Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-20
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC. NEWS.
AssocLiTED PRESS DISPATCHES
The Labor Trouble.

~ NAN.s-'
important movements in the strike sit
uation to-day are the practical deter
mination of the locomotive firemcn to
make a sympathetic strike, probably
tonight, and the proposal OF Mr.
Sweeney to the struck roads to aroi-
trate. but the roads will not arbitrate.
The leading considerations to-day must
be how much freight the companies
handle with full protection, and the
action to be taken by the firemen. The
events of the day had not been alarm
ing to the railroad people, still it was
considered wise to place the vast rail
road interests along the Niagara river
under military guard. The line was
consequently extended. Five of the
greatest trunk lines of the American
continent diverge from.the Information
al bridge. The infammable character
of the people of that section is we'll
known to the railroad officials, who
have good reason to fear serious results
should an outbreak occur. Mr.. Buch-
anan, superintendent of motive power
of the New York Central, speaking of
the expected firemen's strike said: Il
have heard no complaint from the men,
either engineers or firemen, and do not
believe there is anything in the story OF
contemplated strike" In the opinion
of the sheriff all obstruction to railroad
business will disappear i'll day or
two. There will be, he said, little
skirmishcs here and there, perhaps,
while the strike continues, such as
stone throwing, but he thinks the
home regiments and the police should
be able to cope with that.
BUFFALO, Aug. 20.-Vice President
Webb said early this morning that the
situation at the opening of to-day was
about the same as yesterday. The
only thing that had occurred since the
early hours ofmorning was an attack by
strikers perched on the Lackawana tres
tie on the non-union men handling cars
at the Ohio street freight yards Of the
Central The work was abandoned for
the night. This morning work al Chic
street was in full blast. Mr.. MeDD eX-
pected that work would be continued
throughout tonight. Probably there
would be a reinforcement of troops.
Four workmen were driven out of the
company's yards at Suspension Bridge
last night by q gang said to have come
from Buffalo.
All trains on the Erie are running Oh
time, and three freight trains were
started eastward No disturbance has
occurred this morning and none is
looked for. The yards Of the COM
pany are pretty well controlled by
militia
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 20-Adjutant-
General Porter left here this morning
for Buffalo where he will assume COM
mand of the troops.
SUsoUEuANSA, Pa, Aug. Cot is
reported here and generally credited
that the switchmen and brakemen and
firemen on the New York, Lake Erie
and Western road at this point and
along the entire system will go out On
strike before tomorrow morning.
1t is said there is a striking fund Of
5000 in the Locomotive Brotherhood
treasury, and the pay roll for men who
may be called out in the event of a
strike will be made up regularly. Each
man would receive about IS per cent.
of his salary at the end of the month.
If the strike should last long enough to
exhaust the treasury, IN assessment
would be levied on each of the 200,-
600 members who constitute the broth
erhood of the United States and Can
ada.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2O.-Secretary Sims
rott, of the Switchmen's Union, has
received a telegram from Grand Mas
ter Sweeney, saying that if the rail
roads succeeded in moving their trains
in the east, that he would order out all
the men on this end of the line.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 20.-Another
strike may take place at Duquesne
within the next few days. The Carne-
gle Company is said to be systematical-
ly discharging the men who led the
late strike. All those turned off rejoin
the Amalgamated Association, and
there is strong feeling in favor of in
shutting another strike unless the dis
charged workmen are reemployed by
the company.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., Aug. 20.-The
Amalgamated Association and the iron
manufacturers agreed upon a scale last
night. Over ten thousand men in the
valley will return to work at once.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.-The Read
ing railroad company will institute
criminal proceedings against all parties
who have been guilty of destruction of