Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-17

and making several arrests.
A crowd of strikers boarded u Put.
nam avenue car at eight o'clock and the
police arrested II men who tried tc
force the conductor and motorman to
strike.
New York, JUL 17.-A ii" rp of the
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o!leN md elevated r"nd. rtri''''u at D
o'clock Sunday moln'ux EcnerHi MasteI
Workman Parsons. H!tcr Il meeting of
the executive comnit:rr stated. with the
acquieSccncc of District Master Work.
man Pirns. that the entire executive
committee OF u members, representing
Is local assemblies. had voted to strike.
Conservative figures place the number of
men out at 1 100
A number of conferences were held
throughout i,rooklyn Saturday night by
the police authorities. by the officials of
the Rapid Transit company and by the
officials representing the union organiza-
ton and the local assemblies themselves.
Grand Master Workman Parsons and
District Master Workman Pines waited
until long after midnight for the returns
from the local assemblies which had met
for the purpose Of deciding on action rel
ative to striking in the morning. AT l
o'clock six assemblies had been heard
FROM and practically the six decided up
on strike. 1t was stated that the as
semhly representing the Nassau line vot-
ed to strike 24O to I. 1t was said also
that the Ridgewood assembly Ordered Its
delegates to vote with the majority.
Police Measures.
President of the Police Board York,
Chief of Police Dcvery and Deputy Su-
perintendentS of Police MrKellar of the
borough of Brooklyn and Clayton of
Queens held II long conference in Deputy
Superintendent Mckellar's office in head
quarters in brooklyn. the result of which
was that 400 men were called out. Or
ders were issued to reserves in the bOr-
ough of Manhattan early in the evening
to be in readiness. hut shortly before
midnight. so certain was it that tine strike
would take place in the morning, that
1000 policemen were ordered over TO the
various precincts in Brooklyn borough.
At midnight there We're boatloads Of po-
licemen making their way across the
East river, and special cars We're sent
across the bridge with other squads.
Thirty motormcn and conductors
on the Fifth avenue division of the old
Nassau system were discharged Sntur-
day by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com
pany. and their places were filled by
"trusties'' Of the old Heights system This
made 13O Nassau men to receive their
discharges within Il days.
The trouble started with the Nassau
men, who, with few exceptions. We're the
leaders in the strike of 1893. The Nassau
men have had more troubles to contend
with than the ten hour question since
they came under the management Of the
Rapid fransit company.
The men were implicitly trusted by the
Johnsons, but now they find every move
ment Is watched. 1t is said by the new
management that a large number Of the
men have been found careless about reg
istering fares For this number of
them were dismissed. and the reason was
given in plain language.
The men decided that 1t was because
they had been mixed up in the old strike
and at once began to strengthen the Or
ganization the .lohnsons always favored.
Secret meetings were held at which fiery
speeches were made.
This reached the ears of President Ros-
sitter, and number Of the men We're
transferred to other depots nearer to
their homes, while Transit men were sent
to take their places
Detectives Among the Men.
In this way detectives working as mo-
tormen and conductors were invited to
ioin the union, and daily reports of meet
ings and the attitude of the men were
made to the company.
On this information over 800 Of the
men were transferred to Transit depots
and other men put in their places.
This strengthened the union. for the
wrongs of the men were painted in such
glowing colors that many Of the newcom-
ers joined.
| Twelve of the most persistent qgitators
were discharged, and all the cars in the
| depot on Fifth avenue We're removed to
the Third avenue and Fifty-eighth street
shed. This put the men under the watch
ful care of the oldest Transit officials and
the most trusted of President Rossiter's
personal appointees.
A meeting was thought TO be imnossi-