The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-14
POLICE PROTECTION
Asked for and Granted by the or
fioials of Bridgeport
TO THE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
What Action in reference to the
Strike viii City Council Take To-
night?-The Union Labor People
Win be on Hand-Probabilily ofthe
Existing second Branch Deadlock
Being Broken.

Tho principal feature OF interest in
the street car strike situation yesterday
was tho request OF General Manager
Jolly, OF the company, for protection
over the river at Bridgeport, Accom-
panied by other officials of the road,
Mr.. jolly went over to Bridgeport yes
terday afternoon and had an interview
with Mayor Hathaway, Mr.. jolly told
the mayor that in view OF the disturb
ances Sunday at the end OF the back
river bridge, he was compelled to ask
for adequate police protection. The
mayor granted the request, and later in
the day one Of the company's men was
sworn in as special police officer for
the company. The officials were also
assured that in case OF any further
trouble in Bridgeport, enough special
men would DO sworn in TO sufficiently
protect tho street railway property.
Mayor Harris, OF Martins Ferry, was
also seen and assured the company that
their property would be protected III
that corporation.
The man employed by the street car
company yesterday as a special police
man and sworn in late in the afternoon
by Mayor Hathaway, OF Bridgeport, is
al Conway, who is known as man OF
courage and nerve. He went on duty
last night, and has been engaged by the
company for term OF 100 days ut s.
per day.
There was rumor yesterday after
noon that Mr.. jolly and his associates
had gone over to Bridgeport and sworn
out warrants tor q number OF the per-
sons connected in Sunday afternoons
disgraceful rioting at the end OF the
back river bridge, This, however, is
denied by the company's officials. They
say they have not yet taken any steps
toward apprehendinG the rioters.
Mr.. Jolly, when seen last night, said
that he was thoroughly satisfied with
the protection given to the company's
property in Wheeling, and has been as
sured that adequate protection will be
given from now onin Benwood, Bridge
port and Martins Ferry.
The cars continued TO run over the
upper part OF the line yesterday; no
disturbances or serious distractions to
the running OF the cars being made by
strikers or sympathisers. During the
evening no cars we're run.
1t is learned from reliable source
that rs soon ms the company is satisfied
with the protection given by the vari-
GUS municipal authorities, cars will DO
run from one end Of the line to the
other.
1t certainly looks now as though
neither side is going to give in to the
other, no more assertions having oc.
CURED in the ranks OF the strikers. A
good many people thought the weaken
ing OF four OF the strikers last week
would have similar effect on others,
but their ranks are at present seeming
ly at least without q break. The action
Of various OF the local labor unions in
profiering financial aid as well as sym.
pathy will OF course have the effect OF
strengthening the striking employees,
while on the other hand nobody an
ticpates any weakening from General
Manager Jolly and his associates.
Considerable interest will attach to
the probable action OF City Council in
regard the street car strike at its meet.
ing this evening. The various labor
organizations promise to have a numer-
Gus lobby on hand, and will make de-
termined effort to have the existing
second branch deadlock broken, so that
Council can at once take no for consid-
Grafton the case which the legislative
committee OF the Trades and Labor
Assembly will present. Labor men as
sert that there will be no difficulty in
breaking the deadlock. Their conf
denco rests on the fact that two men,
bers OF the second branch and one
member OF the first branch are strong
labor men, and delegates to the Trades
and Labor Assembly. All were present
at Sundays meeting and did not offer
any objections to the proposed course,
OF requesting Council at to.nights
meeting to compel dsinterested arbi-
tration or forfeiture OF the company's
charter for not fulfilling the conditions
OF it's franchise, MS Is claimed.
The action OF the Council will be
eagerly awaited.
William Meyer the street car striker
arrested charged with having a hand in
the riot OF last Tuesday came up yester.
day in Squire Phillips court. The
testimony was somewat conflicting.
Colonel Arnett appeared for the de-
Tense and A. d. Caldwell and William
Erskine for the plaintiffs. Justice
Phillips took the matter under consid-
Grafton until to-day.