to
the yards they refused to go to work.
Assistant Division Superintendent
Gould consulted with the men and they
decided to go to work, pending u settle
ment of their grievances by the heads of
the road at New York. They are all
ct work now.
DYING MANS STORY. M
The ante-mortem statement of Thomas
Manaher, who was shot at Tiff farm last
night by members of the Twenty second
Regiment, was taken this morning. He
said he had been working for the Buff
faln Creek railroad; was native of
America and was 81 years of age. He
was standing at the corner of Gansom
street and the turnpike early last even
ing with four or five other men. Mana
her struck one of the men working on
the Lehigh Valley railroad and
the man fired two shots at him
from revolver. Neither of the shots
took effect. "Then," he added, "the
soldiers came up and fired two shots and
put two bullets in me. They had guns.
Ihey did not tell me to stop. walked
over to saloon on Gansom street and
the soldiers followed and made me a
prisoner. They then took me to the
Lehigh Valley soldiers emergency hos.
pital and afterwards to the Sisters Hos.
pital. did not see the men who were
with me on Gansom street do anything
They followed me to the saloon and
saw the soldiers take one Of them. l at
tackled the 'scab' because he was work.
ng in my place. l carried no weapons
Y II is not believed that Manaher will live
through the day.
Il PULLING COUPLING PINS.
A detachment of Company |, Twenty
third Regiment of Brooklyn, in com
mand of Lieutenant j. h. Handy, haG
"A run in with some men in the freigh
yards of the New York Central n
58 Cheektowago at midnight last night
The yardmaster had reported that coup
ling pins Of freight trains were beinl
1 pulled, and detail consisting of Ser
geant Il. V. Howard, Corporal w, Fl
"a Meeteer and Prvates Powelson, Wheeler
81 Bcnners and Rankin were sent out tc
"A look for the persons who were doinl
!. this work. They saw four men acting
IA suspiciously and gave chase to them. A
number gave themselves up Two es
capped. The prisoners were taken to
court in this city this morning and helt
N for the grand jury.
THE TROOPS MUST REMAIN.
Sheriff Buck says: "Under the pres
IN emit circumstances it would be unwise tt
N remove any of the troops. We are now
In the most serious part of the business.
IA Says Acknowledgment Porter, "Tht
troops will remain here until the law il
obeyed and respected and there is nc
further danger to persons and property
" II more troops are needed they will b.
~ brought and kept for the same term"
81 SOLDIER STRUCK BY TRAIN.
"A This morning about $50 o'clock
IA Lehigh Valley engine was backing
81 work train to East Buffalo when i
Id struck a sleeping soldier, John Delanl
"A of Company ID, 18th, New York. Delan,
X was on the bridge over Clinton stree
with his head resting against one of tn
n timbers. He was dragged some distanc
Y before the train was stopped and wa
picked up with q very bad cut on tn
head and suffering from internal in
,juries. He may not recover.
SOLDIERS ARREST TWO STRIKERS.
Al =.