The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-21

the outsiders that the line would be tied. MP:
the police and the railroad officials decided
would be placed on each car. This was done
AZ io8th street and Madison avenue a crowd
Of strike rs attacked tho motorman OF car at
o,,eock spd took away from him the ,s con.
tack ed this also. but the motorman was big
husky fellow and beat them OF until the police
car gave his controller. to the motorman OF the
1rst car and allowed him TO go ahead at full
Ths sG ssT thai s s pushed back
Charles Bolhsrg Of ~ East Third street was
arrested at Firty:ninth street and Eighth aye ,
them IN the circle. The police DO not think his
D ostSg witS the ssrfers as 70 general cu:sed
ness.
QUIET ON SIXTH AND EIGHTH AVENUES.
Although there was no disturbance on lower
rsssed sSs the Ns q the sons
to To
Ing over tbe wall and hiding among the shrubs.
Psrt wall 100 feet apart They had absolutely
Inspector ri thompson had charge Of the police
on the west aide yssserday II: made he bead
e. Re len
to nothing TO do. During the afternoon re-
port reached the stable that the strikers from
going to create trouble on Amsterdam ave-
nue among tho sixth avenue line motor
o, Sesnra oe men To
seoopd street and Amsterdam avenue and And
... e IN n dS t. Sas
s.y the HpSs hss in
occurred on the Sixth avenue line during all
BE dsy was caused Ry motornan named
sVena. and GA street He sad
e. ,GlloSi1S The railroad people denied
There was no crowd around the Sixth and the
Eighth avenue stables. and the streets, pre-;
headquarters on Forty eighth stree there was
no crowd at all. About ten men who were there
looked mighty solemn when they made the as
sertiop. They also declared. without smile,
to the strikers yesterday.
STRIKERS ASK TO BE TAKEN BACK.
Fully fifteen employees Of the Sixth and
Eighth avenue lines reported to headquarters
Yesterday and asked to be allowed to take out
their cars. They one and all declared tn at they
they had been afraid to take their cars out. as
The company accepted their excuses and put
them back to work, Four others. however, de-
aSd ha they he Tey
were also taken back. One OF these was a
struck" he said. but realize now what
family. and II YOU wiz only take me back win
clear through to hell If you order it. strikers or
no strikers"
Ghss: + os Of 2as Hst
street and tie Bower Charles Klein Of III
Q Fourth avenue car uptown. didn't, approve:
re captured the yo1nEsteE and t held him until
ton came Sterens was locked up in the
Gerry society rooms
ONLY 100 MEN OUT.
One OF the officials Of the Metropolitan Street
You can ans say nS antHoritStiveiy that there arc
not more than 120 men out now on the whole
system; Not single man struck today. and
number returned to US On the Eighth
avenue line alone fully twenty men came back
and were allowed to &c t" work again The
to-day on schedule time. and there was no
trouble to speak Of. The Second avenue cars
numbsr them we're taken OFF, simply ben
cause we did not wlsh to present too good an
opportunity for trouble to rioters and strikers
cars there all night. however.
CHECK FOR 500 FOR THE POLICE.
Things were so quiet at Police Headquar-
tors that the receipt OF a check for 800 ere
ated excitement. 1t was accompanied by this
letter:
ITO th Honorable the Board Of Police Committeeman,
GENTLEMEN: Inclosed please fnd my check
for 800. to be expended for the benefit Of any
OF the men Of the force who. during the
been injured in the performances OF their duty.
Please accept my c9ngratulation for the
mon responded to the emeresncy Yours re-
NJ ndersqn is i assan Street
Deputy Chief Cortright Mt headquarters.
SAID at 10 o'clock last night that the command
ing officers in all parts OF the city where extra
no disturbances were going on. and that affairs
were becoming nearly normal. Chief Devery
caused an order to be sent to the whole force
calling attention to provisions Of section B35 OF
the Penal Code. which make interference with
the operation l Of any ra!lT9y felony Com
mon to arraign their prisoners accordingly
PARsoNs's PECULIAR DIFFUSION.
General Master Workman Parsons. who had
an idea he was setting off n l3-nch gun when
Wednesday morning. said hravely:,
,h an am able to say atter careful survey o,
the Metropolitan Street Railway is practically
Won, ! state positively and make affidavit
t tse dG knE ON
strike to-day. Not more than 20 per cent re-
main on second Sna avenue - per cent on Eighth
1T was learned from labor sources that John
\: Bogert and Edward King q tho New York
Bishon Potter is a mem Der. are going to ask
the Bishop to arbitrate the strike. A telegram
was sent to the Bishop by them Yesterday stat
Ing the men were anxious to have him act as
arbitrator.
:. A letter was sent to John Williams. State
Factory Inspector. by John Kelley. Secretary
OF District Assembly 40, Knights Of Labor
complaining that the ten hour law was being
violated on the Metropolitan road. and asking to
be informed II Mr.. Wiliams's department
would inquire into the complaint. Kelley said
he would procure the evidence.
Parsons said last night that he had sent a
circular to the President and Secretary of
each OF the labor organizations OF this city and
Brooklyn TO come to a meeting which he pro-
posed holding in Grand Central Palace to light
for the purpose OF oonsi dering the labor stu
alton In the two boroughs. and OF taking some
action to compel the enforcement OF the ton :
hour law by the officials of the city