The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-24

| Once again, mediation that ought TO
be potent. has failed to effect anything
toward settling the street car strike
| ainicably.
| After two days of effort the mediation
committee of the board of trade last
night gave out the following statement:
| TO THE PUBLIC.
The committee appointed by the board OF trade
| At iis meeting of Norday last, for the purpose Of
| bringing together in harmony the Traction com.
| phnr and its employees, have realized most sin.
| cciclv the obligations resting upon them and the
| Importance of the issues involved. We have given
| hours of patient and faithful attention TO the du-
| tics resting upon is. and wc regret TO report that
| our labors have bc,i, 50 far as We can now sec.
| in vain. The committee representing the ANAL.
| eanaicd Association OF Street Railway cmploircs
| gave us, after long conference. their absolute III.
| tma;um, and Nc found tho representatives OF tile
company Mr. Slinan and Mr. Timothy Burke.
equally rigid. so that it. looks to the committee
| as il the case were irreconcilablc at this time.
| A. W. Dickson, Luther Keller Joseph Levy. c.
| B. Scott. D. b. Athcrton. committee.
The board of trade men had con-
| ference with a committee of the strik-
ers Tuesday afternoon. at which the
| latter were asked to make statement
| of what they would do toward concili-
alton. Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
| the strikers representatives. after hay
| ing consulted with the union, reported
| to the committee of the board of trade
that they were willing to return to
work If the company would take them
back IN Il body at a fiat rate of twenty
cents an hour. no man 10 work more
than ten or less than eight hours in
any one day.
THE COMPANY'S REPLY.
When the board of trade committee
at 3 o'clock waited on General Man
ager Silliman and Director Timothy
Burke, it was informed that the COM
pany. even though disposed to take all
the strikers back in n body, could not
do so, for the reason it can not guar
antee it will have places for all Of
them, written contracts having been
made with or verbal assurances given
to the present employees that they
would be furnished permanent employ
ment. 1t was added by the company's
representatives that in no event would
the demand for fiat rate of twenty
cents an hour be granted. and. further
more. 10 contract could be made With
any union.
Regarding the editorial in Yesterdays
Tribune. General Manager Silliman
said
ut is impossible to settle on any
other terms than those heretofore
stated. The company is in a position
where it could not, even if so disposed,
give IA guarantee to its former employees
that the present employees would re-
t1A - l,.tS
with them, and make places for all the
strikers"
ANOTHER OUTBREAK.
Another serious outbreak occurred
early yesterday afternoon on the South
Side. \ hucksterS wagon stopped on
Stone avenue, near River street. so
that Il blocked the track. y car with
two imported men in charge was
blocked and the huckster, encouraged
by SOM bystauders, refused to move.
The result was that the stalled car
drew IA big crowd. and before many
minutes had passed the crowd was
Stoning the car.
James Murray and Patrick f'inniSan
two middle-aged married men, living
in that vicinity, We're among the fore
most in the crowd. one story has ii
that the motOlman jumped off his car
and struck Murray with his controller
handle. without any particular provo
cation from Murray. Another story is
to the effect that Murray threw Il stone
at the motorman and was III the act of
throwing another when the motornan
threw the handle at him.
Al all events the motorman was
struck by a stone and Murray by a
controller handle, ana general mix up
resulted.
Patrolman Tom Jones, who 50 he
claims saw Murray throwing IA stone,
hurried up To him and placed him I'M
der arrest Finnegan jumped on the
putrolman and Special Agent Morgan
Sweeney. who happened along Just
then, tackled Finnegan. The crowd in-
terle.ed but the officers got away with
the two men and started with them
for the Alder street station house.
Agent Sweeney reached there with
Fmngan safely. but the crowd over
took and closed in on Patrolman
Jones and endeaVorcd to rescue Muir
ray. Murray, who is a big man, Strug-
gled to ovorpower the officer, but lie
was subducd by blows from the police
mans club. The crowd dragged and
tueged at the officer, ralned blows and
kicks upon him, took from him his club
and revolver and tore his clothing into
shreds, but he fought like ii tiger every
minute and clnsng like grim death 10
the nippers which held Murray about
the wrist, succeeded in keeping his
prisoner until Lieutenant Zang and a
squad came to his succor. The crowd
then melted away, and Murray was
taken into a nearby store where DR.,
John D'Malley treated him.
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL
lie was bleeding profusely from
scalp wounds and it was feared he had
sustained Il severe conclusion or pos
sibly Il fracture and on the advice of
DR. John O'Malley the ambulance was
called. Murray was doctored up by The
hospital physicians and late in the af-
ternoon was transferred 10 the cen-
tral station house, His injuries proved
to be superficial. Warrants will he
issued today for others OF the crowd
An import, giving the name of A. j.
Commodore, was arrested by Officer
kayS at Dunmole corners yesterday on
the charge of pointing Il revolver at a
crowd that was ieering him, and also
of threatening to blow out the brains
of one of the crowd. John Jenkins.
Squire Ferguson sent him to jail in
default OF 81, 600 bail. The company
had made no effort TO bail him out up
to midnight,
The Pine Brool; breaker boys tele-
phoned to the papers last night that
they We're about to start on a trolley
party 10 the South Side. They eX-
planned that the ,party would be ssn-