Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-18

cts of the strikers keeping watch of the move
ments OF the soldiers in the shadows Of the
camp: Occasionally q train would 60 through
the silent yards with a roar and a rumble and a
swishing of steam. The strikers had regular
code for the torpedo signals and they kept each
other informed Of their whereabouts by ex-
ploding them. And SO the night wore on until
the camp woke this morning to learn that the
governor had ordered the entire state militia
under arms ready to start for Buffalo at
moments notice.
But if Camp Lehigh was asleep there were
many people concerned in the strike who were
wide awake and busy the long night Vice
President Webb and the other railroad man
ayers and their lawyers were at it the greater
part Of the night sending and receiving tele-
grams and arranging for putting men to work
on their lines today.
CONFERENCES OF THE STRIKERS
All the while this was going on the strikers
end Of this remarkable labor drama was busy.
Grand Master Sweeney and his men were in con-
ference, Grand Master Wilkinson was comforting
with representatives Of the local trainmen union
and the arbtration committee was laboring
among themselves and the strikers and ac,
complishing nothing at ALL In addition to this
the hremen's union was in session endeavoring
to straighten out their tangle. and Chief Ar
thur OF the locomotive engineers was speeding
toward Buffalo fast as a train could carry
him. Within twelve hours all the labor leaders
will have assembled here, and the exact situa-
tion will be known.
QUIET AND TIRED.
Therc simply was not ripple Of excitement
this morning in the Central. Erie. West Shore
Lehigh, Lake Shore and other freight yards at
East Buffalo. Soldiers were everywhere and
sentries, footsore AMI weary. paced up and
down the hot tracks. But few strikers we're
to be seen They attempted no violence. There
were altogether too many soldiers on hand for
ihem TO do anything of that sort. They stood
around in little knots. whispering to each other
mysteriously. but there were not any threats
made. There is a blockade of freight that from
present appearances will take weeks TO remove.
Only perishable freight is receiving any atten-
ton. and that is getting very little. The Central
West Shore, Erie, Lake Shore and Lehigh VAL
ley yards are simply choked up and gutted with
freight cars. Every track is filed with
iong strings of freights. The engines
Idle and the crews pass the time dis
cussing the Issues Of the strike and wonder
ing what the next move is to be- Only the
main tracks are kept open. and this is diff
cult job. So far there is no DELAY to passenger
trains. They are coming in and going out on
schedule time. The strikers say they will not
bother them The different yards are well
taken care of by the militia A long line of
sentries surrounds the Lehigh and Erie yards
near Cheektowaga, and it is next to impossible
Tor strangers or strikers to get anywhere near
the yards. The soldiers have strict orders not
to admit ANYBODY except those who really have
these are cross-questioned and only admitted
inside the lines on passes. There are guards
everywhere. in fact. The big Central freight
yards are also well taken care Of
SWEARING IN SPECIALS
The police commissioners are busy this
morning swearing in specials for duty in East
Buffalo. Up to date 200 men have taken the
oath and 100 will be added today Chairman
Illig says that the commissioners have plenty of
men at their command and that 900 will be
sworn in if necessary.
GRAIN BLOCKADE
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 1s.-The receipts of
grain during the past three DAYS have been
nearly 8, SEQ 900 bushels and 200 900 barrels of
-four, the largest midsummer business known at
this port. everything we're running smoothly
there would be no trouble in getting rid of this
amount OF freight, but owing to the Central be-
ing in the same predicament as the Erie. moth
ing can prevent a serious glut Of grain in the
Buffalo elevators and detention Of vessels in
the river.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC. STOPPED.
The strike on the Lake Shore resulted in a
thorough tie up Of all freight traffic this morn
ing, but the passenger trains were leaving and
arriving nearly on time. Militiamen are sta
toned at points through the yards and at
the Exchange street depot. but they
are rev In number The big yards are literally
;da hat, WI .h r, aaa .he passenger trains
ter and Pittsbnrg passenger train tr;..d 20 r,,,,
in at 500 O'Clock. but was obliged to back out
again. There was much difficulty entering the
Exchange street depot.
The big train house was plutted with cars
the switchmen at work were green hands and
they had the difficulty naturally to be expected
from inexperienced men So far NO disnaS;,ion
toward violence has haen n,an;,ostad =, az
attending to their duties under military guard
when Irainmaster Barnet told Col Welch he
wanteo soioiers 10 accompany them and that
The soldiers accomnsn;ed tbe trs;rs =, uss t.,;a.
and there left them. the trainmen saving thew
could get through all right. More trains will 90
east today.