The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
ALBANY is JUBILANT.
The Big Traction strike Settled
Yesterday.

yesterday.
Albany, n. Y, May 1S.-The great street
railroad strike. lasting twelve days, re-
quiring the presence of 5000 members OF
the National Guard in the city, costing
the lives of two prominent merchants and
entai'ing an expense to the county of
Albany of over $S9.OOO is amicably set
tied. and IL the agreements are kept,
there will be no trouble for three years
at least
The ominous calm which succeeded the
killing of two inoffeusive citizens two days
ago by National Guardsmen. defending
property, was succeeded this afternoon and
evening by enthusiasm, when public bell
towers and city newspapers proclaimed
that the strike on the street railways of
five cities had been settled Flags flying
from public and private buildings. horses
and wagons decorated with bunting and
the national emblem, citizens carrying
small flags in their hands and enthusiasts
tic youth and otherwise dignitied citizens
chasing after the cars marked some of
the earlier scenes OF the afternoon.
The Union Men Aboard.
The repair wagon left the traction com
pany's barn with it's old union crew
aboard and going along Pearl street re-
ceived an ovation. 1t was decorated with
flags and escorted by Joyful crowd very
different from the angry mob that had
followed the cars the last few days. To-
night several of the lines are running in
this city and all of them in the other
cities. and by noon tomorrow all the lines
will be running on schedule time with
union men.
The first indication of the settlement
of the strike came at an early hour this
morning from Troy, where It was an
nounced that the Troy division of the
Railway Employees Union had decided to
sign the agreement presented at last
nights conference. Following this notih-
cation the other divisions met in Albany
and after they had signed, the traction
company officers signed 1t and at II
o'clock this morning it became binding.
AS is usual, both sides to the contro-
versy claim they received 1t. From the
face of the agreement il is evident that
the striking men won these concessions;
Increasing night men and extra men s
wages to 20 cents per hour granting men
| the right of appeal from a decision of an
inspector or the superintendent to the
traction company's executive board; the
road to pay any employe for lost time
when suspended and found not guilty; en-
| ployeS permitted to ride on thelr own III
visions free by showing their badge; nc
discrimination against strikers who have
not committed violence.
The Traction Peoples Gains.
The traction people obtained these con-
| cessions:
That men who were on strike and com
mitted violence, shall not be reinstateo
unless proven guiltless; that the road may
hire or discharge any man without refer
ence to his affiIiation or otherwise with q
union; that no proposition to strike shal
be acted upon until forty-eight hours has
ella psed from the time of notification, and
that IL a strike is ordered, II shall moi
take effect Until six days.
Gen Oliver waited for some time tc
have Sheriff McCreery notify him that
the strike was ended, but finally ordered
the return of the troops 20 their homes.