Evening journal., 1892-08-20
sill-ask the governor to withdraw tn,
roops.
The sheriff JustiAes his Action.


The sheriff Justines his Action.
In the opinion Of the sheriff all
distractions to yard business win dis
appear in day or two. The sheriff
justifes his position in regard TO the call
ing out of the troops and said If the
business deadlock had continued four or
five days half Of our large factories
would have been closed for lack Of coal
and thousands would have been idle.
Road Men Affected by the Strike.
The strikers are not the only ones who
will suffer from cessation of business
on account of the strike. The road men,
all of whom are working by the trip, are |
seriously affected and will be unable TO /
make even fair months pay on ac.
count of the delay to freight. Their
idleness is enforced on account of the |
strike
Big Erie Shops shut Down.
Today the big Erie shops will be closed
temporarily, throwing six hundred men
out of work The lack of switching
facilities and the little traffic at this end
has left the men without any work to de-.
This caused an order for shutdown to
sixty-nine others, employed at the East
Buffalo machine shops, comprising about
three-fourths Of the force, have been
laid off.
Lackawanna is all Right.
A report was current last night that
the Lackawanna men had quit work at 8
o'clock Night yardmaster Collius was
asked about the report and he stated
that the men were still at work at 9 80
this morning. There is no danger Of the
boys going out he said.
Yesterday afternoon, the Lehigh Val
ley showed string Of live stock to the
Lackawanna and expected it to be cared
/ for in the regular course of business. in
cidentally forcing the road TO refuse it,
IL was at once showed back TO the deliv-
ering road.
A Passenger Train Delayed.
At 70 45 this morning delayed pas
senger train ran into an open switch
after leaving the station. The switch
was the first one met and the light was
7 burning clear The first intimation the
2 engineer Ihad Of danger was the
3 rumbling of the wheels over the ties.
: After delay of two hours the train got
uuuti way dEdlni puN pl tAht tihit AuVot
/ of the passengers had returned TO hotels
1 for the night. The miscreants who per
petrated the outrage were not caught.
Oswego Canton's Generous Gi #.
Oswego Canton, Patriarchs Militant,
have performed one of the kindest acts
that have attended the calling out Of the
militia The company having been So
. ! ef1aeoca fu1 ~ fba rafffiou ir Irft1 81
as to win prize Of $3.50 it was at once
voted TO aid the soldiers with the money.
! Accordingly it was spent in buying two
big wagon loads of provisions and they
, were forwarded to the Oswego Separate
y Company, stationed at East Buffalo. The
Z boys received the gift with rejoicing
A Night Brush with the strikers.
Powder was burned and bullets flew
- thick and fast at Camp at East Buffalo
last night
. The first order to fire was given neal
} midnight when the Seventy First Regi-
}. ment's guard was called out to repe
S some men who were stoning train o
n non-union men. The soldiers cam'
e. and the stoning continued.
It The gang was on the Erie trestle anS
r then the order to fire was given.
r volley was turned loose on them and the'
.e scattered Another volley was fred an,
the men broke and ran under cover o
le the darkness. They were pursued. bu
y escaped.
u A Determined Effort to Move Freight.
~ Four companies Of militia are statione
d at Black Rock this morning where tn
te Erie and Central intend making a dc
Id termined effort to move freight today
al They are the Seventh Separate Company
from Cohoes, the Thirty-second Com
pany, from HOosic Falls. the Thirty
sixth Company from Schenectady
lo and the Thirty-seventh Company. Tw
W companies are stationed near tho freigh
h. house at Parish and Tonawanda street:
it and two farther dow the yards toward
it the International bridge.
st Many Riots ON Small Scale.
The Buffalo rioters are spreadin
out and creating trouble at other points
ny They visited Suspension Bridge last nigi
'e' and drove away the switchmen who wei
as making up and sending ont freigl
~ trains. This information was given tn
=, VI morning by Assistant Superintendent
~ Rossiter
We Mr. Rossiter received a long dispatc
'O' from the Central agent at Suspensio
49,. Bridge at 10 o'clock saying there was
l.s small riot there at 3 o'clock this NOR
're ing. A lot Of tough Bhffalonians visit'
AZ the Central yards and drove the switc
- men and yardmen away.
~ The strikers fourished ievolvers, al
~. two or three shot in the air. The poll
ny ny of Suspension Bridge rushed TO the scei
~. but the strikers were too strong and &
no well armed for them TO do anything. III
Central authorities called upon the sher
Of Niagara county today to protect the
ew property, telling him they would hold q
lev county responsible for all damage to the
~ property, and Mr. Webb is going to a.
=" for military protection.
OF Cavalry troop A was dispatched
lay Black Rock at 10 o'clock this morning
aid a call from the commandant here, W
.ik. reported that he needed more soldier
mn They will do duty and protect the var
at the Rock.
' If TROUBLE ALONG THE LINE.