Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-06
ARBITRATION
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN QUIT WORK
And Railway Commissioner VOOnneI'
Comes to the Rescue,-0ther
Great Strikes.

grand tieup' of all the surface lines OF
this city, ordered by the Executive Board
Of the Empire Protective Association took
place this morning and not car is run
ming. At 4:O2 o'clock the frat car for the
dsy on the Sixth avenue road should have
left the depot at Forty-third street. The
car did not do so, and as the night men
arrived with their cars they ran them
into the stables. The men stood
around quietly, laughed and chatted in
the best of humor did not attempt to re-
sort to any violence. The last car left the
Broadway Railroad depot at $3.50 o'clock.
The next one to arrive entered the depot
and did not come out again. The men
were very quiet. They did not intend to
tie up Until 4:5O q m but the agents from
the Empire Protective Associations, arrived
and ordered the men to leave, which they
did on tie instant. They assembled IN
orderly groups and prepared to march to
their ball, on West Flfty-second street,
where they will remain during the day.
When car No. 2O:, of the Third avenue
line reach the depot at Sixy-ff;h street,
at / 20 o'clock, the driver turned from the
main track into the stables aud uahitched
his horses. Every ear that arrived subse
euently did the same. There was not the
slightest excitement or noise. At 4:45
clock there were only fifteen men about
the depot. They all belonged to the night
force, for the men simpE6sd matters bY
not reporting tor duty. President Lamb.
of the company, was Immediately nouhed,
but he decided not to do anything until he
calls the directors together during the day,
when it will be decided whether it will be
worth while TO make an effort to run car
A few policemen Eere sent over from the
Fifty ninth street station, but their services
were not needed, for everything was quiet.
The following dispatches were received
at police headq uarters this morning:
i:l5 q. m.-Twelfth Precinct, One HIM !
ired and TEeuty.sixth street, between
Third aud Lexington ayenues-The cara
have ell stopped running here. There is
20 trouble, and most Of the men went
away from the stables as soon as through.
Those who remain are orderly and quiet.
4:2O a. m.-Twentyeighth Precinct,
Sixty-fhh st: set and Third avenue-Cars
have all tied up. Very few people about
he stables aud public places No trouble
and every body quiet.
APP q. m.-Thirtieth Precinct, Ooe
Hundred and Twenty'sixth street aud
Eighth ayenue-No cars running in this
precinct. Men oil lefr as soon as through |
work. Nc crowds around Public places
all closed
POLICE AUTHORITIES ANXIOUS.
Police Inspector Byrnes, who has had
reason to believe that there 10 to be an in
cursiou Of thieves from neighbOriug cities,
such as Boston, Philadelphia, JeEsey City
snd Albany, has taken measures to pre- !
vent their entrance into the city. He has
ell the ferries and railroad stations watched
by detectives, who will send them back TO
their homes. If they persist in coming In
to the city they will be locked up. Mr..
B5rnes ssid this morning that he expec |
today will be like tia second day OF the
Draft Riots.
At police headquarters early this morn.
irg it was said that among those who are
TO be arrested oa the warrants issued last
night are Chairman O. Oonnell of the En-
pire Protective Association, and other
members of the Executive Com mittee-
Best, Wallace, Hughes and Merrill 1t is
said they will not be arrested unless they
CON mit some overt act to-day, when they
will be accused Of melting violence. 1t
vas also said at police headquarters that
presidents of car companies would advise
Mr. Richardson and the directors of the
Dry Cock, East Broadway and Battery
RsilIoad Company to sccede 10 the de-
uauds Of the men. Chairman ODonnell,
Of the strikers comn,ttes wos in Brooklyn
this morning. The local committee here,
il is said, will not order the "tie up to be
loosened until they hear from ODonneli
that the demands Of the men on Richard
son Brooklyn road have also been grant
ed. At 4:30 a. m. the cars in Brooklyn
were sll running except the Atlantic ave
nue line, which went out on Wednesday.
There was no trouble at any place IN the
city, tha strikers having dispersed.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN IDLE.
m.-Undsr the existing city ord
nance no nan can drive street car in
tho city without o license. Fhe number OF
these LICENSES is limited, and the organizs-
ton of drivers is thus con- mpiete. The va
rioRs companies will be compelled to run
at leas. one car day over their lines or
forfeit their charters Ii an attempt is
made to-day to prevent this the city will be
compelled to exercise its fullest power OF be
held liable for damages. Under the de-
c,ss n ;,sc ;sc Empire Pfo.ectivs Association
at least 1000 mgr have ceased labor this
morning.
A, six o'clock not street esr wss run
min, OF Manhattan Islaui. At the Thir'
~ third street stable Of the Third avenue
Ire il WAS stated that if the Directors Of
the DRY Dock Line did not yield to the de-
| mapds OF tns siEiks7g before noon to day,
the Association would osder OF eil eta.
uloyes of the elevated railroads IN this city
and Brooklyn. Policemen we're on hand
and preserved order
| PECULIAR WARRANTS ISSUED.
! Before Police Superintendent Murray
got awsy last n.Sst re wss visited by As
sistant District AttoFLey EGrd,. Mr.
Purdy had Q bundle Of warrants in his
hands-swenty.three in number. Bat
when he came 10 try and explain
about them he became vague sndinvolved.
He wanted 10 have q publication
Of tie plan and scope of the scheme Of
which tie warrants we're part, Bat he did
not want to disclose tie names and other
particulars in the warrants. 1t WAS fdlly
learned that Mr. Purdy had very hard
days work preparing them, and that they
were issued sgainst persons prominent and
conspicuous in the labor organizations that
haze charge ofthe street car strikes. These
persons are an soae cases indicted By such
fictitious names ss John Doe and Richard
Roe. In other cases the correct nsueJ as
furnished by the reports OF detectives are
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