The record-union., 1895-12-20
PH1LADELPHIA STRIKE.
Only a Few Trivial Disturbances o.
CURED Yesterday.

Only Few Trivial Disturbances Oc-
Cured Yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.-Only a
few disturbances of a comparatively
trivial character marked the third
day of the strike of the employees OF
the Union Traction Company, and on
several of it's lines the company sue
ceeded in effecting a partial resump-
tion of its interrupted traffic. Such cars
as were run, however, were heavily
guarded by police. The police author
tiles, since the the outbursts of Tues
day, have acted with great firmness,
and have succeeded in keeping the mop
spirit within bounds.
On the lines of the company on
which cars We're run the presence of
policemen on their platforms encour-
aged people to ride, and there were
many more passengers carried than on
yesterday.
Despite the few disturbances to-day
the mob spirit was still apparent on
the streets, and to avoid the risk of an
outbreak the company again ceased
running cars at nightfall General Man
ager Beetem of the company claims to
have all the men he wants, and said
that he expects to increase the number
of cars on each line each day until the
regular schedule Is again resumed.
The strikers also claim to be much en-
couraged by the outlook, and at their
headquarters to-day it was generally
reported that the company would COM
promise within a day or two. That this
is unlikely would seem by the following
notice issued by Mr.. Beetem to-day:
''All conductors and mOtOrmen fail
ing to appear for duty Friday morning
(the 20th) and prepared to take out
cars will be no longer considered en-
ployes of the company"
And in addition it was emphatically
denied by the officials that the company
would make any compromise with the
strikers. 1t is thought that many of
the men secured by Mr.. Beetem are
from other cities. and if the strikers do
not accept the above notice he will put
others in their places.
AS on Tuesday night and last night,
most of the saloons closed at 6:30
O'clock
The lines that were most successfully
operated to-day were the Fifth and
Sixth streets, the Fourth and Eighth,
the Thirteenth and Fifteenth and Mar
ket streets. On these streets the cars
ran regularly, about five minutes apart.
On the other lines traffic was not re-
sumed with any degree of regularity.
In the northwestern section of the city,
the northeastern section and the south
ern section the tracks were obStructed
frequently, and in some instances the
cars and the mOtormen, conductors and
policemen aboard were stoned. In all
cases the distractions on the track
were quickly removed, and no great
amount of damage was done by the
stone-throWers, and the cars all sue
ceeded in getting through.
Market street was the center of con-
gregation for large crowd of men and
boys again to-day, but the heavy force
OF police and mounted officers stationed
along the curbstOne maintained good
order and sternly repressed the slight
est indication of a row. The only
trouble that occurred was at Ninth and
Market streets. when a young hoodlum,
believing himself free from the observa-
tion of the police in the thick of the
crowd that surged out to the tracks,
broke the window of a passing car with
club. The police, however, had seen
the act, and swooped down upon him
and landed him in the station-ho
1t is reported tonight that some set
tlement of the strike will be effected to-
morrow morning. The report cannot be
confirmed, although at the strikers
headquarters the intimation is con-
veyed that something of such charac-
ter is in the wind.