New-York tribune., 1886-04-24
NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKE.
CARS RUN ALL DAY IN THIIi1AAvE.
THE STRIKERS STILL CONFIDENT or sUccEss-Nt
Yi.IDiSo BY THE COMPANY.

comparatively deserted, and the policemen who were on
duty had easy timo far active work was con-
cerned About the stables In Sixy-hfthst there were
policemen than private citizens At 7:so m the
first car started ont with Driver Kelly and Conductor
tnsley In charge usual Kelly asked Captain Gunner
not to let hs wife him. he feared that he would
not be able to stand IT, He claimed that his wifes ac
ton on Thursday caused by the receipt OF threaten
ing letters No efforts made to Interfere with the
cara at all and until the City Hall reached there
was no considerable crowd on the streets Two police
men were assigned to each 1t Is doubt
full II the would out Oh the II this protection
afforded. At the company's Office 1t was stated
that applications are being constantly received an1
as fast as the broken In they put cars
Mr.. Robertson thinks that to-day he will Increase the
number OF cars 10 seventy-fvc.
President French OF the Police Board, called at the
Office In the morning and went through tho stables and
reported that he found them IN fairly clean condition
and thought that yet there reason for the In
terforence OF tho Board OF Health The statement that
there had been increased mortality among the CON-
panys horses positively denied Since the strike be-
gan only 1--WE died this is said to be not
higher than the usual rate.
The cars the Onehundred at. cross-
line started yesterday; four cars being run
the greater part OF the day without interference NO
effort has been made as yet to run the cable
road, there Is great difficulty In getting competent
gripmen or on the Forty-secondst branch, inasmuch
as leased line and the company not particularly
anxious about that charter.
Mr. Lyon said that the company satisfied with
the progress making. and while 1t to
get all the old back who made application, II did
not propose make any concessions from the position
laid down In the resolutions sent to tho Railroad Com
missoner The last arrived at tho stables about7
H. m and little while aterward only the regular night
employees and the usual police guard to be seen
At the headquarters OF the Executive Board OF tho
Empire Protective Association busy day was passed.
The Executive Board have arrived at the conviction that
they have long fight Cn hand and gradually getting
their work systcmatzed Men have been called In from
other districts who experience strikes and
put iu charge details Much of the time yesterday
up In paying of the needy members OF tho un'
ion. At the hall at Eghtysevenths st and Fourth-avc
sgned by the local officers were given to such OF
those who made application and paid on presenta
ton to headquarters at Thirdave
Tho strike benefit will be about $40 week, and 1t is
claimed that there will be plenty OF money to carry on
| the strike Indefinitely. There are In New-iors and
Its vicinity six District Assemblies with
total membership exceeding 10000. Thcy
have all volunteered assistance both morally and
financially. One organization sent word that 1t had
sl4 600 in he treasury would honor drafts to that
amount The brlcklayers, laborsrs', plumbers and
number OF other organizations have reported that they
have passed resolutions forbdiing their members from
riding on The Tbirdave until after the strike Is
settled 1t said that every trades union In the city
will pass similar resolutions The pickets reported that
the company fortyfour cars yesterday ana hat IL
apparently increased this number by running car har
trip and putting tie same conductor and drver
on another car thus counting two cars The Executive
Of weakness on the part OF tho company that has been
ntimated to them that II the men apply IN gangs OF
they will go back in body or not at all Ihey are puy
ing off the nonunion men now In 'ho company
nv the advice of two men. George Wilson. of No. 104
driver. tried 10 tie up car at Eghtysixth-
ST. in the afternoon hut changed his mind when Police.
man Denyse suggested arretng him for tue
Gaa Srkve eSr there wilson said that
stop driving because he did not Ike the sleeping accom-
mediation at stable and said that he wanted 10 leave
the car at Eighty because he had friends there
afraid that the striking driver would WL ATTACK M
him II he left the car at the stables Justice "hte us
The trouble that seemed to be impending the Belt
Line road has been avered and no "tie-up" VIII be
The following statement was made by the Executive
Board Empire Protective Association last night
indicates mat the strike VIII III ss tSe nSc sS
and of the road that it not possible to
easr' nss raass .1'
aons aSs BEEN the the 1one
ROAD the Sc%pss II
iSe large number Of people to walk to the Second and
roads ad take ns sa!'
afths four policemen to each car but enrfeT
Ss sa no maGe ps ps' a
covered several carhOrses without shoes ana teio,
The bro6er Of the proprietor bakery Th I'd
Es: found acting ing, as mSEo SE
Spssad S1s IL" for MIN. Car Nc. Ca coming uptown at
eight %.Ses nut past s'SPpGah % "a. 30 street ss
throwing down and injuring her arm Que Ul & lne
es assisted her the s wax On .ae apT
COMMITTEES the Executive Board met inspscS1 aod
BssDs yyo"d be az his
give the pSs
Being thoroughly n sympathy with your movement on
Board take opportunity and pleasure Of pacIns
Of tho rans aaGnnsy' that NY ou
subjected .ss Ss euns ana sss
S Of h. letter win request
for sIIpsS psTm'.sYSn 70 commSneatOu %n hand
sSsg iS%
that your opinion rather hopes reeardns any aeon
Vo ns ssy ya sone O have friends viii
sure you that there great many VINO desire 10 s @
ssys ss Ss s1 Psn sRs The V
liberty Regarding the press enrerTSy tsnIy SOIssn'
Laundry viii call meeting Of business men to proes
against tho oompany's not running cars ana 9iet' s
large number Of organization. have begun to boyeos
Re.o,sd ina. al" ir. S
rGar yn the HS cars Of the Third
COMPANY until tho trouble now pending settled ih
Excelsior Labor Club the Faustus Labor Cuo oi broo
iyn' the Amulet Association. Electrotypers and stereo
typers Uuion and many other organizations PASSED
similar re solutions. The company has disputed inc a.
thai the police have not assisted the company In ~
work roundsman from the twenty ,e,gn., :,
Precinct above load of feed into the Thirty-ourthst
denot AT s;54 O. m. to-day. IL can be proved al am
time that the police obliged to assst In driving '
cara The road would be almost continually blocked
they did not 4 gentleman got on car NO. ~ AZ VIZ VIZ
bridge at 2l5 this afternoon and requested the COZ
fuctor whose badge No. o. to let him on ~ ho",
ton-sL, but he did not know where y WA" wa,
@ | A letter was printed in an aiternoo
n.w.nensr purportine to have been write
nv 81 odhamer one the striking drivers stating tha
2 hs and a npmber OF others anxious To return
| WORK but feared to do GOldhamer has written
letter to the Executive Board denouncng the leter a.
| forgerr A letter sent to the Eight Hour lTaku
CONTEMPLATING them on the fact thot the Ihlru-ase
| road has adopted tho eight hour system. Inc ohWa
h..ro onifr nl.Ifl