St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-13

At l O'Clock a detail of police, under
command of Capt. Jacob Helm, went to
the Fourth avenue car barns, where
Mr.. Lowry and Mr.. Goodrich were.
An open car was run, and a green
driver and a green conductor placed on
board, followed by the detail of police.
The news had gone cut that an at
tempt would be made to run cars, and
in consequence there was a large crowd
OfStrikers and their rsympathiZers around
the barn. And every one of them
yelled loud and long when the car made
its appearance. Just as it came out of
the barn, two strikers, who appeared to
be in authority. drove up in buggy
and held long conversation with some
of the men. The car stuck in the car
door for some reason, and this was
greeted by yells of derision by the men.
James Doherty, former driver, dis
charged few days ago, took advantage
of this and made quite an address to
the crowd, which listened quietly.
Il call upon you," said he, lin the
name of organized labor, to let this car
alone. You see before you the tyrants
of monopoly. Look at that man there;
he is one of their tools. Look there at
the officers of the law; they are there to
guard this tyrant power that is trying
to crush you, to degrade you. They
will watch you. Be careful. l ask you
again in the name of organized labor to
let the car go in peace, and may God
give them good speed" After ten min
ntes" hard work horses were hitched
and
A START WAS MADE
amid cries Of ''Scab! scab! What do
you want to rob an honest man of bread
for?' The strikers, after the car had
gone less than fifty feet, unhitched the
horses and started it back toward the
barn. The new men, With the assistance
of the officers, soon got the car under
way again and ran it down to Fifth
street all right. Here the conductor
was offered SO if he would quit and
reflection he stuffed the bill into his
pocket and ordered the driver to take
the car back. This was greeted with
the widest kind of applause, the men
around the barn going fairly wild with
delight.
ANOTHER CAR
was started out from the Fourth avenue
barn at 2:30, and this met with better
success, for short time, than the first
one. As soon as the car was under
way the South Minneapolis patrol
wagon, filed with officers, closed in be-
hind it. At this the strikers yelled
themselves hoarse. They crowded
around the car and were so thick in
front of it that the car could not ad-
vance an inch. Finally half a hundred
or more made rush for the car and
threw it off of the tracks. This was
done twice. Then the officers became
sterner, and drawing their clubs sur
rounded the car and began beating back
the ObstructionistS. One man, whose
name could not be learned, was knocked
senSelesS, and was carried away by his
friends.
This car is going through!" an
nounced Capt. Helm, land you might
just rs we'll understand it now as any
time. We mean business
A WOMAN SYAiPATHIZER.
After getting the car on the track
again, it was started just as a woman,
Mrs. McCurdy. the wife of one of the
strikers, jumped on and stood near the
driver. She was forced off, however.
As the car bowled along. and the crowd
on the street jeered the driver and con-
ductor, and. called them names, it
was seen that the strikers ana their
friends were losing patience. BY care.
full work the car made the round trip
all right, but who can say what the
feelings of the two ''Scabs" on it were
On Washington avenue the crowd was
so dense that it was with the utmost
difficulty that the police forced a pass
age for it. On the return trip a car
coming from the barn passed the first
car to make the round trip. Those on
the car did not think that they were
soon to see more of this car. No.
reached the barn all right, and after a
lO,,, lS,l, r-+a,
trip. just as it started, Mrs. McCu rdy,
in whose face were signs of suffering.
sprang on again and took her stand
near the driver, young fellow, who
looked half ashamed of himself.
"WOn't you leave this carp" she
pleaded, laying one hand on the drivers
arm. "Have you a mother, sister, or
wife? Think OF them and get off.
Shame OH you for taking this place,
when you know that you are taking the
bread out Of the mouths of defenseless
women and children. l would not do
the work you are doing for 5000 poor
as l am. If you will leave the car now
| will give you the last dollar l have in
the world. Your mother would be
ashamed of you, to see you now. Have
you no heart, no feelings of any kind?
You are not doing this because you have
to, but because you can get few dollars
out of it. | am a mother, and my little
child is at nome now, crying ror bread.
Yet you will keep on here. You will
not leave the car? Well. you will be
sorry for it before you die. No one on
this car has any respect for you. They
may protect you. but they dispise you
all the same. Will you stop if the con-
ductor will?'
The driver said he would, and to the
conductor the woman went. To all her
pleadings. he replied: Madam, this is
free country. and have got to make
a living as well as you. Now | will
give you 80 cents to quit this lecturing.
If you don't stop you will have to get
off,
But 1 will pay my fare and ride as
long as this car runs" replied the
woman. The conductor had the nerve
to demand her fare, and she paid it..
Coming down several men boarded the
car and paid their fare. 1t was learned
that Mrs. McCurdy's husband is col
lege graduate. and has been employed
on the line for five months, during
which time he. has averaged only S11
per week.
REtNTTT,A NOR