Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
The LARoR IRouala
The Switchmen,s strike ak BuffaIo De-
ciared O6-The Tennessee Outbreak
Qaieted-Other Labor Notes.

If@oCn noo6LES.
The switchmen.s strike as BnfaIo De-
ciared OR-The Tennessee Outbreak
Qaieted-Oeher Labor Notes
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. ga four
hours conference was held yesterday
afternoon between Grand Master Swee-
ney, Grand Master Wilkinson. Grand
Master Sargent and Grand Chief Clark.
After leaving the conference Grand
Master Sweeney and Local Master Mo-
r1arty, OF the switchmen, called to-
gether the members Of the committee
that has been conducting the strike
| and it was before long reported that a*
Ii p. m statement would be ready.
As early as half past 10 there was
| camp of newspaper men on the fourth
floor of the Genesee hotel, before the
door of room 163, the headquarters that
had been the home OF the switehmen's
chief during his stay in Buffalo. Short
" before IL o'clock the doors were
opened and the waiting throng entered
The statement OF the end of the strike,
made verbally by the grand master,
| was in substance as follows:
THE duly authorized committee have
declared the strike off at midnight, and
/ have sanctioned their decision. Five
hundred and fifteen switchnen cannot
cope with twelve big railway corpora
| tions and 1000 militia and succeed We
have made strong fight and have
| lost"
Asked if he had anything to say in
regard to the failure OF the other or
| CARNATIONS to come to the aid of the
! switchmen, Sweeney replied: Let
them speak for themselves. 1 have
| nothing to say
As other questions were about to be
asked a member of the committee with
whom the grand master had been con-
| sulting created a small sized sensation
by saying: ST want to say right here
that the bralzemen, traihmen and fire.
men refused to give US any help. 8iy
| name is Barrett and you can say 1 said
so.''
! During this brief but emphatic speech,
Mr.. Sweeney and others present tried to
keep the indignant brother quiet, but
/ he had his saw
When asked to give his views on the
| possibility that the present strike may
lead to renewal of the federation of
railway employees, Mr.. Sweeney de-
clined to say snything further. In this
respect. following the lead of other ex-
ecutives who were asked the same ques-
ton after the afternoon conference, he
simply answered that the future was
not discussed.
As soon as the news began to spread
over the city there was general rejoic-
| ing. The Immediate. withdrawal of the
troops is not expected, as 1t will take
more or less time for complete resto-
ration of quiet.
THE TENNESSEE OUTBREAK
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 25.-The Of
ficers of the Tennessee Coal, Iron &
| Railroad Co. and the board of prison in
| spectors, met again yesterday to con-
| slider the answer of the lessee to the or
ders recently made by the inspectors
| After the consul tation the board Of
| inspectors issued statement in sub
| stance as follows: That the board has
! no power to entertain a voluntary
| proposition for the cancellation
OF the lease contract, that re-
serving all legal questions for adj
! judication by the courts, and for the
| purpose of carrying out the lease con-
tract under the existing law, the board
accepts the proposition of the lessee,
and hereby orders that the convicts be
returned TO the branch prisons from
| which they were removed at the earli-
| est practicable moment
| This means that the state will guard
| and protect the lessee against violence
from mobs. and that the mines will be
reopened and the convicts put at work.
/ Labor Commissioner Ford was in this
| city to-day and said he had no fear of
! q trial and that he would be able to
! show his innocence Of all the charges
made against him
The latest from Coal Creek is that
quiet prevails, and that squads OF
miners are still being arrested and ex-
| amined.
FREEZING OUT UNION MINERS.
WARDNER, Idaho, Aug. 25.-An the
saloons at this place have been closed
| and ne one is allowed in the streets
! after II o. N. The saloorkeepers are
! strong sympatilizers of the miners and
+! their places have been closed toprevent
| secret meetings of the union. The Poor
| Man and Tiger mines are worked by
union men who rendered support to
those who were locked out To break
! up the union, Gen Curtis ordered a
/ shutdown in both mines and viii not
allow union men to be employed at any
point in the country. In order to hold
the troops here and guard against a
| possible outbreak, consequence OF
the shutdown, an order directing three
+, companies to proceed 60 Coeur dAlene
| City with prisoners has been suspended
and the troops will remain here until
after September l.
| TO DEFEND THE MEN
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug 25--Attorneys
Argo and Irwin, the western lawyers
| who have volunteered their services to
| the Amalganated association in help
! ing the defense Of the Homestead men
/ against whom charges of murder are
entered, arrived in the city yesterday
| morning. They went at once to the
headquarters of the association in the
! Mellon building. Mr.. Argo is a resi-
| dent of ST. Paul, while his companion
| claims Sioux City as his home.
THE AMALGAHATED ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug 25--President-
elect Garland, of the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION. reported yesterday that the
! Illinois Steel Co., otherwise the North
| Chicago Rolling Mill Co., had signed
| the scale for their north works mill
| This mill has eight heating furnaces
| and three trains OF rolls
Where Is soraerby:
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.-In response
20 telegraptic inquiries in relation to
reports that Supreme Justice Somerby,
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