The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-18
NO REPETITION OF THE CARNAGE
AND RIOTING OF THURS
DAY EVENING
TROOPS PATROL THE STREETS
GATHERING OF CROWDS PROMPT
LIZ CHECKED BY MILITIA
AND POLICE
IMPORT MORE NoN-UNIoN MEN

ALBANY, N. Y, May ia drenchirg
ram succeeding a warm humid day made
II unpleasant for the military guarding
the city tonight, but had the effect of
Gearing the street corners of crowds.
mere was no repetition today Of the
scenes OF disorder that have marked tho
other days Of the strike There was the
same imposing show IF military strength
and in mid-afternoon 600 addit ional t.o0ps
OF the Ninth regiment Of New York CITY
were added to the already large force
now on duty here Two elements seem
ed to contribute to the quietness that pre-
vailed, one the general anticipation Of a
settlement Of the strike, and the other
a feeling of sobriety that succeeded the
anger and Indignation U~,r the killing OF
William Walsh ana 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 com
pany added part of a division to the SEQ
tlon operated by force of arms and as on
the preceding day began late in the
morning and quit early in the evening.
Under orders from their officers the
street patrols kept peol1e moving and it
is doubtful if a crowd numbering 500 as
sembled anywhere in the city during the
day. Quail street barn was again tie
center from which action radtated
MORE STRIKE BREAKERS.
heavy force of troops was massad
there, and at O'clock a battalion of Tho
IWenty-third regiment and the signal
corps cavalry troop were sent westward
to the New York Central tracks and
picked up twenty-five non-union men who
|, had been quietly dropped at a crossing
some distance from the West Albany
station. They were quietly massed in
side a hollow square of infantry and
marched into Quail street barn. Once.
the non-union men We're safe in the barn
the movement of cars began. Maj. Case,
who commanded the battalion in charge
of the barn, instructed his men in case
or 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 sa-
bres, next their sabre blades and last
their reVolvers.
The distribution of troops along the
line into the city and out to North Al
bany was the same as on the previous
day and the whole distance was effec-
lively covered. At several points sharp
shooters We're stationed on roof tops and
every possible pEecaution to guard against
successful attack taken The first car
had glided down the city before it was
generally known that one was in motion,
cars carried strong guards who sat with
their guns haif-aimed in constant readi-
ness for trouble. The arril al Of the
Ninth regiment created a stir that sub
sided after it had marched away to its
camp on the heights of South Albany.
The special train Of sixteen cars that
brought the Ninth from New York rang
it's way into the union depot at 800 this
afternoon and when it pulled up the
troops came piiing out and soon marched
into Broadway. 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 events recorded
NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
No settlement has been reached in the
railway strike. After hours of confer
ence the officials of the United Traction
company and the committee from the or.
ganization of the strikers adjourned
without changing the situation. The
company VIII proceed to run its cars
tomorrow on every line within the city
with the aid of a military force that
now numbers 5000 men.
The only step towards settlement that
was made was the appointment tonight
of a committee of the common council
to arbitrate the adoption of a resolution
declaring that If a settlement IS not ef-
fected by Monday night the council shall
revoke the franchise Of the company.
The company declares that such ac-
ton will be of no effect, as the road now
has a vested right that cannot be taken
from it. The reason there is no settle
ment tonight is because the company
| refuses to discharge the men brought
from other points to take the strikers
places.
This is a new phase of the difficulty
and promises to develop far more serious
| consequences and impediments in the
way of settlement than have been anti
cipated at any time since the strike was
! called. 1t is a matter which has not
| been considered by the strikers or the
| public and puts an entirely new aspect
! on the situation. The company, it Is
| learned, on the wage question was will
! ing to increase the wages Of the extra
! men and night-trippers to 1873 cents
per hour, but refused to establish
| uniform rate of 20 cents an hour for all
employees, as requested by the strikers.
! There is a well-delined rumOr that the
company will try to move car in Troy
! in the morning, and in the event OF not
receiving proper protection will call on
! Gen. Roe for military assistance.
E. Leroy Smith, who was shot yester-
| day by a squad from the Twenty-thtrd
regiment, died early today.