Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-08-24
TIIEYWILL NOTTAKEPART
THE h. l.. T.. AND THE DUF-
FAI.O STRIKERS.
chief Arthur lutimntes That the
Engineers VIII Not Cooperate
In a 1npatheiic Strike-One of
the strikers Shot.

BUFFALO, N. v, Aug. 2i.-Chief Ar
thur of the Brotherhood If Locomotive
Engineers has, it is believed, indicated
to Sweeny, of the switcmen's order, that
it will be impossible for him to be present
here at the proposed conference. This is
construed to mean that the engineers or
der will have nothing to do with the
switchmen's difficulties and will not CO.
operate in sympathetic strike. Reas-
oning from this it is inferred that Sargent
will not take out his men to aid Swtcny's
men, unless all the organized railway
men also 60 out. Arthur's men will not
come out, therefore Sargent's men will
not come on; and these facts leave con-
ductors, tranmcn, and railway tele-
graphers as the field in which Sweeny
must search for aid in his difficulties.
Conductors and telcgraphers, it is be
lieved, have little in common with switch
men, and the trainmen are more closely
associated with other orders than with
the switchmen.
The strike of the Lackawanna switch
men will only slightly interfere with the
shipment OF grain from the Buffalo eleva-
tors on this side of the creek. Shipments
of coal during the past "a hours were
$3.50 tons, Just about tair load Ior
one of the big liners. Cement and salt
are also scarce, SO that shipments OF
freight from this port are practically
nothing. Flour is accumulating rapidly
at all the freight houses, some OF the lar
gest being filled. During the past two
days over 100000 barrels were received
here and it is said that the stock in the
warehouses and freight sheds is nearly
100000 barrels.
The ante mortem statement ot Thomas
Manahar, who was shot at Tilt farm
last night by members OF the 22nd regi
mcnt was taken this morning. He sale
he had been car switchman for th'
Buffalo Greek railroad; was native o
America, and was 81 years of age; wa!
standing at the corner of GanSom stree
and the turnpike early last evening will
four or five rnen; Manahar struck one o
the men working on the Lehgh vale,
road, and man fired two shots at hin
from revolver. Neither OF the Shot
took effect. Then" he added, "the sol
dicrs put two bullets in me. They hat
guns. They did not tell me to stop.
walked over to a saloon on GanSon
street and the soldiers followed me ant
made me prisoner. Then they took m
to the Lchigh Valley Soldiers Emergenc
hospital and afterwards to the Sisters
hospital. | did not see the men witt
were with me on Gansom street do any
thing. They followed rue to saloo
, and saw the soldiers take one of then
attacked the 'scab' because he wa
working in my place. carried no weal
ons."
1t is not believed Manahur will liv
through the day. .
ROCHESTER,, N. V, Aug. 25.-The nigh
force of the New York Central switcl
men employed at Rochester, ten men
all, struck at 4 o'clock this morning, d'
manding double pay for Sunday worl
Assistant Division Superintendent Goul
consulted with the men and they decide
to 90 to work pending a settlement
their grievances by the head OF I'll
road at New York. A number of swltc
tenders, train conductors and yardme
also struck with the switchmen, maxim
fifty in all. All are now at work, bt
may 90 out again soon.