The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-05-17
MillTIAMEN AT ALBANY, N. ".
CLEAR THE STREETS BY
FORCE or ARMS.
LITTLE INTERFERENCE MET
Number Of Cars, Each With a Com.
pany Of Troops on Board, Are Run
Over the Lines Without Serious
Trouble-MiIitary Posts at All Cor.
ners Keep Crowds Moving and Win.
dows Along the Lines Are Closed.

dows Along the Lines Are Closed.
Albany, y. Y, May 17.-Promptly at
O'Clock the Union Traction company
began preparations to move its cars.
At that hour Captain Barnes, in com
mand OF the Twenty-third regiment,
brought out III front of the Quail street
barn his entire regiment. At the same
time the Tenth battalion started down
town dropping out details at the street
corners along the traction line run
ning to broadway. One company OF
the Twenty-third, Company 4. started
to clear out the mob massed at the
curve on Central avenue Persuasion
was OF no avail ana back went the
company a dozen PAGES. Charge
bayonots," shouted Lieutenant Colonel
Brady who was nearby. Down went
the cleaning points and on a rush
| the men started at the crowd. Just
| as they reached them there was
| quick reverse OF the guns and the
| butts smashed against human bodies.
With howl the crowd started back,
| some with bloody faces and some with
| broken bones. The mob was not al
| lowed to stop until it had been driven
| three blocks away. Then every side
| street for blocks around was cleared
| and details began the work of closing
| up the saloons and houses In two
corner saloons they found surly groups
and in one the soldiers had to club
the men with their rifles. General
/ Barnes then ordered windows in the
houses closed. Usually rife pointed
was sufficient. but in one or two cases
details had 10 enter the houses and
close them. The women defying them
All this time inside the barn doors
were five open cars manned with non
union men. waiting the word 10 run
ont. On each car were two motorrlen
two conductors and two Pinkerton L.
tectives. the latter with loaded rifles
in their hands.
Will Shoot if Necessary.
The men are ordered not 70 fire
except when it is absolutely neces-
sary," said Superintendent Fasse;t of
the road. At $50 the first car emerg-
| ed from the barn and rounded the
| curve to the spot where the crowd
had wrecked two others Tues lay
General Barnes was on the car and
! when it reached the obstructions a
| coupling was made and the damaged
cars soon removed to the barn. The
| crowd was TOO far distant to even
see the operation and If window
went up giardsman soon shut il
| with an order.
While this was going on the street
corners along the State street route
began TO assume the conditions OF mil
| italy posts. Details of soldiers III
every prominent square kept people
moving SO that no large crowd could
| gather.
at 900 81 second car left the stable
and started over towards Madison
avenue a thoroughfare not guarded.
ON board of it were lieutenant Colo
nel Brady and a company OF TIE
Twenty-third regiment guarding tWo
motormen and two conductors. They
| DIDlttttu ONtl SudAA SeASSs' S.oit.'++S
IA remove tiagstone distractions from
the track. The ear was an open one
When the road officials were ready
10 move another car word was sent
to Colonel Lloyd. in command OF the
Second regiment at North Albany ana
n, Immediately began placing his meI
along Broadway at points where
,ronble was feared. Househoders
wore warned that brick thrown from
housetop or a window would near
the arrest Of all the inmates an'
e,raoelers on the street corners were
notified to keep moving.
Full Company on Each Car.
II was 10 o'clock before the ftS
car reached the last OF the obslfl@
tions and then it was run up To th'
ona of the line. In the meantime th'
company ran out seven other cars ant
cot them ready for business. On eacl
was full company Of militia. Th'
6rst car moved out and down the aV
orne with no trouble and car No.
with a trailer followed a few minutes
later. There was hardly ripple o
oxcitement as the cars moved dowi
thc hill to take different routes. Ther'
uore boofs and Kisses at several polnt
MT nm ia the time the various car
reached the foot Of State street m
serious trouble had occurred and ther