Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29


to Earn Livelihood--Cars Operated
With Guards of Mounted Police
The Strike Completely Ouelled, and
Quiet and Order Restored.
ST.. LOUIS, April 2S.-In accordance with
orders issued last night four. corps of the
Police Reserve regiment, Col. Butler COM
manding, repaired to the four courts building,
which is the police headquarters, and are now
stationed there in readiness for any emergency
A company of light cavalry, under Lieut..
Holiday, and a battery of four guns belong
ing to the National guard, is also there sub
ject to moments call. Governor Crittenden
arrived early this morning and is now in
consultation with the police commissioners.
The
ENTIRE POLICE FORCE.
of the city is on duty, also the special
men called into service by the commissioners.
Four men of the regular force are stationed at
the east corner on Olive street from Twelfth
street down to Forty-eighth street, the eastern
terminus of the Olive street road, land like dis
position of men has been made on Washington
street. There are also squads of mounted police
patroling both streets. At the stables of these
companies, Ill tIt WtSETu pdTC VI IuC Clpys
| there is also large force stationed. The
morning opens cloudy, and from about eight
| to half past showers fell, but at this writing
| the sky has cleared, and the sun shines warm
| lY. There are no unusual crowds on the street
| vet, and one would not think from the appear
| ance of things that
RIOT AND PERHAPS BLooDsHED
| is in anticipation. The cars will start from
the stables in the western part of the city at
$50 this morning, and will reach Fourth
street, if not molested, about 10.
John Ford, president of the trades assem-
| bly,, publishes card this morning denying
the charge that the trades unions of the city
have been managing the strike of the conduct
ors and drivers. Maurice Guthen, president
of the st. Louis Typographical union, Is also
out with card denying that John J. Hogan,
who has been very active in the interests OF
| the strikers, is an officer of that union, as has
been stated.
THE CARS START OUT.
| By $50 considerable of a crowd had col
lected on Olive street, between Fourth and
Sixth, but the police kept it moving so con-
stantly that it couldn't concentrate or OBJ
struct any particular spot. All were served
alike, the business men who stopped to look
out of curiosity, the roughs, who might,
under favorable circumstance, create trouble,
and the street gamin, were hurried along and
not permitted to loiter minute. At $50 the
first car appeared at the top of the ascent at
Sixth street, and was hailed with slight cheers:
1t contained twelve persons, three of whom were
| its drivers and conductors, and Wells, super
intendent of the road, was on the front plat
form. A squad of fifteen mounted policemen
rode close beside it. It passed
rapidly to the turntable, on the
corner of Fourth street, swung around,
and proceeded Immediately on its return trip.
A number of other cars followed in rapid sue
| cession. About this time the crowd grew
rapidly larger, hundreds fiocking in from cross
aud adjacent streets TO see what was going on,
| but the police were fully equal to the emer-
gency. Capt. Kenneth, who was in charge at
this point, formed his men in double line, en-
tirely across the street, and marching up and
down for two blocks, soon had the space
cleared The crowd generally took this treat
ment good naturally, and after seeing the au-
thorities were in real earnest quietly dispersed,
and by II o'clock the street had resumed its
usual appearance, except that the police re-
manned to prevent any further gathering
of the people. No violent demonstration was
made and very little disposition 70 be unruly
cropped out. A few epithets were launched
at the conductors and drivers, but this was all.
The above occurred on Washington avenue.
The start on this line was not quite so early as
on Olive street, but when the cars did begin
to move they followed each other rapidly and
| without molestation. The police carried on
the same plan here as on Olive street and the
crowd soon grew tired of being forced to keep
movin 6 and quietly dispersed.
THE STRIKE IS ENDED,
and from the way things look now all the
roads will be running tomorrow. The troops
at the four courts were not needed, and the
first regiment of national guards remained
quietly in their armory and viewed operations
from their windows. The police proved that
they were fully able to cope with the crowd,
and even If riotous disposition had been
manifested they could have easily quelled it.
| They behaved admirably, and deserve credit
for discipline and efficiency.
/ Vice President Cupples, of the police board,
has notified the presidents of all railroads that
they may start their cars and rely upon being
| fully protected. One of the acts of Gov
| Crittenden, after his arrival, was to issue an
order calling the national guards of the city
and county of st. Louis into active service at
once. This was responded to by about $50
men of the First regiment, under Brigadier
General Squires who mustered at their armOry,
and perhaps 200 of them are still here. They
will probably remain under arms tonight and
tomorrow.
Oastus Wells was at his stables early this
morning and gave his personal attention to
organizing his new force of men and to start
ing the cars. He said to reporter: "Thls is
not question of few dollars expense with
me, but will not be dictated 10 by this So
called union. 1t shall never manage my bust
ness. do not apprehend any trouble, but
will run my cars whatever happens"
| Several strikers, who have become dissatis-
| fled, if not disguised, with the way the affairs
| have been managed by such men as P. J.
| Magmii and Jno. Hogan, visited the Mer
chants exchange at noon and had conference
| with President Michael Mclnnes and ex-
President Geo. Balm and Smith, as to the best
way of settling the difficulty between the
| strikers and the Railroad company, and asked
| them if they would serve as arbitrating
committee, provided the railroad people would
agree to arbitrate. They replied that they
| would willingly, but only on condition the
strikers should disconnect themselves from all
| trades unions and they should have nothing to
do with any socialistic organizations.