New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
is THE STRIKE TO BE ENDED
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS SENT FhoM
PHILADELPHIA.
AN APPARENT SETTLEMENT OF THE IHooD'
FOLLOWED By DENIAI-A CALL ~ Ho
GENE V DEBS FROM THE STRIKERS

AN APPARENT SETTLEMENT OF THE lHoOD'
FOLLOWED BY DENIAI.-A CALL TO Eu-
GENE v DEss FROM THE STRIKERS.
Philadelphia Dec. I.-The street-car strike s''ua-
ton Is in a worse mudd;e than ever from all appe
ances At o'clock this morning II was enhouhceu
that a proposition submitted to the Mayor pE ,"e
Rev Dr. Baker and George Griffith. represen."'s
the Christian League. had been laid before
Welsh and acceded to by him on oeha'l Vi '
Union Traction Company. The proposition was 40
follows:
'If the men come hack and return to their work
and peace is restored the Union Traction manage
ment will cordially and considerably receive any
committee from the ranks Of its own employees ans
vii! respectfully and kindly hear their complalna,s IS
and grievances that they may on, S,rres s.'1 WA
DR. Baker and Mr.. Griffith were assured that mn tnis
iimmcdiatelv hurried to the headquarters of the
strikers and laid it before the Executive CoI,.t.e 4
Of hS stHS berepon @a @ started out in
to tell the to report for duty to-horfo" '"o'
General Manager Beetem, Of the Union Traction
Companv answered telephone call at l:5o o CLOCK
and denied absolutely that the Union od
pany had made any such proposition or W0maa coe @
to any such landing with ITS & ioiiher
The strike off II because they were p.i.el "a at
every turn. The outcome OF TINS sihsua' So''p"
ton must be awaited till morning.
Philadelphia, Dec. 2O.-Eugene V. Deps Is coin'hs
10 Philadelphia 10 take part in the strike OF the en-
poyes of the Union Traction Company. Ihe leauer.
of the strike to-day decided to call upon the heau o
the American Railway Union and John Mcbrluc'
ex-presldent Of the American Federation OF LABOR
to aid them with their advice and presence Accoiu-
ingly kilograms sent to Mr. pebs at Ierre
Haute and TO Mr.. Mcbride, asking them II they
would come here. Replies were received from potn
that they would to Philadelphia at once ana
il IS expected that both will be here some time TO-
morrow afternoon. The purpose now Is TO nave
them address meetings 10 enthuse the men. After
Mr. Debs comes here. however. matters may so
shape themselves that he will assume the direction
OF the strike.
II is the intention now OF the strike leaders to
meet Mr. Debs at the railroad station and welcome
him with big parade of the strikers. II is hardly
probable however, that this programme VIII De per-
mitted by the city authorities.
The Christian League through its secretary
George Griiths. has openly said that, II Mr Weish
refuses 10 arbtrate' they VIII go INTO court ana
ask that he be COMPELLED do under the act OF
1893 which makes arbitration between employer ana
employed compulsory The strikers aIso w proD
SON is preparing the papers tonight for TINS pur-
Il any one should go into court the he wonS
be compelled 10 appear before the ArbitIatioh boaIo
and state his side of the case. but u seems tnat
there Is flaw in the act that renders IL lnopcra
tive When the lawmakers framed ~ they IaiIeu
to attach 10 it any provisions, competing an en- h
ployer or employees - abide by the decision OF the
The Situation to-day as far as the running OF
cars was concerned was materially improved. on
these lines that the Traction Company is rating
10 anv extent cars were run on nearly schedule
time Much Of the excitement has died out on the
Streets and crowds did not Gongreg'e aS on
cars on the Thirteenth and Fifteenth st. lines
At Fifteenth-st. and Pennsylvania-ave. car was
only one policeman the platform Without warn
hurled at the car At the first assault the terrified
passengers threw, themselves upon The hoor OF the
car, and during lull in the fusade they made their
escape 10 the street. one woman had her jaw
broken by an iron nut. man was severely cut
by flying glass, and the conductor was injured IN me
same way. The conductor and the mo, crnan de-
serted the and fed d. The policeman man rushed @ to the
wagon fun Of the policemen was soon soon on the spot
and dispersed it, making four or five arrests. kx-
actly the same sort of an occurrence happened on
enough. the jaw OF another woman broken by
the stone-throwers. and several other people were
The police have been greatly overworked since
the strike began, and to-day many Of them got
to DO duty in their places; The Fairmount Park
guards were also under orders to hold themselves
In readiness TO call az any moment
The order of General Manager Better warning
all the men who did not return to the company ths
morning that they could consider themselves dis
charged brought back a number OF conductors. but
company M probaby Try to ee epsrate many more
cars tomorrow. as they brought nearly 1--WE hun
dred mer here to-day from Cincinnati, Baltimore
The Grand Jury to-day found true bills against
ninety persons, who have been arrested for riotng
Not a Is running tonight the Union Trac-
ton Company's lines and all the saloons are closed
Since yesterday hundreds of furniture cars and
carts and some antiquated "busses' have made
their appearance on the streets. and garnering
harvest OF n.ckes by carrying people TO their
homes
The waitlng-room OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Station IN Jersey City crowded yesterday
morning with poorly dressed men, who carried more
or dapidated satchels carpet bags and articles
OF wearing apparel They were in charge OF
wel-dressed man. said to be agent for the street
railway company of Philadelphia, who had gath
cred about three hundred men in the manufacturing
towns in Connecticut to 10 Philadelphia and fill
the places of the strikers. Special cars added
10 a regular train to accommodate them In
versaton with men In the railway station. they