The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-24

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President French, Of the Board Of Police, yes
terday morning received the following letter
from Everett P. Wheeler:
NEW YORK, April 10. 1886.
"stephen B. French Esq. President Of tho Board Of
Dear Sir-I have inst received visit from
one of the Knights OF Labor who have recently
been in the employ of the Third-avenue railroad
and whom have before befriended- He tells
me that he did not approve of the strike and
would be glad to go back to work. but that the
threats of the few men who have led the strike
are such that he fears personal violence If he
should return to his work. He says that his
family are in absolute distress for want of food
and he is entirely dependent on his wages. de
expressed the conviction that the few men who
ordered the strike have such power that any
man who should go back to work would be in
danger of his life / told him l thought this
could hardly be possible. and that believed
protection would be given to any such person by
the police.
IF what he said was true, there is an ire
sponsible tyranny in the city of New York, and
one might as we'll live in Russia. All pretense
to this being free country might in that case,
better be given up. am very sure that have
no voice in the election OF the leaders Of the
Knights of Labor. and if this mans account be
true, members of the order have practically no
control of the action of their leaders, and are
coerced by threats into doing what their own
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press the hope that an assurance will be publicly
given by the police authorities that all men who
desire TO enter the employ OF the company will
be protected, at whatever cost You may be
sure that nothing could possibly be done which
would give more satisfaction to the great mass
of our citizens than the securing to every man
who wants to work the opportunity to do it
without molestation.
EVERETT P. WHEELER"
Tho Strike m, Tho Third wanna Tar Tine
New YORK, April g. The police were on
hand early, to-day. to guard the men who are
running the cars on the Third-avenue surface
railroad. The cars began running at 7:3O o'clock.
There was no excitement whatever around the
depot Up to 10 o'clock forty-four cars had
started from the depot 1t is intended to start
four cars on the One-hundred- and-twenty- fifth
street branch of the road to-day. President
Lyon, of the road received letter to-day
signed Stock EXCHANGE" recommending that
all the roads should combine for mutual protec-
ton, and stating that that was what the labor
unions feared most The letter winds up with
the remark that wall street commends your
course without one dissenting voice"
The strikers were in session the greater part
of the day. Six non-union drivers became mem
bers of the organization to-day. One OF the
leaders of the movement said to-day that
by the union, TO relieve the tired-out police He
also said they would run 100 stages on Third
avenue, carrying passengers free. There was
rumor this afternoon thata settlement had been
reached, but an official of the company says
there is no truth in it. The statement that the
horses In bad condition is also denied, and it
is asserted that on the contrary, owing to the
rest given them, they are in better condition
than usual. The cars stopped running at 630
P. NJ; during the day sixty five cars were run;
tomorrow eighty cars will be run on the Third
avenue line and eight on the One hundred and
twenty fifth street line Possibly some cable
cars may be started.
The Building Trades Courcl to-day adopted
resolution declaring that the demands of the
Third-avenue railroad strikers were just and
equitable, and rendering them financial support.
The members were ordered to refrain from
riding on the company's cars until the difficulties
were amicaby settled.
A number of non union drivers were assaulted
to night. but none of them were seriously hurt.
The strikers committee deny that the assaults
were made by their men. The strikers
ident of success.