The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-03
HE STREET-CAR EMBARGO.
Ie West Division Company Makes No
Effort to Move Any of Its Cars.
|Determined Effort to be Made this Morn
ing by the Company and the Author
itieS-SceneS in the Streets.

ndy CH1oAGo, July 2.-The West Division. street
RIilway Company has made no attempt since
serious encounter on Madison street yester
g. afternoon to run any of its cars. The
GERS of the company have had several con-
"a ktations with the mayor and chief Of police,
leral Ehout any apparent result. Mayor Harrison
4 knos elared his willingness to give the company
assured ice protection provided it prepared to
and cit its cars in operation but he didn't believe
1ich d Excepting the entire police force duty to
terrOa fersee the running of two or three cars
'lAous The newspapers are beginning to look at the
Sc uation as one of serions import, and the Times
hsc Il morning intimates that the hesitancy of a
y ashy mayor in 1867, provoked the serious riots
F VI that year, and warns Mayor Harrison that
Ia, y hesitation in preserving the peace at this
,e ne may result in similar outcome. It is
ana ated that various labor organizations are
than listing for the active support of the strikers,
Of 81 ID tits said that recruits from these organiza
lie to n pns and lawless individuals joined in
disorder of yesterday. The News
'eesSeR I'D the Inter Ocean, while expressing
y. preme dislike to the methods employed by the
:. reetcar company in the past toward the pub
- enjoying, as it does, complete monopoly OF
an be passenger carrying traffic in the most popu
ratla JUS districts of the city, think it should be
iIy y. anted absolute protection of its employees
p inning its cars, and that failure to afford such
liter pfotecton may result in anarchy. The state
zen e ent is made that the Governor may be called
Ind bu bon to order out force of National Guard
Review pops, but dispatch from the State Capital
andhg scares that such application has yet been
&ada Tha 6ac
mined at they have ample force of to their
faced & 70 nrovdad thew are insured nrotection from
S' sault. In the meantime practically every
- Mrrya in the city has been pressed into service
- Sc the accommodation of the West Side travel
a Iia ne public, and, beyond the discomfort which
sells aturallv follows mounting ordinary express
ese hsagon having plain pine boards for seats, the
nblic is not in any way Inconvenience. The
mind 5treet-car companies, in the past having pur-
) to shased or driven out of the business
noer ID omnibuss companies, comparatively few
l@AaN the latter style of vehicles remain
'1S the city, but the present emergency has re-
" "0A pted in bringing to light considerable num-
ner, and it is almost idle to state that these and
a1a. very band wagon or other side seated convey
on : nee in the city has been pressed into service.
is for he prevailing fare is ten cents. and express
ra ia Eagon drivers state that they have collected
ROm $l2 to $40 day from passengers in the
@ 9dinary run of traffic. The hanson cabs,
INN nth which the city is supplied in large numbers
1NA aaturally cannot supply the full demands made
apOn them.
d Several meetings of citizens have been held to
is srrotest against the delay Of the street-cal
-he Pnompany in resuming the service, and legal
Us proceedings have been threatened to compel the
~ ~ forfeiture of the company's charter under pro
+ @ ision which compels the company to runits cars
mar daily.
reda Up to 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the street
rius asar company has made no effort to move its
hsa&ars, and the situation remains unchanged.
nd 5everal employees of the company, upon attempt
ese g to approach the car barns this forenoon
pre- p5s based away by crowd but beyond this nc
Violence of any kind has been reported
The striking car conductors and their allies
ot reated disturbance of any kind to night and
N: !; M are apparently satisfied that the company will
~ = ~ make effort to resume business before morn
ing Very few of them are to be seen about the
NAL Streets or in the neighborhood of the barns.
utsB Tho fortunate possessors of express wagons
,w in md other vehicles appear to take very
is pAaheerful view of the situation, and evidently
will agree with Mayor Harrison that it is best to let
1hings take their course for few days. Quite a
aI number OF expressmen have rugged up wagons
wy @ with comfortable seats running omnibus fash
b on, lengthwise, and are plainly reaping the just
8eward of their industry.