The morning times., 1895-07-20
Accepts Strikers Wage Scale
and Will Re-emplOy the Men.
THE STRIKE DECLARED OFF
Cars VIII Run Again Sometime Early
This Morning-Service To BE I'M
Meeting at Anacostia Last Night
Turned Into Great JoIIification.

''1n Difference to the expressed wishes, be-
lief and agreement Of tie citizens of Ana
costia," wrote President GriswOld yester-
day afternoon, ''the Anacostia and Potomac
Railway Company VIII adopt the wage
scale OF twelve and half cents per hour,
which is equal to 81 80 per day of twelve
hours; VIII re-employ the men, and, if pa
tronage permits, VIII gladly improve the
service"
This was promptly accepted on behalf
OF the employees, and ended the strike of
| the drivers which was begun on the morning
/ OF the fifth Of July and has been since main
tained with unwearying persistence by
the Railway Protective Union, backed by
the entire body OF organized labor in the
District
The formal response TO Mr. Griswod's
communication, signed by Messrs. Law
renee, Trainer and Casey, the executive
committee Of the union, was quite rs terse
and equally decisive. 1t read:
we hereby accept the terms offered,
which have been sent to us through Messrs.
Burr, Tolson, Pyles and Leonard"
CARS TO RUN TODAY.
The road VIII resume operations this
morning The drivers were assembled at
the company office at 10 O'Clock last night,
70 receive orders, Superintendent Newton
/ being there 10 receive them Nr Newton
was asked if the cars would start at the
/ regular hour this morning He said he
did not know that they would novepromptIy
at the time scheduled; he had first TO go
over Tie route and examine the track
There is place IA the line where the road
bed had 10 be reduced TO grade by direction
Of the Commissioners, and this would have
10. 1..#.T
everything would be III running order by 7
o clock a M
The mass meeting that had been called
20 express the sentiment Of the people upon
the latest phase OF the strike was held
Last night at the corner Of Harrison and
/ Fillmore streets in AnaCoStia, but instead
I ol what IL was intended to be the meeting
developed INTO a large-siZed iollifiCation
President Lawrence, OF Gt~uHiou, opened
the exercises by officially declaring the
strike OF. II was sudden transition from
the usual programme, and for a time the
audience could scarcely r-llize the sig
nifCance of the announcement.
GET ALL THEY ASKED.
The men get all they asked for" said
Mr. Lawrence. Il have the agreement
right here in my pocket The road viii re-
sumo operations tomorrow " morning"
Then there was a mighty cheer, the sound
reverberating among the adjacent hills
and escaping across the water awoke the
echoes al along the AnaCostia flats.
There was very large crowd present.
1 Typographical Union, No. lOl, turned out
four big Knox coach loads. President Tracy.
/ Secretary Padgett aud others Of its digni-
tarles being among the number.
speeches DuugTatu!atOrv were in order
aud organized labor. a S wei a. the Ana
costa community, was ably represented.
livery man who spoke had "A lively hustle
Tor language with which TO clothe opinions,
since each lad come with The expectation
OF making very different speech.
CONGRATULATIONS II ORDER.
President Tracy, Of the printers union,
made strong speech in which he recalled
the prediction he had made previously.
that a strike conducted as this had been
must surely win, as tnIs had won. lie
congratulated organized labor upon It's
signal victory.
Others who spoke, and made similar
comments, were Mcssrs Frank Dent E
b. Kelly, W B. Heide, president OF the
Bookhuders' Union; j Rabbits, James
Trainer, J. p. Eeckman, B. Bryan, Capt.
J. K. HardVs- ck Dr. George Houmcr,
VIM. Bailey, II A. Lingcr T. p Green
and others Citizens OF Anacostia were
quite as iu5iliaut as We're the represent
atiyes or the labor unions, and the men
Were CDmplmeuted upon the gentem1nly
wayIu which thes strike had been conducted
Three cheers were given for the Pro
tective Street Railway Union, Columbia
Typographical Union, the citizens OF ma
cOStIaand President iswold Theneve
body shook hands with himself aud went
home
Tie boycott is lifted, and the cars will
be generally patrouized.
MANDAMUs REFUSED.
Judge Cole, sitting ia circuit court, No
yesterday refused TO grant a mandarin
against the AnacoStia aud Potomac RAILWAY
: Company compelling it TO run its cars ol
forfeit its charter, and further privilege t,
/ amend the petition OF Mr. william II
/ Peck was denied TO Attorney Ralstou.
When Mr.. Barnard, the compauys at
torney, came into court he offered a de
I murrer to the amended petition of the com
plainant. In this he sought TO show tha
HT. Peck had no right to ask for writ o
I mandamus and be had failed TO show tha
the company had the power or means to dt
what the petitioner asked that it be made L
! do. The demurrer held also that the de
fendant company had violated no Iega
duty that could he proved by any slowins
in the petitioners bill.
Mr. BARNARD S CONTENTION.
. Mr. Barnard coutended that the board OF
trustees, which is vested with the power
S TO run the road, is the body that is able 10
determine whether or not the road car
3 be run without loss. 1t must too, he said
! be shown that party has the power TO dc
4 the thing demanded of it.
4 Mr. Ralston replied that the court has the
2 disCreSiOn Of using or refusing a writ OF
manddmus and quoted many authorities
( 10 show that mandamuS had been granted
Z 4 in simular cases
In sustaining the demurrer Judge Cole
I said that there was no proof that the com
: pany had abandoned the road because il
was running cars in an irregular manner
I He stated that the petitioner failed to
say that the company was using horses anC
cars and took the hypothetical case tha
1 If the horses were disabled il would be
folly TO issue a mandamus TO compel the
| operation Of the road if the company coulC
not buy new horses or use other motive
power This was a similar case, he said
, aud he felt bound to sustain the demurrer.
! WHAT COMMISSIONERS WILL DO.
, President Ross Informed committee o.
I Anacostians yesterday, that as soon as tn.
new system OF the Metropolitan Railwa,
Company is ready for operating, the Com
missioners VIII require the Anacostia com
: pany to put better service en- that portion
OF its line where its cars traverse tn,
Metropolitan tracks. Any further action
upon the petition of, the citizens woulC
be deferred until after President GriswolC
is heard.
The delegation of citizens was composed
of b. Eryan, Thomas Reardon, r. B
Buckley, Henry Johnson and Henry A
Linger. These gentlemen were appointe,
at meeting held Wednesday evening
They called on the Commissioners to reques