The age-herald., 1901-05-18
NJ SETTLEMENT REACHEDIN THE
 ALBANY STRIKE Company Will Run It's Cars Today On Every Line
 in the City 5000 ARMED MEN ON DUTY There Was No Repetition Yesterday of the Riotuos and Turbulent Scenes of the Previous Days
 of the Great Strike.
5000 ARMED MEN ON DUTY

Albany, N. r., May 17.-No settlement has been reached in the street railway strike. After hours of conference the of- and the committee from tle strikers ad- journed without changing the situation.
 The company will run it's cars tomorrow on every line within the city limits with the aid of military force that now num- bers 5000 men.
 The only step toward settlement that has been made was the appointment to- the common council and the adoption of a resolution declaring that if settlement is not affected by Monday night the coun- cil will revoke the franchise of the com pany. The company declares that such action will be of no effect as the road now has a vested right that cannot be taken from it.
 No settlement was made tonight be- cause the company refuses to discharge the men brought from other points to take strikers places.
 This is new phase of the difficulty and promises to develop far more serious consequences and impediments In the way of settlement than have been anticipated at any time since the strike was called. It Is a matter which had not been con- sidered by the strikers or the public, and puts an entirely new aspect on the sit uation. The company, 1t is learned, was willing to increase the wages of the ex- tra men and night trippers to 19% cents per hour, but refused to establish a uniform rate of 20 cents an hour for all employees, as requested by the strikers.
 There is a rumor that the company will try to move car in Troy in the morn- ing, and in the event of not receiving proper protection will call on General Poe for military assistance.
 DrenchIng Rain.
 A drenching rain succeeding warm day made 1t unpleasant for the military guarding the city tonight, but had the effect of clearing the street corners of crowds.
 There was no repetition today of the scenes of disorder and turbulence that have marked the other days of the strike.
 There was the same imposing show of military strength and in mid-afternoon 600 additional troops of the Fifth regiment or NeW 1OTk City WtTt duutd lO thC oh- ready large force on duty here. Two ele- ments seem to contribute to the quiet ness that prevailed, one the general an- ticipation of a settlement of the strike, and the other a feeling of sobriety that succeeded the anger and indignation over the killing of William Walsh and Leroy Smith, More non-union men were brought into the city, but contrary to expectation, their coming did not infiame sentiment to an appreciable extent. The Traction com pany added part of another division to the section operated by the force of arms and as one the preceding day, began late in the morning and quit early In the evening. Under orders from their officers the street patrols kept people moving. and it is doubtful if crowd numbering 300 assembled anywhere in the city dur ing the day.
 Where Troops Were Massed.
 Quail street barn was again the cen ter from which action radiated. A heavy force of troops was massed there and at o'clock battalion of the Twenty-thtrd Regiment and the signal corps cavalry troop were sent westward to the New York Central tracks and picked up twen- ty-fve non-union men who had been quietly dropped at crossing some dis- tance from the West Albany station. They were quickly embraced in hollow square of infantry and hurried to Quail street barn. Once the non-union men were safe in the barn the movement of cars began. Major Case, who command ed the battalion in charge at the barn, instructed his men that in case of attack they were to use their rifle butts, then their bayonets and as a last resort their cartridges The mounted signal men were instructed to use first their horses, then the backs of their sabres, next their sabre blades and last their revolvers.
 The distribution of troops along the line into the city and out to North Albany was the same as on the previous day and the whole district was entirely covered. At several points sharp shooters were stationed on roof tops and every possible precaution to guard against successful attack was taken. The first car had glided down into the city before 1t was generally known that one was in mo- tion, but it attracted only slight notice. The cars carried strong guards who sat with their guns half aimed, in constant readiness for trouble.
 The special train of twelve cars that brought the Ninth from New York arrived at the Union depot at 3:30 this afternoon and when 1t pulled up the troops came piling out and soon marched into Broad way. Their baggage wagons were stoned on the way out through South Albany, but the escort disregarded the attack.
 The afternoon was featureless save for the eI ents recorded.