The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-24

iaDor uo"h 10 the price or cohuitiohs thoS
offer.
For them to do so would bs defiance OF law
and of governmentwhichb becoming general
woult inevitably by the force Of example
lead TO general disquiet, TO the disntegration OF
the social order and even the downfall OF gov
ernmcnt itself. Experience shows the wisdom
fourfathers in retaining at least some control
OF corporations 10 whom are given public
franchises Tor the performance OF public
duties. The law of this case was too clearly
stated by Mr.. Chief Justice Cullen 10 be mis-
understood In an application. similar TO
this, few days ago. That case arose
out of the failure OF the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad 20
receive and forward freight as n common
carrier. The language of the court is as fol-
lows: According TO the statements of the
case, a body oflaborers, acting In concert. fixed
price for their labor and refused TO work at
a lees price.
'"rhe respondents, Othe railroad company.
fixed price for the same work and refused To
pay more. In doing this neither did an act
violative of any law or subjecting either TO
any penalty.
"The respondents had lawful right TO take
their ground in respect of the price to be
paid, and adhere 20 II, IL they choose,
but IL the consequence of doing was ina
biity 10 exercise the corporate franchise TO
TO the great injury of the public, it is wrong TO
assert that such consequences must be shoul-
dered and borne by an innocent public. who
neither directly nor indirectly participated in
their causes"
The court In that case allowed writ OF
mandamus to compel the corporation to do its
corporate duty.
concur in what Mr.. Justice Cullen said in
a like case, namely: l do not reard the al
legged attempt TO abolish trips as intetfcr-
ing with the running or management of the
road; because imagine the company would
be allowed TO run many trips as it choose,
IL IL would only pay the men S2
for running the trips. In that case
/ imagine there would be no trouble. SO that
this Is really question of wages. Each party
has the ri hit TO obtain the best terms II can,
aud as was said in the freight handlers
case. If the company cannot get men
at price that IL thinks fair, 10 Is
bound 10 get it at price they may deem
exorbitant because IL is their duty TO run
their road.
The counsel for each side will be heard
at 10 o'clock on January % as to which
form OF writ shall be issued.
Cars on the Halsoy street and Putnam
avenue lines were started at $40 o'clock
and have been running regularly ever
since. The Atlantic avenue system
was badly crippled by the extensive
cutting of wires, which took place during
the night. On Ninth avenue the wire
was pulled down for about a mile.
On Seventh avenue it was also
pulled down for short dis
tance, and on Twentieth street the
wire was cut in several places. The strike
OF the linemen makes the work of repair
ing the damage as long as the company's
men are in a state OF disorganiza-
tion. The foreman has left work
and the men who remain with the COM
pany comprise too small force to renew
the connection under many hours.
AS the Myrtle avenue line was being
opened this morning an old German wo-
man, living between Adelpbia street
and Clermont avenue, decided to
wash the font windows OF her fat.
The soldiers on duty saw her at work
and called to her TO go in. She did not
understand what the soldiers wanted her
to do and went on with her washing. One
OF the men shot In her direction.
The nearby window was broken and
ths old lady leaped into the room and
closed the window.
Fifty non-union men left the Flushing
avenue station this morning to open the
cross town line. The car was guarded by
four policemen and the Eighth Battalion.
At Greenpoint and Franklin avenues the
car was blocked by frozen switch.
The first car which left the stables was
rounded up at franklin and Greenpoint
avenues by the strikers. 1t was stoned
and all the windows were broken. but the
police used their clubs freely
and the car was run through
the mob. The moterman was
hit by brick and cut. This morning a
Court street car was stoned at Hamilton
avenue. Seven women in the car were so
badly frightened that they got off. Small
crowds OF men were dispersed by the
police.
Cars are running on Greene and Bates
and the Myrtle avenue lines without
trouble on schedule time.
At 10:40 this morning a mob of strikers
attacked Central avenue and Fulton
avenue car going toward the station. The
motorman and conductor were assaulted.
The brake handle was seized and the
string which controls the trolley pole was
broken. The two policemen on the car
made no resistance.
President Lewis, OF the Brooklyn
Heights Street Railway Company, said
this morning that he would have all his
lines in operation today on very nearly
schedule time.
After much discussion and vari-
ance OF opinion about the linemen
and their attitude toward the
motormen, 10 is learned that they
are on strike, but that there is no unan-
unity of feeling among them. Some of
the men will not work but about one
fourth OF the time and intend to retaliate
against the motormen for their failure to
assist when linemen wanted to strike.
Strike May BE Settled Today.
AT the strike headquarters today it is
the general opinion that the big strike
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