The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-26
STRIKER HITS HISBOSS.
Grand Master Sweeney Beaten
by a Switchman.
THE PENALTY OF FAILURE.
Lackawanna and Nickel Plate Switch
men Want to Continue Strike.
Railroads Arc Raining, Soldiers Arc
Leaving and Seme Of the Men Will
Get Their Old Jobs-Another Carne-
gle Strike.

BUFFALO, Aug. 25-The state board of
arbitration resume,f the hearing into the
causes and circumstances of the late
swltchmen's strike today. Sweeney de-
tailed the events leaaiing up to the strike,
as did Superintendent Brunn and Superin-
tendent Ferrall, of she Erie and Lehigh,
respectively. After further testimony the
hearing adjourned ID meet in New York.
About IL O'Clock this morning a crowd
of switchmen surrounded Master Work
man Sweeney. demanding that he declare
strike from New York to Chicago.
Words ensued, and Switchman Quinn. of
the Nickel Plate yard, struck Sweeney a
ferocious blow, knocking him down, and
blood flowed in stream from Sweeney's
nose. Quinn got his leaders head against
a telegraph pole and punched and pounded
him until pulled away. Sweeney had his
wounds dressed in q drug store. A num-
ber of strikers assembled on the sidewalk
in front of the place and threatened to do
further violence to- the grand master.
Sweeney was frightened, and the police
dispersed the mob. A bitter feeling
against Sweeney has developed among the
late strikers, who consider that they have
been duped and betrayed by him. One
of them stated that Sweeney had given
the men no chance to get their places
back again.
As result of the midnight order de-
clarIng the strike fsiiure, the idle switch
men are this morning trying to get back
in their old places. Some of them will
succeed.
A visit to the various railroad offioos
elected the information that the roads
will not take back the strikers to the old
places in body. Many will not be taken
back at all, and all must make their ap-
plications soon, as new men will be con-
sidered in the same order as the other
applicants.
The troops have begun to move home
ward. About 1900 will go now and the
remainder in few days. Michael Broder-
ick, a 17-year-old boy. persisted in throw
ing stones at the soldiers of the Twenty
second regiment today, and was seriously
and probably fatally shot in the abdomen.
ALBANY, Aug. Ex-Governor Flower
this morning stated that the strike having
been declared OF, the troops would now be
withdrawn as rapidly as prudence sug-
gested.
BUFFALO, Aug. 25. Tonight the Della
ware, Lackauanna & Western switchmen
held meeting and resolved to continue
the strike. They have chosen Miles
Barrett, of Chicago. as leader. They
propose to fight the battle to an
end. The Nickel Plate swltchmen fol-
lowed the lead of the Lackawanna men
and again quit work. The reason for the
second strike by these men is that they
were not consulted by Grand Master
Sweeney before he declared the strike off
BUFFALO, Aug 25-The report sent out
earlier that the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western and Nickel Plate roads switch
men had reopened the strike, is erroneous.
The statement arose from the fact that a
meeting was held for that purpose, but the
men were unable to secure a leader.