The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-27


uons should have the right to discharge
sInployes at once, whenever cause arose.
ne further said that employees who obeyed
the rules Of the company could remain
IA l's employ as long as they wished. He
sald lie fixed the length Of the notice that
men should give when they intended to
quit al ten days because that period
would afford the railroads ample time TO
nj the strikers places. He also advocated
the enactment Of legislation that would
restrain labor leaders from compelling
new men to join their organization. He
declared his company now had all the men
IL wanted. He said he was collecting
evidence against men whom he suspected
or having cut the wires, and that when
ne secured all the evidence he would have
them arrested and prosecuted to the fun
extent Of the law.
will you call the strike of?" Mr.. Con-
nelly was asked.
Not by any means. We will fight it
OUT he replied.
Don't you realize that you have been
beaten?"
NO" he answered. I'VE do not count
on getting support from the courts any
way and we will go right ahead. The
executive board viii hold a meeting this
afternoon and make more definite ar
rangements for continuance of the
struggle.
" AA~AA eA9AAIA as ~ AllE BfODdDliAN OF the
strike spreading, the master workman re-
piled: 4 will not call any more men out
and the strike will not spread"
President Norton Of the Atlanta avenue
system appeared before the board of ar
bttration at the Hotel st. George this
afternoon and reviewed the cause that led
to the strike. When asked If he had any
suggestions 10 offer that would act as a
preventive Of further strikes. he said he
Favored the passage of a law by the state
legislature compelling employees of rail-
road companies and all corporations in
which the public has an interest to give
ten days notice of their intention to
leave.
The storm of last night and this morning
added materially to the difficulties the troll
ley lines had to overcome in operating
their lines. Fewer cars were run during
the earlier hours than yesterday. Street
car sWeepers were sent out at soon as the
wires were sufficiently repaired to clear
the tracks of accumulated snow and slush.
The sweepers were guarded by half
dozen policemen.
The strikers congregated in the vicinity
of the Ridgewood stables and became so
troublesome during the early morning that
the police charged and dispersed them.
Many of them took refuge in the saloons in
the neighborhood but these were dis
lodged by the police, who freely used their
CAubs anu many sore uEdQ6 ItSulAtus L ne
police also raided the strikers headquar
ters. In some instances the strikers re-
sisted, on sight of the police, and the lat
ter were compelled to draw their revol-
Vers and fire a number of shots over the
heads of the men before they dispersed.
1t was supposed this morning that the
strikers were now resorting to incendiar-
ism to aid in their efforts to cripple the
trolley companies. Early this morning
the depot Of the Furman street line was
set on fire in some my terious manner,
but the flames were discovered before
they had made much headway and were
speedily eXtinguished.
The police were kept on the jump dur
ing the early morning hours, following up
wire-cutting squads Of strikers. The de-
struction of wires was even more extensive
than yesterday. Hardly a line escaped
the raids Of the Wire-cutting bands.
The companies made great showing of
cars in all parts Of the city to-day. Two
or three lines which ran cars yesterday
were idle owing to wire cutting, but other
new lines were started. On some Of them
only one car was run The cars We're run
later this evening than any time since
they were started up. All We're stopped at
10 o'clock, however.
The city was comparatively quiet, and
but few disturbances occurred. What few
there were took place in the suburbs, and
were quickly suppressed by the police with
out any great damage to heads or prop
erty. About a dozen arrests We're made
during the day, mainly for wire cutting
The troops still remain under arms ready
for any emergency that may arise, and no
time is yet fixed for breaking camp at
any of the posts. There may yet be serious
trouble in Green Point in the northern
district or in the southern suburbs of the
city But all now looks bright for all eX-
cept the 5000 to 1000 men who went on
strike two weeks ago. They have the
sympathy of the community. A defeat of
the trolley monopoly would cause popular
rejoicing, but the trolley seems to be able
to ride rough shod in this town. The end
of the strike is in sight and the strikers
are unquestionably beaten