The Indianapolis journal., 1895-12-23
NO CARS WERE RUN
THEREFORE, THE CITY OF BROTH
ERLY LOVE WAS QUIET SUNDAY.
Mayor Warwick Serves Notice that He
the Force mt His Command.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-At late hour
tonight the strike situation was apparently
unchanged, but the air was full OF all
kinds Of rumors. No attempt was made to
run cars, the authorities fearing violence
from the strikers sympathizers. who were
idle to-day. Many conferences were held on
both Sides but no statements were given
out The strikers had uniformed men in all
parts of the city soliciting subscriptions
from door to door, and 1t is said that the
aggregate collections run into high figures.
What effort will be made tomorrow in the
way of running cannot be ascertained to-
night, but an uneasy feeling exists for what
may results If any are made. Mayor War
wick tonight issued the following state
ment:
"As matters stand. my duty as chief ex-
ecutive officer is to preserve the peace and
order OF the city, and l Will, with all the
force at my command. do this. and, II
necessary, / will bring TO my assistance all
the force that under the law can be brought
into requisition, be It State or national
Life and property shall be protected by the
archy and will not be permitted under any
circumstances.
At the West Philadelphia station of the
Market-street line a small army OF new
men is confined They were brought here
from Boston and other New England cities
to take the places Of the strikers. Soon
after their arrival one man became dis
satisfied and left. To the strikers he said
that all the men would leave but that they
were practically prisoners. They claim they
were led to believe that they were wanted
to open a new trolley line here and on
learning the truth became disgusted and
wanted to leave, but were not permitted.
The Boston man declared that he had to
fight his way through crowd OF traction
employees to reach the door. The strikers
aver that they will take legal action to
secure the mems release.
John Lowber Welsh, president OF the
company, tonight issued a lengthy state
ment to the public. 1t reiterates the COM
pany's determination to ignore any outside
organization, and lays the blame for the
strike and its consequences on people who
had no connection with the company. Then
Mr.. Welsh rehearses the events of the past
few days, deploring the violence, and ex-
planning the inability of the company. to
taken on since the strike began.
The executive committee of the strikers
was in session all afternoon and tonight
sent subcommittee OF nve employees 10
confer with General Manager Beetem. At
torney Stevenson instructed them to use
their best efforts to effect settlement to-
night, and If they failed, TO try and make
arrangements for arbitration tomorrow.
Up to a late hour they had not yet re-
turned.
John wanamaker called on the Mayor to-
night and was in conference with him for
a long time.
Many of the most prominent clergymen
of the city discussed the strike from the
pulpit to-day, and. while deploring violence.
were almost unanimous In upholdng the
demands of the men and condemning the
action of the company.
Tonight Henry +. Graham, of Brooklyn,
who was brought here 20 work, made an
affidavit that the company is offering the
new men $3.50 per Jay, while they refuse
the old ones 81.
Strikers meetings were teld throughout
the city during the day. but tonight most
Of the men are attending divine services.
The strike leaders tonight asserted that
fully two hundred thousand people had
promised not to ride on the cars OF the
company and had contributed to the fund
solicited to-day. Between 5000 and $500
had been realized up TO midnight. and the
contributions were still coming in.
The conference with General Manager
Beetem lasted four hours. Then the com.
mittee OF employees returned to headouar-
ters and went into session with the execu-
tive committee OF the Amalgamated Asso-
sion and President Mahon.