Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-23
CHIEFS CONFERENCE
Will Sc lie the Fate of
the Strike.
A VICTORY FOR THE ROADS
Appears to Be the Opinion as the
Case Now Stands.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ~, --ltcadlng rail-
road officials consider that the strike on
the Lehigh Valley Is at m end. They soy
that trains are moving freely and that
they appTchend no trouble from flremen
and enginceTs They do not expect tho
strike to extend to tho Jersey Central
BUFFALO, Aug. 29-Midnlght marked
the close OF tho tenth day Of tho switch
mems strike, and though tho refusal Of
the Western New YorA. ana Pennsylvania
men yesterday afternoon 10 handle freight
from the Central was emphasized by
siXty-nve men uitting work, IL Ia not DO
lieveG much increased vitality Is shown
by this action. Tho official ending Of the
strike may be delayed yet another forty
eight hours, for no ono expects Grand
Master Sweeney % make an official do
olnration % failure until after tho confer
encc Of tho chiefs Of the leading orders,
which will b. held this afternoon or ~
soon as those he has invited have had
time to reach this Gty That the switch
mems effort has been failure for several
days IL 30 regarded In tho conservative
Judgment OF impartial Observers and the
INV io Aslob " t.AAbS
osted member, who, not being ~ present
In Office. naturally does not wish to BE
quoted
ITO be or not 20 be" general strike ot
all the allied organizations of railroad em-
ployes Ia therefore the ono and only
conundrun yet to be solved, and II q nos4-
alive decision IL reached. the strike OF
1902 will vanish from view rs factor Of
In 20, -, ,,t.klin ~ ha nntA
try.
The union switchmen OF tho Western
New York aud Pennsylvania road won't
out on strike yesterday AFTERNOON, because
they were asked 60 handle Central freight
cars.
In tho military Situation
there is not likely to be any material
change before Wednesday, for In spite Of
tho talk about sending troops away, there
still seems TO be plenty Of picket duty 30
he performed la protecting the supposed
exposed points on more than coo miles oj
tracks within the city limita The homo
ward movement may be expected ne aoor
ss the CONS. ..,c now on tbe oopis Is con
cluded, unless It should bappon that q
general strike Is ordered. Such cpnclu
sion seems Illogical, however, from the
very character OF the leaders who arc eS-
pectcd % consider tho interests OF the
men.
One OF the commanding officers OF the
troops stationed hore, who has seen Qctive
service since last Tuesday, spoke OF the
strikers yesterday, and said he did not
think they were creating the present dts
turbances. ITS the low-down, scum ole
ment found in every city," he said
The condition. OF the strike at Niagara
Falls Is gra lnlly becoming moro serious.
The flvo New York Central night switch
men who lett under intimidation last
Saturday returned to work on Sunday
night Their action in SO doing soemed
TO anger tho strikers who are out from
the Eric yards. These, encouraged by
somc strikers from Buffalo, during tho
night, IN spite of the UTMOST exertiohs Of
the police, pulled some pins from trains
without being caught
Strikers Arrested
An Eric switch opgine. With non
union crow on It, was backing down near
the suspension bridge yesterday when
one Of tho crew was pulled off the engine
by Buffalo striker, The Buffalo man
wus promptly arrested and locked up
lie gave his name ns Charles kibler aud
said he wns q switchman Of the Lake
Shore railway at Bulfalo. Kiblcr was 70
mQnded without bail
Joseph IIeinieTlc, tho recording secre
tary and treasurer OF Buffalo lodge No
80 Of the Switchmen's Mutual All asso-
citation, was arrested last night. He is
accused by the railroads OF assaulting
their green hands, of threatening them
with violence IL they did not join the
union forces. und with interfering With
tho running Of their passenger apd freight
trains The arrest has created sensa-
tion. When searched loaded revolver
and he was locked up.
William Moran. an Erie striker, r.
lying dangerously wounded M the emer-
gency hospital lie was shot by q soldier
while trying 10 cross tho military line
and may die.
Car Handlers Quit worb
Thirty car handlers employed on the
Lehigh trestln stopped work yesterday
afternoon and said they would not re.
sumo until the grievance oi tho switch.
men was settled. Tho consensus Of oplp.
lou here IL that the switohmen viii nM DO
aided by any sympathetic strike among
the engineers, tho 1remen, tho conductors
the trainmeu or tho order of tclegraphers.
Freight Train DeraiicdL
SUsPESsIoN BRIDGE, Aug 2a-At
o'clock last night some one pulled a
switc- no the junction of tho Buffalo
branch II the Central and tho Michigan
cantilever bridge. In consequence of this
West Shore fregh. train bound for
Buffalo VA, purity derailed
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