The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-25
THE STRIKE ENDED.
Grand Master Sweeney Officially
Acknowledges Defeat.
ODDS AGAINST THE woRKMEN.

Five Hundred and Fifteen Switch
men, He Says, Cannot Cope with
Twelve Big Railway Corporations
and Eight Thousand Militia, and
Hope to Succeed.
BUFFALO, Aug 25.-A four hour con-
ference was held last night between
Grand Master Sweeney, Grand Master
Wilkinson, Grand Master Sargent and
Grand Chief Clark. After leaving the
conference Grand Master Sweeney and
Local Master Morarity, of the switch
men, called together the members that
conducted the strike, and it was re-
ported that at IL o'clock statement
would be ready. AS early as 10, 80 there
was a camp of newspaper man on the
fourth floor of the Genesee hotel, before
the door of room 1853, the quarters that
have been the home of the switchmen's
chief during his stay in Buffalo. Shortly
before IL o'clock the door was opened
and the waiting throng entered. The
statement of the end of the strike made
verbally by the grand master, was in
substance as follows:
Sweeney Acknowledges Defeat.
''The duly authorized committee have
have sanctioned their decision. Five
hundred and fifteen switchmen cannot
cope with twelve big railway corpora
tions and 5000 militia. and succeed.
We have made a strong fight and have
lost"
Asked If he had anything to say in re-
gard to the failure of other organiza-
tions to come to the aid of the switch
men, Sweeney replied, "Let them speak
fhatnEalUpa / ft1r
to say"
AS other questions were about to be
askel Mr.. Sweeney a member of the
committee with whom the grand mas
ter had bsen consulting created small
sized sensation by saying: II want to
say right here that the brallemen, train
men and tiremen refused to give us any
help. That's why we were defeated"
The committee tried to keep him quiet,
but he had his say.
When asked to give his views on the
possibility that the present strike may
lead to renewed of the Federation of
r ,ilway Employees Mr.. Sweeney de-
clined to say anything further. In this
respect he followed the lead of other
executives, who, when asked the same
question, simply answered that the fu-
ture was discussed.
The News Causes Rejoicing.
AS soon as the news began to spread
over the city, which it did very rapidly,
in spite of the storm, there was general
rejoicing. The immediate withdrawal
OF the troops is not expected, as it will
take more or less time for complete
restoration of quiet and the cessation of
the guerilla like attacks to which non
union men and soldiers have been sub
jected.
The four rioters captured Tuesday
night, when Thomas j. Manaher was
shot by volley fired by Company G of
the Twenty-secoud regiment, were ar
raigned before Judge Green in the SUI
preme court chambers yesterday on the
charge of riot and using violence and
infiicting injury upon another person,
with a view OF compelling such person
to abstain from doing an act which such
person had a legal right to do. Judge
| Green, upon request of the Lehigh Val
ley attorneys, postponed the examina.
tion until Sept. 2, and fixed bail at ST.
500 each. Manaher is at the Sisters
hospital in dangerous condition. If
| peritonitis, or some other complication
does not set in he may recover. Charles
| Gable, the non-unIon switchman who
was SO brutally beaten by the strikers,
| is in a critical condition. He is injured
internally.