The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13

company was willing to accept were found
to be unsatisfactory TO the union and vice
versa. 50 after trips back and forth the
committee OF union labor employers found
their mission far from accomplishment.
They tried to arrange another conference
tonight. but Mr.. Whitaker said he was
leaving the city and the conference had TO
be declared of. The grievance COMMITTEES
CT the strikers and Mr.. Woodward COM
rnittee will meet at the Mercantile Club at
a. m Monday.
With the assistance OF the police the Tran
cit company succeeded I'm getting three
more of its lines open to-day, although one
was disabled temporarily by cut wires and
barrtcadeS. The new lines opened were
the Page and Spalding lines of the Lindell
division and the Laclede-avenue line. In
addition the Delmar, Park-avenue, Comp
ton Heights Park and California-avenue
lines We're operated more or less regularly
NO cars were run on any or them, however,
after p. m. The Suburban system as
usual managed to run pretty nearly on
schedule time on each of its three divi-
sions. At dusk, however, there was a COM
plete suspension of operations.
In general. the fifth day of the strike was
rather quiet. A few cases OF violence were
reported from various parts of the city and
some shooting was done, but without SER
ious results A number of arrests on minor
charges growing out of the present diff
culties were reported. In East St. Louis,
where strike Is supposed TO be in prog
ress, nearly all the lines are being operated
rs usual.
An important meeting OF the presidents,
secretaries and business agents of all the
labor unions in the city has been called for
3 O'Clock Tomorrow evening at Wallhalla
Hail. when the more or less agitated ques-
ton of a sympathy strike on all lines will
be considered. Such a strike, the labor
leaders say, viii not be declared except as
q last resort. However steps will be taken
at tc-mOrrOwS meeting TO authorize the
executive committee of the Central Trades
and Labor Union TO call such strike,
whenever. in their estimation, the conditions
demand IL. In other words, the sympathy
strike will be kept as a last card, which
viii be played only ii it becomes necessary
10 help the street-railway men win their
tight.
That the federal authorities are watching
the strike closely is shown by the state
ment Of United States District Attorney
Roster MIR Roster demands that the mail
cars be not interfered with. either by barri-
cading tho roadways. cutting the wires or
In any other way and his talk contains a
threat tNas the United States government
may yet take a hand in the strike. The
custom of piling stones and old iron on the
street car tracks and cutting the wires
which has sprung up only within the last
1etF Jays, esiuendy furnishes the inspira-
ton for Mr.. Rosters words, and ii is likely
the strikers and their sympathizers will
heed the warning.
No. street cars will be run in ST. Louis
Sunday. Chief of Police Campbell consid-
cred IL necessary that his men should have
some rest and refused to detail them to
Keep the street car lines open tomorrow.
Finding that the chief could not be moved,
the street-raflway people decided to make
no attempt to keep the lines open.