Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-02-15

Sergeant Murphy, commanding the
precinct. next appeared, and taking
in the serious situation, repaired to-
headquarters and soon came back with
quad of men.
In the meantime Mason and his
men, all of whom claimed to be COM
mttee acting under the instructions
of the Car Drivers union, left for the
alleged purpose of reporting what they
had done to the meeting of the associ-
alton.
There were now five cars, Nos. 81.
80 and So, on their way down, and
Nos. 81 and 81, bound up town, all
stopped in and near the curve of Lee
Place. Another squad of police, un-
der Corporal Jargot, had arrived, and
the Mason mob had disappeared. One
man named Heeer, said something
and was hustled off to Jail.
Malodel Peeler, sympathizing with
the strikers, was also arrested by
orders of Sergeant Murphy.
A great crowd of people of all des-
criptions had congregated from all
quarters, and loud denunciation of the
strikers and the inefiiciency of police
protection was heard on every side.
A regular riot had been in progress for
over an hour, several passengers had
been abused and assaulted, one man
chased through the second principal
st eet and terribly beaten. Mason and
his men had publicly defied the citi-
zens and declared that the mayor of
the city was on their side and would
not order the police to arrest them,
and that the police dared not interfere
with them.
BY O'Clock the superintendent of
the line and his assistants had gotten
some mules and their stable hands,
who came from the station on hand
car, and began moving the cars up to
the stable. The crowd still hung
around until driven away by the on
coming rain
Mason, it appears, after leaving the
scene of the disturbance created by
himself and followers at Lee Place,
next to Canal street. where he became
involved in another difficulty was ar
rested by Officers Ludv and Atwood
and taken to the Third precinct sta
ton, charged with disturbing the
peace.
James l. Day, president of the Sun
Mutual Insurance company, who re-
sides at Annunciation street, and who,
by the way, is n prominent man in
New Orleans, while coming to his Of
| flee, saw an alteration on "a car, when
he opened the front door and assisted
the driver by striking the striker with
his umbrella. The melee was an in
teresting one, but the striker was
driven back, and the president and his
car went on.
The city authorities and the people
are called upon to stand by the car
companies against the mob and if
matters continue this way another day,
the Car Drivers association had as
well pack up and leave. In the be-
ginning the people were with the
strikers, and had they acted different
ly with strangers. it might have con-
tinued SO still, but they have grown
independent, and insOlent to men, wO-
men and children, and are becoming
a howling mob, and of course that
settles their fate, if they keep it up.
The men ask to have their wages in
creased from $50 and 500 to 500 per
month, and 10 work only fifteen hours
per day, and that none but UNION men
be employed These things the car
companies could reasonably have
granted, bnt~When the strikers com
menced to assume the form OF amoD
the companies said that they would
not yield, and now as fact, the city
and the people give their support.
The city and the exposition must
suffer greatly from this strike, but it
is hoped that this will be the last one
for the winter. This is the second
strike these men have heen en0aped