Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-10
Anacostia Road Tied Up as Tightly
as Ever.
CITIZENS EXPRESS THEIR SYMPATHY
Meeting Last Night and Some
Vigorous Speeches.
IONS O-OPERA ATE

The sixth day of what appears likely to
become notable strike. viz. that of the
! employees of the Anacostia Railroad Com
| pany, began this morning with not the
most remote prospect of settlement in
| sight but with the outlook for the physical
| comfort of the strikers and those Deepen
dent on them for support better than it
| has been at any time since the strike be-
gan.
The substantial aid of the Street Railway
Union has enabled the strikers to keep the
| wolf from the door. but to further help
the cause along late yesterday afternoon
number of the active citizens Of Ana
costa completed arrangements for hay
ing a lawn party for the benefit of the
strikers, in the grounds attached to the
residence of Mr.. Marden King. corner of
Jackson and Adams street, Friday night
next. Although the tickets were not print
ed until after 4 o'clock, the citizens i'm
| mediately took hold of the matter with
the greatest enthusiasm and those who had
the matter in charge stated that IN less
than three hours more than two hundred
were sold at % cents each. Today also the
sale has beer lively, very few persons.
indeed, are declining to purchase when
| asked to do SO. while many others have
sought out those who had tickets for sale
and bought from them.
The strikers were both surprised and
pleased to receive yesterday from the Dis
trict Assembly of the knights of Labor of
Chicago letter asking If they needed any
money, and If SO, to let them know. A re-
ply was sent stating that at present, while
those for whom the letter was intended
were very grateful for the thoughtfulness
of the members of D. A. X. of l.. of Chi
cago, they were rot iE that condition that
would justify them in accepting of any
charity.
WoE%inEmeM's Sympathy.
As rapidly as the various bodies of or
ganized labor have their meetings in Wash
ington the subject of the ARaccst;a strike
Is taken up, and in either formal or III
formal manner the sympathy CT their fell
low workingmen IS extended to the str:k-
ers. and pledge MADE that the former VIII
not patronize the cars of the Araccstia line
until the demands of the strikers are grant
ed by the company.
The action of the directors of the railroad
company in indorsing the action heretofore
taken by President Griswo!d in regard to
the strike, as was published IN The Star
of yesterday. was not unexpected by either
the strikers the citizens of Anacostia
generally, and the result, which was also
looked for, has already occurred. viz, the
breach between the company and its en-
ployes has been widened to a greater ex-
tent than ever.
Citixens' Meeting.
Inc CttlZenS meeting, WHICH was nelQ
last night was 4 remarkable gathering of
several hundred Of the best citizens of Ana
costa, Including a large number of ladies.
who ass embed in the open lot st the corr
ner of Fillmore and Harrison streets, for
the purpose of showing by their presence
that their sympathes are with the strikers.
A platform had been erected on the west
side of the lot, and from this the speakers
made their remarks. Several large gasoline
loy ,;,l,
light for the aud .ence. bat no brass band
was needed to call the people together.
The meeting was called to order shortly
after o'clock by Mir. Barnabas Bryan, and
on motion, Mr.. II. A. Linger. president of
the Anacostia Citizens Association, and
one of the largest real estate owners in
the town, and banker as well, was in
vited TO preside. o..
Mr.. Linger accepted, and in explaining
the objects of meeting said in part:
This" referring to the strike. has be-
come a public affair and is no longer
contest of the street car employees. All
residents and property owners in Anacos-
tia are interested in the pending differences
between the company and its employees on
account OF the bearing they have on the
traffic and transit facilities Of the place"
After briefly sketching the history OF Ana
costa he described the Importance of the
road to the people living there He then
referred to Mr. Griswold's proposition to
place the road in the hands of one or two
Anacostians under certain conditions, as
has already been published in The Star,
and said: The citizens can run the road
If they pay for it. but that is not the mat
ter at present under consideration" 1t was
important, he said, that railway travel
shall be resumed, but his advice to the
strikers was not TO accept the old wages.
Some Speeches.
Many of the speakers made most bitter
personal illusions to the head of the COM
pany, and probably the most uncompromis-
ing of these was Mr.. j. NJ Heating, who
not only called on President Lawrence of
the Street Railway Union. who was near,
to use his influence to have the various
bodies OF organized labor in Washington
boycott the road. but it's directors and all
business men VINO deal with the latter until
the increase of pay is granted to the Ana
costa drivers This sentiment was
ceved with rounds of applause, and after
this had subsidized Mr.. Heating went on to
speak of the alleged great debt of the road.
Last March, said he, the railroad company
according to a mortgage recorded in April,
negotiated g lean with Riggs & Co. for
100000. This was after the road was
already bonded for $4,000, and he could
rot, he said, be made to believe that the
line is so poor as not to be able to pay
S1.50 per day to its men or that Riggs &
Co. would have loaned that large sum
upon property whose receipts sup
posed to show by their books that they
are less than the expenses.
Remarks were also made by Messrs.
Bryan, T. z. Reardon, J. H. Dony, James
Trainer, John A. Moss and others; also
Mrs. Monroe and Mrs. Rebe, the latter Of
fering to show her sympathy for the cause,
in practical way, by boarding one or two
of the men now out of work, free of
charge, until they shall find employment.
VIII Not Arbitrntc.
After being repeatedly called upon for
some remarks, Mr. Thomas j. Lawrence
president of the Street Railway Union, pro-
nounced false the statement published
in a morning paper that the men are dis
posed to arbitrate the question of settle
ment of the pending difficulties with Presi-
dent Griswod There is nothing, he said,
to arbitrate. The men have the people with
them, and will remain out for three years
If necessary to obtain the rate OF pay asked
for, as this was nothing more than living
wages.
On motion of DR.. George Havenner, Pres
ident Lirger was authorized to appoint a
committee to carry the matter into court
and ascertain whether the company can
run its cars or not the directors may feel
disposed.
Want an Accounting.
A bill in equity has been filed by Eliza