The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-28

wise there was perfect calm. Large
crowds assembled around the depots,
where military guards are stationed, but
tnere was no violence there, and the
BAatering that the troops received was Of
a gOod-natUred kind.
just About Ended.
AThose in position to draw conclusions
1m facts and draw them without preju-
Giee, say that the strike is about ended.
The company seem to be in q position TO
run their cars. They are not sklltully
operated, anu throughout the day there
were many collisions and there Was
snuch bumping together, but there was
10 accident Of a serious nature.
The number of cars operated Today was
slig@tly over Che number running yeSter-
day. Some We're without some OF thelr
windows and Others running with dlsSl-
gHted-loo6.nS motor boxes and badIy-
twisted daShDCardS, but most OF tnelh
we're carrying passengers without nlOleS-
1ation, The companies did not venture
10 open any new lines. nor did they seek
to run their croSs-toWn line cars through
The Erie basin district today Many OF
The inhabitants of that locality are Of a
turbulent character and would, the police
say, do mischief ii only Tor the sake OF
making trouble. The railroad compan MES
have now become able to operate their
lines after dusk and will, IL no serious
disturbances are made IN the future,
coon be running them all night as they
did before the strike began.
Folly 81 Riots.
The quietness of the strike has been
brought about by the strike leaders, VINO
have pointed out to the men the 1ollY OIL
q TiOtOus course. They explained that
the state could supply two mlhli3Inen
for each striker, if they We're needed, ana
THAT mob rule would soon be oYerthroWn
by bullets and bayonets. The men heard
ana understood the requests of the lead
ers, and followed them out. OlaTYallon
already confronts many OF the families
OF strikers.
-tThe men we're not web equipped finan-
csia4Yv when they decided to stop work,
ana the bulk OF their funds has been
used for the transportation of n0n-union
men to cities from whence they came to
replace Ghe strikers. This alone has cost
- strikers many thousands OF doiIarS-
feoreh eepers have been very considerate,
N.ut now that they see that the strikers
are being replaced by men from other
cities. they are 10th to give credit and
the wives and children Of the men out
of work are going hungry Landlords
100, do not enter into the merits of the
situation between the strikers and the
companies, and promises to pay when
the strike is ended, do not cut much fs-
ure with them. The demand for food
and for rent, however, crippled the re
sources Of the strikers, and many OF
Them are in sore straits; 1t was reported
THAI all the knights of Labor in Brook
1yn would 60 on strike but no credence
ekn be put in the rumors.
fThe saloons throughout Brooklyn were
kept tightly closet TO-DAY IN obedlence tC
a special order issued by Mayor Schieren
and threat made by Superintendent Of
Police Campbell that he would vigorous
~ enforce the order,
Applications Numerous.
President Lewis, of the Brooklyn
Heights company, did not come to hi
office this morning, nor did any other of
1cial of the company. During the ia,
The statement was given out that thu
<s5mpanv has received more than twS
hundred applica tons from men claiming
80 be efficient rnotormen and conductor
Tor positions. Many OF the men now OF
strike are represented as applying for re
President. Norton, of the Atlantic Ave
nue. road, directed dhings by telephone
so ' lar as The AtlantSc avenue road i
concerned" said Chief Clerk Kennedy
plicants for work than we have posi-
lions At least one hundred cars are gu
Today and our Sunday schedule only call
for that number out Of one hundred ant
How about the lnemen?" was asked
I'VE have all we need. The powe
house men are not going out That
can say. positively and no wires are be
- observation-disclosures Giblin and Best wen
nc Philadelphia today to confer Wit
Grand Master Workman Sovereign. A
the strikers headquarters Dit was admit
ted that these representatives were o.
an important mission, but the exact ma
ture of il the strike leaders refused TO di
Tulge- The report however, that the
had IN view calling out the entir
Knights Of Labor in Brooklyn, game
considerable credence.
StuI Deliant.
Master Workman Connolly said that tn
report that he intended 10 call OF III
strike was untrue in every respect.
The companies he said have no
Dy any means all the men they want O
.lee5. They are badly crippled, for all tn
men now IN their employ would not b
sufficient TO operate the roads in III
tod
fore The strike"
Master Workman Connolly also sal
that it was not true that the men in tn
power houses were to be called out.