Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-26
Striking Stage Drivers in Paris Re
sort to Violence.
new TREATY WITH THE INDIANS.
Five Hundred Thousand Acres to
Be Sold by the Government.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THE STAGE DRIVERS. STRIKE.
IL Continues I'm Pars. and Causes Great Ez-
element

citement.
PARIS, May 26.-The strike Of stage drivers
throughout Paris, which was begun yesterday
continues today and is causing great excite
ment in this city. Enormous crowds OF people
the majority Of whom are in warm sympathy
with the strikers, surround the depots Of the
omnibus company. During the night and this
morning the company's depot and Offices were
guarded by strong forces of police and detach-
ments OF troops. There was no serious dis
turbance last night, but rioting was renewed
early today, when the stage company. assisted
by the police, made an endeavor TO run several
stages The strikers plckets had kept the
main body Of the discontented men well in
formed of the movement projected. with the
result that a crowd of the most desperate Of
the striking drivers gathered at the point from
which the stages we're 20 start. No sooner
were the stages well out of the depots than they
were greeted with volley upon volley Of stones.
which were accompanied with a perfect storm
OF hooting and joering.
THE POLICE DIsREGARpEnI
Though the stages were escorted by police
men, the strikers watched their opportunity
and, at signal agreed upon, charged furiously
upon the stages. swept away the police lines,
dragged the ''blacklegs' drivers from their
boxes, pounded them vigorously, cut the traces
OF the horses and, IN several cases. overturned
and seriously damaged the stages themselves.
Ihe police did their best 10 protect the COM
pany employees and property, but their efforts
were nearly useless IN face Of the ovurw helm
ingy powerful rushes Of the mob. Al one
time II was th,Nusht the troops would be called
upon to tale sction, but the authorities. in
view OF the popular sentiment of resentment
which was aroused by the slaughter of the men
by soldiers at Fourmies on May dAy. are not
expected to order the troop. to fire upon the
people unless absolutely compelled TO do so.
SYMPATHY WITH THE sTkIKERs.
Popular sympathy, already stated, il un-
doubtedly with the strikers. and, in one case,
this was illustrated in a manner somewhat dis
Gusting 10 the "blacklegs." Two stages were
stopped by the strikers at a certain point aud
the horses were, as usual. unharnessed and led
away amid the jeers of the crowd who Witnessed
the onslaught OF the strikers. When the black
leg drivers and Conductors we're pulled from
the stages the inhabitants of the neichboring
houses, male and female, nearly smothered the
"blackleGs" with showers of dirty water, filth
and refuse. When the ''blacklegs" finally es-
capped they were in filthy a condition as it
is possible for men TO be in.
Squads of police attempted, by repeated
charges upon strikers and their supporters, 70
protect the stages issuing from the depot on
the Boulevard Bourbon, but the crowds re-
sponded by attacking and overpowering the
police. The strikers then pulled the black
legs from the stages severely maltreated them
and compelled the stages 10 return into the
depot The police, later ON, were reinforced
and made many arrests among the strikers who
had been prominent in the rloting.
The extent TO which the strikers enjoy the
sympathy of the Partisan public NAV he
Judged from the fact that many of the news
papers of this city have opened subscriptions
IN behalf of the strikers and their families in
order 10 enable the drivers TO successfully push
their fight with the stage company.
Ihe strikers ask for twelve hours work per
day and the reinstatement of drivers belonging
to their union who have been discharged for
agitating this movement.
EIGHTY MORE ARRESTS.
Eighty additional arrests of strikers were
made this morning. This makes about $50
strikers who are in the custody of the police
The cabinet has been Considering ali the
aspects OF the stage drivers strike and mas been
discussing the advisability of winding up the
stage companys affairs or of taking the COM
pany's business into the hands of the govern
ment for the present.
The central labor committee has adopted q
proposition forbidding public conveyance COM
panies to employ men for more than twelve
hours per day.