The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-25

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Out at Once.

Uaraly-Devsral rights Ooour-The
vIews Of Gen. Doyle. Gov.
1lewsr and 0tAsrA
THE railway WAR.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 19.-The sixth
day Of the switchmsn's strike closed
yesterday with the going out Of the
Niokel-Plate men. Eight thousand
state troops are concentrated here to
protect the railroad property and de.
termined effort is being made to remove
the freight blockade.
At the conference held by the state
board of arbitration and the attorneys
of the New York Central and the
Lehigh Valley systems word was re-
ceived from President Mcleod, of the
Reading road, that the time fol- arbi-
tration had passed when the men aban-
doned the services of the company, de-
stroyed it's property and threatened to
murder its employees. They are now,
therefore, in his judgment, not entitled
tosany other consideration than that of
outlaws.
Mr.. Webb, third vice president of
the New York Central road, replied
that there was not, to his knowledge,
any difference or grievance existing be-
tween the company and it's employees.
Some switchmen had left the COM
pany's service, not because of any dis
satisfaction, but because they
were aware that under the ex-
isting condition of affairs there
was not sufficient available force to
give proper protection to those who
chose to remain at work. At present
the roads operating force in and about
the city is full, and there is no obstruc-
ton of any kind in it's freight service
except by lawless interference. For
these reasons, he says, it seems unnec-
essary to consent to arbitration.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 2O.-Friday
night a Lake Shore engine with a crew
of men was engaged in switching cars
of perishable property. Switchman
Albert L. 30 wen was on top of car.
AS the car approached the Le-
high bridge at Hamburg street
one of the striking switchmen
climbed on top of the car and
attacked Bowen. Officer Mattison saw
the attack and started to the rescue
Before he reached the car Bowen had
driven the striker off the car. Bowen
received a severe cut on the head, but
proceeded on the car toward the freight
house, Officer Mattison being on the
engine.
Crews were at work handling freight
cars at the Ohio street freight house
of the New York Central until shortly
before II o'clock Friday night. Then
work was abandoned. A crowd of
men, one of whom was recog-
nized as a switchman who was
in the employ of the road until
the strike was begun, had gathered
on the Lackawanpa trestle which cross
es the Central tracks at Ohio street.
The crowd jeered at the men who were
at work, and finally began throwing
bricks and stones at them. Not one of
the workmen was hit, but two sol
diers were struck by missiles, though
not seriously hurt. The Thirteenth
regiment of New York is sta
toned at this point, and detachment
was sent up On the trestle to drive the
mob away. They had all fed, how
ever, before the soldiers mounted the
structure. Mr.. Voorhees, communicated
with Gen. Doyle, who advised that no
cars.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 2O.-Grand
Master Sweeney, the acknowledged
head of the striking switchmen, in an
interview said:
This strike is bound to be success
full notwithstanding the fact that there
are so few men out, for there are only
375 switchmen on this strike, and
know what I am talking about They
are men who stand to win. They want
ten hours work for ten hours pay,
and if they work eleven hours they
want pay for that extra hour at the
regular rate. Every minutes work
over time must be paid for by the rail-
roads from now on. That is the sum
and substance of their demand and that
concession will end the difficulty
| ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 2O.-Gov.
Flower said Friday night that he did
not expect any further trouble in this
state from the present strike. These
views were conceded in by Adjt. Gen.
Porter. There are $500 infantry
and zoo cavalrymen in the Buffalo
yards. Gov. Flower will leave for
Watertown to spend Sunday with his
family. Railroad men in this vicinity
are satisfied to be left alone, and the
engineers and fremen deny that there
is any combination forming between
them and the switchmen.
Gen. Porter and Gov. Flower are
resting after Thursdays hard work.
Fully $500 men have been massed at
Buffalo. There is no indication that
extra troops will be sent for, or, at
present, will be ordered to the front.
The total mum Der of men ordered out
is 1883. The adjutant general thinks
nearly 1900 of the men are in Buffalo,
while 5,543 more are held in readiness
to go at any time.