The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-17

paired this in temporary manner which
suft1ced to reopen the line.
Late In the afternoon a conference was
held at police headquarters. Among
those present were Police Commissioners
York, Hess and Stanton, Chief Devery,
Deputy Chiefs Mclaughlin, of Manhat-
tan, and Mcclellan, of Brooklyn, and
President Rossiter. Gen. McLeer was
also in attendance, but he said that as
far as he could see there was no neces-
sity for calling out OF the militia or In
terference in any way by the military.
President Rossiter said that he was
anxious to bring the patrons of the sew
eral lines back from the seaside resorts
as rapidly as possible and had made ar
rangements to handle the Coney Island
patrons es far as practicable by trolley
service, but that he had advised his as
sistants to arrange for the transporta-
ton Of the majority of the Coney Island
crowd back to the city over the elevated
fines.
The police commissioners informed Mr.
Rossiter that his patrons and the pub
lie in general, as well as the company's
property and all other properties, would
be sufficiently protected by the police
force. In addition to this Commissioner
Hess Informed Mr.. Rossiter that he
thought the sending out of his private
car was non-politic, and to use his own
words it was like Shaking a red rag In
front of an enraged bull"
Several arrests were made during the
day among the ranks Of the strikers
and their sympathizers
WILL NOT ARBITRATE.
President Rossiter said tonight that the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials would
not arbitrate the strike difficulty with
their striking employees.
There is nothing to arbitrate" said
T. ROSSiter UrhO
out came to me with certain demands
l showed them that they already had
substantially all they asked for and
would straighten out any injustice. They
came in a fighting mood and were not
disposed to look at the question dispas-
sionately. Mr.. DELANEY, of the arbitra-
ton commission, had a long talk with
Supt. Williams about the propriety of
arbitrating the difficulties, but 1 did not
see him. Supt. Williams told him there
was nothing to arbitrate."
HOW many men went out on strike
this morning?"
Between 700 and 1000 Not more than
1000 on the outside. About 200 out of the
900 Nassau men remained loyal to the
company and ran their cars as usual
and about 200 of the $500 or 5000 men of
the Brooklyn Heights men went out with
the strikers. Two hundred out of 2SO0
does not make a large number, and the
result shows, what we have always con-
tended, that the majority of the men
were satisfied. The result is that there
is no strike''
What about tomorrow"
All L can say is that we have enough
men to run every single trip tomorrow,
and will do so If we are not interfered
with. OF course, if the strikers should
be permitted to pull our motormen and
conductors off the cars and cut the
wires, 1t would be difficult to handle the
usual amount of traffic. We will do the
best we can. We have considered it
wise to stop running cars tonight on all
the suburban lines after 8 o'clock, and
the cars on the main lines will not be run
after II o'clock. Few people will be dis
commoded by this, as they can use the
elevated trains. The normal conditions
will return in day or two, I hope, so
that the suburban trolley service may be
continued all night
THE presence of the Manhattan police
in the city has had a most beneficial eff
feet. They have done splendid work,
and the good order which was maintained
today is owing largely to their presence.
Our success today in conducting our
business in the face of a strike is almost
unparalleled. We have not only kept all
lines open, but we opened the route to
Coney Island according to schedule 1
owing to the strike. 1t seemed this morn
ing that there was special providence in
the lowering clouds and wet weather.
People did not start off the day with
rush for the beaches as usual, and this
gave us time to steady ourselves"
President Rossiter said that the Sew
enth and Ninth avenue lines of the sys-
tenn were manned by Halsey street men,
the employees on that line having refused
to go out almost to a man
STRIKERS STANDPOINT.
General Master Workman Parsons
spent the greater part of the day in
Brooklyn and a considerable portion of
the afternoon in conference with Messrs.
Delehanty and Webster, of the state
board of mediation and arbitration. Mr..
Parsons said tonight:
Everybody knows that I do not like
strikes They are not pleasant and
furthermore they are expensive. But this
strike was one that could not be averted.
The first few hours of strike neither
win nor lose it, and we are satisfied
with the showing we have made. There
Will be fewer cars run tomorrow than
there were today. The cars are now
| manned by inspectors and few men re-
main. They are making as much showing
as they can. l think tomorrow will see
a paralyzed condition of the traffic that
/ VIII make lIl0 pSOpi6 VI DIOOhlyH TSdllZ0
that the strike is strong enough to speak
for itself They are running no cars in
the suburbs and are making all the show
! they can in the city.
Good motormen are scarce said he
THE big trolley lines that have been built
| and the season make them a scarce ar
ticle in the market. Having good motor
men prevents accidents and some of the
I roads are aware of the fact that 1t is
| just as easy, and, in fact, cheaper to add
a few dollars to the pay roll than to
keeping paying claims for damages"
Mr.. Parsons said the strike had the
sanction of the knights of Labor and
that the men would receive the moral
and financial support of the organization.
A man was slightly wounded on Rock
away avenue by a strike sympathizer.
| The Brooklyn elevated men are meeting
tonight and may take action regarding
| the strike.
WILL RETURN TO work.
Not One of the Thousand Men Out at