Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-16

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 16-Yes-
terday afternoon twenty or thirty
striking switchmen boarded a freight
train pulling into the city to set
brakes and stall the train. They
pulled coupling pins, threw the pins
and links into stagnant pools, and
disappeared. A new supply Of pins
and links was procured, and the
train proceeded amid considerable
excitement, The only Lehigh Val
ley train that moved was coal
train, which moved out at 2;30,
guarded by eight policemen. The
Nickel Plate succeeded In moving
,hirty-five cars of live stock from
Lehigh to Lake Shore tracks, bu'
when the men learned of 1t they re.
fused to make cars up In trains
bound for New York.
One hundred and seventy-thre,
cars OF live stock belonging to tb,
Erie & Lehigh, which were stand
ing on the West Shore tracks. tb
men refused to handle, The me
we're discharged 10 turn as they d.
ellned, and In consequences stood II
hourly expectation Of being ordered
uut by the union. In the Pbils
ielI,hia Il Reading yards not a ca
,as moved since Saturday. A large
orce Of men are expected this morI :
'ug, and AN effort will be made I
push the work.
IT e sherirs posse which wer'
east Of Buffalo yesterday afternoo
was greeted with jeers by the a.
sembled strikers. "Specials" wb
had been as brave as lions on tn
train and INDUCED in tall talk fel
their courage oozing away as sooi
as they landed, and finally In re
sponse to appeals Of the men, on
after another threw away their club
or handed to the powerless sheriff
while at each conversion cheer
went up from the strikers, and sooi.
all that remained Of the sheriff
brave posse could be counted on thl
fingers Of one hand. Sheriff Beck
bowed TO the Inevitable, and cam
back to Buffalo to call out the militia
No disturbance reported up to Il
o. m. last night at Cheektowag
yards, except the burning Of one
empty Lehigh freight car.
BUFFALO, Aug. l6.-l a. m.-Tn'
Goth Regiment has just been sent tc
Cheektowaga to guard the Lehigh
Valley and Erie yards the balance ol
the night.
1880 u. m.--The 74th regiment has
Just been called out to protect the
Central aud West Shore property, II
being feared the swltchmen on thes'
roads may go out tonight.
BUFFALO, Aug. 10 No sensa
tioual developements In the SWITCH
mans strike during the night and
the situation has improved. With
excellent regiments of the national
guard in the field and police REIN
forced by 200 specials the feeling is
much more reassuring than yester-
day. Police claim to be able to
handle the strike within the city
limits.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 16.-The
4lst Independent company nation.
al guard Is under orders to be ready
at moments notice to go to Buffa-
10.
AUBURN, N. Y. Aug. l6.-Cap-
tain Kirby, Of the second company
Wheeler rifles has received orders to
hold his company ready to go to
Buffalo on n moments notice.
BUFFALO, Aug. IS. The third
Vice. President, Walter Webb, of the
New York Central Is In the city,
having been called here by the grav-
ity Of the situation and the posslbili-
ty of the great four track road being
affected.
BUFFALO, Aug. l6.-The Lehigh
Valley people claim they got four
trains out of the yard this morning
and they will have no difficulty In
moving freight after today.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug, TO-
Owing to the action Of the Fall
Brook and Central Hudson In ac-
cepting freight from the Lehigh
and Erie, II Ia thought general
strike may he ordered on the lines.
Officials at Lyons think It probable
switchmen will be ordered out all
along the Central and West Shore
In sympathy with the Lehigh and
Erie strikers.