, 1881-04-08
ON THE STI2I1ICTS.

cou,c Ut hours rendered tho rns of thu differ
cnt srcct-cnr computes tnpracticahic, cntIscu
such q remarkable tlfspiny Of nmMteur pcdcs-
trlHrsfs1n Ms that which w4B witnessed Oil the
n,aln thnrotKhtarcs Of tho West Sl1p rcsturmy
evening. 1t WIS bid enou9, II. tho morning
when tho Btrcct-car patrons fntsfN! TINT they Ind
To fDbt tl,cIr WY tluwN town, but It must Op
burlio in mind tint, while III tho morning the cnr-
travel IL divided nlnongst dIileF1llL nets Of work.
urs. cnch Ut which hns Its own peculiar hour or
EutthlY 1nwn town. III the evening tloy almost
I'LL rulnr, hoinc nb0ut tho snine time. Tho rush
begun ut abn,,t c.ack III the cvcIlluY-to '1ul1r
ut which son,o s,!lees nnl n few factories clcso
work for tho dny. At 5m y. 1T. I'll influx 81 le-
t1estrlAns ntltlo'l to tho moving crnwds from
Il still Iurycr number Of thcso establishments
and At Il few minutes utter tho jain begun III
reAl curncst. That prt,'luecd by tho ntsonco OF
cars ut tho time nj tho snuw-sturln was trIlng
compared TO 1t. Upon that tluy tho dlsagrccn-
t,lc sluturo uf tho wcuther krpt thousands at
ho1nU; nut yeatGrtlny the bright sunshine and
crisp, braclnH mir E'lvo tho nlprtstnE wnlk down
town chursn which very lDw wcSe ablo 10 re-
sist especially III view of tho generally ncccptutl
belief lhat by cvening tho strike would he over
mud tho cnra snn.iv available tnr tho home run.
on 10th st.s or Madison nud ltanaotph streets
nuu Milwaukee avanur were Utmost lHlcke! with
wcsttrn-bu,,nsl tout. passengers, who s!rgcd
aaant with Il determination nlu rap!dlty of 1no'
tlon that Nat'r tho proxress bf such pGtscarians
us desired tn uloyo III, the opps!t direction Il
very t1iI1lautt mltter The two most retllarkn-
blu features nf the crowd were it's Eooh temper
t.,ur hntnuwnr., jaant. The t'1o weather il.,d II
Kotyl tienl to do with tho excellent spirits OF
s"r MS tS eyes sM M brs II y wk sa not
well tu itnnE|nnG. Thu mir wns cba enth,Rh to
make stendy txcrtiou enjoyable, and thu tlccln
sess. s sa' veryy s,e eSatss 'JtS oyosy ~ aud tI ill.,
tut, albeit tho universal subject Of cunserHAton
was ths strife undtho potty incor'vcn|onco'tw was
Or COURSE, II tho tsay ,ad boeu true to April
Traditions aud u shower ll,.t ar+cn Ut the ti1.o
tic aspect Ut utrnrs wotld hardly ,,nve burn 81
cnccrfnl, md tho syta.nlshics of tho pcopts
wuuih perhaps mt have lJccu 80 universally III
favor or tl!u strikers lis tfloy werc. AS It wus.
THE ENlItEs$InS OF OlI.l0N
wis decidedly III support of the conductors and
drivers .ctiou. and sho slurtcntl!tius If their
gutl" 0au pedestrian usked of nnnthcr lis they
very working thoir way In tho direction OF Ash
"First ya,e." was shs rerly: "In mover knew
S's ss%e9 oas SS u. coW ' poiiese ss s 1 st.cR
"sS sali i.a Baitl tho otl,or. anl tho two linked
nr1ns ulld started Oh together with renewed
Thls wis not tho only time during the even.
IL; hr;art al,G /. Is not unlkcy lint ons resut. of
thy strskc VII ~ u Hrtmation ef tho very
Tho nbsvnco or better means Ut travel cuused
thu usunt inl!ux of 1nRr,vlsml syAtcn.s of stlve-
nml yciltvlu in the Oily i,,s<t hcsn pressed Into
service. o.! At4gc- c-coaclrs which lMu hui svEn
'aS crel s q q" % .ig srecs. s..Is rw al s o. h"rscs
whiet, rrnIch tllc!r dap'lntctl, arncar1lncc.
x5s;ss y. Ss x,s w Epx w;' s0nEs ,S @ 70 ass ts
nn'l. though tho price Tor \ rl!le ~ Western
1xs"o 's@ ~ M' I'D s'Se "Rvo''Ss 's ten p,,ssss. Sss.
sle ssss q ycrs Sf WIKI. a$ %!'sa'a;sa fqsm ;,
"f thirtr.n nssscnsers !ho driy"r jncIa,ieG and
II Slagc-c.uch wis 81 Thoroughly pnckrta !rsl'so
ltni INT that theru WIS no way ut datlH hrtter
caterprjsia9, indiviiun!a wore 1,Ito !arus. t)nu
ugoa,. % ient rrlays ii horsas 80 ti,itt he .m!stt
nuv9 Ills ct,stHll,crs nonE ut decent rutsnf
xIs ~" r. aa fe IT. I'D q 1S Cd s'ss erSss q ihs
exiresde.l thn l,op0 ttnt ''thom tvcrwnrkr ct',l-
tuctu.s wn.llf have tho backt,ons I" h9!d out
Tim cr.,y!tt,1 ullo,. milwaukee, mvrnue hc-
twern as,l ni;l.nk n thy eysn!,,y svas II ls'.st
tn tin Hrllscly -lMstla1el uortl,wea1!!rn tGruon
nf tho ely Il alwnys fully uutuple!l hy potlos-
th.so Murt s..,le.a The hnuircs who usually
pntrnixu Tho stsru.ea.s tho result was IN tidi.
tAtinn Ut Cn!cagos ability in thu census ino thas
| wpliki Ihuka il IT. t.ous enthusiast weep.
t'Irrks. shur-g'r!s. scis,stressts, day-!nbnrurs;
unl D'.sI,.rss- men thrnaaca tho sirrn!ka u1.<l
q
yu.~l ~ll..usb contest. They Wura All IN tho homo
ttrttch alsu ti!rru was Ao Juggling. Tho strikers
| huru As elsewhere
NEI.E srsl,'Arll1ZTD WITH FULLY,
II WAS astonishing IN set, In how Hnrt tI,le tho
peopu lll lnt!n themselves masters Ut tho tncls
In Thu ense. Tle rxutt nnIIbcr ut hHura tho
rNllrual clpployIs worked peri day nHd Tie wages
!ley res.,Iy:t ~ero ul'"n, every tongue, uttt
liaeHhes'a famous ticltl. ntin-WAtcr sernUIl
hardly provided u hetttr iext fur BytnpMthutiu
utUruiires III tho huttlsIs III thu work lnv nun
lhun The ks.nw,ed4u VI tl.rsu slnlplc fHCts..
| An1NiK tho tow lGi'tstr1nHs WIN be"Ac1 to bo
cnjnytnT tho pleasures Of I'LL cnfuTc'tl wNlk
al,u.!t as little as my wns very stout enh short:
wlnlvA Gerlnn who, sInPp!nH nn tllo ct,rl.cr Ot
tho Avcllliu uu lfAlatcl street to give his Nusa
u rcApIl, undertook tn deliver hilnaplf ut lla
uplnlNt. rrkMr,tA1 lhu GitHailan tau FhibuSE
! rClurtGr " tt> WINS surveying tho ltyGly auGtlo,
| II tionH tiku lCeu strlkea. dell xGr," 10 sati,
."tiley tluntl d. llo pM't haif thu dino, hut
dtnk thbsN yel@era anyslt TER Ect .pctter wages,
Shttl hfs mighty l,nrt tn tcllrr Ike tue 20 hui
| II wnlk Mt der WHY AuBuDath Hadtt:esl. Wish
to Gntt thpy II fix II lp ttr l1lEhtl somehow"
vi they .l"nt yun'll havo u wnlkslown agu'n
ampptde."
| tn8u pnys sh,tck II utId ntl gtld no iisin' fot
s.rikers ,einrv. bud ..y4e scvrs 50 !nug ns shey
| keeps uultA uid ctgal l0 rowa, u all TiKad.
I'Ela waaa sirupla expression ut tho gunerat