New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-15

THE METROPOLITAN STREET RAILROAD
TIED Up.

not a WHEEL TURNED oN ALL ITS LINES FOR
SEVERAL. uorRs-rHE sTRlhrRs rlsoRp-
EnLY- GRIEVANCES OF THE ME%
COMPROMISE FINALLY REAcHEp
Washington. Dec 4-Washirg,on had a bis street
railroad str kc ON its hands today Tho roal ahe'''
o. ,het %, IA. Metro:oltan street Railroad Company
which ,raverscs the Nest residential part Of The
ci,v and communicates with the Capitol Tie
strike began at about p. m. to-day II the time of
, heaviest traffic. whom thousands OF 'oNc'Nm'"'
employees were leaving tho Executive Departments
Tor their homes I, WIS brought about hy notice
rive, to the drivers and Conductors last nigA that
their wages would be cut dpNn from = " Jay
,o 81 d Further than this the men have a grew
,rce win regard TO the number % hours ihcy "or"
Twelve hours = supposed - conattu'" Gay
service bu, .he men assert that they are com
need 10 work from thirteen TO fourteen hours with
out relief
The striking employees have the full sympathy Of
Washington. Some years ago Congress enacted
law providing that this and other companies Shou'a
dispense with horses and provid" some "tn"r motive
power The other chief railroad compiled with the
conditions but the Metropolitan Company on 'ari-
o,,s rre.ext- secured an extension u time Sena-
tor Hale and others rounly denounced the com
pany IN the Senate. and Congress made q "h-s"-
tory on the company 20 change l'S motive power
within row months The expense "ni""el ~ '""
change is one OF TIE reasons given hy ~" company
for taking the cost Cd the wages 81 !ia 'mpoyes
At p O'Clock a.. the streets tiAv,r@ci d. tA' .
Ny. b.ockai.l wiki driverIcss cars The pF's'''h'
( Of tho company came o. t." scene. ana. VIZ" 'h'
aid q tho p1.ic,. one w. cars were siat'"H
! After they had been moved the crowd became i.s-
orderly and surgrI around the leading car Ihtl 'l'
notice used main force to clear the street \ pttV
| n.gOn was called out AMI drove through thr street
~ tc.p IL clear Two warf men ru'1cl up - the
front car placed their Shoulders - the rear p.h'-
form and .lffcd II Of the track. then ~ ipp'ithb
/ In me crowd TINS seemed TO De- sigma ioF NOR
slch work All the way down ~. street car" "'r'
uf;ed from the track and pacei ~ NifoIt iilft'H
| n. clrnax was reached a. Thirteenth an J. SIS
Sher. one cir. was hauled directly across ih" street"
/ Tho crowds Tcr. al WIKI the strikers. ana when
ireqld.n' Philips appeared along TIE tracks ne was
| greeted with boots and j'ers.
| Jne road remained blocked for several hours
! when finding that the men could not De IreVdtei
mon 70 conilnu. their trips the cars were returned
| IA tho barns not "a wheel whs turning this evening
/ on either the Est. Ninthst line Of the com
| pary. - ,,,. -. 49,.
men complain that awnings used 10 protect them IN
| stormy weather were removed and they wer. com
nel eI 10 expose themselves to the elements During
,hr Two or three days u heavy rain this week they
were forced 10 stand IN W. clothes for the ihirte
| ~ ,,uct.en hours constituting their days labor
| Iate Tonight "A conference was held between tn"
s,rl ers and railroad officials and an agreement was
| reached The men compounded on 81 10 per DAY
| M twelve hours All the strikers viii be taken
| hack and the line will Resume operations to-inor
| row morning. az usual