The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-25
SWITCHMEN In THE SOUP.
OTHER RAILROADERS REFUSE TO
COME TO THEIR AID.
Several Men Arrested sy the soldiers

Grain and Other FreiRht-Manahar
Makes an Ante Mortem Statement.
Rochester's Switchmen Strike.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 24-Ths hope Of
Master Workman Sweeney that the allied
railway labor orders would join him and
strike in sympathy with the switchmen was
extinguished this afternoon when after a
conference the head men Of the firemen's,
conductors and other orderss Uniformed him
that they would not join in the strike. Chief
Arthur was not present. This makes the
switchmen's cause almost hopeless.
The soldiers last night and to-day arrested
several men they caught unooupling trains.
James Hurley and Daniel j. O'Neill, two
strikers, were detected in the act of pulling
pins out of trains in the New York Central
yards near Broadway. They were sur
rounded and forced to surrender at the
point OF the bayonet.
Speaking Of the removal OF the troops
Sheriff Beck said to-day: "Under the pres
ent circumstances it would be unwise to re-
move any of the troops. We are now In
the most serious part Of the business"
Adjt. Gen. Porter said: Troops will re-
main here uEtn the law is obeyed and re-
spected and there is no further danger tc
persons and property"
THE GLUr OF GRAIN.
The strike of the LackawRnna switch
men will only slightly interfere with the
shipment of grain from the Buffalo eleva-
tors on this side of the creek. The houses
on the island are hsmpered as much as they
were a week ago, in fact no movement was
reported this morning from that side. The
Erie, Niagara and Central are loading
through stuff with better success than on
any day since the strike, but nothing is be-
ing dene toward relieving the glut of track
receipts or moving local orders The re-
ceipts were nearly S00,00O bushels and the
shipments two-thirds OF that amount.
Coal win be scarcer than ever with the
Lackawanna's supply cut short and there
was some difficulty in finding boats of that
line this morning. The shipments or coal
during the past twenty-four hours only foot
up 1850 tons, just about a fair load for one
Of the big liners.
Cement and salt are also scarce, so that
the shipment of up freight from this port is
practically dead.
Flour is sccumulating rapidly at all the
freight houses, some Of the largest being
filed. During the past two days over 100.
900 barrels have been received here end it Is
said that the stock in the warehouses and
freight sheds is nearly 100000 barrels.
MANAHAR's ANTE-MoRTEM STATEMENT.
The ante-mortem statement of Thomas
MRnahar, who was shot on the Tiff farm
last night by members of the Ywerty-sec-
ond regiment, was taken this morning He
said he had been a car ewtechman for the
Buffalo Creek railroad, was native of
America and was 81 years of age. He was
standing at the corner of Ganson street and
the turnpike early last evening with four
or five other men. Manahar struck one of the
men working on the Lehigh Valley railroad
and the man fired two shots at him from q
revolver. Neither of the shots took effect.
Then" he added, "soldiers came W end
fred two shots end put two bullets in me.
They had guns. They did not tell me to
stop l walked over to a saloon on GAnson
street and the soldiers followed me and
made me a prisoner. They then took me to
the Lehigh Valley Emergency hospital and
afterward to the Sisters hospital. did
not see the men who were with me on Gan
son street do anything. They followed me
to the saloon and Jaw the soldiers take one
of them. attacked a 'scab' because he
was working in my plloe. l carried no
weapons" 1t is not believed that Msnahar
will live.
THE STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
BUFFALO, Aug. 25, 1910 A. M.-At mid
night to night Mr.. Sweeney, the head of
the switchmen's order, officially recognized
the fact that the strike movement
OF the switchmen begun twelve days
ago in this city has failed. In the
official terms Of the order the strike
was declared off," The mon r who were
formerly employed as switchmen In the
railway yards here will before daylight be
notified by their local officials that the pur-
pose for which they quit their employment
has not been accomplished and that they
are now at liberty to get back their places
if they can.
1t is estimated by Arbitrator Commits
sioner Donovan, who has called upon the
railway officials in behalf OF the men, that
nearly so per cent. of the now idle switch
men will be re-employed. 1t is proba-
bic that the troops will be speedily
withdrawn, the local militia being left
to furnish such protection as may be neces-
sary. The strike was declared Off because
the switchmen's union had no money and
the allied orders would not 60 on a sym
pathetic strike.
sWITCHMEN OUT AT ROCHESTER,.
ROCHESTER, Aug. 24.-The night force Of
the New York Central svitchmen employed
at Rochester, ten men in all, struck at
o'clock this morning, demanding double
pay for Sunday work. When the day for ce
of twelve men came to the yards they also
refused to go to work. A number of switch
tenders. train conductors and yardmen also
struck with the switchmen, making fifty in
all. Assistant Division Superintendent
Gould consulted with the men and they de-
cided to go to work pending q settlement Of
their grievances by the heads of the road at
New York.
M'NAMARA REARREsTED.
ELMIRA, n. Y, Aug. 4-Michael Nc.
Namara. leader OF the strikers at Sayre,
Pa, was rearrested at Waverly this morn
ing. Floyd Smith, another Of the striking
switchmen, was also arrested. The charge
against Smith was unIawfully meddling
with the coupling between two Reading
cars. They gave bail. Other warrants are
out.
GOV. FLOWER ISSUES WARNING.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. S4.-Gov. Flower
issued q proclamation to-day saying: I'm
view of the continued attempts at destruc-
ton of property and malicious interference
with the running of railroad trains In GER
tain sections Of this state, / deem IL my
duty 70 direct the attention OF the
people of the state to the provision
Of the penal code relating TO such
offonses, as amended by the leg
isature during the present year. Z"
The governor in detail calls attention to all
the sections of the penal code which bear
upon interference with railway trains.
The governor then offers reward Of 500,
20 be paid upon ths arrest and conviction
Of each person who shall during the next
thirty days, violate the provisions OF tho
penal code relating 20 railroads
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