Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-23
BULLnrs FLYING.
numors Of Regular Engagement
Between NtrIkers aud soldier

numors Of Regular Enlargement
Between strikers aud soldiers.
NEW YomS, Aug. 23.-A special
from Buffalo timed at 1850 .. m. sayr:
since O'Clock this morning bullets
have been flying all over the freight
yafds, and rumors OF killing are prev
nlent all along the line and ut every
post. II In reported that regular On.
gagnment took place IN the Erie yards
one mile from town and that four men
were killed ana two wounded. IL Is
also said that one OF the dead Is a
soldier, IL Ia impossible to verify the
fumofs. Inquiry al the brigade head.
quarters brought the Information that
news OF tho shooting has been received,
but no details were obtainRblo. At the
police station nothing was known.
AT FOUR Am.
BUFFALO, N. ", Aug. 2a.-An Mt
tack was made on the Twelfth Tegi.
ment shortly after . O'Clock by gangs
Of strikers and their friends. They
crept up 10 within a stone'8 throw Of
the camp, hiding under cars land DO.
hind trucks and then threw stones and
pieces OF iron at the soldiers. The
soldiers answered the attack with
bullets. The shooting was Kept up Tor
long time aud still the stone throw
ing N continued.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
There Ia some shooting going ON ~
this hour. Most Of the shots are coming
from the direction OF Clinton street
crossing Of tho Nickel Plate road.
Captain Boylan IL there IN charge Of
company K OF thu Twelfth. There
are tenements near the railroad anu
the people are oil out IN the street.
There Ia great excitement.
FURTHER PARTICULARS NOT YET Oh.
TAXABLE.
The latest reports from the scene Of
tho shooting IL that four men have been
killed and two wounded Ia one place
In the Erie yard, "a mile outside VI the
city, and that u number OF other men
have been wounded by the soldiera'
bullets In the other yards.
The soldiers at Seneca street say that
the men had been killed by the Soven-
ty,frst regiment. II Ia impossible 10
get by nv guards within u miio OF the
seventy.nrrt.
oSE,MAN WOUNDED.
According to the statements Of the
soldiers there were more or less shoot.
ing on the outposts last night OF both
the Seventy.1rst and Invent y.second
regiments. IL was prompted by stone.
throwing ON the part OF the strikers. so
far ns known, no one was hurt. About
/ O'Clock this morning a man, giving
his name as VIM. Moran, was taken 10
the Emergency hospital with q bullet
wound In his leg. His story Is that no
was challenged by n soldier on Ham.
burg street aud that after having some
words with the soldier lao started 10
walk of, whefeupOn khO latter fired
five shots ut him. Nran also had
scalp wound which no said was In
gun.
Another ire"chrrou- Act oiS'r'hers'
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 23,--One OF
the most treaoherous acts yet com.
mitted by the strikers or their sym.
pAthlzers took place last nisht, a
loaded freight train was pulling out,
bound Tor Buffalo, when the switcn lust
east Of Lewiston avenue was thrown.
The engine aud Ave cars had already
passed, 10 tho train was broke In
Two and tbs rear and greater
portion sped towards the bridge
OF the Michigan Central track. As
soon "a the gatoman saw the train
coming, he made q hurried effort 10
open the gate, but before no could do
10, the cars dashed into II aud he was
atruok aud two ribs broken, his hand
wa, running nj eighteen miles an hour
and when II came to stand II was all
on the bridge. After the collision, tbs
swilchman had his lantern kicked
out Of his hand by bys'ander' The
collision OF the train with the gate
might have resulted In It's preoipiIa'
ton or the bridge approach.
National brotherhood OF Photographers
NEW York, Aug. 28.-The Tribune
says. Commercial telegraphers OF
the United States are engaged In form.