The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-20
RULED WITH BAYONETS.
NILrTARYIS CONTROL AT BUFFALO
Trains Going Out Under the Protection OF
TroOps-What Both Sides Say
OF the switchmen's Strike.


officials profess to believe that the strike is
nearing It's collapse. The men say the bat
tle is as yet beginning and that it will in
clude fremen, trsinmen, engineers and con-
ductors. as necessity may require. until VIC
tory is won. The switchmen profess 20 be
able to hold out a month at least From a
union standpoint the present strike differs
frDm that of two years ago, as 1t has been
regularly called and sanctioned by the grand
master. This strike will be duel to the
death between organized labor and its al
legged foes.
The TWenty-seoond regiment arrived at
o'clock this morning and was posted on the
Tit farm. at the junction of the Lake Shore
an the Buffalo Creek railroad. Nearly all
the troops had arrived by o'clock this
morning. and General Doyle issued gene
rsl order establishing fifteen camps.
There is fully sixty miles OF track % be
guarded. together with the round-hOuses.
repair shops freight sheds and depots
When seen this NOR ,ing concerning the
possibility OF the kindred organizations.
such as the fremen and trainmen Of the
different roads. taking a hand in the strike,
IS. r. Donovan, OF the State board Of medl-
alton and arbitration. aid: No, do not
think they Will. Ii Is my opinion the strike
vii spread no further than It has, though
| tle kindred organizations might as well
have It out now, for it will be their turn
/ next. / know the switcbmen counted
| on the cooperation of the trsinmen.
/ but they are unwilling 10 come out. and as
/ for tho hremen striking. whatever they had
| OF striking had been done. There IS no
/ fear that a strike will come from the engin-
/ GERS. for believe all the roads have three
year contract with their engineers
/ How do you like the refusal OF the roads
to arbitrate
1T was Just as we expected. We did not
1 suppose for moment they would arbitrate
/ the matter when we proposed It, and there
t fore we were not disappointed. The pres
| enoe Of so many troops has put quietus
/ on the strike. and why 30 many soldiers
| were sent here is a mystery % me. Chair-
mau Purcell. of the board, also SAID that ne
| had no knowledge that there was going to
| be a sympathetic strike.
ALL QUIET AT CAMP LEHIGH.
All is quiet at Camp Lehigh this morning.
| Ail attention is being given 70 the move
ment of traffic this morning. Lehleh ON
! Gals report that their yards are in promis-
ing shape. Two regular freight trains
/ started for Hornellsville. one AZ IL and
Z another at 1880. A freight started Tor Sus-
pension Bridge at ga. 81 They say Just as
| soon as the Yards are opened ut Sayre and
/ Wayerly they can begin running on regu-
/ lar time and will soon clean UP the Buffalo
/ Yards.
The strike at these points is very hot, as
! reported this morning.
This morning two detachments of the
! SiXth-ffth were sent out 10 guard the men
| 10 making UP Lehigh trains at lift farm
and Scott street. Eighty were sent TO INT
arm aud forty 20 Scott street. Colonel
| Welohs instruction % the men was not to
! fire shot II Il could be reasonably avoided,
/ but TO shoot 20 kill IL they did shoot.
These trains and men must be guarded, "
/ lie said and you know what your duty IS
| and what your bayonets are made for. Don't
! fllOw any nonsense or parieylng."
The Central ia making progress in moving
! a ebtto-day and Is getting away consider
/ ab.e livestock and perishable freight
! About four hundred soldiers are stationed
on the Central property. The LehIgh Is
not doing 80 well. Few trains are being
sent out. owing % the trouble east. The ar
bitration commissioners made an official
call upon Sheriff Beck and Mayor Bishop
this morning and formally requested them
10 withdraw the troops. They were pO-
liteIv informed the troops would be with
drawn when there was no longer any ap-
parent need for their presence and not be-
fore.
sTRIKERs CALL on TIE SHERIFF
A COMMITTEES Of five strikers also called on
Sheriff Beck and aDgrily demonstrated with
him against calling out the State military.
There is still another TumOr ahOat tins
morning 10 the effect that the railroad tele-
graphers may be drawn into the strike
The Order OF Railway Ieegraphers are IN
close accord with the other organizations.
railroad official said this morning; The
railroads will never give in. j know that
the employees are determined, but the conf
panies are equally 80. II the strikers gam
this point there is no telling when the
thing will stop Next year is the worlds
Fair season; II the strikers win their point
thew would have the railroads by the mp,
and would not hesitate 10 ask Tor anything.
Now is the time u stop tins thing ana II
might IS we'll be fought out II 1t does take
all the summer ~
How are the Central trains moyingF
AS usual. said Mr.. Webb. We have
got our protection and we are doing busl-
ness again. as ! said we should"
The warm weather is beginning 20 tell on
the soldiers. There were two cases OF sun
stroke in the SixtY-ftth regiment this morn
ing.
The Lackawanna. Buffalo. Rochester and
Pittsburg and Western New York ana Penn
sylyania roads are the only ones IN full
movement here to-day and no one knows
how long they will remain IN that condl-
ton. BY the calling out OF the switehmen
on the Nickel Plate the entire vanderbilt
system IN Buffalo is now tied up and the
number OF strikers is increased by nearly
one hundred The roSds involved are now
seven. viz. The Erie, Buffalo Greek. Lehigh
Valley. the New York Central. West Shore.
Lake Shore and Nickel Plate. The Ailch-
igau Central runs the passenger trains into
the New York Central station. but Its
freight goes into the yard at Suspension
Bridge anA il employs no swltchmen mere.
so CHANGE AT HEADQUARTERS.
Albany, n. Y, August l9-The early
morning shows no practical change IL the
situation here at general headquarters. and
both General Porter and Governor lower
are resting after yesterdays hard worA
Fully 800 men have been massed at buhalO
within the past twenty-four hours. There
Is 10 indication this morning that extra
troops will be sent Tor OF at present VIII %
ordered 10 the front The total number Oh
men ordered out IS 1883. The AdJutant-
General thinks nearly 1000 Of the men are
in Buffalo: 5 1853 are held in readiness 10 80
at any time. ,.s.
Important news developed here this after
noon. IL is that Knights of Labor from
eastern places are here 10 taSe the positions
Id ,-a.o,, bV fha strike OF the nOu-un-