Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-18

| cXcurslOtlistS who arrived III The city III
early trains this morning.
General Manager llulstead OF tile Della
ware, Lackawannu ~ Western has issued
| imperative orders that no freight shall be
received from any of the tied roads. The
| order also lnstructS agents at all junction
points not to accept any freight that has
been diverted from the Central, Erie and
Lehlgh. Late freight that Is billed over
| others of the above lines Will also be re-
fused should it be Offered 10 the railroad
ut this point. The fast freight lines are
probably the greatest sufferers by the
| strike.
Thousands of dollars worth of goods are
| standing on the side tracks of the several
lines and nothing can be done towards for
warding them. During the night General
Doyle who had been concentrating his
| troops ut the principal point of danger on
| Williams street resolved to extend his
lines. The Central strike widened out his
field of operations He therefore drew his
piGkels clear down to Washington street.
Michigan street and other crossings are
strongly guarded.
Soldiers with musket and bayonet are
about the depots. lii fact the whole terri
tory from the terrace to Cheek owaga q dis
lance Of several miles is under military
occupation, the day force IN the Central
are out rs well as the night men. The sit
| uution Is very grave on the great four
track thoroughfare this morning. II is
the opening day Of the fair and every road
| coming into the Union depot has from one
| to five excursion trains. Men of little or
! no experience are at work switching the
passenger trains that are coming i'll wien
| the excursion business.
STRIFE on THE WEST SHORE RAILROAD.
| Florence Donavan and William Purcell
Of the state board Of Arbitration are in
the city and will to-day attempt reCOn-
| citation Of the railroad officials to urbitra-
ton of the difficulties of the present sitla-
ton. Grand Master Sweeney and his aids
I.huve presented their claims and grievances
To Messrs. Donavan and Purcell.
About noon Mr.. Donavan and his
clerk of the commission drove down
into the yard where tho block
ade is, Their GRAND is to lind Vice
president Webb, Superintendent Voor-
hees and any other official on the ground
Having found them the commission will
invite the officials to meet and confer this
afternoon. The day shift of the West
Shore swtchmen worked about an hour
this morning and then dropped every
thing right where it stood. Their demands
are similar to the demands of the Central
men. The night shift without doubt will
refuse to work tonight.
Depot Master Fitzgerald of the Central,
said this morning that he was making up
trains and dispatching them on time. Up
to the present he has not had any serious
trouble in doing so. A few Of the old men
remained and he secured some new ones
and thus managed to keep things moving.
UNION MEMS POINT or VIEW.
Grand Master Frank Sweeney was inter
viewed at his room this morning, Mr..
Sweeney was busy with pile of kilograms
and letters. He said that he had Just re-
Ceived u message from the headquarters of
the Chicago Switchmcn's Union inform
ing him that an attempt was being made
al, d,
the places of the men here, but the com
pany had not yet succeeded.
ut is not at all likely that men who re-
cciyed y to 20 cents an hour in Chicago
will come to Buffalo to accept lower
wages" said Mr. Sweeney. Questioned rs to
the chances of the strike becoming general
Mr. Sweeney said NO man can predict
where this thing will end. 1t may spread
like wild fire, certain it is that the men
have done everything that Il man with an
ounce of fair spirit could do. The LehiEh
Valley men first asked for q reform in GER
tain places June 18th last. The company's
officers refused to listen to anything
They avy Ne idea that they can drive the
men aud frighten them into Submission.
But they are mistaken. Switchmeu
cannot be driven. There is no ques-
ton Of justice Of their demands.
'fhc public, the newspapers, even the
companies admit. that a man should be
|
decent, respectable man, if be finds that
he is being abused, will submit. The men
ask that they he paid by the hour and
that they be given time 10 eat their dinner.
They also ask that when their committee
go TO the officials of the road to call the
attention of the officers to abuses in a re-
. spectful manner, that the committee be
accorded common courtesy The commit
tee that waited on Superintendent Burrows
of the Central were insuted by him and
were at once discharged. They reported to
, the organization and as result of Bur
! rows brutal oyerbearing conduct the men
are out.
II cannot say what will be done to day.
There will be no iawlessness that the men
can prevent. Every means within the law
will be used to prevent other men from
taking the places of the strikers but these
measures will be entirely within the law.
1--WE are right in our demands. There
was no way TO obtain our rights but by a
strike. We ought to win and must win in
justice TO all concerned.
Mr.. Sweeney refused to say whether he
would order the Chicago men out or not.
M'LEonS MANIFESTO.
, President A. Mcleod has issued a mani
! festo from Philadelphia this afternoon in
forming General Manager Sweigart that
I operations at the Buffalo yards will be re.
: sImed ON Thursday, 18th inst. Mr..
, Sweigart is instructed TO pay off and dis
charge all strikers.
TROOPS FORCED TO RETREAT.
: NASHVILLE, Aug. IA bulletin Just re-
, ceived from Knoxville says after des
perate lighting ut Oliver Springs between
troops and miners, the former were forced
tu retreat and now have 200 ronvicts AID
are bringing them to this place.
: WESTERN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA
!, SAFE.
/ HurFAto, Aug. l1.-The Chicago dis
! patch reporting a settlement Of the strike
/ on the Eric & New York aud pennsyl-
i vania lines is mistake. The Western
i New York and Pennsylvania have moi
a been in the strike from the start and tho
/ situation on the Erie is unchanged. It's
:. | men are still ont