Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-30

abOut two hundred strikers, who did al
in their power to stop it. A platoon Of "a
police, headed by Captain Walsh, charged
on the strikers. A scuflle eusued and two
or three Of the strikers were roughly
haddled, One of these was carried awsy
by his friends, and another was placed un-
der arrest. Inspector Williams, with
thirty policemen, is now in charge of the
depot.
Up TO 11:3O o'clock six cars had been
run out. On the return OF the fist and
second cars they were attacked between
Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth streets.
The police were on hand promptly and
made two arrests, wheTeupOn the crowd
dispersed
Twelve cars had been sent out on the
sixth avenue line mp to neon, and the
Supe iutendent said lie would keep send
ing them out al. day il enough police were
furnished. The fret eight cars were
manned b. old hands, the rest by new
men.
The company posted
4 NOTICE TO THE MEN
in front OF ihe stable, calling their atten-
tion to the notice issued to them June 9th,
1886, in which they stated that 10 man
would ths eaiter be employed who left the
employ 10 90 on a strike. They
will hire NV men, and not take hack the
old Oaes under any circumstances.
At half past one o'clock this afternoon
the ticket Office or transfer house at Forty
second street and Seventh avenue was car
Iied bodily across the street by the strikers
and set fire to. There was considerable
excitement The police charged on the
law bresker7 but no one was seriously in
luIed. Thomss Kane, siableman on
strike, was arrested and locked up, charged
with sssaulting one Of the officers.
A: , p. m. no cars were running on
lover Broadway, but many CT the other
tied mp roads had sent out cars from their
stables.
While numberlcss small riots have been
reported, none, as yet, have amounted
10 much. 1t is feared that when
the strikers appear that they are losing
ground they will resort to more lawless
measures. While the strikers DO not hesi-
ate TO attack and beat the new men em-
ployed by The roads. they dispense without
)flsring serious resistance when the police
appear On the scene Superintendent of
Police Murray expresses the determination
% give the protection of the law TO the
and their wOrkmel.
PREPARING TO CALL THE MILITIA.
In Brooklyn the situation is reversed.
The police Of tha. city offer no protection
o the companies or their present employees.
Their sympathy is entirely with the
strikers, and but little effort appears TO
nc wade to en(ovce the law, In conse-
1uence of ihiH, the street railway compa-
mics of that city have not made any effort
10 run CARS to-day.
Preparations have been made in Brook
Ign 20 call out the 18Th, 18Th and 23rd
Regiments in case cf a riot arising out OF
the Atlantic Avenue horse-car tie
up. The company has decided rot to
run any cars at present and 80
long az no attempt is made TO run cars it
ia thought there will be no terious trouble.
1t ia said that President Richardson has
rad no further conferences with the men
today and that he does rot eyirce any de-
sire to do 50. Tne strikers soy that the
is liable financially to pay their
men s. n day. About 3 o'clock one hun
ired policemen were despatched from
police headquarters to Thirty third street
and Third avenue, where riot was re-
poT'ed to be in progress.
The first car TO reach the city hall was
lne over the Fourth avenue line, which ar
rived down own about 3 O'clock.
There was excitement at Twenty-third
street and Tenth avenue all day. The
CROSS town CARS came along almost together.
Cars were overturned on Twenty third
street at Fourth and Tenth avenues end
several conflicts occurred between s.rikera
and police Late tonight quiet prevails.
THE STRIKERS DRINKING.
A few police were at each point pre-
pared to &C. in case o, emergency. Bat
lespite the quiet about the depo.s, an
element has haen growing emong
he men at their resorts tO-night-that Of
Msny, in fact the malOri y OF
the strikes are now under the icfuenCe Of
liquor, and it i5 feared serious consequences
will result tomorrow. An Ominous quiet
now prevails. The men are ugly ard full
of fight
The State Board of Arbitration and the
presidents have been conferring at the in
stance OF the former, st the Murray Hill
Hotel tonight