St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-07
But at Evening the Mobs Made Savage
Attacks, Forcing Them to
Suspend.
Predictions Made by the Strikers That
More Serious Trouble VIII
Follow.
Kansas--Triple Murder in North
Carolina.
The Street Car Strike.

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All the streets named were to be patrolled
by police, and every effort made to keep the
car tracks free of distractions. The fire
department had been notified to be in read
iness in case of any disturbance, when a
liberal supply of water was 10 be showered
upon any parties manifeSting disposition
to break the peace. Stacks of arms with
bayonets have been conveyed from the police
stations to the barns, and the police, armed
with these weapons, were to charge on any
persons who attempted To obstruct the pas
sage of the cars. Each car was to be in
charge of two or three policemen, the OBJ
ject being to allow as many officers as pos
sible an opportunity to patrol streets along
the railroad tracks. 1t was feared in some
quarters that serious trouble might ensue.
At 1880 a. IN. the
STRIKERS GATHERED
in the vicinity of the barns, asserting that
should the police carry out their intention
of patrolling the routes of travel, leaving
the cars i'm charge of two or three of their
men, a vigorous attack would be made and
the strikers would endeavor by every pos
sible means in their power, to prevent the
cars from running. Great crowds hung
about the barns of the car company on
Western avenue all the morning, but the
large force of police was sufficient to sup
press any signs of incipient disorder. I'm
der the protection of the officers two cars
were placed upon the Randolph street line
and made the journey down town without
encountering any serious opposition, carry
ing, however, only policemen. Although
the company announced that the cars would
| be started at the regular time this morning
and on four different lines simultaneously,
Madison, Lake, Randolph and Van Buren,
the plan evidently fell through. The regu-
lar time is 4:40. No car was started till two
hours later and then only one instead of
four routes was chosen for the start, that
being Randolph street. The delay was oc
casioned by consultation held this morn
ing between the officers of the company and
the police department.
THE START
| on Randolph street was made at 7:45 a, m,
under exactly the same circumstances as on
Friday last. except that to-day the cars
headed on Western avenue toward Lake in
| Stead of toward Madison street. 1t was
again a contingent of ten cars. The only
event of the trip occurred upon reaching the
/ South side, when the cry of ''rats" was
feebly shouted from the fourth story win
dow of large building. The policemen
did not accept the challenge and the ears
proceeded down town. At State street the
cars were switched without incident or ae-
cident, and the return trip started upon. AT
III a. III. cars were running on
Lake and Randolph streets: Every
thing was quiet on the sec
ond trip down. The cars were run block
and a half apart, and the police protection
was diminished. Passengers crowded the
cars and fares were taken. The strikers
congregated in groups of three and four
along the route and looked threateningly at
the conductors and drivers. People along
the route stared at the cars as if they were
a new invention, and in some cases horses
were scared at the approach of the vehicles.
TROUBLE WAS FEARED,
and ii was thought that as soon as a car
was left unguarded by the police, the con-
ductor and driver might be severely dealt
with. AT noon the street car company
had sent out four cars on Van Buren, street,
which made the down trip unmolested. The
company declares it will not start them on
any street lines until it can man all its cars.
The men in charge on the cars are
nearly all new men, none of the
strikers having yet shown any signs of
entering the company's employ. The COM
pany, under the protection of the police,
hourly enlarged its service, without any
outward signs of violence. -Four to six
policemen were to be found on each car
and the number of passengers being carried
increased. The company put large num-
her of cars on the Madison street line at
1.4O o'clock this afternoon, which were
onerated without moleStatiOn. The police
did not allow any great crowd to assemble
at any place along the four routes covered
bv the cars. A slight demonstration was
made near the corner OF Jefferson and Ran
doIph streets shortly before l p. m, but
a police wagon coming up dispersed the
gathering crowd. One of the new drivers
was struck by a flying stone about noon,
but the perpetratOr was not seen or arrested.
Beyond these occurrences nothing of dis
turbing nature was reported.
TROUBLE BEGINS.
Shortly before O'Clock this afternoon
the situation began to assume more serious
aspect. The crowds in the street began 10
increase in size and boldneSs, features which
eliminated in an attack on Van Buren
street car near the corner of Robey street
The car left the barns on Western avenue
in charge of a ''scab" conductor and driver
and was guarded by four policemen. 1t
was closely followed by a second ear, SINH
larly manned. At Robey and Van Buren,
streets a crowd of over three hundred
men and boys had collected. They
began hooting and scoffing at
the ''scabs." The police in the two cars
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on the crowd to disperse it. thus leaving the
cars, which contained four passengers
practically unprotected. A portion of the
crowd made detour and seiZing the car
threw il from the track. upset il into the
ditch and the horses were cut loose and
turned adrift. The driver and conductor
were severely dubbed and fled for their
lives. Several shots were fired by the po-
lice, but without effect. The
PATROL WAGONS,
filled with police, were quickly summoned
: TO the spot and after dispensing the crowd
escorted the disabled cars back to the barns
attached TO another vehicle. 4 second at
tack was soon made. this time OH a Madi-
son street car, little west of Robie street.
The conductor was badly beaten and the
car overturned into the ditch. The team
was cut loose as in the former case.
The officers arrived promptly on the scene
and put the asSailants TO flight. Two, ar
rests were made. The cars are stained
with blood. drawn from the '-scab" con-
ductors and drivers. At about 4:SO two
Lake street cars were attacked and thrown
, from the track by bowling mob. The DO
lice rushed to the scene and the crowd was
, soon put to fight. Nobody was hurt. AT
, $50 the cals were run into the barns al
Western avenue. 1t had been given out by
the company that the cars would continue
to run UP TO 1850 o'clock. The disturbance
above described, however, resulted in all
cars being at once returned to the barns.
from which they will not be started out
again before morning.
NO DEMONSTRATION
| whatever has been made by the strikers on
their allies tonight, and up IL o'clock 10