The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-19
Are Prepared to Put Down ANY vio-
Ience by Strikers.
The Privates DO Not Enter the Cam
paign Enthusiastically.


the soldiery upon the streets, which was
at 25th street and Fifth avenue, was
greeted with jeers and Kissing
from men and boys who thronged the
thoroug hfares, while women at the win
dows OF tenement houses shook their fists
and uttered imprecations at the militia
men. Detac hments of troops have been
lines which the companies propose to
operate today. Reserves are kept at the
various armories. The police force is
also on duty to q man. The arrange
ments are to have the police guard
the cars on their runs, while the militia
guard the power stations and car houses.
Special efforts will be made to operate
the lines OF the Brooklyn Heights and
Atlantic Avenue companies. The latter
had 25 non-urIon men escorted to the
Bergen street station early in the day,
where 15o militiamen under Major Coch-
ran were stationed. Each soldier was
provided with rs rounds Of ammunition.
Strikers who were hanging about the
place claimed that the company had not
men enough to run its cars, and this
was in part borne out by the fact that
no snow-sweepers had been sent out
to clear the tracks of the light fall OF snow
which had come during the night.
The Prospect Park reservoir station is
guarded by 100 men under command of
$50 man at the car sheds and stables at
Flatbush.
The privates do not enter upon the cam
paign with any degree of enthusiasm. In
the strike of 1892 they had long spell Of
service at Buffalo, protecting rail-
road property, ana they profess
to the fear that il they should be
kept on duty now for more than As hours,
their employers will come to the conclu-
sion that membership In the national
guard is not compatible with efficiency in
business. Many are talking of resigning
from their companies. Twenty five
thousand sandwiches and 100 gallons OF
coffee have been ordered for the militia
men now on duty.
Troops Aggravatc the Situation.
The calling out of troops seems TO have
aggravated instead OF alleviated the
situation and there is a prospect that
other trades will be called upon to
strike in sympathy. Master Workman
Connolly said to a reporter that q general
strike may be ordered before Sunday
dawns.
The attitude of the strikers ut present
is passive. At noon there is no change in
the number of roads in operation. Cars
were running under police guard on the
Court street, Putnam avenue and
Flatbush avenue lines. The cars
have been allowed to make
their ruins in peace, except in one or two
instances stones were thrown. There has
been no effort as yet to operate the Brook
lyn Heights and Atlantic avenue lines.
Althoug the police made a tour OF the
city and requested all the dealers in fire.
arms not to sell pistols or guns TO the
strikers many of them are armed.
so long as the strike leaders
can keep thom cool and under subjection
II is believed that there will be no shoot
ing. Some of the men, however, are
drinking heavily and manifest spirit of
recklessness.
The police AVE also been given orders
TO make arrests freely and pick up any
striker whose actions indicate that he
is inci,ing violence. The members
OF the board of mediation and
arbitration a.e still in the city and will
make every effort 10 bring about a settle
ment today, although they concede
that they have no reason to anticipate.
At Ninth avenue and Twentieth street
a large NUMBER OF strikers were placing
bouldcrs ana other distractions upon tho
tracks.
They were charged by the soldiers but
ran to safety.
This was near the car shcd OF the Ninth
avenue trolley line.
All over the city tho strikers are making
efforts 10 get the new men TO desert heir
work. The men generally have refused,
but at Twenty-iourth street and Fifth
avenue the strikers induced 80 men who
came from Jersey City and Hoboken to 90
bsck.
The first demonstration OF violence
toward tie soldiers took place ut the
Hslsey Street Depot, when Corporal
Cherry, of Company I, Forty-seventh h
Regiment was Knocked down bya crowd
Of strikers. Ilo was so severely beaten that
nc had o be taken TO the armory.
Two Halsey street motormen were as
saulted by n mob and so badly hurt that
they could not continue the trip.
Police Commissioner Welles has sent
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