The evening times., 1901-05-17

of its omission Of any demand for the dis
charge OF non-union men. there were not
a few persons who, when they saw it.
said that the company would not at this
juncture ratify so many stin propositions
What was wanted now. it was said. was
a simple modus operandi which would
establish a basis for future negotiations
on debatabIe matters.
There was a report this, morning a,so
that, apart from questions of recognition
Of the union or of wages, the company
would rot consider the proposition to take
hack all the strikers without discrimina-
ton, for it was said the company knew who
threw the brick which nearly killed Mo
torman MARSHALL on Tuesday morning.
and knew the man was a striker His
surrender. 1t was said, would be demand
ed by the company and it was believed
that the demand would encounter strong
opposition
Hopeful auguries were also somewhat
overcast by the order issued to the Ninth
Regiment TO report here today These or
ders were taken to mean that the au-
thorities were aware that the company
would insist on the right to conduct its
business without moIestatfon," and would
make the concession of this demand a
prime condition On which the trike would
be settled
As the presence Of an overawing mill
tary force-about $500 troops including
the Ninth Regiment-would make for
quiet, the persons who felt most. detected
over the outlook today for an immediate
settlement Of the strike found some COM
fort in the increase of the soldiery, sig
nificant as it might be of the company's
intentions to maintain obstinacy to public
pressure until its bushes had been restor-
ed. AS though awed by the consequences
of yesterdays Iawlessness, the strikers
were subdued during the night The town
was absolutely quiet and not an arrest
for disorder irs connection with the strike
was made. There was some more cutting
of trolley wires, especially on Clinton Av-
enue, but the company made no efforts
to have it prevented. The Quail Street
car barn, which has been a storm cen
tire, was watched by soldiers this morn
ing
BY the time the cars were started from
the Quail Street barns, shortly after 10
O'Clock this morning, the lines which they
were to travel were heavily pic1eted.
There were little squads Of soldiers on
alternate street corners and III the por-
tons Of the city where there has been
most trouble. there were squads midway
in every block 4 different policy was
followed by the military authorities to-
day, in that rowing sentries were placed
upon the sidewalks TO keep pedestrians
moving It is declared that if this had
been done yesterday there would have
been no shooting.
a change of policy was also noticed to-
dag in the increase of guards on the cars.
The cars. all open ones, had from twenty
to thirty soldiers in each of them When
the first car. having come by ouaH Street.
Madison Avenue, Lark Street, and Wash
ington Avenue. went spinning down
State Street, the result OF the changed
tactics was obvious A second car fol-
lowed at an interval Of five minutes and
its progression was as quiet as funeral
The West Albany line was operated
little later and operated as quietly, the
cars starting from the Quail Street barn.
running TO West Albany and thence taxi
ing a trip over Central Avenue to Wash
ington Avenue. where the line joined the
Pine Hill division as it is called. over
which the first cars Of the day were op-
Grated.
At 12:5O O'Clock this afternoon Frederick
Phisterer, Acting Adjutant General, who
also is General Roe's first assistant, said:
Martial law has not been declared in Al
bany and I do not think it viii be-