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


will think better of it before morning."
SMITH AND TERRILL STICK.
Two Nervy Drivers Decline to Join
the Strikers.
Last nights meeting of the strikers,
however, hardly indicates such happy
outcome of strike which stopped 102
street cars and leaves fifty-two miles of
railway track unused. When the order
to go out reached the men at the barns
on Greenbrier avenue at 2:3O, a car was
just turning tor the return trip.
There was a whispered word
to the driver, and he promptly
left his post. A second, third and
fourth car arrived, only to be aban-
doned, and soon all the Lafayette cars
running were going toward the barns.
When half dozen or more were under
cover one driver didn't get out of his
sheet-iron box at the word. He sat
calmly on his stool until a fresh team
was brought out and attached to the
car, and then chirruped merrily
to the horses, and Car No. II was
on its way down town almost
before the strikers realized what
wss going on. They ran after the
driver. Marshall D. Terrill, and urged
him to join them, using some threaten
ing language as he kept on his way.
Car No. y, which followed, was driven
by one John Smith. lie also refused to
go out, and started on the downtown
streets about $3.50, Terrill expressed
some doubt if he would be able
to make another trip without po-
lice protection and after a little
delay an officer was stationed on each
car. The cars were crowded all the
way out. AT Greenbriar and Lawson
avenues dozen or more strikers had
assembled. They greeted the two
drivers with derisive cries of ''Scab."
Ierrlll ,sthe more nervy of the two, only
smiled at the demonstration. Smith
grew decidedly nervous, and at the
barns was on the point of quitting
work. Only two strikers were there
to ask the men to join them. Had there
been three Smith, would have gone over
to the majority.
Mind you," said one of the strikers,
digustedly, as he addressed the
two drivers, 1--WE won't urge you to
quit. We amt going to tease you.
Just 60 on. We don't want you.''
''What do you say?'' pleadingly asked
Smith of Terrill.
Well" said the driver, as he picked
up the lines over span of grayS, 1.-The
reduction in wages will make a differ
ence of one cent an hour with me. They
are low enough now, the Lord knows,
but l can't get anything better. Pm
not union man, and propose to work
for what | can get. My working won't
hurt you fellows Ito the strikers: any
how, I'm going ahead.
But it will hurt u.s." chorused the
strikers.
Terrill started his car and Smith fell
in behind with his. The strikers as
Sembled at Lawson avenue
GAVE THE STRIKERS ANOTHER SALUTE
as they passed. and called to their aid
half a dozen school boys. But no vio-
lence was attempted, and after another
voluntarily. As soon as it was
known that the strike was Or
dered, Chief Clark sent a reserve of
three policemen to each of the COM
pany's barns, but everything was found
quiet and orderly at each. The barn
men went out with the drivers, but
enough were left to care far the 800
horses of the company. so for as food
and drink and bedding goes. When it
comes to cleaning the animals this
morning the company may face diff
Guilty. Of the 800 men out, about 200 are
drivers and 100 stable men. Many have
been in the employ OF the company a
long time. Of the two who stuck to
work on the Lafayette avenue line,
Smith has been with the company since
the line was opened, and Terrill has
been driver since last September.
Neither are union men, and it is said
that many who went out on strike do
not belong to the order, but joined the
sTike through sympathy and in fear of
having applied to them
THE OBNOXIOUS EPITHET " SCAB.o
''And the papers Will all come out in
the morning." said one of a group of
strikers at the Ramsey street barns,
land tell how much the strikers are
losing, but will have never a word to
say about how much the company is
losing"
Its the first time it has ever lost
anything, too," observed another. 1.-The
figures OF the company showing a loss
lie''
He had thousand dollars worth of
jewelry stolen the other night. Now he
wants to starve u.s."
ANYHOW, we can't be much worse
OIL than we are nOw."
This is but one of many similar con-
versatiOnS heard last night, (which shows
the bitter feeling against the president
OF the railway company. The question
of the wage reduction takes secondary
place. Yet the strikers are by no
means demonstrative. and are as a
whole decidedly uncommunicatiye. Oc-
caSionally one is found who will go into
detail as to the effect of the reduction.