St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-03
Strikers at Chicago Still Holding the Fort
and Preventing Street Cars From
Running.
Citizens Alarmed at the Shape the Strike
Has Taken and Talk of a Call
For Militia.
Four Hundred Mexicans Reported TO
Have Been Killed by the In
dams in sonora.
Capture of n Wild Man in Indiana--
Brutal Murder of n Family
in Florida.
The wheels still stopped.

CHICAGO. July 2.-The West Division
Street Railway company has made no at
tempt since the serious encOuater on Madi-
son street, yesterday afternoon, to run out
any of its cars. The officers of the COM
pany have had several consultations with
the mayor and chief of police without any
apparent result. Mayor Harrison declared
his willingness to give the company police
protection, provided it was prepared to
put its ears in operation. but he did not be-
lieFe in keeping the entire police force on
duty 70 oversee the running of two or three
cars. The newspapers are beginning to
look at the situation as one of serious inn
pOTtance, and the Times this morning init
mates that the hesitancy of the ''muShy"
mayor in 1871 provoked the riots of that
year, and warns Mayor Harrison that any
hesitation in preserving the peace at this
time may result in a similar outcome. 1t
is cited that various labor organizations are
enlisting for the active support OF the
strikers, and it is cited that re-
cruitS from these organizations and
LAwLESS INDIVIDUALS
Joined in the disorder of yesterday. The
News and the Inter Ocean. while express
ing supreme dislike 10 the methods EN-
plOyed by the street car company in the
past toward the public, enjoying Us it has a
complete monopoly of the paSseuger-carry-
ing traffic in the most pOpulouS part of the
city. say il should be granted protection
for lis employees moving its cars, and that a
failure to afford such protection may result
in anarchy. The statement is made that
the government may De called upon TO or
der out force of national guard troops,
but dispatch from the state capital de-
clareS no such action has vet been taken.
Tho lfp hot
have an ample force of men to man the cars
provided they are insured protection from
assault. In the meantime practically every
conveyance in the city has been pressed
into service for the accommodation of the
West side travelling public, and, beyond the
discomfort which naturally follows of
mounting ordinary express wagons having
plain pine boards for seats, the public is
not in any way Inconvenience. The street
car companies in the past having purchased
or driven out of the business all omnibus
companies, comparatively few of the latter
style of vehicles remain in the city, but the
PRESENT EMERGENCY
has resulted in bringing to light a con-
siderable number, and il is almost idle to
state that there and every band wagon or
other side-seated conveyance in the city has
been pressed into service. The prevailing
fare is 10 cents, and eXpreSS-wagOn drivers
state that they have collected from Sl2 to
$50 day from passengers in the ordinary
run of traffic. The hanson cabs, with
which the city is supplied in great num-
bers, naturally cannot supply the full de-
mand made upon them. Several meetings
of citizens have been held to protest against
the delay of the car company in resumiDg
the car service, and legal proceedings have
been threatened to compel 4 forfeiture of
the eOmpany's charter under a provision
which c0mpels the company to run the cars
daily.
The striking car conductors and their al
lies created no disturbance of any kind to-
night, apparently satisfied that the COM
pany will make no effort TO resume business
before morning. Very few of them are to
be seen about the streets or i'm
the neighborhoOd Of the car barns. The
fortunate pOSSeSSOrS of express wagons and
other vehicles appear 10 take a very cheer
ful view OF the situation, and evidently
agreeing with Mayor Harrison that it is
best 10 let things take their course for a
few days. Quite a number of eXpreSSmen
have rugged up wagons with comfortable
seats running omnibus fashion, lengthwise,
and are plainly reaping just reward for
their industry.
l2:5O-At TINS hOur the city, except III
the worst localities. is practically unguarded.
Nearly the entire police force has been or
deTed to report at the various stations, and
will be held there until daylight. 1t is the
program of the department TO march the
force in a body at o'clock this
morning to the car barns of the
West Division Street railway and to
start a line of cars down the track, each
loaded with policemen, who will be pre-
pared TO resist attack. So far as has been
learned il is the intention of the police de-
partment to start the cars and keep them
running, filled with members of the force,
until the strikers cease to resist and impede
the business of the company.