The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05
new ORLEANS CAR STRIKE.
Situation Statu Quo With No Set
Element Id Sight.
THE COURTS ASKED FOR A RECEIVER
On The Ground Of Gross Encouragement
Of the Street Railway Lines-Stores
Win Soon Have to Close.


New Orleans October 4--rhe failure Of
the Canal street merchants to effect any
modus yivendi on which the street car men
could return TO work was disappointing 20
the people, who have now had seven days
Of walking and riding in uncomfortable
vehicles.
Tonight Mayor Capdeviclc has again
taken the situation Ia hand and is en-.
deavoring to arrange a settlement ON n
basis Of ten hours work and 81 per day.
Conferences and exchanges OF notes are
now In progress and will likely continue
until o'clock, as has been the cnse every
night since the strike began. Public senti-
meut, which was very strongly in favor Of
the strikers when the strike occurred Is
rapidly changing in favor Of the street Enil.
way company. This is due to a eomblna-
tion Of causes, the principal one being the
refusal OF the strikers TO accept the prop
osition made by Mayor Capedevielle AMI
which was accepted by the car company.
This proposition, In brief, was that the
strikers should return to work Immediate.
ly on the basis Of the April agreement and
all differences submitted to arbitration.
The public regarded this as fnir and rea-
sonabe. and when 1t was turned Down by
z ilHAl-
pointment went up from the thousands Of
strike
Another cause FOR the change IN pub;ic
sentiment Is the fact that people have be
come weary Of walking or paying ex
orbitant fares to the wagons, cars, car
riages and automobiles which have been
furnishing transportation since the strike
WAS inaugurnted. When the strike occur
red many people thought II was very funny
and enjoyed the long walks. but week &c
40 oil NJ he 1taNWa4
them and they no longer relish Jokes az ut
their sprintinE abilities
Still another important factor in tho
change of sentiment Is the effect the strike
is having on business, II has practically
paralyzed the retail trade in the dry goods
district and has forced merchants to lay
on clerks by the score Business has be-
come so dull on Canal street thar nil OF the
large merchants hUvo announced that hey
Will close up their stores until the strike
Is settled or until the company secures
The thousands Of clerks who arc thus az
fected have Joined In the clpmur fur the
cars % move and II Is said Humc ~ them
have even offered their services 10 the rail-.
way company 10 net as conductors In order
20 break the strike aud force the old en-
ployes TO return TO work
The Evening States, which has hecn sup
porting the strikers. " now CaiNug upon
them 20 submit tho diHcrnnccs To trbltiu-
tion on the lines suggested by Mayor Cap
dexille and end the strike
There Is undoubtedly lot Of politics
miSed mp IN the strike, and this fact IL also
having It's effect on the public. II. 70 Lee
the republican nominee for congress, Is the
president OF the Central Labor council. and
II Is openly charged that he used HIS POSI-
tion 10 encourage q strike In the hope that
IL would bring him the solid union labor
Vutc. Lees work ~ causing much bitter
ness. md many union labor man who are
democrats from principle are denomcins
him and the republican leaders for nttGmpt
Ing 20 use labor CONSULTATIONS to pull polit-
ical chestnuts out II the Are
In tho meantime thg railway company
IL making every preparation IN sys-
temHtic way for the operation Of their cars.
The barns have been httcd up with cots
y and ranges and store " groeerios and
supplies have been nIrnnged The barns
70 all well .policcd and no one Is admitted
nnY Of them.
lie most important development today
tho dling Of a petition IN tue civil
trict court Tor the appointment OF re-
Ter for the railway company on the
unds Of gross misiqauagemout by the
,ers. Charles A. Faurpt and H. A.,
audas nre the stockholders and bond
crs who iled the application. They N
that the officers have neglected and
no effort to run ears causing u loss
company az many thousands OF dol
day. and thus ieopnrdizug the my
= Of interest on bonds Judge 81 Paul
- the hearing for next Tuesday. The
say officials state that the Thing of
petition win prove beneficial 20 their
ests iuasmuch as II viii bring the
'nt controversy to Il hcNd.
was announced by the railway Off
that the filing OF the application for
steiyership would prevent them, under
advice OF their attorneys from par
ating In ans more conferences looking
settlement Nevertheless several com
..ications passed between the attorney
the company and the mayor during the
urse Of the evening aud the company
lwyer was In consultation with tho mayo
for an hour
Nothing but mail ears were run today
The wires were again cut on Carrollton
avenue at ursuline and Broad streets. rht
trolley wire was cut and Ii bakers mule
walked ON II and was killed.. At EsplnnAdC
and Broad cut or broken telephone wire
hanging over live trolley wire touched I
horse belonging to the Armour Packing
company and killed t.
The Canal street merchants have aban.
doned their plan Of calling a mass meeting
Of citizens tomorrow Tonight they met
at the st. Charles hotel and appointed i
committee OF two to wait on the mayor
and ascertain II thcy could be OF any scrv
re. They still maintain chat they will
have 70 close their stores unless a settle
pent Il reached soon,