Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03
.TELEGRAPHlC.
On A STRIKE AGAIN.
PHILADELPHIA Street Car Employees
Decide 10 Quit Work
,uoyG SCENES OF EXCITEMENT
..,.,ous Riot. Between the Two Ll''
m,nts Of which the Employ"
Is Composed.

PHILADELPHIA, jan s.--Ins w., ,',o
..uwav strike 10 on again. ~ NV
,,,,s morning January srd) the motor
W., md conductors employed by tue
II,,,r traction company decided nov
,osoto work when the hIs' Gay car
80 nj 4 o'clock. The Oino's'
'''a,.,a,lon was made at mass meet
,S, oi ,be mon In Labor Lyeeum' l.
,aS amid tue greatest confusion anu
s..,ns, the strong proteats OF their con-
.s,,ve lssdors. In fact, the eHci'e-
-, was 40 intense that numerous
sm.ll riots between the two elomen"
,o,a syer,ed with the groatest Jill
rnIty. Many Of the CONSERVATIVE ie''
!" SnnsntisfaoloTy conference WIN
nsnsral Manager Beetem had been hsiu
.i,as I'm the night, and trouble began
en AN the committee made u report 70
nae meeting. Previous to tnolI
w the turbulent scenes Of the nay
81 h.en incfcasing In intensity. Tue
nusstion OF "stfike or no strike was ~
ffse.t Ia be- nut TO the men when ~.
GIfiiihs OF the Christian league mhIo
a sueeeh, urging them 10 pe pAuun,'
"a .ugse,tod further efforts TOT peace;
lie was greeted with leere, anu Iu.i
was ADDED 10 the flame whep man
"smsd Kirhner OF the cigir-makett'
nnIon maio fiery epsooh, urging wv
President Mahon, who has all along
h.eniopposed TO n strike, tried 10 smut
~ KifshneT, and suffered persona,
violence from the men, VINO wsnIeu
IA near Kirshnor. The confusion kep'
I'M until Chairman Luth put lhe que,-
lion 10 a vote. A decided atlTmhllNe
waslt hei response. There were many
negatives, however, Increasing IIoIn
time TO time, but the strikers were ia
the majority. The meeting ofoho w
in the greatest disorder.
Throughout II was manifest tha'
many OF the mon VINO went out on the
last strike will report for duty a. usual.
The temper OF the strikers IL auch thA'
should the conservatives DO this, trou'
bic Is almost bound TO result.
From the adjournment OF their meet
ing at y o'clock this morning, the DIS
RAtisfied employees were quietly but nc
lively ut work. Committees were as
signed 10 each division ana pOlleu th'
conductors and motormen 10 ueter
mine their sentiment ON General mau'
aRer Beotom's proposition oflnst night
Thls was 10 the effect thpt the old mti
would be given the preference over th'
new men hired during the slrlke,t hes'
latter 10 DO placed NJ the loot OF TN
extra list. Tho ten-hour and :. wage
scale questions were also brought up a
the conference, but MIR. Beetem hrmll
stated that the company was not IN
position TO Rccede TO these demands
even N IL so desired. Results Of tn
canvass came TO headquarters as I'M
day wore on, indicating that larg,
majority favored n strike, many OF thu
branch lines being unanimous. PTosi
dent MahOn OF the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION lof Street Railway employe
used his best efforts throughout tn,
day 10 obvlAte another tie.up. and II
this he was aided by nearly all tn
other leaders anu delegation o
prominent citizens. The majority
however, were almost . unit ON tn
determination TO reject Manage
Beetsmis last proposition, AS tim
passed they assembled In groups Mt tn
strike headquATterp, AMI a feeling o
grew more marked tonight when
committee OF representatives from tn
various divisions met TO review til
situation. The men were admitted 4
the hall, but were 40 utterly at VAR
hnce with tue minority couservativ
element that II became necessary /
make them Withdraw. The employs
frequently Interrupted the proceeding
with boisleTous demo an
declared that they would hold n mon
ster mash meeting aud declare th
strike on. 1t was apparent that man
Of them had dlstegarded Leader Ms
hons IN junction. to keep out OF tn
rumshops, anu that n break In III
ranks was imminent. This was e
gatded NJ most serious, because Of III
fact that the radical element In largel
In the majority, aud should they tai
matters In their own hands tho rtsu
could not be- iotetold.
While these events were In course,
subcommittee OF ten was again
conference with Manager Better
Two hGurs were thus occupied, au
the trouble eventually resolved ilst
into one question, that Of future 90
pl0yeH being required TO agree th
they Will DIN no labor orgahizatio
The men wanted this clause sboliShe
but Mr.. Beetem declared there was
possibility OF the company capitulatiI
on this point. He accused the men
having themselves repudiated d
original agreement by which tho I
cent strike was ended, In that before
had been In effect thlrty-six hours Il
Girard avenue men hal refused to tn
out their care. The conference end
without any result, and whom 4
committee on leaving invited Mr.. Is,
tenn to the mass meeting Mt Lat
Lyceum, he firmly declined TO ha
anything TO do with II,
Armour buying Corn.
OMAHA, Jan. 2.-P. ID. Armour