Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
RlIoTots STRIKERS
lombard Cars at Philadelphia and
Interfere with Traffic.
Three Men Shot-Narrow Escape Of
Woman Passenger-New Men De-
sert-Ultimatum of Strikers.


Philadelphia, Dec. 23.-There was no
change in the strike situation Monday
morning. The Union Traction com
pany began running a number of cars
on the main thoroughfares shortly be-
fore eight o'clock, the motormen and
conductors in nearly every case being
imported labor. Policemen guarded
the cars, as usual, while mounted Off
GERS were stationed at the corners of
many of the principal streets. Several
disturbances were reported to have oc
CURED during the early morning, but
they were confined principally to the
breaking of car windows, and, so far as
can be learned, no one was hurt. The
complete idleness of the Union Traction
system Sunday gave the company an OPP
portunity to repair the damage that had
been done to many of it's cars by rioters
during the week, and Monday morning
when the cars left more important de-
pots they had been almost entirely re-
fitted. 1t was noticeable, however, that
the cars carried but few passengers.
Import New Men.
Several additional detachments of
men, whom the company intend using
as motormen and conductors, reached
Philadelphia Sunday. All of these men
IRE being housed in the various depots
of the company. Important develop
ments in the situation were expected
Monday as the outcome of meeting of
the board of directors of the Union
Traction company. General Manager
Beetem stated early in the morning
that he would lay the ultimatum of the
strikers (Which was arrived Mt about
one o'clock Monday morning after n
prolonged conference1 before Presi-
dent Welsh and the other directors. 1t
is said that the strikers have deter
mined not to return to work pending
arbitration unless all of the men shall
be taken back.
Men Shot During Rioting.
Several riotous disturbances were
later in the morning, probably the
most serious being at the intersection
of Ridge and Girard avenues and in
that vicinity. In the latter section two
men were reported to have been shot,
but their identity is not known. One
of the men was taken 10 ST. Joscph's
hospital. Ten of the tiirard avenue cars
were bombarded with stones and other
missiles and were badly wrecked. The
crowd numbered over 1000 and the po-
lice, Il number of whom were mount
ed, had trouble in dispensing the gath
er;ng.
Situation Becomes Serious.
AT noon the situation was regard
ed as serious. Reports of cars being
parts of the city, and in disturbance
at 18th street and Columbia avenue
one man is reported to have been shot.
Three cars were wrecked at this place.
AS an evidence of the condition of af-
fairs Mayor Warwick had number
of additional special officers sworn in
during the morning, and they were
dispatched to the several scenes of
the trouble, pending the result of eff
forts to compromise the strike. A spirit
of unrest is manifest throughout the
city.
Narrow Escape of a Woman Passenger.
AS car on Market street was pro-
cecding westward at 12:30-p. IN, it was
blocked by wagon at 18th and Market
streets. AS soon as the car had stopped
some one in the crowd fired shot at
the car. The bullet went through the
hat of a woman passenger. The per-
petrator is not known.
New Men Desert.
Division Superintendent Thackery
Monday morning manned IS cars with
imported crews and dispatched them
over the 18th and 18th street line. Each
car was guarded by two policemen. All
| of these cars returned to the depot Sc
badly wrecked that they We're taken
to the repair shop. The green motor
men, with blanched faces and trem-
bling limbs, deserted the cars and
joined the strikers, who declared the
descrtels would have ample protection
The cars contained no passengers al
the time of the attacks.