The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-19

not expect TO resume night-work until the
incoming troops have been so placed as to
afford protection to the new men, who are
waiting IN the yards to begin work. This.
ft 10 believed, Will De not later than Satur-
day evening
There were rumors floating about dur
ing the day that the Nickei-plate switch
men would be the next TO strike. but moth
ing definite was known until late this aft
ernoon. Efforts had been made since the
beginning Of the strike TO have the Nickel
plate handle some of the LehigRs freight.
and the men had steadily refused to move
a car of 1t. This afternoon. at about 3
o'clock. string of Lehigh freight
cars was run mp on the Nickel-plate
track ct the Elk-street crossing. lt was
run in by the Lehigh engines crew. and
otter they had gone away 1t stayed there.
The Nickel plate switchmen would not lift
O finger to move the Lehigh's stuff. and
when compulsion was tried they struck.
At 4 O'CLOCK every switchman on the Nickel
plate within the city limits stopped work.
That means an addition of about ninety
men to the forces of the strikers and leaves
only three roads that have ards in the city
unaffected.
Mr.. SWEENEY FEARS THE COST.
In an interview this morning, Grand
Master Sweeney. of the Switchmen's Mutu-
al Aid Association, said: The idea of
bringing in ten thousand troops is the rank
est kind of nonsense. There are just three
hundred switchmen out, and they are q
law-sbiding lot of men. who will
cheerfully protect the compsny's prop
erty. They do not want the
Taxpayers of Erie county to pay for watch
men for any corporation or company. It's
probably costing Erie county fully $4,000
for every day that the militia are ont. and
BY the Governors new order 0,000 troops
arc to be brought into the county. These
u~sIf na1n H.
vince when they come to pay this bill, for
which there is not tho slightest necessity.
There Is no lawlessness among the men
who are out. nor any disposition to destroy
the compsny's property. They are doing
thing within the law to prevent other
men from taking their places This
we claim, 10 entirely legitimate.
can tell you one thing that the railroad
1t it will take twice ten thousand troops to
handle the mob. The Lehigh and others
are picking up all the trsmps and buns
and desperate characters they can find in
other cities. and are dumping them in here at
terday the Lehigh Valley brought In fifty
of the toughest characters that Philsdel-
phia could produce. ana one hundred will
come in to-day. would suggest that If
the police neglect or refuse to do their
duty in arresting these Migrants and
criminals that the citizens appoint O
vigilance committee to handle the affairs
of the city while this trouble exists A
committee Of fifty OF one hundred citizens.
with one hundred deputy sheriffs and the
assistance of the striking switchmen
could keep the peace, and there would be
no trouble anywhere. If there is
bloodshed during this strike there will
be no switchmen killed. They are not
where the fighting will be done. They are
&c their homes most OF them. and there
they will remain. except such committees
and scouts who are necessary to watch the
progress of the strike. | have been in.
formed by our scouts that the miIitiamen
are assisting in switchinR cars and turning
switches. IL this is true, and believe it
10, then Erie county is being outraged