Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-25
in all. All returned to work, but may go
out again this afternoon.
ARBITR.4TIONB BOARD MEETS.


Members of the Grievance Committee
Testify--The Freight Glut at buffalo
Still Unrelieved.
Associated Press Dispatch bv Special wlr.s
BUFFALO, Aug. 24.--In large hall
used by various societies as a lodge
room, on an upper floor Mt Swan street
and Main, the arbitration board gath
cred at 10 O'Clock this morning. Tx.
Senator Daniel williamson came in to
watch proceedings in the interest Of the
New York Central. Reporters came in
and filled table. Counsellor llynes,
who looks after the strikers interests,
soon appeared, and while all hands
awaited the presence of Master Work
man Sweeney, the members OF the griev-
ance committees of the strikers came in
by twos aud threes and sat down upon
the cushioned benches in the rear of the
hall.
Forty minutes after the hour named
for the opening Mr.. Sweeney came in,
and Chairman Purcell, calling the board
to order, announced the statute under
which the hearing was to be held.
Counsellor Hynes declared that
copy of the recent 10-hour law be
placed in evidence and the board con
scented. .."..
John Mcmahon, young switchman
who was recently an employe of the
Erie and who was chairman of the
grievance committee, was called to the
stand He read to the board copy of
the well-known demands made upon
the Eric and other roads before the
recent strike. Then followed debate
upon the grievance committees demands
upon Superintendent Brunn and General
Manager Walters of the Erie, and the
final refusal of tine latter to accede to
the demands The polling Of the 10
switrhmen in the Erie yards was re-
hearsed, So of the total number voting
to strike.
When asked il the So switchmen were
for and the balance against, Mcmahon
said he did not see all the men, but they
knew they were ND for it and when
they got S5 names secured they struck.
Witness said he had worked over 10
hours without pay since the passage Of
the 10 hour law. The Erie officials had
not said they refused TO obey the 10
hour law. Grievance Chairman Bash
of the Lehigh and men Of the other
roads recently involved were after
wards sworn and reiterated the details
OF their demands of their companies
and the steps leading up to the strike Of
August LIST.
The strike of the Lackawanna switch
men will slightly interfere with the
shipment of grain from Buffalo elevators
on this side of the creek The houses
on the island are hampered as much as
they were week ago; in fact no move
ment is reported this morning from that
side, the Erie, Niagara and Central are
loading through stuff with better sue
cess than any day since the strike, but
nothing is being done toward relieving
the glut of track receipts or of moving
local orders. Receipts were nearly 500, 900
bushels and shipments two thirds of that
amount.
Coal will he scarcer than ever with
the Lackawanna supply and there was
some difficulty in finding the boats Of
that line this morning. The shipments
Of coal during the past "a hours were
only 1880 tons, just about fair load
for one Of the big liners. Cement and
salt are also scarce SO that the shipments
of up-freight from this port is practically
dead. Flour is accommodating rapidly
at all the freight houses and some of the
largest being filled. During the past
two days over 100000 barrels were re-
ceivcd here and it is said that the stock
in warehouses and freight houses is
$4,000 barrels. m-~ ~m