Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22

In the Manchester Car Strike, and
Appeal to Councils to
BRING ABOUT ITS SETTLEMENT,
The Road in Operation All Day Without
Serious Trouble.
D0INGS OF A DAY In LABOR CIRCLES

There are no signs of settlement in the
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester trac-
tion strike. Last evening a meeting of
over 1000 citizens was held in the Sixth
ward school hall. Considerable sympathy
was shown toward the strikers.
The speakers of the evening were Dis
trict Master Workman b. f. Dempsey and
Thomas Grundy. After the speeches were
over set of resolutions were drawn up
petitioning the city government to interfere
in the strike and bring about meeting be-
tween the management and strikers. A
committee of nine was tffen appointed to
present the resolutions to the Mayor.
1t was expected that there would be
trouble on the line yesterday, and three Of
ficers were placed on each car. But the
only trouble during the day was when
somebody threw lump of coal through the
window of Woods R0n car on Preble ave-
nue..
In the evening an attempt was made to
run cars down to Woods Run. When the
cars approached Mcclure avenue a mob
quickly formed, and missiles of all kinds
were hurled at tine cars. The police were
powerless for awhile, but finally made a
dash and captured Thomas Howard in the
act of throwing stone. He was sent to
Central station in the patrol wagon.
Stopped Running for the Night
The cars were finally taken back to the
barns and no further attempt was made to
run that branch. Several cases were re-
ported where motormen were injured with
missiles, but none serious.
A large crowd gathered at Washington
and Beaver avenues, near the scene of the
last disturbance, and five officers were de-
tailed to keep 1t under control. Many of
the passengers who travel on the road since
the new men are on complain about the un-
presentable appearance of the conductors
and motormen. There is also considerable
complaint over the fact-that most of them
are mere boys and cannot safely handle a
car.
The police detailed to guard the cars are
complaining about doing extra duty, some
of them being compelled to work 18 and 10
hours.
Peter Shoemaker, striker, was arrested
yesterday on a warrant sworn to By Secre-
tary Danks charging him with melting to
riot.
Wants Councils to Settle 1t.
In Allegheny Common Council last night
Frank Vincent, Worthy Foreman of D. A.
8, X. of L., was accorded the privilege of
the floor to make statement relative to the
condition of the Manchester strike.
He began by saying that he considered
it perfectly proper for Councils to
act in this matter, inasmuch as the Traction
Company had secured its franchises from
the city councils. He then described the
circumstances of the strike; the demands
made by the men; their failure to effect
compromise with the company, and the in
creasing disastrous condition into which the
strike is drifting. He denied some of the
assertions of President Dalzell relative to
the reinstatement of discharged men and
said the men only asked what they. believed
to be right, and concluded by asking Coun-
ellis to appoint committee to confer with
President Dalzell and ask him to allow the
present difficulty to be submitted to COM
mittee of uninterested persons for adjust
ment. At the conclusion of Mr.. Vincent's
remarks resolution was passed providing
for joint committee of five members to
carry out the work indicated by Mr.. Vim
cent.
The report that William Shannon was one
of the men taking the strikers places, and
that he had been attacked by the strikers, is
denied by that gentleman.