Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-17
SITUATION At BUFFALO
Strike Ordered the New York Cen
traI-Troops on Guard,

BUFFALO. Aug. I7.-Cheektowaga is
| Railway suburb Of this city, and Cheek
towaga is just at this writing military
camp. Everywhere the bayonet gIittevs.
All the cars and buildings OF the Erie
and Lehieh Valley railroads in the vicin-
ity are guarded. Up and down the dirty
cinder road OF Lackawanna avenue sol
diers parade on regular beats. Loiterers
are made to move on. Pickets have been
placed al the Lackawanna bridge over
Lackawanna avenue at the city line and
no one not in uniform is allowed to pass
All the streets and railroad tracks in the
vicinity are patroiled and completely oc-
cupied by the troops. a new line of pick
cts has been thrown out, extending for
half a mile beyond the city line. just in
side the city line, az the head of William
street, Captain kilroy's force of police Off
GERS Joins the military and extends clear
| to the Seneca street crossing of the Erie.
Things Have Somewhat Changed.
Where on Monday the striker was su-
preme and could come and 90 at Will, I'M
couple trains, assault crews or single
workmen, throw switches, fire freight
cars, or do any Of the deviltry in which he
delights, now the blue uniform of the
national guard gives color to the sombre
scene and his rifle gives notice that vio-
lence is no longer safe. Outside the mill
tary lines the strikers gather at saloons
and points where the tracks can be seen
and watch the troops, but keep respect
full distance from the lines
Couldn't DO Any .-PersuadinC-"
During yesterday morning two car loads
of non-union men passed through on a
Lehigh Valley train. They were instant
" spotted by the union switchmen, but
they passed in towards the city. 1t WAS
them or even get near them, as the prop
erty was too well guarded by the soldiers
and policemen. A few freight trains were
on the move, but very few and very short
At noon a long loaded freig hit passed in on
the Erie and in about ten minutes was
followed by another. There was no very
general movement of freight however.
The Lehigh Valley officials say that they
will have no difficulty in moving freight
from to-day.
Views of H. Walter Webb.
Third Vice President II. Walter Webb,
of the New York Central road, was in the
city, called here by the gravity of the
situation and the possibility of the road
being affected He was in close consulta-
ton with the attorneys of the road and its
officials, and while acknowledging the
serious nature Of the strike, conf
dent that, with proper military protection,
all will come out right. In conversation
with a reporter, Mr.. Webb said: ''The
strike has not extended to our road and
we are not aware that any of our men are
anxious to join in the strike. The only
danger that we have felt is that our men
might be driven from their posts by the
strikers on he other lines"
strikers Get in Some More Work.
At 9 O'Clock last night the Erie road
started two sections of train so east with
forty cars of perishable freight. The
trains proceeded unmolested until reach
ing Alden station. where the cars were
boarded by strikers, who applied the brakes
and pulled the pins, completely disabling
both sections. A train on it's way from
Black Rock to Alden with coupling ap-
paratus was derailed by the strikers be-
fore reaching it's destination. The road