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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
READY FOR ACTION.
The Police Meet at 4 O'Clock. and
Receive Instructions,

Every officer on the police force met
at the municipal court room at O'Clock
yesterday morning in response 20 an
order issued by Supt. Bracket. As
soon as all were quiet the superntend-
ent addressed them, telling them that
the street cars would be started in a
short time, and informing them of what
was expected OF them.
mo matter what your feelings NAV
be-" continued Supt. Brackett." it is
your duty to preserve order, and you
want to do it. With you rests the re-
Sponslbility of maintaining the law. and
therefore you want to keep perfectly
cool. Do not draw your reVolvers I'M
less you are forced to do it in self-de-
Tense. DO not use your clubs indis-
criminately, but if you have to arrest a
man do your duty and bring him in at
any cost. Keep the crowds on the street
moving, whatever else you do, and
allow no man to interfere with the men
who are running the cars"
After this address was over the Off
GERS assembled at the general offices of
the street car company, and from there
went in squads to the different car
barns. About fifty were detailed for
duty on Washington avenue north.
from Second avenue north to Fourth
avenue south, and they were cautioned
again not to allow a crowd to assemble.
and ordered to keep people out of the
middle of the street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
WON'T LISTEN TO IT.
Sullivan and Kilrain Are MOI
Likely to Fight at Los Angeles.

New YORK, April 17.-Richard K.
Fox was seen this afternoon in regard
to the dispatch from San Francisco
stating that Sullivan and Kilrain had
been offered purse of $4,000 by the
Southern California Athletic club, to
fight in Los Angeles. Mr.. Fox said he
had received such a dispatch, but that
the proposition could not be entertained.
Mr.. Fox added that the matter of the
fight between Kilrain and Sullivan was
now out of the hands of the
principals, and in the control of the
stakeholder, Mr.. Albert H. Cridge.
who was bound by the stipulations
already agreed upon. No change could
be made in these, in the opinion of Mr..
Fox, without mutual agreement be-
tween all parties concerned, including
the hackers. Mr.. Fox showed to the
reporter a copy of letter from Kilrain,
who is now in England. received on the
morning when the final stakeholder
was appointed. Among other things,
the letter contained the following: ''If
you cannot come to any terms with
John L., just say that if Sullivan is the
great fighter they say he is, will fight
him for nothing" Arthur Lumley, the
great pugilist, Sullivan's editorial as
sistant. said that he had never heard of
the Southern California Athletic club.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
THE CARS START OUT.
A General Outline OF Their Move
mentS During the Morning.

The Minneapolis Street Railway COM
pany did yesterday morning exactly
what the GLOBE stated would be done.
At a. N. tie street cars were started
and run under the protection of the
police force of the city. The first car
started out was a University line car.
1t left the barn at O'Clock, carrying
half dozen policemen and three driv-
erS and three conductors. A short time
later ears were started out over the
Bloomington avenue and the Fourth
avenue lines, and run out every ten or
fifteen minutes. The tinkle OF the bells
on the horses caused many a curtain
to be pulled quickly aside, and
some Of the officers are blushing
yet over some of the ghost-Iike
forms they saw through second story
windows. There was no demonstration
OF any kind until o'clock or after,
when the crowds along the streets began
calling out ''Scab" and hooting at the
new men. who hung their heads and
paid no attention TO the taunts and
jeers. The committees of the strikers
began boarding the cars and offering the
new men money. ranging from 50 to so.
If they would quit and leave the cars.
Some refused point blank, while others
took the money and cleared out. One
or two Of the "scabS'' took the money
and promised to quit, but inside of an
hour were back at work again. During
the morning the crowd displaced num-
Der of switches along the lines and
number of the cars ran off the track, but
no serious damage was done
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18

night from the Rice street barn. From
mouth TO mouth the rumor flew, till it
was all over Seventh street. But, like
many other ''rOomers" in that locality,
its reputation was discovered to be
founded on poor premises.
Another Iumor followed it, which
said that o'clock this morning was the
appointed time, and the Rice street barn
the appointed place. Secretary Ward,
of the International Stonecutter's
union; President Coughlin, of the
Trades and Labor Assembly, and Secre-
tary CrOnin, of the District Assembly K.
of L., circulated among the groups Of
men whispering in their ears,
Rice street barn-6 o'clock in the morning
be on hand
Great was the my stery whic
shrouded the news. Great was the Joy
of the strikers to know that the crisis
had come. Suspense and anxiety would
soon be diSpelled. Either the back
bone of the strike would be broken, or
the lordly street car company would be
victorious. A few brief hours would
tell the tale. Every phase of the
be trouble? Had the company enough
men to run the cars? Would the serv.
ice be resumed simultaneously all ever
the city? Such were the questions
which were exchanged.
THE ANSWERS WERE MULTIFARIOUS.
General principles were discussed.
Everything was discussed. Thomas
Lowry was called hard names. Trouble
was frowned at. The situation re-
manned thus throughout the evening,
and every one thought he could go home
and sleep the sound sleep of the just
until O'Clock this morning.
Suddenly the quiet of the balmy even
ing air was rudely awakened by an
other rumOr which came like thunder
clap, and tore great ragged holes in the
pale blue starlit atmosphere.
1.-The first car will be started at 6:3O,
but from the Ramsey street barnn'
This knocked all their plans about
like Well-aimed ball into set of ten
pins. Many had gone home and set
their alarm clocks for a. H., expecting
to tramp out to Rice street by daybreak.
These men must be informed and told
of the change of plans. The busiest
men in town were the sentres appointed
by the strikers. Flying around in cabs
they awOke the startled sleepers, who
jumped from their downy couches and
rushed to the door, thinking that Gabriel
had sounded his trumpet. A hurried
whispered conversation ensued, in
which they we're informed of
the portentous change, and away
ratified the cab over the fiinty cobble-
stones. sending showers of scintillating
sparks flying from the fleet feet of the
sweating horses. In this way the strik-
ing car drivers were all informed that
they were expected to assist at the cere-
monies attending
THE OPENING OF NAVIGATION
on the car lines. And few were on
hand. 1t was, of course, impossible for
the car company to start car without
their presence.
But the barn was silent save for the
neigh or kick of some dreaming mule
or horse. The great doors remained as
close as those of the tomb.
Day dawned. Still no sign.
Was it bluff? Would a car start OF
10?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
BEFORE THE BAR.
The Arrested Men All Arraigned
i'm the Police Court

The scene in the police court was an
interesting one as the day wore on. As
fast as the arrests were made the prls-
oners were taken into court and ar
raigned on charge of disorderly con-
duct. All pleaded not guilty. with three
exceptions, and demanded to know
what they were arrested for. Ali the
cases were continued until to-day, bail
being fixed at various amounts, ranging
from $25 to 5000. In all there were
thirty-nine arrests, and as a cOnse-
Quence the business of the court was
greatly clogged when it came TO make
the arraignments.
James COnDOrS, who knocked a man
down, and Alexander McCaskell and
James Cameron, who had called one of
the new drivers a 'Scab." pleaded
guilty and were fined SO or fifteen days
each.
The other men who were arraigned,
and will have their trials TODAY, are
Frank Olson, John Swanson, Charles
HI. Howard, John Riley, Howard Boyn-
ton, J. S. STRAIN, Fred Jones, II. Ham
lin, Mort Allen, Michael McAuliffe,
Frank Monber, c. Ii. Gross, Frank
Mayning, Ole Dalkin, Gustavus Dahl
strom, Charles Anderson, John Peter
Grinnan. H. E. Zimmerman, Frank
Olson, T. Roggett, Charles Moberg,
James Dalton, NJ. Moran. Thomas H.
Parsons, NJ. L. Berg. Ed. Cassidy,
Walter Emen, Edward Eagan. Henry
GrOsser and Charles Anderson.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18

mail to the central station. This was
not done without considerable trouble,
as the crowd closed in on the officers
and attempted to take the prisoner
away. The police used their clubs with
good effect and soon had the street
cleared, but there were few sore
heads. Half an hour later the prisoner,
whose name is r. II. Virgins, was
bailed out by Postmaster Ankeny. De-
tective Hall took the sack of mail to
the postoffice, when Superintendent of
Mails Ahern receipted for it. This is
liable to cause trouble for Hall and
Ahern, as Postmaster Ankeny claims
that the police had no right to interfere
with Virgins, and that Hall and Ahern
had no right to touch the mail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
The Company Has Only About
One Hundred Men to Man
It's Cars,
And the Strikers Claim That
Many Of These Will De-
sept To-Day.
4 Conference Between Presi-
dent Lowry and a Labor
Committee.
Cars to Be Started Again This
Morning Under Police
Escort.

Street cars appeared once more on the
streets of Minneapolis yesterday, and
theIe was no riot or misunderstanding
two or three little rows. The cars that
ran met with less hindrance than is
usual upon days when great crowds are
attracted by some street spectacle. So
little trouble was experienced as to
make the elaborate police preparations,
the talk of militia, and Mayor Babb's
proclamation seem slightly ridiculous.
The company had only about one hum
dred men working, and it was plain that
the failure to obtain drivers and con-
ductors was the real cause of the delay.
The police protection was ample. and
could readily have been furnished
Thursday last. The strike IS not over.
That is plain, and continued annoyance
is to follow. even when the strikers
places are filled; but at least one effort
has been made to provide the public
with transportation, even If the effort
was not altogether successful.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
Ramsey Street Barn.

AS the grey light of morning chased
the darkness from the corner of
Ramsey and Oak streets, the barn
loomed up silent and almost de-
serted. A few lights cleaned
about the place and as they were ex-
tinguished, two watchmen came out and
observed the gradual assembling of the
small crowd. The members of the exc
cutive committee were among the first
to arrive, and they smiled sar-
donically as they noted the absence of
preparations. mo men have been
hired" they said, "and yon can bet
your life there won't be-" Not an Of
fetal put in an appearance, and Col.
Bars injunction: "Be on hand
at g." seemed made of empty air.
Thirty idlers, six reporters and
one or two superanuated attaches of the
company alone were present, when at
O'Clock, an adjournment until later de-
YelOpmentS was effected.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
Scraps of Sport.

IA regular meeting OF the St. Paul Foot
Ball club will be held in the Merchants
hotel tonight at O'Clock, when ali inter
ested in the games are requested to be pres
ent. Important questions i'll regard TO the
competition for the G. X. shaw cup will be
brought forward, and representatives ap-
pointed to attend the annual meeting of the
Twin City Foot Bail association, which takes
place in Minneapolis on the 25th inst.
special meeting of the Y NJ C. A. Foot
Ball club will be held this evening at 8
o'clock at the association rooms. All mem
bers are requested to attend.
Umpire Kelly made himself very unpopu-
lar with both teams, but Jack Bennett says
it's myopiasand not bias.
Two cars to bring home 1000 people is
hardly creditabie to the Milwaukee road.
Reagan has speed, good cnrves, and the
coolies. head in the Minneapolis team.
JantZen does great bat skiuning and
seems able 10 weld tie stick himself.
Samuel Wise OF thc BOSTON Base bali club,
signed with Washington yesterday.
Morrison's chief fault seems to be his lack
of control Of the ball.
o'Donnell, the amateur, gives promise of
good work.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
LOWRY L|NCERS
The Resumption Of Street Car
Traffic Is Unexpectedly
Delayed.
Pedestrianism Still one Of the
Necessities Of Life in
st. Paul.
Col. Barr Oversight Himself
and the Carryalls Did
Not Start.
Perhaps the Company Could
Not Fill the Places of
Cne strikers.
1t Is Expected that a Move
Will Be Made at
Noon.
Every Blueeoat Available Or
dered to Report at the
Central Station.
Strikers Maintain That the
Police Will Have Nothing
to Do.
1t Is Expected that a Move
Will Be Made at
Noon.
Every Bluecoat Available Or
dered to Report at the
Central Station.
Strikers Maintain That the
Police Will Have Nothing
to Do.
If Trouble Occurs the Hood
lum Element Will Be Re-
sponsible for 1t.

The street cars that were to have
been running this morning did not
start. Col. Barr had given every news
paper man in the town quiet tip
that something of Importance would
occur about $3.50 o'clock, and that he,
Supt. Scott, and galaxy of the street
railway magnateS- would. be at
the Ramsey street barns pre-
pared to do something out
of the ordinary. Col. Barr and his
friends either oversight themselves or
forgot that straight tips had been
given out by them. At all events
none of them were on deck at the
hour appointed. Neither were the hun
dred and odd 'scab'' drivers that were
to draw reins over Lowry's snort
ing steeds and make change
for the thousands of people
who having no eQuipages of their own
are wont to patroniZe the fve-cent
carry-alls of the city railway company.
There were two policemen, tired and
sleepy, and an alien roustabout
on duty at headquarters. The police
men busted themselves inspecting the
collection of bogus coins that the cash
ier, in his leisure moments, had pasted
on cards and stuck up alongside
of his window. The ronstabout swept
fees off the company's desks and
warned visitors that if they remained
in the offices they would get covered
with dust. A few strikers, under COM
mand of District Committeeman Arm
strong, loitered on the outside and
made side bets as to whether
"Whiskers" Kaufman would show up
or not. ''NYhiskers'' did not ap-
pear with his usual promptness, and it
was given out that he had had his beard
Shaven off so that he could not
be identified by his erstwhile
friends the striking car men.
Finally the word was passed around
that the company had altered its plans
and would not start its cars until late
this morning, and probably not until
this afternoon. Subsequently it
was learned that all policemen
who could be spared from the sub
stations had been ordered to report at
the central station, portion of them at
o'clock and the others at noon.
This settled the matter of starting
cars. 1t was plain that Col. Bars
straight tips were misleading, and also
that the resumption of street car traffic
would not occur until after O'Clock.
The policemen went home to catch
few hours sleep, the company's cham
bermaid gathered herself for final eff
fort before the arrival of his superiors
and the remainder Of the small crowd
dispersed in various directions, leaving
one or two pickets to keep watch over
these premises and see to it that the
barns were not carried off.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18

/ do not anticipate trouble with them. [
see that some authorities are rat
ing Chicago very low in the
league, but l will back the Chi
cago club for place against any of
them. l already have wagered a
500 suit of clothes each with Manager
Mutrie, of New York. and Billings, of
the Boston directory, that we will beat
those clubs out this season, and l am
willing to make similar wager with
any man in the city that we will beat
the Plttsburgs. Philadelphia wants
our outfielder. Ryan, but they must
make us different proposition to have
us consider it. One thing surprises me,
and that is the anxiety of the Pittsburg
club to secure Rowe and White, of last
SEASONS Detroit club. l would sooner
have Kuehne and Smith of your team
than either of them. | would very
much like to have the former at Chi
cago if the Pittsburg club is tired of
him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
CROWDED STREETS.
The People Were Kept Moving
and Order Was MaintaF,ed.

The crowds along the street, which
had expected to find the police unable
to handle the people, were sadly disap-
pointed. As soon as the cars. began to
run. detail of forty-two men, under
command of Capt. r. r. Harvey, was
placed along Washington avenue. Nj
merous detectives walked along in the
crowd. moi saying word, but keeping
their eyes and ears open all the time.
The people had tendency to congre-
gate on the corners, but the police kept
them on the move all the time. 1t made
no difference TO the ''cops'' who the
men were-they had their orders. and
meant to obey them. Silk-hatted
individuals, who claim to have a
''pull," were ordered to move on. the
same as were the men who had gath
cred for the purpose of making trouble.
Supt. Bracket walked around in the
crowd, bracing up some comparatively
new officer, and giving orders to the
men at the central station. His orders
to ''move on" given to the patrolmen
TO enforce were strict, as large num-
Der of men who refused to obey the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
SMOOTH MIR. SIMPSON
CIeverly Swindies a Sioux City
Bank $4,000 Worth.
Special to the Glooe.

Special to the Glooe.
SIOUX CITY, To-, April 1.-THE Sioux
City Savings bank found out to-day
that it had been swindled out of $4,000
in very adroit manner. Ten days ago
a man giving the name of B. Simpson
deposited check for $1,000 from the Ma
tional Bank of Bristol, Tenn. on Nd
tional Bank of the Republic, New York.
Simpson was introduced to the bank
cashier by Rev. George Knox, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of this
city. to whom month ago Simpson had
presented church letter from the
First Presbyterian Church of Bristol,
together with other recommendations,
stating that he (Simpson) had recently
disposed of a big farm, and owned value
able Nebraska land that he had come
here to improve. After making de-
post OF the check he went to Ponca,
Neb., and, returning, drew $4,000 and
disappeared. Word was to-day received
from the bank at Bristol that the check
was forgery, and in answer to tele-
graphic inquiries, it was said that the
church letter and other recommended
lions were also clever forgeries. There
is no clue to Simpsons whereabouts,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
WANTED GoODRICH's SCALP.
A Warrant for His Arrest Asked
For But Refused.

While the police did good work dur
ng the day. it was an lmposslbility for
them to be in all places at once and see
to everything that was going on. This
simple fact was the cause of small
riot late in the afternoon. About
o'clock Bloomington avenue car COM
ing north was boarded by crowd of
men as it passed up Washington ave-
nue.. There were nc police on the car.
and the men ran things about as they
pleased. The driver was greatly eX-
cited, and allowed his car to jump the
track several times. At the turnta5le
in front of the Windsor house the
driver broke the brake and the horses
became unmanageable. Then followed
small row, during which the
car was run over to the repair
shops, Oh Second street and Third
avenue north, large crowd following.
shops and began general fight, during
which Cal Goodrich struck one man
over the head twice, and the police used
their clubs savagely. The crowd was
finally driven back, and the car put into
the barn badly wrecked. As soon as
the trouble was over large party of
the men concerned in the trouble went
to the municipal court, where the man
who had been struck by Mr.. Goodrich
endeavored to get warrant for his ar
rest on charge of assault and battery.
Clerk Daley refused to issue it, and
when the men departed some of them
SWOre vengeance on Mr.. Goodrich.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18

bluecoats found to their cost. Rarely
was man ordered to move on a second
time. If he did not need the first warn
ing he went to the station a prisoner
Charles r. Howard, an attorney. and
secretary of the Flambeau club, re-
fused to join in the walking match
when ordered to, and in less time than
it takes to tell it was making rapid
strides toward the central station, in
charge of common, everyday police
man. Supt Bracket was in the station
when Howard was brought in, and to
him Howard went.
The court is waiting for vou," re-
piled the Mantle who gives the police
orders. IF you had moved on, you
would not be here now"
posed of, the superintendent turned to
the patrolman, and told him he had
done just right.
People have got to obey ORDERS" he
continued. Nov, you go back to your
post, and arrest the first man who tries
to create disturbance, OF refuses to
move on when you order him to-"
When the crowd became thicker there
were numerous arrests made of men
who refused to move on. The officers
kept perfectly cool. and did excellent
work in all respects. The cries of
'''scab :" and the yelling of the new men
became less frequent all the time, and
finally ceased altogether. During the
early part of the day large number of
arrests were made by the officers of
men who persisted in calling the new
men names, and hooting and yelling
when a car passed. Once or twice the
crowd surged out into the center of the
street when there was an arrest, but
was soon pressed back to the sidewalk
again by policemen, who advanced with
drawn clubs. During the afternoon the
crowd along the avenue kept thinning
out all the time, and it was something
OF mystery where the men all went to,
for Just as soon as there was any trouble
OF any kind they were just as thick as
ever again. They were comparatively
good-natured, however, and made little
or no trouble,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
CONDEMNED BY sPALDING.
The Chicago Manager Opposes the
FOur-Rall Rule.

Manager A. G. Spalding, of the Chi
cagO team, was interviewed at Pitts
burg, Tuesday. in relation to the new
rules abolishing the foul tip and giving
a base on four bad balls. He said he
was decidedly opposed to both rules and
would move for an early change. "The
foul tip rule,' he said. ''rObs the game
OF many pretty plays, while the four
ball rule keeps the bases filed. runs up
the scores and drags out the game.
What people want is a short, sharp con-
test, which will be rarely seen under
the present rules" All of which shows
Spalding has lost no judgment in his
long absence. Referring to this matter
yesterday Manager Barnes said the
Western association managers would
change these rules at once, but by so
doing they would forfeit their rights to
protection and reservation under the
National agreement. They would,
therefore, be obliged to await action by
the older associations.