The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-06
Mayor of New Orleans Issues
 a PsrBnptOy Order
FRANCHISE MAY BEATTAcEED
This Is What the Strikers Were Look ing for and Action of the Mayor is Loudly AppIauded by
 Public Generally.

New Orleans, October 5-The condition of masterly inactivity that has character ized the street car strike for eight days will undergo a change tomorrow. Mayor Capdevielle tonight at o'clock notified the railways company that it would have to operate it's cars upon all lines on or before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning The l notice was served on the president of the company by City Attorney Gilmore in person. While the alternative action of | the cty authorities Is not stated in the letter it is understood that steps may be taken to attack the franchise of the company.
 An official notification of the action taken was sent to the car men. This move is what the car men have been looking for for some time and 1t is loudly applauded by the sympathizers of the strikers.
 The compeny had, however. previously announced its determination to run cars tomorrow and issued a statement to the effect that it had refrained from making the move on the advice of number of citizens who feared the consequent vio- leHCe or Suc1 an attempt.
 Company Makes Concession.
 The company made quite concession this afternoon. 1t has heretofore stood squarely on the proposition of Thurs day afternoon, in the negotiations with the men through the mayor, but tonight advertisements were sent to the papers offering 20 cents an hour to experienced | directed to the strikers, 1t Is evidently intended as a concession to them. as it l is an advance of two cents an hour on what they were getting on the old con l tract Applications under this call are 1 to be made by mail. It is understood | that the company has received nearly 200 | applications under the calls printed two days ago.
 It is positively asserted by the company that it's cars will be run tomorrow. The mayor is in consultation tonight 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 It is the general opinion that the response will not be as general as 1t was during the Charles riots of year ago. Then the governor win be called upon for troops and they will be mobilizeo quickly
 Negotiations Stopped Friday.
 Negotiations for q settlement, so far as the company is concerned, stopped Friday. The mayor tired yesterday to get the car men to agree on some sort of a proposition that he could submit tp the company. but up to tonight he has not received any rerly from them. It was ] cn the lire of 20 cents and ten hour5. l The telephone cable containing forty 1 two wires and connecting all the barns and offices of the railway company was cut or Harmony street last night. The trolley feed wires were also cut ia sew erai new places during the night cp to the present thers has not been sim gle arrest for cutting wires. though the company has a starding offer of 5000 re- ward for the Identification of any wire cutters. The telephone cable which was cut last night was being watched by three watchment. They were evaded in some way.
 Later Proposition.
 It developed later that the union adopt ed, an ultimatum which gave the railway company until p. m. to accepts It was delivered at SPA and was allowed to go by default. It was in effect the same proposition which the Canal street mer- chants got the executive board to con- sent to Friday-2s cents an hour and eight hours.
 The railway company sent a letter to the mayor just before midnight stating that if he was ready to furnish protec- tion they were ready to run the cars.
 At o'clock there will be conferencx between the mayor, police board. city att torney and chief of police to consider the situation.
 The strikers are much excited over the turn affairs have taken and two men who ventilated their views in crowd were badly beaten up in the vicinity of their headquarters in Exchange alley.