The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-22
THE sTREET-cAR STRIKES.
The Third-Avenue Company Refuses All Con-
cessiona-Threats to- Tie Up O.her Lines.

The Third-Avenue Company Refuses All Con-
cessions-Threats to Tie UP Osher Lines.
New YORK, April 2L-The strikers held q
meeting last night at which it was announced
that settlement was expected this morning.
The italian consul was notified by the strikers
that Italians were at work in the stables, and
asked to have them Withdrawn. 1t was decided,
in case a favorable answer was given the propo-
sitions of last night; to return to work to-day
The strikers were to assemble at headquarters
at s A. NJ to-day, and, if their propositions were
accepted, to return to work at 10 o'clock. The
men early this morning adjourned to get some
rest They marched down Third avenue IN
body Around the stables at Sixty fifth street
only few men were seen from 8 to o'clock
About o'clock Fred Magthes, non-uniou
driver in going to work, was interferred with
by John Allison, union driver. Magthes drew
a revolver. Both were arrested and taken to
the Fifty ninth street station. TIE revolver waS
found not loaded, and 80 broken as to be use~
less. Both prisoners will be brought in court
to-day.
At z A. NJ. the police began to assemble at the
Office to prepare for the days operations. AT
7:15 A. NJ Inspectors Steers and Byrnes arrived
and began to arrange their men. Five hundred
were on the ground and disposed of in the same
positions as yesterday. Car No. was started
out with driver Kelly and conductor Tusley, in
charge of four policemen. From this time tha
cars started out on FIVE minutes headway. By
9 o'clock twenty cars were running trips from
City Hall to Harlem. All was quiet around tha
depot at Sixty fifth street.
The directors of the Third avenue line this
afternoon unanimously adopted resolutions re-
fusing to accede to any of the demands of the
strikers in regard to the men it shall or shall
not employ, and refusing to disharge any nom
union meh, or to take back any strikers who
have destroyed property or any strikers who
have melted others to destroy property The
directors intend to bring the whole power of the
law to bear against the strikers and to run their
cars at all hazards. The cars have been ordered
out and the police notified of the intention OF the
company The strikers feel very bitter over tha
action of the company's directors, and trouble Ia
expected to-day or tomorrow at the latest.
1t is talked about among the strikers, again, az
1t was on Monday, that unless speedy agree
ment is reached they will stop every means OF
public conveyance in the city by tieing up tho
surface and elevated roads, and even the ferry
boats.
The Railroad Commissioners, finding their mis-
sion was at an end, started for Albany this after.
noon, leaving the road and the strikers TO fight
it out. Counsel for the strikers will, next week,
lay before the Commission charges against the
road for violating its charter in not running cara
regularly, in not reducing its fares when its
earnings exceed 10 per cent of its capital stock,
ETC. The executive board OF the Empire Pro
tective Association this afternoon issued q card
to the public denying that it is in sympathy with
resorts to violence pending strikes. There ID
very little probability that the Third-avenue
road will change its position. There is nothing
left for the employees to do but return to work
upon as favorable terms as they can make. ALI
ready the places of many OF them are filed by
new men whom they cannot displace. There
are many complaints made by the rsen who were
compelled to go out on strike because ordered to
do so. They are anxious to get back to work.
The probabilities that if orders are not issued
for them to return to work tomorrow many Of
them will 60 back without orders.
Affairs about the stables Of the several street
railroad companies are very quiet tonight.
There seems to be little to support the rumor
that there will be general tie up in the morn.
ing. None of the men have yet received orders
to quit work. and the companies are oil running
their full complement of men, with the exception
of the Third avenue line.
Late tonight there was runor that thu
strikers had threatened to set fire the holss
OF Superintendent Robertson, of the Third-ayv
nue. line. At the Fifty -ninth-street police stE
tion it was learned that the Superintendent hal
asked and had been granted special watch for
his residence.
The men at midnight were yet continuing.
long session about which they were extrem =
mysterious. 1t was at that hour generally be-