St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-14

about the stables to await developments.
On its face the notice was taken as
pretty plainly indicating the policy of
the company to give the old employees a
chance to resume work under the re-
duced scale of wages; but, after two
days of grace, they would be considered
discharged if they did not report for
duty. Further. that no attempt would
be made to run cars before Monday, but
that then new men would be put on, if
they could be had. 1t is stated to
be the cOmpany's only and final
notice to the 300 4. and more
men out on - strike. But few
probably dozen at most-had availed
themselves of the offer when the day
closed. The strikers stand firm and
well united against the reduction of
wages, and express hope that they will
be able to carry their point. The COM
pany is emphatic in its declaration that
the wage reduction is necessity, and
that compromise or arbitration is en-
trely out of the squestion. The situa-
ton is practically unchanged from that
at 6 o'clock Friday evening, when the
last horse car in the city was housed
and the strike was fully on. The COM
pany made no attempt to run cars yes
terday, and there was no excuse for any
disturbance. One non-union man was
assaulted by strikers at the Ramsey
street barn. He was not seriously in
jured in any way, but the unprovoked
attack was one calculated to lose friends
for the union rather than make them,
and is regretted by the better class of
the strikers. Outside of this, the day
was uneventful, and the hours dragged
very slowly with drivers who have been
used to the very busiest kind of life,
with now and then time for reflection
on some of the long uphill stretches.
The committee at the strikers head
quarters on East Seventh street, was
chock full of business, but the mass of
the strikers lounged disconsolately
about the car barns. For an hour or
two in the morning they were kept hust-
ling to head off men willing to take
their places, and were so successful
that not over dozen reached the office
street, and applied for work. Usually
from twenty-five to seventy-fve men
are in waiting every morning,
ANXIOUS TO GET A PLACE.
''Of course we cannot make our plans
public,'' said Col. Barr, general manager
of the tied-up railway, yesterday after
noon. But there is just this much
about it: AS long as this company owns
the street railway it is going to operate
it, and not outsiders. We stand pre-
cisely where we did, and will stand
there
''And why was no attempt made to
run cars to-day?"
''It would have been very unwise.
We do not wish to stir up any sensation
or cause any trouble. We don't want
to see the whole town torn up with
excitement. We propose to go ahead
quietly and give the public an efficient
street car service as soon as we can.
To-day the strikers are much excited.
| and in such condition it would prob
ably take little to precipitate trouble.
to put off any attempt at moving cars
| until the feeling dies out bit. and until
the situation comes to be better under
stood. We could have run cars to-day,
l have no doubt. Some of our drivers
who did no care to strike are working in
the stables. Of course we could not
have given much of service, but we
could have run few ears, only that we
wished to avoid plunging the city into
fever which would result in benefit to
nobody"
'Will not the company forfeit its
| charter if cars are not run to-day?"
nv. CS1 tuliIS IlOt' tIlHh our ctldr-
ter here is little broader than the one
in Minneapolis, In any event, how
ever, no court could be found to hold
that we had forfeited our charter by
failure to run cars, when prevented by
mob, or when there was danger Of
mob if an effort was made to move cars.
And, you see, we don't want demon
| stratiOn. With us it is no sensational
fight. Oh, no; our charter is all
right"
1t was great surprise to many thai
no attempt was made to resume street.
car traffic during the day, but Col.
| Bars explanation is one apt to be re-
ceived with favor. Those who look for
a struggle as inevitable-that is, a reg
ular Donnybrook fair kind of time be-
tween company and employes-urged
yesterday that it should be brought on
| at once. for every day of grace given
strengthened both sides, and would
only make the fight longer and more
| stabborn when it does come. But this