Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-02
CAN RIDE AWHILE.
The Street Cars Resume Busi-
ness at indianapolis.
rRENzEL SPRINGS A LITTLE COUP.

The Earns All locked Against the Re-
ceiNcr-Strikers Capture One and Have
Qualification That Results in Its Re-
capture-Fishback FIanks the Com
pany's Boss With Contempt of Court
Complaint--Ths Receiver Gives the
Men All They Ask-The Legal Fight.
INDIANAPOLIS March 2.-Though In
Hlanapolls people had all yesterday to
think about it they did not recover from
their establishment at the remarkable
legal coup by which the street railroad
"tie-up' was loosened, further collisions
between the mob and police prevented,
ana the company thrown into the hands of
receiver. Probably no other man ever
acquired such intense unpopularity with
the iahoring class in so short time as
Frenzc4 has. The demand for his removal
was almost universal, but the directors of
the company paid no attention to it. 1t
was in order to get him of the way that
United, States Commissioner in Chancery
fishhack applied for a receiver.
The Receiver Obnoxious to FrenzeI.
lie sued neither as stakeholder nor credi-
tor, but as citizen, representing that the
company under its present management
was unable to discharge its duties to the
public, and further that continuance OF
this management with an effort to run
cars In the present state of public feeling
would lead to riot and bloodshed On these
grounds Judge Taylor, of the supreme
court, granted the application after mid
night and appointed W. 7. Steele re-
celVer. steele was some months ago dis
charged from the superintendent of the
road and later brought a public charge
that the directory had set aside n corrrp-
tiOn fund of $4,000 to obtain new fran
chlse. Naturally President Frenzel was not
pleased with his appointments
Steele Couldn't Get Possession.
trenzel heard of the action of Judge
Taylor at o'clock yesterday morning, and
at once consulted attorneys. Then he had
all the barns locked and barred, as well as
the office of the company. Therefore, when
Receiver Steele appeared before daybreak
to take possession he found himself barred
out all round. By daylight, however,
the strikers heard of the changed state of
affairs, and received the news with
whoop. In force they captured the Loui-
slana street barn, and got eight cars
started. They also got one started from
the New Jersey street barn. The first
cars on the street were given an ovation
when it was seen that the old men were
manning them, and an impromptu labor
parade YEAS gotten up. Over 1900 men
formed and marched about the streets
with brass band and waving flags.
Too Jubilant to BE vigilant.
The crowd of strikers at the Louisiana
street barn, which is near the center of the
city, Joined in, and here they made mis-
take. In their absence the Frenzel forces
recaptured the barn and barred the doors
The eight cars on the street could not get
back in to change mules and soon had to
stop. The coup thus far was not a pro-
nounced success. In the meantime presi-
dent Frenzel and his attorneys appeared
before Judge Taylor at o'clock with a
slOO, 600 bond ready and asked an appeal
from the decision appointing receiver TO
the general term of the superior court.
The effect of this action would be the tenn
porary vacation of the receivership, placing
the property back in Mr.. Frenzel's hands.