St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-20

No Cars Move After Dark in Phila-
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 10
The Traction strike situation tonight
is practically unchanged. Cars were
run on some lines during the day,
under heavy police guard, but at
dusk they were all withdrawn, and
tonight are in their stables Up to
late hour tonight the electrical
workers of the company were in ses-
sion. They. passed a resolution of
sympathy for the strikers, appropri-
ated $25 for their aid and said they
were willing to go on strike when-
ever the request was made by Pres
ident Mahon, of the Amalgamated
association. All day and night ru-
mors of arbitration were plentiful.
The strikers are willing to submit
their grievances to an arbitration
committee, but the company refuses
to have anything to do with any
body associated with the Amalga-
mated association. Thomas Dolan,
one of the board of directors and the
heaviest stockholder of the COM
-pany, said tonight:
The president and management of
the Union Traction company are pre-
pared and willing to listen attentively
carefully and considerably to any
grievance of their employees. If they
have any, and if they have they will
be remedied; but under no circum-
stances. either new or at any other
time, will they allow outside parties
to come between themselves and their
employees. The reports oi disSensions
between the officials of the company
are ridiculous. The after is entirely
in the hands of President Welsh, and
the board is absolutely unanimous in
Their support of him.
MOBS ARE QUIET.
There was marked Improvement in
the situation of affairs throughout
the day. The omnipresence of police
men, mounted and on foot, was effect
ual in subjugating the mobs There
were few outbreaks, and these were
mainly in the outlying districts They
We're subdued with little difficulty,
although a number of arrests were
made. A total of nearly zoe cars
ran over the tracks of several
branches during the day, without
serious molestation. This was due
only to the presence Of each of four
or more armed policemen. Some
lines did not run a car Few people
sought this method Of travel, how
ever, preferring to accept the less
commodious, but safer, means offered
by furniture wagons, if the suburban
railroad lines could not serve their
purposes. Every imaginable kind Of
conveyance was impressed into serv-
ice. Carriages of all sorts are at a
premium, and it is next to impossible
to secure any.
Shortly after the noon hour Mar
ket street, at Ninth, where the post
office is located, became so clogged
with people that superintendent of
Police Linden ordered charges by
the squadrons of mounted policemen
stationed at each corner. The on
slaught was unexpected, and before
the mob had a chance to break, the
horses were pushed to the sidewalk,
and the policemen, about twenty-four
in number, bore down with swinging
clubs. Several broken heads result
ed, but the unruly element was ef-
fectually checked. At other points
along the street there were minor
outbreaks, all of which weer easily
quelled. With nightfall the liquor
saloons again observed Mayor War
wick's order to close, and every car
was withdrawn from the streets.
This resulted in a restoration of
quiet.
This afternoon a notice was posted
in all depots ordering the men to
report for duty as usual at 4 o'clock
tomorrow morning, and declaring
that all who fail to observe the order
shall no longer be in the service of
the company. 1t had no apparent
effect on the men.