Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-16

the Lehigh to the Lake Shore tracks,
but when the men learned it this morn
ing they refused to make the cars up in
trains bound for New York.
One hundred and dseventy-three cars OF
live stock, belonging to Erie and Le-
high, which were standing on the West
Shore tracks, the men refused to
handle. They were discharged in turn
as they declined, and in consequence
stood in hourly expectation of being
ordered out by the union.
In the Philadelphia and Reading
yards, not car has moved since Satur-
day. A large force Of non-union men
is expected tomorrow morning.
THE POSSE WEAKENED.
The sheriff's posse, which went to
East Buffalo this afternoon, was greeted
with jeers by the assembled strikers.
The specials" who had been as brave
as lions on the trains and in
dulged in tall talk, felt their courage
oozing away as soon as they landed, and
finally, in response TO the appeals of the
men, one after another threw away his
club or handed it to the powerless sher-
IN, while at each conversion cheers
went up from the strikers. Soon
all that remained of the sheriff's
brave posse could be counted on the
fingers of one hand. Sheriff Beck bowed
to the inevitable, and came back to Buff
falo to call out the militia.
No disturbances were reported up to
Ii p. m. tonight at the Cheektowaga
yards, except the burning of one empty
Lehigh freight car at 8 80 p. m.
THE MILITIA UNDER ARMS.
The Seventh regiment and Sixty-fifth
regiment have assembled at their armo-
ries, ready to move at a moments
notice, though the amateur soldiers do
not much relish the idea OF repetition
of the fight of 1877.
BULLETINS.
a.m.-The Sixty-fifth regiment has
just been sent to Cheektowaga, to guard
the Lehigh Valley and Erie freight
yards the rest of the night.
1870 a. m.-The Seventy-fourth regi-
ment has been called out to protect the
Central and West Shore property, it be-
ing feared the switchmen on these roads
may go out tonight.
is 1T CONTAGIOUS?
The firemen employed on the tugs in
the Buffalo harbor struck this afternoon
fora advance in wages from $35 to $50
per month. They have no union or
ganization. The tug owners will not
concede the demand.
A SHERIFF BAFFLED.
EIMIRA, N. ", Aug. 15.-Great ex-
citement prevails at Waverly, N. Y, on
account Of the strikeon the Lehigh road.
A cbllision between strikers and switch
men seemed inevitable this morning,
over an attempt to run an engine and
cabpose out of Tyre, Penn, just across
the line. Men surrounded the engine
and refused to let it go. Sheriff PoWelI
turned the switch himself, but it was
Immediately turned back by thestrikers
A start was finally made, but the strik.
efs pulled the cnnpling pin between the
engine and cars. and made another de.
lay. The sheriff tried to arrest some oi
the men, but they were Immediately
rescued by their comrades. Superin-
tendent Stephenson and the sheriff
mounted the pilot, and could not
keep the men away from the
engine. At noon the engine had
gone about 200 yards and the strikers
were still in command of the situation.
Alterations between the sheriff's posse
and strikers have been conducted thus
far without any serious results.
A special just received from Sayre,
says sixty men were ordered to report to
Superintendent Stephenson this morn
ing to take the place of strikers. They
reported, but refused to go to work.
A meeting. of trainmen was held this
afternoon at Sayre, and it was decided
that the trainmen would not do switch
mems work north of Sayre. The tur-
moil subsided this afternoon, the sheriff
admitting his powerlessness but more
trouble is threatened when he under
takes to make promised arrests with a
larger force. One striker was hurt in
one of the melees with the sheriff
forces.
THE STRIKE SPREADING.
NEW York, Aug. 15.-The strike of
switchmen at Buffalo is beginning to
make itself felt at this end OF the rail-
road, traffic in Jersey City from the
West being partially suspended. Many
trains are stalled at Buffalo, and may re-
main there several days.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 15. The switch
men employed by the various Big Four
lines passing through this city, today
made formal request for an increase in
wages to those paid in Chicago. the
highest in the country. The request
was taken under consideration by the
road managers.