Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-22
LOOKING TO ONE MAN
Much Depends Now on Grand Master
Sargent.
WILL THE PIREMEN STRIKE?
An Important Conference to Be Held
in Buffalo Today.
AFTER THE TRAIN wRECKERS
Grand Master Sargent Arrives on the Scene
I'm Buffalo.

X.
This is the latest feature in the strike situation
Past Grand Chief Telegrapher Thurston of
vinton arrived here Saturday night Now
the heads of all the railroad organizations,
with the exception of the engineers, arc or have
been on the scene and in position TO inteli-
gently discuss the situation.
Inc nrenen are masters of the situation to-
! day and it is for Grand Master Sargent TO say
whether the present strike shall collapse or
spread to proportions involving immeasurable
loss. not only to the participants in the struggle
but to the commerce and business Of the coun-
try. Mr.. Sargent was a very tired man as he
stepped from his car this morning. To a re-
porter who asked him for an interview he beg
ged to be excuse at that time, but promised one
later in the day.
THE TELEGRAPHERs.
Grand Chief Telegrapher Thurs:on had sew
eral long conferences while here. He departed
for Albany yesterday. The object of his visit
was, nearly as can be learned 20 ascertain
the situation in this city and consult with the
members of his order regarding the pending
trouble with the Delaware Lachawanna and
Western railway. The difficulty, which is IN
derstoOd to be the question of wnges. has been
referred to General Manager Halsted for ap-
provai. Thurston's visit here was official and
he was empowered to act.
AMONG THE TROOPS.
The troops are becoming accustomed to the
privations of war time and are not grumbling
so much ove- little matters. The comrnissa-ia.
has improved. and this doubtless has its effect
! On the spirits Of the men. The forty-eeveuth
separate company of Hornellsville arrived here
last night and was assigned to guard the Nickel
Plate and Erie crossings at Seneca street.
The Courier says company H OF the seventy
fourth regiment is indignant at the treatment
which they say Private Jackson received yester-
day at the hands Of Gen. McGrath. According
to the mems story this officer visited the yari-
GUS camps in the morning and on the train back
to headquarters sent an orderly to have jack
son vacate for him seat in the car which
jackson was occupying and which wss in front
OF the general. The orderly, who was in the
| uniform of private, without stating his author
ity, ordered Jackson to ''get out of that seat" +"
Jackson replied: - won't do it. Yoa are not
an officer and am as much entitled to this seat
| as you are"
Thereupon, it is said, Gen. McGrath leaned
forward, seized jackson and after handling him
pretty roughly. landed him in the aisle Jack
son was then placed under arrest and is now in
the guard house. Jackson's comrades think he
has been subjected to unjust treatment. 1t is
said that af1idavits are being taken to prove the
facts as stated here for future use.
VICE PRESIDENT WEBB HAPPY
Vice President Webb had good rest the last
two nights and looked bright and cheerful when
press correspondent called upon him at 8
O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Webb has done very
little worrying over the trouble with the COM
pany's switchmen here. He has all along been
sanguine of the outcome of the struggle. and TO-
day he declares that the Central is doing its
normal amour. of business both eastward and
westward. Four hundred cars had been re-
ceived from the Lake Shore yesterday, which
represented about three-fourths Of a regular
day business for that road. Today the Lake
Shore would probably do full days work.
Mr.. Webb, in conclusion, said: "Evervthng
is as dull as dish water and guess every one viii
get away from here in from twelve to twenty
four hours
Some one threw a switch at the west end of
the New York Central depot in Buffalo at $50
last night causing a collision Of two empty pas
senger trains. One coach was deraiied and
nearly overthrown and the platforms of several
coaches were smashed. Whether the switch was
thrown with malicious intent or was done by
accident has not yet been learned.
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.
The announced coming here Of Mr.. Sargent
at request Of Mr.. Sweeney, together with the
collateral possibilities OF Mr.. Sargents presence
here, constitutes today the chief element in the
railway situation in this city. The firemen Of
the local organization here have passed the
point where the enthusiasm Of sympathy might
have taken them out on strike. The power over
them Of a conservative minority at their meet
ing on Friday night prevented their going out
at that time independent Of the order at large
During every hour since that time the fire.
men, who are in a position to know ex-
actly what the companies are doing in freight
traffic, have observed steady increase
in the movement Of freight. and conviction has
been forced upon them that a strike no longer
prevails within the employment OF the railroad
interests here. Conservative counsel, steadily
maintained. has convinced the firemeu that
Shafr tv,,r. nf Last 20
strike has been for themselves wisely repressed
They stand ready. however, to add the
strength of their numbers TO those of the men
now idle. who ten days ago were the switchmen
of the roads here involved. Every means of
persuasion which Mr.. Sweeney might honorably
| employ with the members Of another friendly
organization, it is fair TO assume. has been put
forth. Aid from local sources without highest
official sanctions has. however been withheld
and now Mr.. Sargent, at the instance Mr..
Sweeney, is in this city.
THE KEY TO THE SITUATION.
The head of the fremen's order is today the
kew to the situation. as the situation is viewed
from the standpoint of Mr.. Sweeney and his
local followers, who were the former swltcnmen
in the Buffalo railroad yards. Mr.. Sargent will
however, soon assume a secondary position in
the labor situation here, for the reason that, as
the press is even at this hour able to state, Mr.
sargents action will be dependent or condi-
toned upon the action OF the members of other
orders engaged In railway work Concisely,
Mr.. Sargent will today inform Mr.. Sweeney
that while he assumes the switchmen's cause to
be just and while they have his sympathy be,
Mr. Sargent, win not coll an isolated strike of
the fremen in this locality, but il the
time has come when labor must assert
itself and the other allied orders will come out,
he is willing then to place his men in the col
umn SO arrayed against the railways. So the
day opens here, and the question now IL pre-
sented whether or not there shall be general
strike in this city Of all organized labor en-
Eloyed in railroad work. namely: The Brother
Hood Of Locomotive Engineers, the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen, the Brotherhood of
Railway Conductors and the Order of Railway
Telegraphers.
xox-Uxrox MKN A. DKPurIxa
Vice President Webb Of the Central cid this
morning that he had not yet made answer to
the proposition Of Sheriff Beck TO swear in -
deputy sherifTs al the union switchmen en-
ployed on the Central. The matter was stili
being considered. Mr.. webb did mot under
stand that the shsriTs proposition involved the
withdrawal Of troops and he could hardly be-
lisve that the sheriff intended 70 convey such
N imprsssion. A he undsrstood Il, the shsriR
simply offered TO confer the badgs Of deputy
sheriff ON the men now manning The switchss
Ar. webb thinks TIE presence Of the militia is
nseessary - long - thsrs y my danger q ~