Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-17
THE WARRING elements.
The Mighty and Irreconcilable Contest
Between Labor and Capital
Still in Progress.
The Street Car Drivers Of New York
Have the Third Avenue Lines
Tied Up.
II the Company Does Not Acquiesce
the Strikers Threaten to Tie
Up the Earth.


New YoRK, April 16.-Third Avenue
rom early this morning, between the Sixty
fifth street stables and the Bowery, was linet
with police to prevent interference on thu
part OF the strikers if the com ,,any should
proceed to run cars. Policemen were held in
reserve at headquarters and at police
stations alLng the route Of the road. The
Superintendent of Police had conference
with the officials OF the road at which il
| was decided to make no attempt to run
| beyond Sixty-fifth .treet stable 1.r below
Grand street. but to keep up communica.
tion between these points to the most prac.
ticable extent. The company has decided
| to run as many cars as they can get drivers
for between the stables at Sixty fifth street
and Broome street, beginning at 10 O'Clock
this morning.
THE sTATU QUO.
The Third Avenue Company is now run.
l.,ne number OF cars protected by o, lice.
The carr are greeted with jeers and groalis
by tie strikers copgregated along the line
but no violence has bsen attempted. The
officers Of the Empire Protective Associa-
ton said this afternoon that if the Third
Avenue Railroad Gid not give in within
fOrty-eight hours there would be a general
tle-up OF all the horse car linee in the city;
that II this did not succeed, the movement
would be extended to Brooklyn, Philadel.
phia and other cities OF the United States.
He said this could be done in two days.
TREY EXPECT TOO MUCH.
New YORK, April 18.--The strikers this
afternoon issued a card to the public in
which they say that the company has not
kept faith with them, violating its promise
to work the men only twelve hours by
keeping cable road navn on duty twelve and
one-haif hours, and by paying trippars
only 81 per day instead Of 81 so as agreed.
The company also refused to raise the pay
OF time takers from $1.25 to s1.65.
It also charges the company with
heartless disregard OF the condition OF their
employees. The company to-day ran six |
cars making in all thirteen trips. The |
eader OF the strikers sent a IN ssage to the |
Railway Commission at Albany, asking its |
members to come al once to this city The |
'eply was received, stating that the Board |
would accord them i,ea ring at 10 q. m.
tomorrow. The strikers say they expect
he Commissioners will insist on the run
ling OF the cars at once or else declare the
IOmpany's charter forfeited, land if the
harter is forfeited we shall apply for it,"
aid one OF the committee. Thus the nat
er ia in allegiance until tomorrow. The
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RESORT TO VIOLENCE AGAIN. II
EAST ST. LOUIS, April 16.-Late ast night
he sentinels patrolling the railroad yards
ere startled by hearing several shots fired
t them from the direction OF several I
ouses near the junction OF the Cairo Short ,
ne and near the Pittsburg Railroads. This ,
ort OF attack upon the guards has become
D frequent that, although 10 one has as
ct been injured, Reece, commanding the
lilitia forces here, has issued al order that 7
ereafter If shots are fired from any build. +
lg in East st. Louis the guards shall sur s
,and such houses, raid them. and arrest
Il guilty or suspected persons found in the
lildings. Two Deputy Sheriffs while
larding the Vandalia Railroad yards last i,
ght were approached by a number Of men y
opposed to be strikers who engaged them n
conversation, during the progress of .
hich they attacked the deputies and beat
em badly. Upon the approach OF several
ntinels who were OF guard in the adjacent
lrds, attracted by the cries of the depu-
e., the assailants escaped, leaving the c
ctims IN an unconscious condition Last ii
ght an unknown man who has occupied a tt
'sition made vacant by one of the strik- II
) OF the Burlington yards was attacked 6,
lille standing on the street corner by cl
,rty of men who knocked him down and
at him severely before be could escape.
lring the fight a shot WAS fired by some
e which had no effect Neither the mill.
! nor the police were in the vicinity at :,
q time ~