The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-05
FEW CARS MOVE.
The Milwaukee Trolley Car
Strike UnbrOken.
But Company Says Tt Has Plen.
ty of Men
AND is PREPARED To
Move Its Cars When Given Pro
lection.
Barns Were Stoned by MObs of
Sympathizers.

Milwaukee, May 5.-The street car
strike situation is practically IN
changed this morning. No effort was
made by the company to put out cars
at an early hour and the start was
not made until about g o'clock, when
car manned with new men was started
out on the Farwen avenue line No
cars are running on any other line
Sixteen electrical workers and dyna-
mo tenders struck at the main power
house this morning, but company Off
cials say they have competent men to
supply their places. a number Of
electricians employed by private firms
and individuals have struck in sympa-
thy.
Ia all. about 275 electricians are on
the street today as a result Of the
walkout at the power houses and the
sympathetic strikes at private estab-
hshmenta The railway has enough
men left. however to supply the motive
power and unless more men strike
there viii not be lack of power.
Struggling cars were moving on all
lines at il o'clock, but as q rule people
are not riding on them and 'busses are
wen patronized.
The streets are free from excitement.
The Federated Trades council at its
meeting last night did not, as has been
reported. order a sympathetic strike.
Resolutions indorsing the cause of the
strikers and promising moral and fn-
aneial support We're adopted A com
mittee was appointed to go to the cOun-
ell meeting tomorrow and complain Of
the ofciousness of the police in help
ing cars. and in some instances col
lecting fares.
At 8 o'clock this morning the street
car lines We're tied much more closely
than at the same hour yesterday Only
three cars had been run all morning,
while yesterday twelve or fifteen were
ia operation before O'Clock.
All the electrical workers in the en-
plOy of the street railway went out on
a Sympathetic strike this morning
Company officials have managed to
keep the plant in operation. Police
are guarding the River street power
house. the principal source Of the COM
pany's power supply
The street railway strike assumed
more serious aspect for a time last
night. Every car barn in the city
was surrounded by a large crowd,
which stoned the buildings and fn some
instances drove off the police who had
been detailed to guard the barns. The
mobs were made UP of sympathizers
of the strikers who themselves took no
part in the demonstrations, and for the
most part did not so near the barns
all niSht- The largest mobs We're at
the Third and Burleigh barns. where
the patrol wagon was twice called, and
where two arrests, the first of the
strike. We're made.
At all of the barns mObs numbering
from 5000 to 5000 We're gathered At
each nOn-uniOn men who took the
strikers places were assaulted. Two
car inspectors were rescued by the po-
lice from a large mob
Not q man returned to work at noon
today, the hour fixed by the street car
company when all employees We're to
report for 0utT be DISCHARGED VVo-
men were present at all headquarters.
some with children in their arms. They
were even more demonstrative than
the men and jeered the men who We're
running the cars
Forty cars are i'm service this after
noon, just twice the number running
yesterday.
There is no sign Of weakness on
either side. The street car people are
receiving recruits from outside cities
on every train