The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-21

lutte issue as to their right to retain their |
non-union men, and also to afford them ade- |
quate protection. The failure of the town of |
Lake police to protect their property against !
the strikers will be taken as clearly showing |
that the town can not or will not afford pro- |
lection, and the Sheriff and Governor in |
turn will be called on for assistance.
This afternoon q train was moved from the |
yards at Twelfth street by means of a ruse |
on the part of the railroad officials. To ac-
eomplish their purpose they held back the |
master Brackley started to couple on |
the cabOOse. The committee OF three switch
men appointed to watch the Twelfth street |
crossing asked him not to do So Brackley
made the coupling. The mail train then
pulled in behind the freight, and orders were
given to Engineer Latter to pull out This
be did, closely followed by the mail.
No effort was made to interfere with the
movement of the train beyond the request
made to Blackley, and the committee at
Twelfth street aver that they will not coun-
distinctly understood that the Switchmen's
Union has nothing to do with the strike. 1t
is the switchmen OF the Lake Shore Road
that they represent.
The Superintendent of the Lake Shore
Company said to a reporter this evening:
I've are trying to start our trains, but we
have no protection. We have plenty of
switchmen, and as fast as they couple the
cars they are uncoupled. In numbers they
are about six to one against us, as there
are details of men sent there to defeat
us All that prevents bloodshed is the fact
that we use no force in trying to start trains.
This 'scab'' question is an old one and it Is
time il was settled, and we propose to settle
il this time"
1t now looks as if the county and State
would both be asked for aid.
The New York Street Car Strike.
New YORK, April 19.-With the exception
of the Eight and Ninth avenues, the streets
on which horse-cars usually run are deserted
and quiet to-day. All the railroad men,
drivers, conductors and stablemen have con-
cluded to take holiday in sympathy with
their brethren on the Third Avenue Line.
Almost the entire police force of the city has
been on duty since o'clock this morning.
All the street car stables are guarded by de-
tachments of police, and the streets along
which the lines run are filed with 'blue-
coats"
The employees of the Dry Dock Line state
that they quit work because they were or
dered to do 50 by the committee, and not be-
cause they had any grievances The Forty
second street car line men stopped for the
same reason: in fact, the men on none of the
lines, with the exception of the Third Ave-
nue. Line. have any complaints TO make IN
regard to their hours or pay. The general
''tie up'i was ordered so as to force the
directors of the Third Avenue Line to yield
to the demands OF the strikers. The men
ordered out on number of the lines feel
very bitter over the action Of the committee
in Stopping all cars, and state that "this gen.
eral tie up business is being run into the
ground"
About 4:30 this afternoon the Third ave-
nue. line started the first Of twenty-five cars
they proposed to run over the line, Inspector
Byrnes and four men on the platform. At
Sixty-fourth street big fellow rushed out
and grabbed the horses by the bits and drew
knife to cut the reins. He had not ac-
cOmplished his purpose, when Inspector
Byrnes put him to Sleep with his club.
The man was left senseless in the street ami
the car went on. The next car was driven
by new driver, and when at Fifty-ninth
street one of the horses fell on the pavement
the crowds of strikers along the walks
Cheered and jeered in derision. The tumult
grew greater, and finally the crowd began
hurting bricks from a new building on the
corner. The windows were smashed and the
car demolished. The officers were hurt by
missiles The police then charged the crowd
and seventy of them were injured. Eight
prisoners were taken, and IN the pockets OF
two of them were found licenses as drivers
of the Fourth avenue line, the men of which
road have no grievance and are out because
ordered to tie up.
town clubs have made up list of 100 fash
i0nable young men OF their membership
who will tomorrow take out licenses and
volunteer to drive cars for the tied up lines
without pay. on the sole proviso that the
public shall be allowed to ride free of charge.
The Railroad Commissioners spent the en-
| tire day in series of conferences with the
representatives OF the Third avenue road and
| the Strikers Committee. The strikers pre-
sented, finally, long list of demands, fixing
| the hours and pay OF all the employees
of the road in all its departments,
| obligating the company to take back
| all the strikers and to discharge all employees
who are now working. The company SUBJ
mitted series of propositions, offering after
| the men should have returned to work to
submit the questions of hours and pay to ar
| bitration, but positively refusing to dis
| charge any of the men now employed, or te
employ any more OF the strikers than was
necessary. These terms were not accepted
| by the strikers and all attempts to arbitrate
| the matter were abandoned. The Railroad
| Commissioners also heard evidence as to
| what the companies were doing in the way
of trying to run cars, and what the police
were doing to assist them One striker swore
| that brother of the President of the Third
avenue road had told him that the
| other roads were to assist the Third avenue
in ITS fight. In answer to this it was stated
| that his brother occupied q subordinate po-
sition end did not know what he was talking
about. The Commissioners will probably
render decision tomorrow as to what Is
necessary for the Third avenue ROAD to do in
the premises.
Inspector Steers was in charge of the car
that was attacked. When the mob made its
onslaught the Inspector charged at once with
160 well drilled men, who piled their sticks
without stint, driving the mob
into the neighboring streets. Eight
cars were run over. the tracks then to
the City Hall and back. The Third Avenue
Line propose tomorrow to man and run on
schedule time 100 cars. The police say that
If the company have drivers and conductors
on their cars tomorrow, the cars shall go
through and over this entire line.
Sheriff Grant has received formal notice
from the Belt Lines stating that acts of vio-
lence have been made and that the company
will now hold the city responsible for any
damages to property.
The Eight Hour Question.
CHICAGO, April l9.-The Eight Hour Com
mlttee of the Trade and Labor Assembly to-
dou soor,o1 q rfr 10 oI1 tro1a fohor