St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-23
SWEENEY ASKS AID.
Chiefs Of the Railway Orders
Summoned to Buffalo for
Conference.
Belief Growing That the Strike Is
Lost Unless All Hands
Quit Work.

BUFFALO, Aug. Midnight marked
the close of the tenth day of the switch
mems strike, and. though the refusal
of the Western New York 81 Pennsvl-
vania men this afternoon to handle
freight received from the Central
was emphasized by sixty-five men quit
ting work, it is not believed much i'll
creased vitality is shown by this action.
True enough, the official ending may be
delayed yet another fOrty-eight hours,
for no one expects Grand Master Swee-
ney to make an official declaration of
failure until after the conference
or the chiefs of the leading Or
as soon as these he has invited have
had time to reach this city.
That the Switchmen'S efforts have
been failure for several days is the
conservative judgment of an impartial
observer, and the fact is this evening
admitted by an interested member. who.
being at present in Office, naturally
does not wish to be quoted. In
the military situation there is not
likely 10 be any material change
before Wednesday, for there still seems
to be plenty OF picket duty to perform
In protecting the supposed exposed
points on the more than 600 miles of
track within the city limits. to say
nothing of the coal trestle of the Lee
high and Laekawanna in Cheeltowaga.
two or three miles beyond the eastern
limits.
The homeward move may be expected
as soon as the conference now on the
tapiS is concluded. which cannot be be-
fore Thursday, unless it should happen
that general strike is ordered, which
is improbable. Even should Grand
Masters Sargent and Sweeney act to-
gether, 1t is safe to assume that Grand
Chief Arthur, Of the engineers, and
Grand Master Clark. of the conductors,
Will both be against action that will in
volve their respective bodies in any DO
sitiOn other than that of conservatives.
Mr.. Webb, of the Central, was seen at
the station this afternoon Just as he
was about to board train for New
York. 'Everything is satisfactory with
us" he said, smiling; .'our trains are
running on tine, and no trouble is ex-
pected.''
General CONSERVATION was throw
into the switchmen's camp tonight by
the arrest of Joseph Heimerle, the re-
cordlng secretary and treasurer of Buff
falo Lodge No. SO of the Switchmen's
Mutual Aid association. He is looked
NpOa GO ciiO III tuO lHOSt pOWcTlu I'll
men In the order, and is called
the leader of the organization.
Tonight he slept OIL hard plank
in Jail. He is accused by the
railroads of aSSaulting their green
hands. of threatening them with vio-
lence ii they did not join the union
forces, and with interfering with the
running of their passenger and freight
trains.
What position will you take. if re-
quested to order a strike of the fire.
men?' Grand Master Sargent was asked
today.
''lf | order strike of the firemen,"
SAID the grand master, Slowly, 1T will
be Ill conjunction with the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, the Brother
hood of Hallway Conductors and the
Order or Railway Telegraphers'
ALBANY, NY, Aug. 22.-Gov. Flower
returne from WATERFOWL this asternoou.
The governor said regarding the with
draWal OF all or any of the state militia
from Buffalo he would leave to the dis
erection of AdIutant Gen. Porter while
he is there. He said emphatically, how
ever, that the troops would not be with
drawn until life and property were
free from nofeStation.