Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-19

]iceing of the different stations, they ue-
clined to talk. Chief Devery said that
if President Rossiter wished ito run his
cars all night there were plenty of po-
licemen on hand to protect the COM
pany's interests thoroughly, but he was
not prepared to say whethers the cars
would be run continuously.
Master Workman Parsons and Dis
trict Master Pines we're very confident
that the strikers would win, the fight
but judging from the number. of cars in
operation to-day the assertion of the
railroad managers that the strike would
fzzle out seem to be we'll founded. The
strikers are severely handicapped mas
much as that they have no funds TO
back them up, and in many instances
there is a sad lack of concerted action
on part of their leaders. That the men
are in earnest goes without saying.
Nine-tenths Of them are thoroughly
honest in their intentions, but from in
dividual statements it is easily inferred
that they are fast losing confidence.
President Rossfter stated to-day that
the men on strike would not be discrim-
mated against if sthey returned to.work
at once, but so farHnot one of thesstrlk-
ers has seeded froEa the ranks.
Many of the persons who were ar
rested for interference with the trolley
cars were treated lemjently by the mag
istrates in the several police courts this
morning, and with the exception of the
fracas at Fifth avenue this evening no
trouble of any Importance was reported.
Taking everything into consideration
the strike is being conducted very
peaceably and the authorities hope that
the difference between employees and
employers will pc adjustedswithout any
serious trouble or violation of the law.
The board of aldermen of Greater
New York unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution to-day:
whereas, The employees of a number of
surface railroads in the borough of Brook
lyn because of unjust treatment and the
payment of inadequate wages, having de-
cided NO no longer serve the masters OF
said railroads, unless their grievances shall
be ad1udged in fair and equitable man
ner; therefore, be it
Resolved That the municipal assembly
of the city of New York extend its sympa-
thy to the striking railroad employees in
their efforts to secure better wages and
shorter hours, and requests the managers
of the several railroads on which Strikes
are occurring to agree that all differences
between employer and employees be adj
judged by arbitration.
Resolved That the corporation counsel
be and he is hereby requested to take such
action as will compel the railroad COM
panies doing business in the city of New
York to live up to the ten-hour law
1t was reported to-day that d committee
representing the strikers would call on
District Attorney Steel during the day
and lodge complaints with him against the
officers Of the rapid transit company for
violations of the ten-hour law
Mr.. Steele said that no good grand jury
would meet until September 49, THE Off
Gals, however" said the district attor-
ney, "if they have violated the law, could
be prosecuted in police court If found
guilty fine of $500 would be imposed with
additional sentence of one year in the pen.
To prosecute the company a corpora
ton the matter will to be presented to the
grand jury"
James Hayes leader of one of the To-
cal organizations, and four other strikers,
were arraigned in the Adams street police
court Brooklyn, to-day, or charges of
vagrancy. When the men were arrested
they were accused of cutting wires In
court representative of the railway COM
pany asked that the men be charged with
a felony. Assistant District Attorney Ty-
Ter said that a complaint of vagrancy
would be sufficient as the prisoners could
be sent to jail on that charge for thirty
days Thereupon complaints of vagrancy
were drawn. Eugene V. Brewster, who
appeared for the men, protested, saying
that all of the men had homes and fami-
lies. The men were then paroed in the
custody OF their counsel
The cars on the Third avenue, the Fifth
avenue and the Fulton street lines stopped
running shortly after o'clock Tonight
The ears on all other lines in operation
stopped al midnight.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-President Vree-
land, of the Metropolitan Street Railway,
in an interview to-day, said:
II have talked this morning with about
half dozen of the heads of the depart
ments of the road | asked them if the
men were dissatisfied and the answer in
every case was in the negative"
In regard to the assertion of General
Master Workman Parson that the Metro
politan Company violating the ten
hour law, Mr. Vreeland said: "ff I am
violating the law and they can prove it, let
them prosecute me. l try to come as near
as ! can to giving justice to all, but run
ming railroad is different from cutting
cheese or meat. 1t is not always possible
to stop work directly on the minute, but
we come as near to as we cam"
THE CLEVELAND STRIKE