The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-21
Mrs WILL KUN TODAY.
StFlkets Have Assured the Mayor
There Will be No Interference.
n the street Car Company VIII Fur-
Z & nish the Men and Manager Mac
~ GrceOr says He viii.

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while the street car strike has not ye
N been settled BY any concessions on eithe
side Erecting compromise, yet there Y
every assurance that the street cars viii
y be run today. not probably. to the full
limit OF the usual service, or upon the
old schedule, but a sufficient nun ,rr Of
cars will be run over the different ,irei
10 greatly relieve the Inconvenience to the
\ people that has prevailed for past several
days In consequence OF the t.e-up Of the
cars; nor is 1t likely that Manager Mac
Grcgor Will yet make an effort TO run u e
cars at night
delegation from the various labor or
CARNATIONS of the city, Including the ANAL
gnmated Association Of Street Railway
Employees, waited upon Mayor Rice at his
residence yesterday afternoon and rs,ured
him that there would be no attempt on
their part to interfere with the running ef
the cars this morning. that not only the
strikers themselves would abs'aln frum
congregating about the power house tc e.
fer resistance, but that all labor orgat iza-
tions had agreed 10 do likewise and that
II any interference should be offered, they
desired to disclalm any responsibility for
what might be done by those who might
assemble there without any sanction or au-
thor1ty whatever from the labor orEeLisa-
tions.
The mayor replied that he would t1l.e
care or tho rahble and riff-raff and that
he would send to Jail any man who by an
overt act would place any onsfArle tn the
way of running the cars; that he ;eoposcd
TO see that the cars We're run IL the street
car company would furnish the me1 and
power with which TO run them.
The COMMITTEES also asked the pligtiege
OF holding mass meeting upon the streets
tonight.
The mayor replied that he would IN
terpose no objection to this so long az
the assemblagc was not an unlawful che;
that the law guaranteed 10 all citizens TIE
right to assemble peacahly, and so long
as the law was not violated he would cifer
no interference TO their holding any meet
inss they pleased.
= W. D. Mahon International president
OF the Amalganlated Association of Street
Railway Employees OF America. who is here
giving counsel to the street car men, said
yesterday to q reporter for The Post unat
he did not think there would be any vlo-
lence on the part OF the street car men.
They had all been advised to abide by
the faw and avoid trouble.
II Came to Houston at the instance O.
the executive board to give counsel to the
strikers. The question of our righ.s has
been discussed more or less, and we be-
lleve that we have the privilege of using
our persuasive powers to get man to
leave car believe yet that the men
will win the strike"
rhe labor council held meeting behind
closed doors yesterday afternoon at Labor
Hall on franklin avenue, between Main
and Travis streets, At its close thoss /,
authority ant Or, snnoana that there was moth
II was advised that tonight at n. m.
all labor organizations would meet nc he
nan with bahuers and torches Tor n big
parade, which would Terminals In a sDeak.
1ng OF the corner or Charities and Frank
lin. Second ward
The attitude OF Chief OF Police Helm In
the situation is very positive, To re-
porter for The Pest last night he said that
the proclamation and orders OF the citv'e
chief executive would be upheld He viii
visit the power house in person this morn
ing and. II necessary. take his men there
to prevent violations and to make arrests
where the law rs trespaesed upon
u understand" said the chief, that all
the street car men intend to leave the com
nany's property alone. which action viii
admit OF no criticism. II IL tue outsiders
end tho agitators that have to be looked
after
a set of resolutions adopted by Bayou
City lodge No las, brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmcn and approved by the Houston
Labor Council, were submitted to The Post
for publication, but their publication has
been withheld at the request of Mr., Il. |
Mulyey and j. NJ. Dow. members OF the
brotherhood.
Secretary H. c. Chase Of the city rail- |
way company. who was assaulted and se-
riously hurt Saturday morning while in
the attempt TO run the cars, and who "a |
still at the infirmary, was reported last
night as improving. He Is still suffering
4 great deal OF pain from the wound hut |
It Is not now thought that the brain was |
Injured, as was at first feared might be the |
result.
THE STRIKE.
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