Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-29
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Attempt to Dynamite the Geary
street Gable Road.

L SAN Francisco, December ga
sensational development in the street
car trouble occurred to-day. On the
Geary street line an oiler who descended
the manhole, in the course of his duties
on the road, near Van Ness Avenue.
found two dynamite cartridges with a
fuse attached in the tunnel through
which the cable runs under the track.
Fur ther search was made and two more
of these destructive agents were found. 1t
is believed the cartridges were placed
in the tunnel Sunday night to be in
readiness to be exploded yesterday
morning when the assault was made on
employees of the road, and that the pres
ence Of the police and the determined
fight they made prevented the consum-
nation of the scheme. The amount of
dynamite secreted under the track was
sufficient not only to blow up the road
bed and any car which might have been
over it, but would have caused immense
damage to property in the vicinity. The
matter has been placed in the hands of
the authorities.
SAN Francisco, December 2S.-Ru-
mors are being circulated to the effect
that all the roads in the city will be tied
up should no settlement be arrived at
with the Geary and Sutter street COM
panies within the next few days. In re-
lation to the probability of Market
street tie-up, communication was sent
by the directors of the road to Senator
Stanford at Washington. His reply
was: "Should a strike occur under pres
ent circumstances, tie up the road for a
year if necessary. Run enough cars,
however, to keep the franchise"
An important event bearing on the
present trouble between the Sutter and
Geary streets cable companies and their
employees has just been made public. 1t
was conference held between represen-
tatives of the railroad companies on one
side and Mayor Bartlett and the police
commissioners on the other. The COM
missioners pointed out the heavy cost
entailed on the city 10 protecting
the roads, the unprotected condi-
city and the heavy duties i'm
posed upon the police by the present
condition of things. Mayor Bartlett
suggested that some compromise be ef-
fected through joint committee of ar.
bitration. The street car representa-
tives, however, refused to agree to any
outside interference to bring about a
compromise, and the conference ad.
journed without accomplishing any,
thing 1t is estimated that the loss to
the roads as they are now operated is
500 day to the Sutter-street road and
$500 day to the Geary-street line.
A deputation of striking carmen held
a conference with Mayor Bartlett to OBJ.
tain his services in arbitrating the PIES
ent trouble with the car companies yes
terday. Nothing could be learned, how
ever, of the result of the consultation.
The Geary and Sutter street roads are
running as usual. and the officials do not
apprehend any further immediate trou.
BILE.
An entertainment in aid of the strik-
ing carmen took place this evening at
the Metropolitan Temple. Temple. 1t
consisted of the literary and musicale
programme and a speech by Hon.
Charles A. Sumner. The latter in his
speech denounced, on behalf Of the
strikers, the recent violence used against
he cable road, on which the strikes are
pending. About thousand people
were present, and three hundred dollars
were netted.