The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-10-19
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A committee OF West Side citizens
waited upon the mayor Friday morning,
aud then went to see the executive board
OF the West Side Conductors and Drivers
association with a view to settling the
strike. They returned to the mayors
Office shortly before 1 o'clock. They re-
ported that after laboring with the execu-
tive boards of both the North and West
Sides the men had ngreed TO allow the
company, III case of a settlement, to retain
in their employ all the new men EMPLOYED
since the strike began. This is a decided
concession. The committee further an
nounce that both executive boards would
come to the mayors Office in the afternoon,
where fcrkcs had been invited to meet
them.
The mayor then called n conference of
the executive committee of the strikers in
both divisions with the citizens committee
IN his office at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
president Yerkes arrived and was duly adj
mitted. The mayor and the citizens COM
mlftee subsequently withdrew leaving Mr..
ferkes with the strikers committee. The
conference ended in Mr.. Ycrkes makinpan
offer that if the West Side men would re-
sumo work Saturday morning he would
submit n fair proposition" to the North
Sitte men before noon What the PROPOSE
mittee comforting with Mr.. Yerkes had full
ton would be he declined to state. The COM
authority to accept then and there the
terms offered. They decided not to do so,
but to refer the whole matter to a general
meeting OF the strikers to be assembled inn
Medlatclv. The committee, on leaving the
ayers office, were inclined to think that
the West Siders would deem it unsafe to
resume work before getting an inkling of
what the offer to the North Sidcrs would.
be. In addition to promising a new prop
osition for the North Side men. Mr.. Ycrkes
stated that if the West Silers would re-
sumo work he would be willing to guar
antce that there would he no reduction of
wages on the West Side lines, whatever
the result ofthe North Side strike might be.
Shortly after midnight word was received
from the street car mems meeting that,
contrary TO predictions, the West Side men
would resume work in the morning. They
agreed with the North Side men upon n
scale of wages which, if Yerkes' PROPOSE
ton does not meet, will not he lowered.
In that case the West Siders propose TO
fall back OH their position of Friday and
again quit work in Il body.
An incident occurred ut l O'Clock Thurs
day. The officials of the company had
iouhu TWO men VINO were Wiling to mako
the trip as conductor and driver. Charles
Muxtel, an old Ogden avenue driver, anda
Twelfth street conductor, who gave the
name of A. NJ. Curtis. were induced to
take the chances. Michael Gubbins and
George Carson, two of the men who took
out cars Tuesday, went after the men and
returned with them about 1870. They
drove down Western avenue and entered n
barn without being noticed. Half an hour
later Carson drove into the street followed
by Gubbins. both in light buggies. An
unknown man grabbed Gubbins' horse by
the head and turned the rig half around.
Gnblins drew n revolver and pointing iii
the direction of the man blazcd away.
The fellow ran. In the meantime Carson
had passed his companion. followed by a
yelling mob. Drawing IL revolver he fired
two shots, but without doing damage. He
went past Madison street on II dead run,
followed by flying bricks and stones.