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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1892
Page
1
Gangs of strikers attack soldiers near camps and rail yards in Burrao. Reports describe shootings and stabbings, bayonet use, and arrests as Captain Boylan and Captain Cochran manage patrols. Officials warn of continued danger. Sheriff Beck questions need for troops as strike appears fractured.
Special telegram reports heavy violence in Burra with two men shot and at least twenty stabbed since yesterday afternoon. Troops deployed to protect civilians amid isolated incidents, including an assault at the Ohio Street depot where Private Sweeney bayoneted the driver, who was captured and handed to police.
Detroiter notes the Switchmen's Association has discussed the Buffalo strike, planning to refuse handling trains carrying replacements. They warn they will quit if a strike benefits peers in the East, though current grievances are absent and workers feel well treated.
In Wilkes Barre on August 22 the Wyoming division moved 215 live stock cars and 200 plus empty coal cars. The company later delivered 164 freight cars and 120 refrigerator cars to the Northern division.
Officials say in two or three days the blockade on the Wyoming division including Coxtown will be raised. The report notes authorities expect normal traffic to resume shortly after the measure ends.
Conference between leaders of organized railroad labor continues in Burra as Grand Master Sargent and Mr Sweeny discuss dates and allied unions. Wilkinson and Clark expected. Arthur yet to be heard. Sweeny will present the situation to executive officers and seek a united decision on action.
Adjutant General Porter stated firmly that troops would not be withdrawn until life and property are safe from molestation.
Nearly one hundred men quit or were added to the strike as New York Central shunted 43 freight cars in Burrap. Union demands halt handling by nonunion crews, prompting mass refusals by switchmen and 30 Lehigh car handlers to withhold work. Sayre and Waverly blockade considered a railroad victory with militia at Waverly and lingering tensions.
The Dispatch questions an anonymous writer claiming to know the Woolfolk murder and Bordens case details. A Macon correspondent reports a 1837 Georgia massacre with an ax, blood in a well, and a suspected son executed. Police seek the writer as Lizzie Borden’s examination is postponed until Thursday.
Telegram workers hail a Buffalo conference as support for their union drive. In Elmira five veterans were fired by manager Halsted for union ties, spurring rejoinings and a push to form a Buffalo lodge. A Scranton conference with Halsted is planned, signaling possible line-wide strikes from Scranton to Buffalo.
At Zion near Malaga, a Hebrew settlement clash over a cloth factory leads to a strike. A riot erupts as workers attempt factory seizure. four ringleaders jailed by Sheriff Packer after a sharp conflict. Deputies sworn in to protect property. fears of further trouble as half-starved workers allegedly unemployed.
Several Iron Hall officers involved in Chief Justice Somerby investment disclosures will travel to Indianapolis to testify. Supreme Prelate Dubois and officer Stockwell plan subpoenas for Cashier Hayes before Judge Taylor to locate responsibility for the Mutual Bank transaction. A foreign attachment in Common Pleas seeks $1,000 owed with $2,000 bail. Garnishee includes Philadelphia and Western Saving Funds and A E Stockwell.
General Porter says no withdrawal of troops yet and no rearming of New York and Brooklyn regiments. He notes the situation is guarded, a guerrilla style effort requires a large force to protect property and relief will come gradually as conditions quiet. He dispatches officers to assess and lighten duties with no fixed plan yet.
A deed from Noble C. Butler special master in chancery transfers American Wheel Company properties to Deloss W. Minshall for 1 039 092 dollars. Properties include plants at Miamisburg Fort Wayne Marion Terre Haute Kalamazoo Ottawa and Sandusky. A second deed transfers the Miamisburg plant to Standard Wheel Company for one dollar and other considerations. The actions settle the company’s affairs under receiver supervision.
Reading Railroad officials in Philadelphia on August 22 report the Lehigh Valley strike near its end. Trains move freely and they expect no trouble from firemen or engineers. They do not anticipate the strike spreading to the Jersey Central and note several city employment bureaus recruiting for Reading Erie and New York Central.
Lieutenant Hoborn engaged in public insults at a Breslau artists club. He dueled sculptor Herr Truholz, who suffered severe injuries, and painter Herr Pertz, who was killed. Hoborn placed under military arrest as details emerge from Berks, August 22.
Governor Flower returned from Watertown to Albany noting telegraph issues there. He said the decision to withdraw any state militia from Buffalo would be left to discretion, depending on conditions.
Max Fenner the Terrible Swede is reported slightly better after a prize fight at the Phenix Club where Soldier Allen allegedly stabbed his opponent. Allen and two others including Joe Acton Frank Allen and Frank Kelley are held awaiting Fenner's condition and the outcome of the injuries.
A Zanzibar dispatch reports on good authority that Baron Paulois led German punitive forces and many members were murdered at Eilimanjare near Kilimanjaro.
In Franklin County Louisiana a posse tracked Eugene Bunch and Hopgood after a night hunt. Hopgood surrendered while Bunch refused to raise hands and was shot dead. Bunch’s body identified. Hopgood twisted to Captain Grice alias. Hopgood to Marion County Mississippi for murder trial.
Cleveland Aug 29 The Paige paper forgeries case gains ground as John Huntington a Cleveland millionaire asserts his name was forged on Paige Carey notes He filed a sworn deposition in Dresden via U S Consul Palmer stating no endorsement since 1880 except limited renewals sent to Cleveland firm officials Huntington remains in a private Dresden hospital and plans to sail home in November His Cleveland agents suspect David R Paige is in Brazil
New York August 22 There is irritation over reports that Don M Dickinson head of the Democratic National Campaign Committee was laid up at Bay Ridge. He returns and is said to remain with Harrity while delegating Chicago duties to another. A meeting of Southern Democrats in New York formed a Cleveland and Stevenson Club.
Frank Thomson, First Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, denied reports of a change in the presidency. He said President Roberts had gone to Europe for rest after thirteen years of continuous leadership and that foreign shareholders are satisfied with current management.
Washington report says Congress will be asked to fund a harbor light at Conneaut Ohio as the harbor undergoes rehabilitation led by Sam Dick of Meadville for his railroad Pittsburg Shenango and Lake Erie. The old light was removed to prevent washout and a land light will replace it with a new pier light requested.
From Buenos Aris dated August 22 Dr Pelle ni has withdrawn his resignation from the presidency, remaining in office. The action confirms continuing leadership amid unspecified circumstances.
Adolph Doerr, Homestead’s leading butcher, says a steelworker boycott will cost him about 10000 yearly across meat ice and milk sales. He details losses from locked out workers and the Advisory Board for refusing to obey orders. He contemplates court action to revoke saloon licenses as compensation.
Ex Senator Davis of West Virginia and his party, including Miss Elizabeth Elkins, daughter of Secretary Stephen B. Elkins, discuss the coming state elections. Davis says both parties field strong tickets and predicts a continued Democratic hold, with Cleveland carrying the state by a larger margin, contrary to Elkins’s private views. He notes the campaign is not yet fully open.
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