The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-14
POLICEMEN
 GUARD CARS Chicago Strikers Are
 Over-aWed. ONLY TWO STONES HURLED One Thrown by a Woman
 Who Escaped. Situation is Complicated by the Striking of the Bremen Em- ployed in the Power Houses of the Company. 

Chicago, Nov. ia.--Twenty-nve cars run on the Wentworth Avenue line without damage to the cars and without injury to the non-union employees operating them was what the Chicago City Railway Company was able to accomplish today with the assistance of the police depart ment.
 While there was no active interference with the hauling of the cars, such as at- tended the attempts to run cars yesterday. the crowds that lined the streets jeered and hooted the police and the non-union men almost without intermission. But two stones were hurled at tho cars dur. ing the day, one being thrown by wo. man who made her escape. 3 At nightfall the officials of the street car company were inclined to view the day as being successful and satisfactory. They announced that cars would be run tomorrow on the Wentworth Avenue iina and that attempts would be made to op. crate other lines. Shortly after this de- cision was announced. the situation was complicated for the company by . sudden strike of the hremens employed in all six power houses owned by the company.
 A sympathetic strike.
 The nremen's union made an agreement two days ago with the company which was to last for 8 year. There was clause in the contract which gave the firemen the discretion to go on q sympa- thetic strike if the company declined tc arbitrate with the employees now on strike. The calling out of the firemen involves oilers. water tenders. coal passerx, ash handlers and coal supply men. 250 in ak The real danger in this last strike. Hes in the attitude of the teamSters. They may decline to deliver coal to the com pany if norl-union iiremen are employed. On this point General Manager McCpi- loch was undizturbed. s we will get all the coal we need" hs declared. land we will run right along. During the aftefnoon an effort was made l to bring about a pAaceable ad1ustxent of l the strike. The members of the State BoaSd of Arbitration called on Manaker McCulloch and upon the latter's susgas- ton went into conference with s. R. Bliss. counsel for the company, with the hope of arranging settlement or at least a conference between the strikers and the officials of the road. Nothing deln- ite was accomplished at the conference, but another meeting has been arranged for tomorrow.
 Plans of Unionists.
 Organized labor will tomorrow attempt to bring sufficient pressure to bear on the municipal authorities to prevent the po- lice from riding on the cars of the Chi- cago City Railway Company during the existing strike trouble. A call was sent out tonight for all members of the Chi cago Federation of Labor and the various leagues that advocate municipal owner ship of public utilities to met at o'clock prepared to make call on Mayor Harri- son and Chief of Police O'Neill. It has ben decided to present the following re- quests to the city government:
 That no more franchises be granted to street car companies, but that they be operated under th9 license system.
 That the police be restrained from rid. ing upon the cars of the company dur ing the strike and falling to secure the consent of the Mayor to this, an at- tempt may be made to secure an injunc- tion to restrain the police from so act- ing.
 That the States attorney be urged to institute quo warranto proceedings into the right of the police to ride on the cars.
 That all street car companies be pro hibited from using electricity as a mos tive power.