The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-21
MARVELLOUS CHANGE
In New York Strike Situation
Cars Running on Time.

New York, July "a meryelous change
has comc over ne strike situation in
this city Last night there was riotiug
from one end of second street to The
other There were promises too. by the
general master workman Parsons. Of
complete tie lp of the trolley lines in
Manhattan with rs consequent inspiring
effect upon the Brooklyn strikers. A gen
eral tie up has not come by any means
I'm New York. There was little or no riot
ing on Second avenue today or tonight
The cars on that line ran throughout
the day almost as they had run preyi5Is
to the strike. The Eighth avenue ire.
which the strike officials last night
promised would be dead today was mov-
ing right on time with only hitch aow
and then far up IN Harlem, where a fcw
roughs had a clear field to run.
There is no strike on the Madison ave
nue. car line, a scheduled meeting Of the
! car men OF that line having izzled out
tonight. Practically no trolley line in
New York city IS affected snve the Sec
ond avenue.
50 many heads were broken on that
busy thoroughfare last night and so
many arrests were made, which the po-
lice officials declare will be dealt with se-
verely by the courts. that the crowds Of
| strike sympathizers on the avenue failed
TO materialize tonight Only now and
men was any attempt made 70 hold up
a car ana the police dispersed the few
| would be rioters with as much energy as
ever ana with much less difficulty
A crowd Of striking motomen OF the
| Eighth avenue line late this afternoon
attempted 10 wreck a cad at both street
and Eighth avenue after driving Die mo.
torman from rhe platform. A mob had
been lying IN wait and climbed upon the
car when 81 stopped 10 take on a WOm
an. They seized the motorman ana tor
the controlior bar ont Of MS hands The
strikers then proceeded 10 smash ths
| switch box above the platform with ths
controller handle and "a man with
crow bar battered the controller 70 piece
An immense crowd gathered and a bicy
Gle policeman went 10 the rescue. Othel
policemen arrived about the same time
They broke through the crowd and at
tacked the strikers arnesting several o
thom. great crowd folr Red jeerng
and threatening the policemen, but thei
were driven on by policemen who cam,
| up TO Nhr assistance OF Iit lbuuusfIi iil
ANA MS gatraimen along the way tn.
disabled esr N.s pushed aiong to IN,
car barns aud led up for repairs
The cars rr the Eignth avenue line
move alons Win perfect regularly AFT
er dark tonight
Ia Brooklyn the rapid transit cJmpan
put on several hundred new men o
have them ready for duty ana IA a gen
eral way tne ears Of una affected lines
in that borough ran on good time Wit
WHat seemed 10 be a fair increase IN th
passenger traffic.
General Master Workman Parsons IA
called a mass meeting for tomorr0l
| night al which he hopes 20 nave preseu
| / represc Atatves OF go labor organization
/ / Of Greater New York Tonight he "a
i Ee.fer with district Master Workme
4 Pines addressed a number Of meetings
Brooklyn, in an endeaver to have n
men woft more Ia unison 10 extend th
| strike in Brooklyn.
The strike. according 10 a statemer
cost the BroFlyn Rapid Transit compan
made BY President Rossiter. has so r.
| $4,000. or an average Of nIOo a da