The record-union., 1892-08-25
The SWitchmen Forced to Ac-
knowledge their Defeat.
AUTHORIZED TO RETURN TO WORK
IF THEY CAN GET IT.
The Conductors, Firemen, Engineers
and Other Allied Organizations
Declined to Go Out on Sympa-
thetIc Strike - Master Workman
Sweeney Gives Upstate Arbitra-
ton in Progress.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoS.

mems strike has failed.
The various organizations allied in
railroad work declined to join in gen.
eral walk-out with the switchmen and
the undertaking was too much for the
switchmen alone.
AT midnight tonight Sweeney, the
head of the switchmen's order, officially
recognized the fact that the great strike,
which was inaugurated twelve days ago,
had failed.
In official terms he orders the strike
declared off.
The men will before daylight be mott
fed by the local officials that they are
now at liberty to get back their places if
they can.
By noon to-day each of the labor lead
ers, save Arthur and Thurston, were in
the city. At o'clock this afternoon the
leaders went into conference, Sweeney
Immediately set forth at length the posiS
ton in which he and his men were
placed.
At the conclusion of Sweeney's state
ments Sargent reiterated what he already
said, that his men would not go on a
sympathetic strike unless all the railway
organizations did SO.
Clark stated that the conductors had no
grievance, and that while they believed
the demands of the switchmen were Just.
there would be no strike of conductors,
save that it was TO redress the wrongs OF
conductors.
Wilkinson, for the trainmen, informed
the switchmen's leader that be felt the
original demands OF the Switchmen were
fair ii ever demands were, but his order
could not consent to cooperation by a
sympathetic strike.
In these statements Sweeney received
his ultimatum. The conference broke up
about o'clock.
Sweeney proceeded at once to confer
ence with the local representatives of the
switchmen. This proceeded until after
IL O'Clock. Then the representatives of
the press were called into a small room
adjoining the conference chamber and to
them MIR. Sweeney announced that a con-
clusion had been reached by the duly au-
thoriZed representatives of the switch
men, and that it was to the effect that the
strike ended at midnight tonight.
Word was carried out towards the East
Buffalo yards at once by messengers, and
before dawn the idle switchmen knew
where they could.
1t is estimated by Arbitration Com
missioner Donovan, who called upon the
railway officials in behalf of the men, that
nearly fifty per cent. of the now idle
switchmen will be re-employed.
1t is probable that the troops will be
speedily withdrawn, the local militia be-
ing left to furnish such protection as may
be necessary.
THE ARBITRATION BOARDS WORK.
BUFFALO, Aug. 24.-The State Board of
Arbitration met this morning and heard
evidence about the present difficulty here
a copy OF the recent ten-hour law was
placed in evidence.
The demands made upon the Erie and
other roads by the recent strikers were
read and detailed account of the Griev-
ance Committees of the unions made.
One witness testified that he worked over
ten hours without pay since the passage
of the ten-hour law.
A Buffalo Creek switchman testified
that he had worked thirty-siX hours on a
stretch, and often eighteen and nineteen
hours at time.
After some further testimony of sim
liar nature was elected the board adj
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow. Now
that the strike Is ended, however, the
proceedings may cease.
MANAHER's STATEMENT.
The ante-mortem statement of Thomas
Manaher, who was shot at Tiff farm last
night by members Of the Twenty-second
Regiment, was taken this morning He
said he had been a switChman tor the
Buffalo Greek Railroad; was native of
America, and was 81 years old. He was
standing at the corner of Ganson street
and the turnpike, early last evening, with
four or five other men. Mananer struck
one of the men working on The I.ehigh
Valley Railroad and the man fired two
shots at him from a revolver, neither of
the shots taking effect.
Then the soldiers came up and fired
two shots and put bullets into me. They
had guns and they did not tell me to
STOP" continued Manaher. 81 walked
over to the saloon on Ganson street and
the soldiers followed me and made me a
prisoner. Then they took me to the e.
high Valley Soldiers Emergency Hos
pital, and aiterward TO the Sisters Hos
pital. / did not see the men who were
with me on GanSon street do ANYTHING.
They followed me to the saloon. and |
saw the soldiers take one of them. I at
tackled scab' because he was WORKING
in my place. / carried no weapons" 1t
is not believed Manaher will live through
the night.
SHOTS FIRED.
A detachment of Company I. Twenty
third Regiment of BROOKLYN, in com
mand of Lieutenant j. L. Handy, had
trouble with some men in the freight
yards of the New York Central at Chez
towaca early this morning. The Yard
master had reported that the coupling
pins of the freight cars were being pulled
and detail was sent out to look Tor the
persons who were doing this work. They
saw four men acting suspiciously, and
gave chase to them. A number of shots
We're fired by the soldiers, and two of the
men gave themselves up. The other two
escaped. The prisoners were taken to
court this morning and held to appear
before the Grand Jury.
Early this morning q Lehigh Valley
engine was backing work train to East
Buffalo when it struck a sleeping soldier,
John Delanty of Company ID, Twelfth
gency Hospital, where the doctors cannot
say whether or not he will recover.
CRoT0N OIL FOR SOLDIERS.
New YORK, Aug. 24.-The Nal and
Express Buffalo special says: Some
women SympathiZerS of the strikers gave
the soldiers lemonade dosed with croton
oil. The men were made very sick. and
orders have been issued that the troons
shall not accept food or drink of any kind
except III regular mess.
GOVERNOR FLOWERS PRocLAlrATIoy
ALBANY IN. ", Aug. A.-Governor
Flower issued proclamation to-day i'm
which he says: Il direct the attention of
the people of the State to the Penal Code
relating to interference with the running
of trains" He then offers a reward Of
500, TO be paid upon the arrest and con
viction of each person who shall during
the next thirty days violate the proyis-
ions of the Penal Code relating TO steam
railroads.