Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-10-08
STRIKING CAR MEN
CONDITION OF IN ACTIVITY WILL
UNDERGO CHANGE TODAY.
MAYOR SENDS ULTIMATUM
Notified the Street Railway Company
That Cars Must Be opertaed on
All Linee Today.

All Llnee Today.
New Orleans, October 6.-The con-
dtion of mastery inactivity that has
characterized the street car strike for
eight days will undergo a change to-
day, Mayor Capdevielle last night at
o'clock notified the railway company
that it would have to operate its cars
upon all lines on or before 10 o'clock
this morning. The notice was served
on the president of the company by
City Attorney Gilmore in person. While
the alternative action TO the city ou-
thorities is not stated in the letter. it
is understood that steps may be taken
to attack the franchise OF the COM
pany.
An official notification of the action
taken was sent to the carmen. This
move is what the carmen have been
looking for tor someume and it is loud
ly applauded by the sympathizers of
the strikers.
The company had. however, pre-
viously announced its determination to
run cars today, and issued statement
to the effect that it had refrained from
making the move on the advice of a
number of citizens, who feared the
consequent violence of such an at
tempt.
The company made quite conces-
sion yesterday afternoon. 1t has here
tofore stood squarely on the propo-
sition of Thursday afternoon, in the
negotiations wl,h the men through the
day, but last night advertisements
we're sent to the papers offering 20
cents an hour to experienced motor
men and conductors. While not di-
rected to the strikers, 1t is evidently
intended as concession to them, as
1t is an advance of cents an hour
on what they were getting on the old
contract. Applications under this call
are to We made by mail. 1t is under
stood that the company has received
nearly 200 applications under the calls
printed two days ago.
|. vIt is positively asserted by the COM
pany that its cars will be run today.
The mayor was in consultation last
night with the chief of police and the
police board with the view of affording
the necessary protection. At the first
show of violence call will be made
for special police. 1t is the general
opinion that the response will not be
as general as it was during the Charles
riot of year ago. Then the gov
ernor will be called upon for troops
and they will be modified quickly.
Negotiations for a settlement, so far
as the company is concerned, stopped
Friday.
The mayor tried yesterday to get
the carmen to agree on some sort of
a proposition that he would submit
to the company, but up to last night
he had not received any reply from
them. 1t was on the line of 20 cents
and ten hours.
The telephone cable, containing for
ty-two wires and connecting all the
barns and offices of the company, was
cut on Harmony street last night. The
trolley feed wires were also cut in
several new places during the night.
Up to the presenC time there has not
been single arrest for cutting wires,
though the company has a standing
offer of $1,000 reward for the identifi-
cation of any wire cutter. Inc tele-
phone cable which was cut last night
was being watched by three watch
men. They were evaded in some way