Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-07
TIE srxEET e.R sTnIKE.
The Cars 81 several sew xoFk Lines
sam PFeveat~d From Running.

TIE sTsTKE on THK csoss ToxS BokDs
ME- York Mare The strike o;
[ the b ecker -iy--t snd I ssutV third
I street cross town railroad &c. pisys= con
1 tirU-1 20 ssv. ts- sitaatl1u heiDg IN
I essnRsd. Everything w. q1i~i sr9aE d
+ tee c~pots. here = n po-= o7lltg q
Z car b-ioz started from tie depot before
q On today.
THE PEE-ESI pgEkSD-
Z Knots OF msa s;o7d 90 tre egrnsr e
Z Truth av-nae and tae yiciaIiy Of tie
I BieecksF street st.bisz and di-ca sec
/ tre qg--' ioa- rot most Of tie men dI-
I RELY Rs-sur bid IN the ball 81 Ness
I thirty fo1r'h street They s.y that
-mUioEes 4 the Blocker st'set lIra
v-re no. abe to prsssst ibsIr claims :
tie bearing e-fsre G-nuIzsI1f-r
% D9uueli Yesterday. some u ts-
men, It .. sid. are Obliged to w0rk IF
teen and III esa hours day. snd 0 hers
have besn dI-o1 sTgv1 without suF ap
parent esgs-. IL crIv SAINTS to
take l1nsh and i one minute late, an
I Hth-r Hsn y pGi "a tie car. and the
driver or conductsr who - lste l. 3 -
run a. -trIaper" IL frequently &C
eur- that IA this way msn does not
make more snan 80 cents day. I r
mn dem and Of Iha cos p4ny g. 8
per cay # twelve eon-eeu I've
nOuys, and : succinct reason frr a dis
charge, ~ minutes for dinner. and
those Ehn uo1 receive 81 81 per day To
bs paid 81 pr dsv. Another gen raj
" tie up IL threatened by the Empire
association unless the COMPANY
complies sith their request before ,
O'Clock tsdsy. The strikers say thes
have given the company the privilege
Of running 4 car over toe roate IA order
10 retain its charter, but this tue COM
pany denies. Ten police are stationed
At tse stsbls. Police Superintendent
Murray this afternoon had conference
with q number of police inspectors and
captains. and ordered a detail of 500 10
tie CONCENTRATED At tue rxsnty-thIrd
street railway depot. Abost O'Clock
the Superintendent. with Police In
spsetor Steers and President French of
the Police Board, started for the depot
IN q coach.
IT STILL CONTINUES.
Nxw YORK. March $3.50 p. m.-Tne
strike on toe Bleecker street line still
continues, but tine threatened general
tie up has not occurred.
PUTTING THROUGH A CAB.
The crowds about the stables in
Twesty-third stree. increased until at
aOon to-day the stu .tion appeared
threatening. Early In the afternoon
conference took place between the OH
GERS of the road and committee of
strikers. No settlement was reached,
and soon after it was detsruninsd ty the
officials to run a oar over the Twenty
thIrd street lice. Inspector Bsrnes
came to the scene, and reserves. 751 In
number, were stationed aloRg Twenty
third = rect from river to river, With a
e4p tain commanding cash crossing.
Mounted police patrolled in the center
of tue street, aud at 2 .. u. Superin-
ten.eut Murray and Police Commits
slonsr French drove tn the stables.
A. 2:3O the car started on its trip
amid btsses, ye.ls and jeers by the |
strikers AMI their friends on the side
walk. Chief of Pole. Murray and
Inspector Steers marched in front
Of tue car, which had as passengers re-
poFtsr7 and representatives of the read. |
Following toe CIR tramped one hundred
aud twenty police men, and after them
IN carriages came jacob sharp, Snper-
intendens hcLIne and other directors
Of the road. At each avenue the wagons
and tracks were held IN check until the
procession hAd passed. Ihe police
rushed the Ihrong AT Tenth avenue for
rotJus demonstrations, tue mob re-
sisted, aad tue mounted police rode
down the crowd until II fed.
At FJartu avenue a Committeeman of
the strikers trls q To induce the driver
OF Fourta avenue Car ~ stop on tue
twenty -tnird street tracks, and block
the guarded Gar, but the commit
teemap WIS arrested. The driveis on
the fnlrd Avenue lins tiisd t. push
through and block the passage, but they
were held back aud the guarded car
passed. he crowd thick rned as the
'at Side District Was neafed. At Sec
OBd avenua yell-, Kisses md groans
cepwhed every other sound. A car of
the Sscond AvenGe line Was deserted on
the tracks by its driver and passengers,
bat policeman got absard and drove
II away. Az Avenue q tie crowd
made fruitless rush for the car.