The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16

morrow Sight-EieCtric CuTS 0Bc-
rated Under an Armed Guard
ALBANY. n /, May 16.-The strike
Of the employees of the United Traction
Company has caused such business
staGration that another effort IS 60 be
made 10 settle the trouble. It is an
nounced that Mayor Blessing has call
! ed a conference for late this afternoon
with the executive committee Of the
strikers in Albany and Troy with
view Of trying to secure a settlement
with the company and the withdrawal
| of the troops by tomorrow night It is
| believed the company VIII become a
party TO the conference and that an
agreement may be reached
Mayor blessing has reached the con
cIusion that the full power CT the city
government should be exerted to COM
pei an agreement between the men and
| the company. and this afternoons con
ference is the result.
/ With the aid of more than 1000 State
militia and with troops only as passen-
gers, the United Traction Company has
! been able to operate few Of its cars
| over portion of its local system today,
despite its striking employees
While great crowds have witnessed
| the operations during the morning and
have jeered the soldiers and the non
| union men in charge Of the cars run
ming there has been comparatively little
disorder.
| The first car was run out Of the Quail
Street barn shortly before 10 o'clock,
| Major General Roe having passed along
| the route to see that the military guard
| had been properly stationed and that
| all was in readiness There were TWEEN
| ty armed miliuamen in the car and it
made the trip practically without inter-
ruption-
! Previous to moving the car, the sol
| dfers cleared Quail Street and Central
| Avenue of the crowds for several blocks
each way and also enforced the closing
Of all saloons. They met opposition in
! Pauley's saloon at Central Avenue and
/ Quail Street. but the prod of a bayonet
/ received blythe foremost objector caused
the crowd of thirty to retire. All citi-
zens in the neighborhood were COMPEL
I ed to retire into their houses and close
/ the blinds and doors.
| Major Case, of the Twenty-taird
| Regiment, was IN charge Of the car.
! The company's first move was to open
! up about five miles Of its road between
/ the Quail Street barn and the car barn
| on Broadway, in North Albany. This
| section OF the road runs from Quau
| Street, down Central and Washington
| Avenues. past the State Capitol, TO
Eagle Street. over Eagle, down State
Street, and then along Broadway to
/ North Albany.
| At 9 O'Clock this morning this entire
route had been picketed with militia
/ At the more important street corners,
like Lark, Eagle, Pearl, and Broadway,
were stationed whole companies. while
/ at less important points were found
| pIatoons and then again squads. Where
no trouble was feared single guard
patroIIed.
Following the first car came another
| and another, until half dozen were
! spinning along toward North Albany
manned by non-union crews who We're
!
! diers. on each car. There was no dis0r-
| der. Where the cars passed through
| sections friendly to the strikers guards
| had been posted on the roofs Of houses
/ 10 prevent the dropping Of missiles on
| the heads of those below.
Mr.. Sheehan, president of the strik-
| ers'~ union says his men are remark
I
/ be in its infancy. He depreCates vio-
1ence and says the men have been eau
/ toned against it.
| The strikers and their friends say the
| company may be able to operate with
military protection, but wonder what it
/ viii do after the militia leaves here
/ Citizens did not use the cars today. Of
course. there were many incidents at
I tending the running Of the cars. but no
riots It took several companies Of the
! Twenty third Regiment to clear the
! streets directly adjacent to the car
barn en- Quail Street where several
, thousand people were congreEated.
/ When everything was in readiness the
/ big barn door was swung open and the
/ first car was sent out. followed at short
/ intervals by the others until the ten
cars were on their way down town.
Comments from the crowd were heard,
but there was no disorder,
The streets along the car route were
crowded, the citizens paying no atten-
ton to the mayors proclamation Of
yesterday which had urged them to re
main away from the scenes Of activity
in connection with the strike.
When the first car was passing En-
met Street, in North Albany. it was
/ stoned, but this was an incident of but
q few seconds Reaching North Albany,
| the cars were run back over the same
route to Quail Street and thus contin-
ued all day On a block where crowds
had congregated the militia kept the
people inside the curb line and moving
when possible
COAL MINERS INDIGNANT
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