The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-12
STRIKERS ARE QUIET.
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corner and was taken in charge by
Mounted Patrolman Lang.
One Under Arrest.

One Under Arrest.
The young man is second cousin of
Bishop Ellison Capers of South Caro-
lima and furnished bail for his appear
ance in Police Court this morning. Ca
pers says that he came to Savannah
and accepted position with the Plant
System, but later went with the street
railway company. He felt that the cor
poration was grinding It's men down,
and promptly went out with the other
members of the union. He admitted
that he has been endeavoring to in
duce the non-union men to go out, but
denies that he has threatened violence
to any one. He says that the charge
entered against him is untrue, and that
in his opinion is only part of a scheme
of the company to frighten the union
men away.
Capers says that the companys idea
is to have the men arrested as rapidly
as possible and in this way bully or
bluff them away. This is denied by
General Manager McIntire, who says
that his men have reported to him that
certain of the strikers have been
threatening their lives. The police
were furnished list of those who are
alleged to have made the threats OF Vi
olence, and Capers was among the
number. With the exception of Nc
been arrested by the police. The strik-
ers who were arrested secured bail
without any trouble, and the members
of the union say that the company can
not coerce them into showing the white
feather at this time. They declare that
they will remain firm and that they
are quite sure that they will be vic
torious in the end.
The men on strike were stationed at
nir1tc ha na
day, and talked with the men at work.
In every case the names of the conduc-
tors and motormen at work were taken
by the union men, for future reference.
1t is believed that the strikers will
make an effort to see the men singly,
and not while they are being guarded
by the company's inspectors. Some of
the men at work made jerring remarks
about those taking the names, but the
strikers were satisfied to let 1t go after
calling them scabs.
Precautions Against Trouble.
The usual precautions were taken by
the railway company last night and
early this morning, and most of the
non-union men slept at the barn on
Gwinnett and OFT streets. The engines
of the Bolton street power house were
kept working, and although the cars
stopped running at the usual hour the
current will remain on as IL they were
still being operated. The companys
linemen have been mounted, and rode
over the system watching the wires
until the cars began running yesterday
morning.
The same plan was begun when the
cars went into the barn this morning,
and a close watch will be kept on the
wires by the police and linemen.
Vice President Parsons and General
Manager McIntire remained at the Boil
ton street Office again last night, and
the police guard at this point was
kept on, with the double watch at the
power house. The railway officials will
remain at the Office until the trouble
is over. 1t is admitted by the officials
that the travel has fallen off on the
suburban lines. although it is claimed
that the difference is not very great.
A slim crowd went to Thunderbolt
yesterday and none of the cars were
really crowded. The people seemed
afraid to travel and even on the city
lines few rode for pleasure. 1t was
feared bX some of the patrons of the
road that the cars might be left at the
resorts, or that the wires might be cut
| and traffic suspended. None of these
| timid individuals cared to take a
chance of walking back to the city.
| Those who kept off the inside lines
either did so because they were afraid
| of rock throwing or else were in SYM
pathy with the strikers.
Although the company seemed to
have plenty of men there appeared to
be a scarcity of conductors, and mo-
tormen had to be pressed into service
to collect fares. The motormen know
the streets, while many of the green
conductors cannot tell one thorough
fare from another. In quite a number
of cases they were placed in charge Of
the motor end of the cars, and frequent
displays of ignorance were made by the
men. 1t was indeed difficult to have
these men stop on the proper streets
and frequently they ran for more than
half block past the street asked for.
One of the non-union motormen re-
| fused to take a revolver which the
company offered to loan him. Later he
stated that If he had to resort to fire
arms he would throw up the sponge.
He was perfectly willing to work for
an extra dollar as long as there are no
disturbances, but announced that at
the first outbreak he will step out and
join the union. Mr.. McIntire states
that the extra dollar will be paid as
long as the trouble lasts. The COM
pany realizes that the men are doing
hard work and extra work and that
they should receive additional compen-
sation.
The police who are forced to remain
in quarters during the trouble say
that the company should at last real
lie that they are of some use. The
corporation has always refused to
recognize the men and an effort will be
made to have matters arranged differ