The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-24
THEY SHOW SIGNS or WEAKNESS
The Great Corporations Unwilling to
Make Any Concessions.
Another workisgman Deliberately
Shot BY . Miliiisman With Fatal
EFect-The Swords. Bayonets and
Bullets OF tho National Guard win-
nang the Battle Of the Rich Hallway
Companies.


public confidence in the maintenance
of order to-day than on any day since
the strike coussuencesi. The city Is
about free from the vague terrorism of
nameiess deeds by noos. which kept
the public mind at high tension and
served to increase the danger OF serf-
Gus collisions and outbreaks. The mere
rowdyism which is looking Cor trouble
ard wants TO destroy property from
wdntonness has heen pretty we'll sup
pressed it has been demonstrated To
those characters that the militia will
shoot 10 kin. If necessary to suppress
lawiessr<sa.
Another aborfive attempt was made
on behalf of the strikers 10 induce the
trolley officials 70 submit to arbitra-
ton. The proposition which was sub
mitted to President Norton. of the At
1antsc Avenue Company, was fatty re-
fused by him. The refusal indicates
that the companies feel no abatement
OF confidence that they will win. The
success with which the Atlantic Ay-
enue Company has met in its efforts
to operate lines undoubtedly had It's
influence on President Norton in this
matter. That the strikers made the
overture, after having been several
times repulsed sn the same quarter,
may be regarded as an indication that
they have lost some confidence and arc
anxious for peace. Indeed, it is al
legei that for three days their highest
hope has been that they might be able
to extort from the companies the con-
cession that those who abandoned their
cars ten days ago should be reinstated,
and that the new hands brought here
to take their places be discharged.
When il was found that the iinemen
were at work as usual repairing the
damage done during the night. Master
Workman Connolly denied that he had
ordered the men to strike. Later in
the day, after the episode at Odd Fell
lows bali, he declared again that the
Iinemen were on strike and would all
be out by morning. There was no
indication OF the iinemen quitting work.
They are unGsf contracts with the COM
panies for from thirty to sixty days. In
isolated cases, crews have refused to
take orders to repair wires which have
been cut by the strikers friends. As
a class, however. they remain loyal to
their employers.
ment was this evening retired from
active duty Is believed to be indica-
tive of the beginning of the end. The
cident of any kind.
Henry Aims, who, for tiisfegarding
a command to halt. was shot by the
militia fass night, died today. The in
jured can be counted by scores. but
f,nx,
order that they may not be prosecuted
BY the policy for creating disturb
ances.
In every quarter OF the city wires
were cut during the night. and stables
and power houses We're subject TO
desultory bombariment OF stones. Few
of the malefactors were arrested The
+! excitement was begun today about 9:25
! a. m. when a wagon load OF about a
| dozen non-union men arrived, in charge
| OF Troop A. of New York. At Fifty
first street and Third avenue, the strik-
ers' headquarters, lot OF stones were
thrown at the troops and wagon. The
troops charged the mob and drove them
back into headquarters and down the
side streets.
Until EOS o'clock the number OF cars
| In operation was about half that OF yes
tertfay. The Fulton street and Flatbusis
| avenue lines succeeded In getting only
one or two cars through TO the bridge
| The reason Is that the wires had been
cut and the men refused 10 repair them.
The companies arc also short OF motor
men. The rioters had fight with the
militia at Fifth avenue and Twenty
fourth street. One soldier got a block
eye. being hit with brass knuckiez Red
pepper is freely used by the rioters, md
many policemen and soldiers are suffer
| ing with sore eyes.
During the night the psckets at Twenty
fourth street and Fifth avenue were fired
| on by rioters. More or the soldiers were
/ injured They fired In the direction
| whence the shots came, but probably
| without effect.
| AZ Sis today crowd gathered In front
| OF the Brunswick Cottage hotel md
| jeared at the non-urion men NJ Ridge
| wood depot. Companies G ard ID OF the
| Seventh regiment. charged on the nlot,
| and succeeded In dispensing It No shots
were fired.
During trouble al the Intersection OF
| Myrtle and Gates avenues soldiers drove
| 800 strikers irffo Odd Fellows hall. By
I
| district assembly No. Is. X. of IL, appls-
cation was made for a writ OF habeas
corpus from the supreme court. ordering
| Gen. McAieer 20 produce tfe 30 men In
court nj o'oiock. The strikers WIRE
released before tbs time for hearing the
! proceeiingss aud the writ thus became
| imperative.
Jacob Quinian was locked up today for
throwing lump of coal. and John Aea1e
was arrested shis afternoon for pointing
| a revolver from his window az Corporal
! Place Of the Thirteenth regiment
AS a company ce the Twensy-EhsrS regf-
yn@sst was es1ortang a Hicks street car.
| -.nszrsss karneg IL aid 20 have thrown e
! nugzner of SzscSs az il from a ruot so1se
| og tae snfssers being hit One OF them
/ took ssegIoe-a.e arm and shot KArney sr.
| tire side. The snan was 10 seriously in-
iurs-1 that the cha rces OF isss recovery are
! ssEgAs Tire feeiing in fhf neigsstorG1oo5 IA
very kard against the rssirsssd- IN a
! sstztxsYs@sat 20 tsae coroner Karnev sasGs Il
was a. xs1rk on sfse hoase at she syTner
| ~ Efzcks nns HARRISON streets wffh a
ran z.ax1e4 g'ssexTs Ix as on q coTuzce.
| arsf saw she sosaers cn Hicks street BE-
! ssw ne. sssre ~ shen ye1sesf ~ nsc. 'tse,
| back / started - go back IN. facs. !
| started 20 ruin back. when I heard wun-
sisvts ard was nit "a fAe nip / haa nol
thrown axgyxhsag frurn the roos At tss
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