The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-20

wise selection in taking the Second ave-
nue. line for the principal fight of the
strike. Several times during the after
noon the police were called upon to quell
riots in Second avenue, but none was Of
II serious import The real trouble did not
\ begin until thousands OF working people
who live along that great thoroughfare
came home from work
BY o'clock Second avenue even as far
as Tenth street was filled on both walks
by dense mass of people. all eager for
trouble.
Captain Donahue of the East sixty first
| street station earlier in the evening sent
out squad of men to keep people from
| the middle OF the street, so that no tam
! pering with the line might occur But his
men were like so many chips on river
when the tide Is strong and they were
tossed hther and thither. They brand
ished their clubs with all their power and
| the only result was to anger the crowd SO
/ that little discrimination was shown be-
tween the police and the car men when
/ bricks were thrown. AT about s o'clock
| great crowd gathered between Forty
second and Forty-ifth streets and at
tempted 10 overthrow the cars that came
along thirty minutes apart.
! Policeman owen Canivan was hit on the
head with brick and knocked off car
| His left eye was almost knocked out.
Louis Minkus, a boy. got In front OF
policeman's club and was carried home
with bad scalp wound.
Mike Sheridan. strike sympathizer OF
East Forty-second street was taken home
with a fractured skull.
sergeant and forty reserves we're
got out on the double quick and dispersed
the crowd making a number of arrests.
Another crowd got together In a minute
or two at Fifty-fifth street and Second
avenue and when a car came along It met
/ a 9, Of hrfr
missiles thrown from the street. the win
dows of the flats and the roofs The
women were perfect furies While q car
was passing Seventy second street with
/ Policeman Gallagher as an escort a score
OF more OF the mob tried to take off the
conductor and motorman. Gallagher got
off, and drawing two revolvers walked
ahead OF the car. clearing the track. the
mob retreating sullenly. Some one threw
brick and hit Gallagher on the leg, cut
ting him badly.
Six hundred policemen we're on duty at
the stables and distributed along the
avenue at various points.
The cars coming into the stables from
down town looked as II they had run the
gauntlet of Bala Slava. Windows were
broken and sides dented in and one motor
man left his post with the statement that
he had had all he wanted
One car had Ill fares and transfers runs
up at Fourteenth street and had only the
motorman, conductor aud police escort aud
two men aboard wnel 1t reached Eighty
nth street Several of the passengers had
been hit and wounded and got off the car
further down town.
The plaza near st. Marks church, SecouI
avenue, near Tenth street. was thropGcd
with ieering riotous crowd OF 5000 or
more. Police Captain Diamond had a large
squad OF men there and found 1t almost
impossible to keep the crowd moving. A
tavorite diversion for the mob WAS to drag
up the heavy iron plates that cover the
conduit manhoes. There We're turned on
end and thrown Into the noles, leaving
about half the cover projecting and making
a most effective barrier.
A great many men were injured all along
tho line. Policeman Olsen Of the Fins's
Bridge mounted squad was ch uwn from
his horse during fight near Fourth stree.
crossing and received internal injuries and
had his leg broken
General Master Workman John NJ. Par
sons Of the knights of Labor, who presided
at last nights meeting in Cooper Union,
did not want the men to strike and he is
said to have told them he would have
nothing to do with them II they struck.
Mr. Parsons said today that while he had
advised against strike in New York, he
would stand by the men to the last.
Il advised delay for day or two" he
said but now the strike Is on | will
make It the night of my life to sustain the
inen In compelling an observance OF the
ten hour law and the redress OF other
grievances. Now that the men have de-
termined to act the important issue mat
VIII most interest organized working '->-
is TO secure for the railroad employees not
only an observance or the ten- hour law.
but he right to maintain an organization
without any special regard to what Ma
tJonal organizations or their unions may
be attached"
board OF mediation and arbitration said
today that tho board stood ready to meet
and try TO- adjust the difficulties between
he railroad men and their employers as
soon as both sides asked for their services
General Master Workman Parsons to-
day offered a reward of $500 for any legal
proof that a legitimate striker has en-
gagged in violence against human life, such
as the use of dynamite or other atrocious
proceedings.
General Master Workman Parsons an
nounced tonight that he will tomorrow
issue call TO all presidents and secre-
turies OF all labor union In Greater New
York to meet Friday night in the Grand
Central palace to take some action to sus-
tain the street car men in their present
fight
Several thousand policemen are tonight
guarding the power houses and the plant
OF tho companies involved in the strike
: More than a hundred arrests were made
today and tonight and probably as great n
number of persons as that were injured
by tho free use OF the stick, but Chief De-
very believes together with his inspector
that even more forcible measures than that !
Will have TO be resorted 10.