The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-18
NO CASUALTIES REPORTED
Drenching Rain Forced
 Crowds from Streets.
City Council Threatens to Revoke Franchise Unless Agreement is Reached Speedily-Traction
 Company Not Frightened.

Albany, N. r., May 17.-No settle ment has been reached in the railway strike. After hours of conference. the officials of the United Traction Conn pany and the committee from the strikers adjourned without changing the situation. The company will run it's cars tomorrow on every line with in the city limits with the aid of military force that now numbers 3,000. men. The only step toward settlement that has ben made was the appoint ment tonight of a committee of arbt. tration from the common council and the adoption of resolution declaring tha: if a settlement is not effected by Monday night the council will revoke the franchise of the company. 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.
 New Phase of Trouble.
 This is a new phase of the difficulty and promises to develop far more seri- ous 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 considered by the strikers or the public and puts an entirely new aspect on the situation. The company, it is learned, was willing to increase the wages of the extra men and night trip pers to 19 3-4 cents per hour. but re- fused to establish a uniform rate of 20 cents an hour for all employees, as re- quired by the strikers. There Is a rumor that the company will try to move a car in Troy in the morning ana in event of not receiving proper pro- lection, will call on General Roe for military assistance.
 A drenching rain succeeding warm, humid day. made 1t unpleasant Tor 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 arl turbulence that have marked the other days of the strike. There was the same imposing show of military strength and in mid afternoon 500 additional troops of the 9th Regiment of New York City were added to the already large force on duty here.
 Elements Of Qu1etness.
 Two elements seemed to contribute to the quietness that prevailed, one the general anticipation of & settlement of the strike, and the other feeling Of sobriety that succeeded the anger and indignation over the killing of Wil- liam Walsh and LeRoy Smith. More non- union men were brought into the city, but contrary to expectation, their coming did not inflame sentiment to an appreciable extent.
 The Traction Company aded part Of another division to the section oper- ated by force of arms and as on the preceding day began late in the morp- ing and quit early in the evening. Un- der orders from their officers the street patrols kept people moving and it is doubtful if a crowd numbering 500 as- sembled anywhere in the city during the day.
 The Quail Street barn was again the centre from which action radiated. heavy force of troops was massed there and at 9 o'clock battalion of the Esd Regiment and the signal corps cav airy troop were sent westward to the New York Central tracks and picked up twenty-five non-union men who had been quietly dropped at crossing some distance from the West Albany station. They were quickly embraced in a hollow square of infantry and hurried to the Quail Street barn. Once the non-union men were safe in the barn. the movement of cars be- gan.
 Major Cases Instructions.
 Major Case, who commanded the bat talion in charge at the barn, instructed his men that in case of attack they were to use their rifle butts, then their bayonets, and at 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 All bany was the same as on the previous day and the whole distance was effec- lively covered. At several points sharpshooters were stationed on roof tops and every possible precaution to guard against successful attack was taken. The first car had filed down into the streets of the city before 1t was generally known that one was in motion but it attracted only slight mo- tice. The car carried strong guards who sat with guns half aimed, in con- stant readiness for trouble.
 The arrival of the 9th regiment ere ated stir that subsided after it had marched away to its camp on the heights in South Albany. The special train of sixteen cars that brought the 9th from New York, rang its way into the Union depot at 3:2O this afternoon and when it pulled up, the troops came bling out and soon marched into Broadway. Their baggage wagons were stoned on the way out through South Albany. but the escort disre-