Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-31
BUT FEW CARS ARE RUNNING.
Strikers Mako Things Lively on the
Street Railways.
POLICE HAVE A HARD TIME.
Wagons, Ashes, Milk Cans and Paw
ing stones blockade the Tracks
Several Conflicts Occur, But
without Serious Damage.
New York's Big Strike.

NhM Ohh, bhlls pN''-i Ht SlNutNluh Nhls
morning, so far as the street car to-up is
concerned, remains III practically the same
co ndition as yesterday There was trouble
on the Grand street cross town line at South
Fifth avenue this morning. The strikers
overturned coal wagon on the tracks, but
the police cleared away the obstruction and
dispersed the strikers. The Sixth avenue
road sent out their first car at $50. Three
policemen were on each platform. About
hundred strikers were standing around the
depot, but they made no attempt TO interfere.
The superintendent says he will not run
more than dozen cars during the day. The
Broadway line advertised IN the morning
papers for conductors and drivers to take
the place of the strikers.
Word was received AT police headquarters
at 10 a. m. that there was trouble at Blocker
and Carmme streets, Tho strikers over
turned Sixth avenue car. There were
only three policemen present, and they were
ovcrpowercd
Large crowds of strikers and their sympa-
thizcrs began to assemble early at the stables
of the Belt line Up to 10 o'clock no cars
had been started. 1t was said that if cars
were started there would be bloodshed, be-
cause the strikers were getting desperate.
Police Superintendent Murray has at his
command >, 800 men, and all have been de-
tailed to points where 1t is thought trouble
may occur.
The Third avenue line ran eighty :cars
during the night, and no trouble was eXper-
fenced. Policemen rode on the cars, while
oIners were sS''.ioneu as' a.oiS o'o 1870
Az II o CLOCK iiiop VI sIIth.rs r sa'nereu a'
and overturned half dozen wagons on the
Sixth avenue tracks. They also compelled
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pt,S i.S",o ~ " ,to ionI5 of n,h;,.,ti,n n?;J
ne tnougi, tnc lrouoic ne.weIn Ilie m ;t car coi-
i' but prnsident Ricbardson refused to meet
the board and no proposition can be dis
cussed. The strikers seem desirou of enter
ing INTO some sort OF an agreeneht' pu1 hich-
arGeon fa Wia 1c ,on " nSSt fo h,rdrea
s+r;lsers nsscmhIed on Rroad,yav hetween
EInrtv .fonrth and Fortv.ifth streets and
afrer nnsatting several wa ronr IN The car
traci,s thcW tore nm three or fon, witch.
Mates and made otf before the nolire arrived
nn the scene. The strikers also made some
troIbIe nm MINER Sixth avenue this morning.
The state railroad commissioners are in
session tn-nav hearing the prievances of tina
strilting emnloves.
I'he first witness before the railroad COM