St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-21

They were kept back at the point of the
bayonet, and deSiSted from their hostile
demonstration. Malcolm w. Wood. the
miiliaman whose skull was fractured
last night by brick thrown at him by
strikers from the Alabama avenue sta
tion of the Union Elevated Railroad was
taken from st. Mays hospital to his
home today. He rested quietly during
the night, and was visited by his
parents. 1t is believed that he will re-
cover. The strikers continue TO tear
down and cut the electric wires, but as
the cars were not running on the Fulton
street line today, no great inconveni-
ence was caused the companies. Be-
tween II and l2 o'clock Vanderbilt
avenue Car became deraied at Wander
blIt avenue and Bergen street. A large
crowd of disorderly characters were
attracted to the scene, but the police
were numerous enough TO drive them
away, but not before the
Windows Were Smashed
by stones. At 1:30 this afternoon Car
No. 16l, of the Bergen street car line,
became stalled Oh account Of some de-
fective mechanism. This caused the
stoppage of three other cars. At the
back Of the lots is tifteen-foot bluff.
The crowd gathered there and threw
stones at the cars, demolishing every
pane of glass. The police charged. but
the men made determined stand, be-
ing led by man named Gallagher. He
was placed under arrest by Officer
Stats, of the TWenty-second precinct.
The strikers attempted rescue, but
Policemen Cowen and Conner went to
Stats assistance and marched him off
to the Twenty-second precinct police
station. Several of the policemen were
cut by flying stones and pieces of brick,
but none seriously. The neighborhood
is now patrolied by strong force of
police. In this instance also, cooking
utensils and other household goods were
hurled at the police from the windows
of houses IN the neighborhood, and
boiling water was thrown from the
upper floors. The police are invests
eating the matter. Maj. Cochran, of the
Thirteenth regiment, said to repre-
sentative of the Associated Press this
afternoon that the military forces en-
tire!y are not sufficient to cope with the
rioters. The separate company of Flush
ing, l.. l., arrived in Brooklyn early
this morning, and is now quartered IN
the
Forty-Seventh Regiment
armory. but had not yet been assigned
to duty. The presence of the military
caused an enormous crowd to gather
around the Rush street car house Of
the Court street line today. The strik-
ers were orderly enough until a green
motorman became mixed up in the
switch at Hamilton avenue and Court
street. He could not extricate his car,
and the crowd gathered round him and
guyed him. Another car approaching
the city had run through the crowd and
hurt two men and woman, who were
taken away 6y strikers and their names
could not be obtained. This made the
crowd Sc angry that they began to
throw stones at the ear and smashed
every window in it. The police charged,
but were powerless to move the men.
and one of the bluecoats was hit on the
head with a stone, intlicting small
scalp wound. The line was blocked for
half an hour. Great excitement ensued
and missiles were thrown at the motor
men and police from the windows of the
houses on Court street. The police re-
serves were called out and the crowd
was dispersed in every direction. Court
street was patrolled throughout its en-
tire length by the police. The soldiers
had to charge the crowd around the
stable three times, but no one was in-
jured.
The Mayors W ork.
Mayor Schieren this afternoon made
this statement, through his private Sec-
retary, to the Associated Press: AN
effort was made to ascertain if an ad-
justment could be effected in the inter
estS of public convenience and safety,
by which all the surface cars of the city
could be restored to immediate opera
ton. To this end the mayor held con-
ference with MeSSrs. Connolly. Giblin
and Best. representing the former en-
pfoyeS of the railroads, and later with
the representatives OF the various COM
panies, including Presidents Lewis,
Norton and Wicker. The effort was
without result. Corporation Counsel
Mcdonald and Public Works Commits
soner White we're at the conference
Strike Leader Connolly said later
that the fault lies with the companies.
The men only stood out for the taxi
ing back of all the men. At the Ala
bama stables of the Fulton street line
of the Brooklyn Railroad company, the
scene of the furious conflict last night
between the militia and strikers. there
was crowd of 1900 strikers and their
friends today. The military kept them
we'll back from the railroad tracks,
which were obstructed from time to
time with ash barrels and old iron
stoves. At 2 o'clock this afternoon
two cars were started from the depot
and got as far as Summers street, where
they were stopped by a pile of building
material placed upon the track for a
distance of $50 feet. At p. m. there
was great excitement in Broadway in
the eastern district between Moore and
Flushing avenue. A Sumner avenue
car was attacked by mob, and Capt.
French, of the Nineteenth precinct, was
struck in the face with brick thrown
by some one in the crowd, The police
are of the opinion that the brick was
not intended for Capt. French. The
reserves of the SiXteeth and Nineteenth
precincts and the mounted squad were
called out for service on Broadway
There was a great crowd of people,
numbering from 10000 to $4,000, extend
ing over distance of
Two Miles on Broadway.
Sergeants O'Connor and Colman were
in charge of tho police. The police say
that the missile which struck Capt.
Freich was not thrown by the strikers,
but by one of their sympat hizers. 1t is
learne that at the conference at Mayor
Schieren's President Lewis was willing
to abide by a compromise which had