The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-24
Arbitra tion Proposals from the Strik-
ers Rejected by Managers of the
Electric Railway Companies.
RESUMPTION OF TRAFFIC
MANY CARS RUN WITH THE AID OF,
IMPORTED MOTORMEN.
Linemen at WOrk-One Man Shot by a
SOldier-RiOter Aliens Dead-One
Regiment Withdrawn.


greater public confidence in the main
tenance of public order to-day than on
any day since the strike commenced
The city is about free from the vague
terrorism of nameless deeds by mobs
which kept the public mind at high
tension and served to increase the dan
ger of serious collisions and outbreaks.
The mere rowdyism. which is looking
for trouble and wants to destroy prop
erty from wantonness, has been pretty
well suppressed. 1t has been demon
strated to these characters that the
militia will shoot to kill, if necessary,
to suppress lawlessness.
Probably the most sensational Incl
dent of the day occurred this morning.
During the trouble at the intersection
of Myrtle and Gates avenues the SOL
diers drove three hundred strikers into
Odd Fellows Hall. BY direction of the
executive committee of District Assem-
bly, Is, Knights of Labor, application
was made for a writ of habeas corpus
from the Supreme Court. The court or
dered General McLeer to produce the
three hundred men in court at o'clock,
but before that hour arrived the men
avenue trouble was over the men de-
manded to be released, but the doors of
the building were kept locked and The
men were kept in confinement for sew
eral hours. The release of the strikers
rendered the writ imperative. When
the case was called at o'clock state
ment was read on behalf of General Nc
Leer, in which denial was made of
the allegation that he had locked up the
three hundred men or had ordered that
they be locked up Further, it was said
that on learning of the imprisonment of
the men he had ordered their immediate
release, which order had been complied
with, and that the men had thereupon
departed to their several homes. Upon
this explanation Judge Gaynor dismissed
the proceedings
Another abortive attempt was made
on behalf of the strikers to-day to in
duce the trolley officials to agree to sub
nit to arbitration. The proposition
which was submitted to President Nor
ton, of the Atlantic-avenue company,
was fatty refused by him. The refusal
indicates that the companies feel no
abatement of confidence that they will
win The success which the Atlantic
company has met with in it's efforts to
operate it's lines undoubtedly had it's
influence on President Norton in this
matter. That the strikers made the
overture after having been several times
repulsed in the same quarter may be re-
garded as indicating that they have
lost some confidence and are anxious
for peace. Indeed it is alleged that for
three days the highest hope has been
that they might be able to extort from
the companies the concession that those
who abandoned their cars ten days ago
should be reinstated and the new hands
brought here to take their places dis
charged.
When it was found to-day that the
linemen were at work as usual repair
ing 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 Eel
lows Hall, he declared again that the
linemen were on strike and would all
be out by morning. There are no indi-
cations of the linemen quitting work
They are under contract with the COM
panies for from thirty to ninety DAYS
In isolated cases crews have refused to
take orders to repair wires which have
been cut by the strikers or their friends.
AS a class, they remain loyal to their
employers.
The fact that the Thirteenth Regiment
was this evening retired from active
duty is believed to be indicative of the
beginning of the end. The evening
passed without sensational incident of
any kind. There was some trouble
feared at the Myrtle-avenue car shops.
but up to midnight none had been re-
ported.
John Aliens, the New York man who
was shot in the jaw by the militia .at
Halsey street last night died at ST.
Mary's Hospital al II o'clock this morn
ing. Ahens's wife called at the hospital
at II: 80 only to find her husband dead
The discovery that the wound to
Richard Mitchell shot last night, was
caused by a 22-caliber ball has caused
some doubt as TO whether he was shot
by one OF the militia, as they have no
weapons of that caliber.
DISPENSING RIOTERS.
Work Of the Militia and POIfce--Nauv