The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-20
REFUSE TO WORK.
New York Central Switchmen
at Buffalo Abandon Their
Work at Midnight.
Troops Ordered to the Scene of
the Buffalo Strike Prepared
to Shoot.

BUFFALO, Aug. 1.-THE swtchmen EN-.
eioyed in the yards of the Buffalo,
Rochester & pittsburg road went
out again tonight. but returned
to work again ut midnight a.tcr
'eccivng notice from the officials
that their demands would be granted. The
West Shore men will also go out to- night.
At the meeting OF the switchmen's local
union tonight it was decided to tall out
The New York Central SWITCH
men, at midnigh', and prompt
~ at that hour about $50 Central
men quietly Quit work. They will not in
terlerc with the running of passenger
trains, but promise to make it warm for
those who try to fill their places in the
freight yards. 1t was also decided to ill.,
struct men employci by connecting lines
to refuse to handle Erie, Lchigh Valley
and Central facight.
During the progress oil the military pre-
parations. Gen. Doyle said
II can say that the national guard is never
order to down IL riot armed with blank cart RIGGS.
Every man thnt leaves the arsenal tonight will
carry eight pounds oil ball cartridges and
hot work. This regiment hss IL line record
AZ riiie practice and was never i'll better
condition for duty than today. l am going
through with the First battalion, and am 60
ing clear through the liues, If the strikers have
set up any lines. We are not going out for
tup."
| The first battalion of SiXty-titth was fol-
lowed by the first battalion OF the Seventy
fourth under Col. Cox. Other detuchments
oil the
| TWO REG MENTs FOLLOWED
later on. The SO diers will not be used for
patrol duy, but will be used to put down
disturbances.
| There were no indications of strik OH
the Central. 1t is known, however, that a
committee OF the swift hmcn were sent to
Supt. burrows OF the Central, yes
terday, for conference. Mr.. Bur-
rows was out along the rond and the
statement OF the men was tclearaphcd to
him. reply was received but it gave the
il. Walter Webb, OF the New York
Central, is III the city to-day, called here by
lhc gravity Oh the situation and the posi-
Glllty y. the great Iour-track road being uI-
icctcd. MIR. Webb said:
THE strike has not extended to our road and
we are not aware unat un Ot our men are Nlix-
| ious to join the strike. The only danger
that we have felt il that our men
might be driven from their posts by the ST rikers
| on the other ines ami so forced from their
iosts. All We ask Is protection from violence
| and VT shall have no trouble.'
The Lc igh Valley claims to have got
four trains out of the yard to-day. They
say that they will have 10 difficulty in
moving freight hereafter Just bc.orc noon
a long train that had been laying in the
yard since last evening was started.
THE MILITARY !srEcr
Of affairs at Cheektowaga is OF very pro-
bounced character. u II. Doyle has cstab.
lishcd hls headquarters ut the William
street station. just outside the city
line, and from there lie commands
the men. Squads OF men are marching up
and down with rifles Gil their shoulders
and bayonets Ylittcring in the sun. This
morning TWO car loads of non-union men
passen through on the Lchiyh Valley train
No. II. which was about two hours
late. They were instant spotted
by union switchnlen. but no effort was
made to molcst them, and they passel on
in safety. A few freight trains we're seen
on the move early this morning but
very few and very short. At noon
q long loaded freight train passed i'll
on the Erie. and i'll about ten
minutes was followed by another. There
was no very general movement of freight.
| however