Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-07

way strike assumed more serious as
pect last night Every car barn in the
city was surrounded by large crowds
which stoned the buildings and in some
instances drove off the police who had
been detailed to guard the barns The
mobs were made up of sympathizers OF
the strikers. At all barn mobs num-
bering from 5000 to 5000 gathered.
AT each OF them there was more or less
disturbance and number of non
union men were assaulted Two car
inspectors were rescued by the police
from large mob. The out
look for today Is made much
more serious by the announcement, at
meeting OF the strikers and repre-
sentatiyes of the electrical workers OF
the city, held late last night, that the
electricians in the power house would
walk out tomorrow, All electricians
In the city are to be included, about
500 In number Shortly after II be-
came known that the electricians
would take this action, II was an
nounced by the union men that all men
employed in the repair shops Of the
street railway would also quit work
and join the conductors and motormen.
Inquiry among repairmen indicated
the announcement to be correct. These
additions will swell the ranks of the
strikers to about thirteen hundred.
The street car service, though
not paralyzed crippled more
than ii has ever been before The
mems decision to strike was reached
Sunday night after the company had
refused to increase the wages OF the
motormen aud conductors from 10
cents to 20 cents an hour, had refused
the proposition to arbitrate all differ
ences that might arise in the future,
had failed to pay any attention to the
demand of the men for the recognition
OF their union, and had refused to hold
any further conference with the
unions representatives.
The men showed greater strength
than had been expected, for Monday
morning, when the time came TO begin
running cars hardly any Of the regu-
lar crews reported for duty. The men
were on hand, however, and gathered
about the barns to learn what the com
pany would do. The strikers were
very orderly keeping among them
selves and offering no violence wnat-
ever. They were much pleased over
the virtual tie-up Of almost every line
in the city. The Wauwatosa electric
line is tied up, but not the Whitehsh
Bay dummy lIne),
At II o'clock Monday morning Gen
eral Manager Wyman reported twenty
cars were running At noon the COM
pany posted the following notice in al
stations:
Twelve o'clock noon. All motor
men and conductors who do not report
for inty within twenty-four hours
from this time are hereby discharged
from the company's service"
The Farwell avenue station has been
looked upon as the hotbed Of the
strike and II was expected that there
would be warm work In that location.
The street railway company prepar-
ing for long and stormy siege, had
brought eight cooks on from Chicago
and housed them in the barn. A wag-
on load Of cots were taken In and
placed in the upper story. 1t Is evi.
dent from this that the company is
preparing to put on new men and TO
keep them in hand until the trouble
Is over. A very large crowd OF people
witnessed these preparations.
Three stalwart policemen made a
demonstration by drawing their clubs
ami ordering the crowd to fall back,
which they aid without hesitation. The
only incident out Of the common run
occurred when one OF the three cars
running, passed the barn. This was
the signal for a crowd OF women ana
children TO run into the street shout
ing "Scabl Scabw The strikers in
dulged I'm a good-natured laugh over
the incident, in which the policemen
joined
Nine men at the River street power
house failed to report Monday morning
and general walkout Of the
electricians "a ordered. The in
candescent lighting system Of the
city viii be affected as well as the
street car lines The strike IL also in
terferlng very materially with the
nails. Carriers III the outlaylng dis
trlcts were very late and arrangements
arc being made to curtai the work Of
collecting the malls
No additional police or deputy sher-
ifs have yet been sworn in, but Chief
Jansen and Sheriff Stanley say they
have made ample provision to protect
the peace and property OF the railroad
company.