Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-18
ALBANY IS QUIET.
Everyone Appalled, at the
B|oodshed of Thursday.
Cars Run Under Military Protection
and No Resistance offered.
Casualties n0W Include Two Dead and Maoy
Bruised and Manned.

E'hany ~. T.. May f7-No settle
n'";ir ha" hcen reached in the great
railway strike. after hours Of confer
ence the officials Of the United Tr,c-
I On 90. and HE committee from the
1T%an cations Of the strikers adjourned
witf0ut changing the situation. The
company viii proceed to run it's cars.
tomorrow, on every line within the CITY
iihhitS with TIE aid of military force
! I NJ row number; 1900 men
| tie only step toward settlement that
haS been mado was the appointment,
! 7 n ght. OF a committee from the com
mon council to arbi;rate and the adop-
| non Of 4 resolution demanding tahat
| II settlement is not effected by Mon
| Gay night. the council shall revoke the
franchise of the company. The com
| panY declares that such action will be
| OF no effect. as the road has n vested
right that cannot he taken from ii.
he rcason there is no settlement to-
! right. is because the company refuses
| 10 discharge the men brought from
other points to take the strikers
| places. The strikers agreed to waive
| the question of unionism so far as en-
nloyes of the company at the time the
| strike. was declared are concerned.
Gen. Supt. John w. Mcnamara left
| the conference temporarily at lI15. He
was asked: do you think there is any
prospect of an immediate settlement r.
He replied: II am sorry TO say that
| 40 not think there is"
The Office was guarded during the
conference by a fun company of
Guards:nen. but there was no unfrIend-
| ~ demonstration.
Albany. n. ". May IA drenching
| rain succeeding n warm. humid day
| made il unpleasant for the military
guar ding the city. tonight but had the
effect Of clearing the street corners Of
The crowds that have infested them
for the past II days.
| No repetition of the stirring scenes
If disorder and turbulence that have
marked the Traction strike as the most
! desperate labor struggle Of the year,
| occurred. today In mid afternoon. 6Oo
| additional troops Of the 9th Regiment
| of New York city We're added to the al
| ready large force now on duty here.
| More non-union men We're brought
into the city but did not appreciably
| arouse Indignation. The United Trac-
ton 60. added part oi another division
| 10 Tie section operated by force OF
arms. The street patrols kept people
moving and 1t is doubtful if \ crowd
| numbering 500 assembled anywhere in
| the city during the day. The moving
ears attracted little attention and the
voices that jeercd ana hoWIcd, yestcr-
| day. We're for a time being sti.led
I,..,
center Of action. At . O'Clock a heavy
force Of troops We're masSed there.
Then battalion of the 23d Regiment
ana the Signal Corps Cavalry troop
was sent westward to the New York
Central tracks and picked up - non
union men who had been quietly
dropped at n crossing some distance
from the West Albany station. They
We're quickly taken i'll a hollow square
OF infantry to Quail street barn. The
movement was as peaceful as Il process
sion. once the non-union men We're
safe in the barn the movement Of cars
begun.
Major Case, who commanded the
battalion in charge of the barn, in
structed his men that in case of attack
the We're TO first use their rifle butts.
then their bayonets. and as n last re-
sort their cartridges. The mounted
signal men We're instructed to first use
their horses. then the backs of their
sa bres. next their sabre blades and last
their revolvers.
The distribution of troops along the
line into the city and out to North Al
bany was the same as on the previous
day. At certain points sharp shooters
were stationed on roof tops.
General Oliver again directed the gencr-
al operate The first car attracted
only slight notice. The cars carried
strong guards who sat with their guns in
constant readiness. The arrival of the
9th Regiment created stir that subsid-
ed after it had marched away to its
camp on the heights in South Albany.
Their baggage wagons were stoned on the
way out through South Albany. but the
escort disresarded the attack.
The afternoon was featureless. The
strikers rejoiced over the cesertion of all
of the inspectors on the Traction line save
four. The inspectors objected to riding
about on the guarded ears and preferred
to Join the strikers
Toward night a heavy rain began de-
sconding and the soldiers enveloped in
their ponchos were left to patrol streets
that were practically deserted
Hishop Doanc of the Episcopal church.
has composed a prayer for peace and in
his letter transmitting 1t to the churches.
saws: There is no Christian man in Al
hany who would not gladly do what in
him lies to quell the unrest and end the
disturbance in our city. If any counsel of
advice or arbitration could be offered IL
vould be but in the unlikeihood of that
we can at least ask Gcd to bring orocr
ont Of confusion. 10 allay passion. 10
avert bloodshed.
The members of the Committee of Thir-
teen n ciyic organiZati ton of influence. has
ieeuad an address scathngly arraigning
tho civ police for failing in duty at crit
icaI times during the strike. After dis
claiming any opinion as 10 the merits of
the labor dispute. the address declare
that private property and citizens are
the protection Of the law.
The address announces the employment
AZ ,aeal counsel to conduct an investiga-
t;on and asks the citizens aid. The ad-
dress closes with an appeal for a general
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