St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-22
W0--. Sc THAN EVER
THE PHILADELPHIA TRACTION
STRIKE FAR FROM BEING
SETTLED.
RIOTERS MORE VIOLENT.
RUNNING OF CARS MORE DIFFI-
CULT CHAN AT ANY TIME
BEFORE.
SERIOUS ATTACKS ON THEM.
Disagreement of Directors Pre-
vents Il SettIement-Presid
WeIch UnyieIding.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 21.-
The strike on the Union Traction
lines, which was declared off by the
labor leaders at 1 o'clock this morn
ing, on a proposition sent to them
by Mayor Warwick, on the authority
OF Traction officials represented by
Thomas Dolan, through Rev. DR..
Baker and George Griffiths, a COM
mittee of the Christian league, was
later, when the men reported for
duty, declared on again, and is to-
night apparently as hard and fast as
ever. There was obviously a mis-
understanding or a mistake in the
Interpretation of the propositions
submitted to the strikers, on one
side or the other. Thomas Dolan is
a director of the Traction company
and has been active in the manage
ment of the affairs of the company.
Mayor Warwick says he wants it dis
tinctly understood that Mr.. Dolan
had full power to act for the COM
pany, and that Mr.. Dolan acquiesced
in the proposition. The proposition
was accepted, the strike called off,
and at 2 o'clock in the morning
Mayor Warwick, with beaming eyes,
, stated the troubles were at an end
The mayor was still felicitating him.
self, when, at 8 a. M, President
Welsh, of the Union Traction COM
pany, surprised him by making the
statement that he could not agree to
the compromise, because he had
hired 1000 men to take the places
Of the strikers, and they could not
! be displaced. Mr.. Welsh was most
i positive in his declara ton and de-
| clined to recede from his position
When the strikers went to the vari-
! Gus depots to take out their cars
they were dismayed to learn from
i the superintendent that there had
been no orders Tor their reinstate-
ment, and that they were virtually
| '1ocked out"
NOT UNANIMOUS.
The result of Mr.. Welsh's reversal
! of Mr.. Dolan's action is said to be
the widening of the breach which is
| known to be existing in the board
pany. The exciting incidents had
such an effect on Mr.. Dolan's nerv-
Gus system that he is reported sick
in bed tonight. There will be a
| cessation of hoStilitieS tomorrow, as
| the Traction management, on the
| advice of tho 6irootor of p,1h1io
safety, decided tonight not to run
any cars on the Sabbath. This is
undoubtedly a wise precaution, as
f! the strikers and sympathizers in
! their present mood would probably
make serious trouble. AS a result
| Of the strikers failure to return
! to their places there was more riot
! ing today than at any time since
| the strike began. The men and their
sympathizers were very angry, and
! there were outbreaks of mob vio-
lence in at least twenty places, all
! accompanied by the throwing Of
bricks and other missiles. Many peo-
pie. were hurt, but none seriously.
The authorities were constantly on
| the alert, and as soon as word was
| received of the gathering of mob
a detachment of mounted men would
| be sent to the scene and the crowds
| dispersed. Scores of cars entered
the depots with all glasses broken
! and the woodwork battered up. To-
wards afternoon the cars, which
| had been running quite regularly in