The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-18

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in carriage to tho hospital but died be-
fore reaching there.
Sheviff Beck this morning ordered all sa-
looms near the railroad yards closed forth
with, and to remain closed until he gives
them permission. to reopen.
SWEENEY MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES.
Late in tho afternoon Mr.. Sweeney, in
another interview, made some serious AL
legations. He said: "You may say that
the switchmen are not only not to blame
for the acts of disorder that have been COM
mitted. but that they have not sanctioned
them In any way. The best proof OF this IS
that not one of them has been rrested on
any such charges. How long do you
suppose our men would DO out or
jail il they had been concerned In
these deedsf And how long do you suppose
it would take the railroads detectives, who
warm In the yards, to gobble them INF Not
an hour or two. There is q great deal under
the surface of this matter which would
surprise you to learn. You are aware that
dependencies are decidedly unpopular
among tho working classes because of this
treatment of their men. They treated their
men like dogs, and Mcleod, the president
committee of the organization which
went to Chicago. He was asked to give
only so much as fve min utes, but declined.
When the first of this strike came, il be
came necessary, somehow or other. 10
divert public sympathy from the strikers.
Railroad lawyers and railroad managers
are no fools, and they devised means by
which they got public eympathy. The
strikers did not set those cars on ire Sun
day morning"
well, who didf
draw your own conclusions" said Mr..
Sweeney.
The reporter was not drawing conclu-
slons, so he tried again.
h<sx eh@. d.
had the cars set on fre-burned their own
propertyf he asked, and Mr.. Sweeney said:
Il have heard just the rumor going about.
nothing less. IL is we'll known that the
cars burned were Observation-Disclosures
old hulks, shnDted on to grnes-grown sid
ings out in Cheektowaga, and lett there to
rot. The Poles have been taking them
to pieces and using them fer hre-wood
right along without any objection being
made by the company. And these were
the oars burned Sunday; and that burning
set the citizens against the switchmen, no
had had all their sympathy before. These
were the most profitable bOntires ever
heard Of, and they didn't cost any body .
cent unless the county 10 foolish enough
to pay for them. We can furnish evidence
that they were abandoned and valueiess
old cars"
wv hat is the attitude of your organiza-
tiOn and the Buffalo members toward the
militia; are they friends or foesf"
Friends" replied MIR. Sweeney. prompt
ly. but the presence of the militia is abso-
Iutely unnecessary to prevent destruction
OF property by any Of our people. We will
do no destruction. We have done no de-
structlon and we have planned no destruc-
tiOn."
''Will you ard rather than hinder the
militia in their efforts to protect propertyT
'We shall aid them IN any way their
officers may suggest We are not thugs,
bat we'll disposed people, who want to gain
their ends by peaceable means. The But
fai0 members are too well known to do any
overt act and not be Immediately aDpre-
hended."
'Do you look for success in this switch
mems association movement"
II expect 1t will succeed" )" was the reply.
I'VE will succeed in the proper way, too,
by not working and letting the roads learn
by experience that they cannot get COM
petent men To I'LL our places. There are
union yards in the West where they do not
injure five dollars worth of property u
year. Every green switchman learning his
business costs the road where he is learn
ing about 500 before he's got his lessons,
and when be has he gets an experienced
mans pay, or goes to road where he can
get il. Why, these roads are at their wits
ends trying to get men. and they amt got
Just here Mr. Sweeney pulled long tele-
gram out of his pocket and read q line
two. This is from Chicago" said he.
They have got q recruiting Office in Room
one of my scouts. He wires: i hired out
to them last night. and was to come at
once. but am here yet Now," said Mr..
Sweeney, 'lf these people think they will
get any comfort from Western swltchmen
they are greatly mistaken-the w Western
men Will fool them.'
COMPLAINTS OF THE TROOPS.
Although the troops were more comfort
able to-day than yesterday they are COM
planning bitterly because the railroads do
not send passenger coaches out for shelter.
They are forced to lie down on the ground,
and, not having sufficient blankets,
It is, very hazardous to health.
General Doyle SAID this forenoon:
I'VE are making all possible
provision for shelter. A large number of
tents have been ordered from New York
and we expect them to-day" A large tent
has been erected beside the LehQh tracks.
headquarters In the William-street station.
Another smaller tent Is pitched be-
tween the Erie and LehIgh tracks.
These coverings helped to give
shade to the men Oft duty. Many
get away from the hot sun by getting in
the shade of cars and buildings 1t was a
busy day for General Doyle asd his staff,
for the arriving troops had to be placed to
the best advantage. When all was done,
the railroad property that might be leopard
and protected. The blue coats and gleam-
ing bayonets of the soldiers could be seen
everywhere.
"Our pickets are thrown out for q dis
tance Of three miles beyond the city line"
said General Doyle. land extend clear
down town. There is probably q total
length of pickets, counting all the details
in various directions. of about twenty five
miles. We have force of about two thou
sand men. and are in excellent condition to
preserve order"
A strong guard now keeps Queen's street
closed from the LackawaDna trestle north.
The loafers who used to eODgregate on the
trestle, over the heads of the soldiers, have
been driven OIL. and 1t Is tonight occupied
by the signal corps of the Seventy-fourth
regiment. who are employed in transmit
ting orders to and from headquarters from
this high point of vantage.
To-day all through the Lehigh Valley
yards and the Buffalo Creek yards. down
on the island. and on the Tiff farm, from
Lake Shore ''Y," everything was quiet.
dull, almost dead. Freight cars of all kinds
and containing all sorts of freight
stood in long lines, filling all
the switches and sde-tracks. The compa-
Mes did not try to do anything, so the
strikers kept quiet. and there was no
trouble of any kind. During the after
noon there were not thirty men In the
whole territory or two or three miles
square.
NO CARS MOVED.
All day long the Buffalo Creek road did
not move car. The Lehigh people would
not attempt any work. because, they said.