St. Paul daily globe., 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.
High Water Does Great Damage in
Kansas--Triple Murder in North
Carolina.
The Street Car Strike.


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
liberal supply of water was 10 be shOwered
upon any parties manifesting a disposition
l 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 10 charge on any
persons who attempted To obSIruct 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 in 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 a 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
J 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 ac-
cident, and the return trip started upon. At
III a. IN. cars were running on
Lake and Randolph streets. Every
thing was quiet on the sec
ond trip down. The cars were run a block
and 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 it 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 Oh
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
Dolicemen were to be found on each car,
and the number of passengers being carried
increased. The company put large num-
her of ears on the Madison street line at
Ian o'clock this afternoon, which were
onerated without molestatiOn. The police
did not allow any great crowd TO assemble
at anv place along the four routes covered
by the cars. A slight demonstration was
made near the corner OF jefferson and Ram
dolph streets shortly before l p. m, but
n 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.
Bevoud these occurrences nothing Of a 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 To
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. Ii
was closely followed BY second car, 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
jumped from their seats and made a charge
: on the crowd to disperse ii, thus leaving the
cars, which contained four passengers,
, practically unprotected. A portion of the
: crowd made detour and seizing the car
I threw ii from the track, upset il into the
ditch and the horses We're cut loose and
I turned adrift. The driver and conductor
1 We're severely dubbed and fled for theiI
lives. Several shots were fired BY the DO
r lice. but without effect. The
PATROL WAGONS.
filled with police, were quickly summoned
r TO the spot and after dispensing the crowd
escorted the disabled cars back TO the barns
attached TO another vehicle. y second at
tack was soon made. this time on a Madi-
e son street car, 4 little west Of RObie street.
2 The conductor was badly beaten and the
I car overturned into the ditch. The team
was cut loose as in the former case.
I 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:S0 two
Lake street cars were attacked and thrown
o from the track by i bowling mob The DO
! lice rushed 10 the scene and the crowd wa:
0 soon put to flight. Nobody was hurt. A.
n $50 the cals were run into the bans al
! Western avenue. 1t had been given out b,
! the company that the cars would continue
to run up TO 1850 o'clock. The disturbance
above described, however, resulted in al
cars being at once returned TO the barns
from which they will not be started out
t again before morning.
NO DEMONSTRATION
l whatever has been made by the strikers OF
their allies tonight, and up IL o'clock nC