New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-07
but they were dragged away by their companions be-
fore could learned how serious their lnJuFleS
were. The mob then withdrew from the scene
BUFFALO MAY BE TIED UP.
THE ORDER. IF ISSUED, TO GO INTO Eff
Feet TONIGHT.
DEBs EXPECTED THERE THIS MORN1NG-LoCAL
LEADERS ONLY AWAIT HIS COMING
TO TAKE ACTION-TRoUBLE
HOURLY EXPECTED
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUxE.I

Buffalo. July 6.-The situation as It is known TO-
night. indicates that within twenty-four hours the
American Railway Union will invoke all its power
to tie up the second largest railroad centre OF the
country President Debs is expected to arrive mere
early tomorrow morning. and the local leaders at
a conference tonight decided not to order strike
until he had looked the ground. The ORDER
however. may be issued and go into effect TO-
morrow night. All the railroad superinteh"eh,S
stood ready for strike at midnight. but at II 80
p. m. 1t definitely learned that the order to go
out would not BE- issued tonight.
Two messages from Debs were said to have been
received by members Of the five local branches of the
American Railway Union. one Of these messages
announced his coming here tomorrow. The other
as given out by the president of 4 local branch
reads as follows:
Command the situation and have all the employees
IN your locality withdraw from service Immediately
We are gaining ground everywhere. Elect a good
committee for each road. Keep your men In line.
Refrain from violence. The lines in this fight OF
capital agains; labor are sharply drawn All who
work are assisting capital 10 enslave their brother
II. Y. DEBS."
The man who holds this telecrafn declines % al
low reporters the dae-line reasoning that 1t
would disclose where President Dsbs is and possibly
lead to his arrest For that reason its authenticity
Is in question
The strength OF the American Railway Union here
is uncertain as four of the branches has been
lodge has 245 members. all Of whom enrolled
within a week. The union Is strongest among me
employees of the Eric and West shore railroads,
which viii be the first TO be crippled by an oFu'F
from Dcbs The officials OF AL the roads running
TO the East apprehensiVe Of sudden action on
the part of their men. \ man named FitZ-crald
sent here from Chicago TO conduct the preliminary
says that Buffalo has been objective point OF The
strike since it first took hold Of the railroads W I'm
Chicago closed and Buffalo tied up. the railroad
system Of the country will be practically p1ra'yz
and Debs Is quently anxious 10 control Builoio
The whole police was kept a. the police
q II [
yards and Briga1ier- General Doyle was In constant
communication with the chief OF police.
The Erie sent out an order to its station agents
in the East tonight 10 sell no tickets for points
west of Buffalo
The strike has parayzed the lake trade. or such
portion of ii plying between this city ana the Lake
Michigan ports. General Manager Bulard, Of TIE
Union Steamboat Company, said that instead Of the
strike benehting the vessel trade Il had done Just
the reverse. All the eastboUnd traffic was brought
to Chicago by railroads and at that point delit
roads had resulted in making 1t an impossib'lty
10 get cargoes in this direction. 1t might be
expected that the westbounl freight offered TO
the lake-carriers would show increase. but II
Company, the Lehigh Transportation Company. The
Lake Erie Transports ton Company. the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Weston and other lines, VINO 90
business between Buffalo and Chicago. run C'rIC-
boration given 70 Nj. Billiards. statement
The Chicago and far Western mails came IN 70
Buffalo to-day over the Michigan Central. Ihousn
Chicago Detroit, II has been open today,
compromise having been effected by which me
malls are allowed 10 come through from chicago.
They are late, o. course TIE long deayrL u t
and the day before came east to-day nut no mans
ara coming In from the West tonight ne c~-
press companies are taking few western c't-lSt
ments. What little they DO take is subject 70 ih-
defn DELAY