Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11

tDem uDenCfai nuu moral euplOses
officers we're Instructed TO inform the
General Executive Board at Philadei-
phia Of the troubie in the Assembly COM
posed OF North-Side men, and the Exc
cutiye Board OF the Council wss suthor-
lied TO investigate the fscts and report
on them. The discussion preceding the
adoption Of this resolution covered the
entire case from the time when about
three months ago the matter was nrst
brought before the council. The feature
of the debate was that, although the
council. in It's majority, is composed OF
the most conservative among the Knights
Of Labor, the only fault they had TO hnd
with the officers OF the carmen s assem-
bly, was that they did not strike week
ago. instead of giving three days grsce.
The strike in the North and West di-
visions show no signs of speedy settle
ment. During the night some OF the
tracks in the sympathetic districts were
obgtructed by being filed with all sorts
OF household refuse and such other
movable things as came to hand 1t
presented the appearance Of concerted
action, and WAS not confined to q single
point. Int extended for a conside-
rable distance. Six cars were ran
out in tins division TO the usual
accompaniment OF ieers, but no open
act of violence has been reported thus
far. The impression prevails, however.
that the police will have much more
trouble in preserving order from this
time on until the end OF the strke than
they have thus far had. No attempt
has been made as yet TO run cars in the
West division, and appearances 1ndI-
cote that they will not make any
general effort for the resumption OF
traffic till matters have quoted down
somewhat Barns all remained locked
and stablemen, except enough OF them
to care for the borses. have been dis
charged. The strikers in this division,
who have been through two or three sue
cessful strikes, exhibit uglier dispositions
than those Of the North Side. They de-
clare that the cars will not be permitted
to nun, and that if the attempt is made
they will be tumbled into the ditch.
STRIKERS ATTACK THE POLICE AND OBJ
sTRUCT THE TRACK.
On the West Side this afternoon the
strikers surrounded and attacked a man
named Gubbins, who drove one OF the
ears yesterday. They seized his horse
and threatened to drag him from the
buggy in which be was riding. He fred
q revolver over their heads and fright
encd them away, and was compelled to
defend himself second and third time
in the same manner. A serious not oc-
CURED at the same place later in the
afternoon, when a car was pulled out
Of the Western-Aveuue barn guarded by
half a dozen policemen. The car and
driver were pelted with stones Police
Captain Aldrich had his scalp cut open.
The police caught one striker IN the act
of throwing a stone. The man was ar
rested, but IN less than a minute 100
strikers had piled on the policemen and
rescued the prisoner. The car proceeded,
the mob following and throwing stones
At Leavitt street the mob rushed out TO
the street and boarded the car, attempt
ing to drag the driver from his position.
4 patrol WsgOn-load OF police rode both
IN front and behind the car. They dis
mounted and charged on the crowd.
This time the strikers held their own aud
threw stones at the blue-coats. One
man struck Lieutenant Shea, and the
officer followed his man through the
crowd. lie pulled his revolver while
running, took deliberate aim. and fired,
but his bullet missed and the strikers
scattered in every direction. From that
time on there were not any missiles
thrown. The car advanced 10 the South
side AMI returned without further attack.
Everywhere that an attempt Was made
to- run the cars the tracks were OBJ
stracted with every conceivable thing.
Planks were laid across the tracks aud
spiked at each end. Paving blocks,
building material, earth from cellar ex-
cayahous were piled on the track, and
many rails were torn up and laid across
the track and bonfres were built on the
trucks. There IS no cessation OF these
demonstrations.