The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-11
BLooDsHED MAY FOLLOW
New Orleans Strikers RejSek
 Propositions.
Governor Heard and Mayor Caps devielle are Directing the 1kili-
 tary and Will Resort to
 Arms If Necessary.

New Orleans, Oct. 10.-The crtsle in tho street car strike will come tomorrow-' Governor Heard and Mayor Capdavielle sought to effect a settlement today. Tho proposition was voted on by the union tonight and 1t was rejected by an cver-9 whelming majority.
 Tonight Governor Heard issued . proc iamation against unlawful assemblies on the streets and warning the people 10 preserve order.
 A conference is now In progress lock- ing te the disposition of the military forces in anticipation of an attempt e. run cars tomorrow.
 The strike situation tonight showed nc material change from the day before. ~ heavy rain this morning put dampsr on the crowds of strikers massed on Canal Street in the vicinity of the barn. but when 1t cleared up in the afternoon they resumed their old deliant attitude. wa4ting for the first attempt to run out q pae-s senger car. No cars were run excepe mall cars. sE
 Governor and Mayor.
 At 1e:so o'clock this morning 0overnor Heard and Mayor Capdeveieile met twen-s ty members of the executive committes of the car men and remained in confer ence with them for over an hour The Governor got a complete Statement ok their side of the case and then urged upon them the necessity of settling the controversy amicabiy. He warned them to dsslst from violence and aaid that if necessary every company of militia in the State would be brought here to preservn order. His talk impressed the comxnit- tee.
 While no official statement was given out the Governor is understood to have presented to them the offer of the New | n Daf n \ and twenty cents. The committee retired | to lay 1t before a meeting of the Union | which was called for o'clock tonight | committee from the union then went l ground to all the barns calling the men | inte the meeting. At the Canal Street barn where the great majority of them were assembled. they were informed oI the nature of the proposition and It's am nouncement was greeted with loud nega- | tive shouts
 May Resort to Arms. The local military commands arc now l ready to raspond to & call for active | service. About 90 per cent of the men | have been gathered in the armorfes ana | in case chsy are needed tomorrow they will be ready at a moments notice. It IS | the general impression that resort to | arms cannot be avoided.
 During the night some of the strikers | cut the wires on Canal near Prieur strest | hut they cut the wrong wires and did not interfere with the operation of the mall | cars.
 Dave Musch, who Is charged in ths Federal Court with Clark with having cut the wires in Audubon Park on Octo- ber 1. surrendered today and was re- leased on a bond of q, ooo. The trial of the sixteen strikers for interfering with the malls was continued until Monday.
 The non-union men who are housed m the Canal Street bar are getting scared and several owf them are anxious to get away.
 Rushing Soldiers to Scene.
 Six companies of militia from the coun~ try will be rushed here by special train on orders which will probably be issued tomorrow morning.
 A force of eight companies of eighty men each of citizen soldiery has been formed very quietly and they oan be res lied upon to answer any call.
 Negotiations did not cease altogetheR with the rejection of the 20 cents and ten hours proposition. The Governed pre- sented it to them again with a guarantees from the New Orleans Railways Com pany to reinstate all the old employees. At midnight the car mems committe was still considering it.
 The labor presidents tonight adopted q resolution suggesting that the whole oon- troversy be submitted to arbitration. This was done with the approval of the car men.
 The Railways Company will not cons sent to the arbitration of the question of wages.