Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
CARS ARE RUNNING
Four Anacostia Vehicles Go Over q
Short Route
SUPERINTENDENT TAKES TEE RE[NS
Citizens Indignant Over the Refusal
to Compromise.
MANDAMUS PROCEEDINGS

The Anacostia Railway Company are to-
day running four two-horse cars between
the stables In Anacestia and the corner of
Sth and M streets southeast, a distance of
probably three-Quarters Of a mile. No fare
is charged, and, with rare exception, in
deed, those who ride even though they car,
be carried free are colored boys.
On the other hand, the coaches which are
being run under the auspices of the Street
hallway Union are as well patronized by
tne PUBLIC as though they had no competi.
tion, and there is more disposition than
ever on the part Of the riders to drop at
least nickel in the voluntary contribution
pox. The action of President Griswold In
having cars run over the short route they
have been doing today afforded the people
OF Anacostia the one opportunity needed
10 demonstrate what they a few evenings
ago pledged themselves in public meeting
y, ~ 20, VIZ. not to patronize the railroad
ns ,,ne unti =, the strikers are put back and are
paid $l.5O per day. and a boycott of the
most enecttve nature is In existence
Inc hrst car left the stable in Anacostia
at S:Oo o'clock this morning and was driven
n me superintendent Of the road, Mr.. J.
-. Newton, who, after one or two trims.
gave way Tor the purpose of attending to
other duties, to Mr.. L. L. Hutchinson.
sne road supervisor. who continued to drive
. ".
three other cars followed at Intervals az
aoout hve minutes and were driven by
Messrs; Day, Berry and De Shay, none Of
whom had ever before attemnted 70 banS,a
a car. ~ 'e
The strikers looked on the movement
from the vicinity of their Headquarters. a
snort distance away, hut offered no inter-
Ieref-ce whatever. AS fast as passengers
VINO desired to go to the city arrived al the
starting place for the coaches tbey tooI<
seats sea. IN the latter and at regular intervals
Sa,.,h se,. aor the corner Of Sth and i. streets
southeast, where, ever since they have been
IN operation, connection has been made
with the cable cars.
President Griswold did not go to his Of
sentative Of The Star called at his horne
IN that town for the purpose of asking
.hat gentleman If there was anything that
ne ne. oesireo 70 say in reference to the pres
ent status of the strike.
Nothing. except that the cars are run
nins. was Mr.. Griswold's reply.
Indignant Citizens.
Many citizens Of Anacostia are today In.
d.gnant on account of the refusal last
night Of President Griswold of the Ana.
costa Railroad Company to accept a pro-
posal as basis for the settlement of the
iong-continued strike. which emanated, It
is said. from his Office and a meeting OF
the people of the town generally has been
called for tonight at Haines' Hall in order
to give expression to these sentiments
The fact that petition was being cir
cuiated for signatures yesterday in Ana
costa In which way to get the cars
published in The Star Of last evening, and
IN the same article 1t was foreshadowed
that the effort would come to naught.
All day yesterday Messrs. Julius W. Tol-
son and George =. Pyles, each having q
copy of the petition referred to, and ca ch
desiring to secure the names Of fifty csti-
zers, which it was stated Mr.. Griswold
has rod IN ka~ h4f-- H.
mise the matter. labored industriously, ana
at last secured them.
This plan provided, as stated in The Star
for the unemployment Of all the men who
were In the service of the company on the
day Of the strike, the immediate resump-
ton of traffic. the payment Of s150 an
wages for day Of twelve hours until Octo-
ber 1; also, that Mr. Griswold should tsk
vacation until that time, but not. how
ever, to resign as president. the road In the
meantime to be managed by Sc ,rctary
Pitcher and Superintendent Newton.
The Plan Changed.
So confident were many Of those citizens
who learned of the plan through The Star
that Mr.. Griswold would accept this propo-
sition that the meeting which had been
called for the purpose Of putting in motion
the wheels that might result in having
the bondholders and stockholders request
Mr. Griswold to resign the presidency Of she
read was abandoned for the time being,
and in it's place there was arranged a meet
ing at the same hour to ratify the agree
tered into between Mr.. Griswold and his
employees. The latter Is. however, to give
way to an indignation meeting, to be held
tonight, as above announced.
Having secured the requisite number of
signatures, the committee. composed OF
Messrs. George F. Pyles. J. W. Toison and
J. c. Leonard. all prominent citizens end
leading business men Of Anacostia, last
night journeyed to Mr.. Griswold's house,
on Maple avenue. with the petition, and
there laid the matter before him. The in
terview lasted long time and one of the
gentlemen present told representative OF
The Star that though there was a great
deal Of talk nothing was said"
The Request Denied.
At last Mr. Griswold announced that he
would send a reply to the petition a little
later In the evening. and the committee re-
paired to Haines' Hall to await develop
ments. The feelings OF the members of tho
committee can be better imagined than de-
scribed when, upon reading Mr.. Griswold's
letter, they found that he declined to grant
the request Of the petitioners. especially in
regard to a vacation. on the ground that
the ''by-laws of the company made him
the sole controller of tile affairs of the
company, and that consequently the treas
urer and superintendent had no legal right
to take his place" Mr.. Griswold. in his
letter. also expressed surprise that 100
ClliZcHS VI AudCOSlid WOulu unite III iudh-
ing such a request of me (him)," and con-
cluded by asking, Would 1t not be strange
II the president should become a party to
an illegal act?'
President Lawrence of the Protective
Street Railway Union today told a repre-
sentative of The Star that Mr.. Griswoii's
action Of last night in sitting down, as he
had, on such citizens as Messrs. George F.
Pyles. ]. w. Tolson and John c. Leonard
had done more to cement the bonds OF
friendship and sympathy between the peo-
pie of Anacostia and the strikers than any
thing that had before occurred since fhe
strike was begun.
PETITION FOR MANDAMUS.
Judge Cole Has Doubts About His
Authority to Issue One.
The petition for a writ OF mandamus
6,ed yaeterjav afternoon by VIM. H. Peck