Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-13
The 2ituaton of the street-Ca Strike
Growing Tiresome.

Growing Tiresome.
Cor~gh;. 1855. by the Calornt associated fre.s.I
CHICAGO, October 12th.-The street-car COM
panies, the city authorities and the general
public are beginning 10 realize that the farce of
running two cars daily over their lines, guarded
by hundred or two OF police and followed by
a bowling surging mob, is something far re-
beside being expensive TO the company and the
city. The large number of police and the extra
precautions being taken will cause q heavy
drain on the city treasury, as well as upon the
resources of the Street-car company. One hun
dred and fifty dollars a trip is pretty good wages
for driver, but that is what MIR. Yerkes is now
paying drivers on the West side. The cash is
handel over the moment the trip is completed.
How long this Will continue no one knows
There Is less prospect of q settlement now than
at any time since the strike began. Meantime
the public is paying double fare for transporta-
tion and taking the situation philosophically
COUNTER CHARGES.
There are calls and counter calls for mass
meetings by friends on each side. Some demand
that the police force be doubled and the militia
called out, while others insist the police shall
keep their hands off and not assist in running
cars. mseting of West Side citizens was held
last night and resolutions condemning Mr.
ierkes and his methods were adopted. This IS
to be followed tonight or tomorrow night by
counter meeting, at which his course win be
upheld and the strikers severely criticised. At
last nights meeting a committee of twenty-five
was appointed to wait on the Common Council
at the next meeting and urge them TO take
some action toward etfecting settlement of the
strike. No suggestion, however, was made
what the action would be.
MAKING OCCASIONAL TRIPS.
At 10 o'clock this morning two cars started
from Western avenue and made the trip down
Madison street, strongly guarded by the police,
as on yesterday. No passengers were carried
but the usual epithets were hurled atthe drivers
and conductors as the cars rolled by. More cars
Will be run the same way al intervals during the
day, though nothing seems TO be ACCOMPLISHED
gathered in as large numbers as on the pre-
vious days, but they were less demonstrative as
the cars passed by.
COMING TO SETTLEMENT.
CHICAGO, October 12th.-As a result of the
conference between the strikers and Superin-
tendent Yerkes this afternoon, Yerkes stated
that if the West Side men returned to work to-
morrow he would meet the North Side men and
make them the fairest offer yet made.
ABOUT COMING TO AN AGREEMENT.
CHICAGO, October 13th.-A M-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 scale of wages, which. if Mr.
Yerkes' proposition does not meet, will not be
lowered. In that case the West-siders propose
10 tall back on their position of to-day, and
again quit work in a body.
ARREST OF ANOTHER DYNAMITER
CHICAGO October 12th.-Another arrest was
made tonight. The prisoner is man named
Nichalson, an oil peddler He was charged
with completely i'll Kaesseberger's crime in sell
ing to the latter the missiles which Raesseber-
ger placed on the car track KaesSeberger now
claims that he did not know of the dangerous
nature of the bombs. They were released on
$4,000 bonds each. A third man, who also is
said to be implicated with Kaesseberger and
NichalSon, has been arrested. His name is
Wm. Thompson.