Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-18
MILITIA ASKED FOR.
Not Enough Soldiers at
Buffalo.
LAKE SHORE MEN GO OUT
And Will Probably Bo Followed by
Lackawanna Switchmen.

BUFFALo. Aug. lS-Thc Lake Shore
switchmen quit work 'a.s iaorning. 1t Is
said tho Lackawennn sS!tchnen Will fol
low soon. The men In tho East Buffalo
Lake Sho.o yards srs also out.
A conferences between General Doyle,
Mayer Bishop. Sheriff Peck, II. Walter
Webb md others resulted IN sending the
following telegram (signed by the mayor
ard sheriff. 70 Governor Flowers
We have become satisfied that tho situation
here In Buffalo. under the pending strike. has
become 81 serions that we ask that the Ma
tionIl Guard OF tho state be called out TO pro-
tect tho lives and property of citizens Of this
cry and county.
The representatives OF the interested
roads held n conference with the board oil
arbitration at It's headquarters at the
Broczel House. The railroads were rep
res0ntod By their attorneys. The confer.
eSIS WAS held behind closed doors and
lasted about half an hour. Chairman
Purcell stated that the object OF the con.
ference was to ascertain II means could
not he devised by which "A speedy and sat
isfactory settlement Of the existing trou.
le might not be
Reached Through Arbitration
of the claims OF both sides and also TO IN
quire of the railroads whether they were
willing tn submit the matter to arbitra-
tion.
Tho attorneys said that they were not
authorized To give any Information on
that point. bat would communicate with
higher authorities OF the reads and give
tho board notification at later day.
Cheirmsn Purcell then said that II the
railroads Iave no Indications OF desire
To sHbm't the matter TO arbitration within
few days She board would begin an In
ves,iSati0n as provided for by law. Moth.
ing else Of importance was either said or
done, AMI after little conversation the
meeting aijourned-
Nj. Donavan, acting for the board,
stated that If tho chances OF arbitration
did not grow considerably brighter in the
next two or three dsys, tho board would
probably begin IN Investigation In the
meantime they would ondeavoY to bring
about settl0ment
An erroneous report was about that The
Efie passenger trains were again blocked
A airing CT cars which were being drawn
to Fast Buffalo was stopped at Peacocb
street nnd tho pins pulled from the cara
The military were called and dispersed
the crowd
military Movements.
ALBANY, Aug. lS.-Thc story OF yester.
day hero, 30 far IA regards the state de-
partment and the Buffalo strikc, Is pc
culiW one. Daring the early morning
Governor Flower and Adjutant General
Portor both asserted that they received no
appeals or warning from Buffalo At
noon dispatch from Buffalo announced
that tho sheriff had sent \ telegram to
tho governor appealing for tho entire Ma
tional guard Governor Flower and Ad.
tutant Gonorsl Porter both denied this.
Division Superintendent Harrington OF
the Central road had also been advised
that such dispatch was sent, and came
to the executive chamber TO find whether
It was true. While protesting to believe
that the strike would not extend In the
state, still no was averse to tho guard
being taken away from this vicinity, thus
exposing the yards here While denying
that any appeal for troops had been made.
still the ad1utant general began active
preparations for mobilization. kilograms
were sent TO brigade and company com
manders notifying them to warn their men
not TO leave their districts, but TO be in
readiness for an immediate call
Al 8 o'clock. General Porter said that
ne nhu nOt YET chlicu Wlb Enc lnlru Dr1g'
ade, with headquarters at Albany, and
which is now the nearest Inactive brigade
to Buffalo. At the same time this denial
was being made, star officers OF the
Third brigade woro awaiting orders in
tho adjutant general's Office Telegrams
were sent tn the commanders of companies
in small cities and villages where there is
no railroad center, to mako preparations
to march, and TO telegraph back iinmodi
ately rcqnisitions for transportations, aud
yet the hoGd of tho forces kept ASSERTING
that he did not believe furtk assistance
would be required The T5Ath battal.
lion, 250 strong, located In this city, had
sergeants out in the afternoon notifying
members 10 b. In readiness to assemble at
the armory et call, and nos to leave the
city.
ft Is hardly possible chat either the
troops OF Albany or Troy will DO sent To
Buffalo, as this Is nm important railway
CENTER aud general strike would require
their presence hero II rs the evident I'm
tention OF tho commander In chief 10 send
forward the companies from small places.
The Central road authorities hero do not
appyehend any trouble, and Superin.
tendent Harrington said last night, The
existing troubles at Buffalo are In no
way interferforing with the passenger
traffic Of the Central Hudson road, and
passenger trains TO and from Buffalo and
the west are handled promptly ond ON
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