The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18
Between Representatives
OF the street-RaiIway Company,
the Mayor and Employees.
ANOTHER CAR LINE OPENED
cottage GHovE-AvENUE "GRIP-
|PERsv RUN UNDER POLICE GUARD.
Drivers Of United States Mail Wagons
90 ne Arrested IL They Block
ade the streets.

CHICAGO, Nov. T7.-Peace negotiations
boxing TO al amicable settlement Of the
truggie between the management OF the
chicago city railway and Its striking en-
bloyes were begun this afternoon and the
Indications tonight that both sides TO
|he controversy will agree to submit their
differences to arbitration. After a confer
|nee. which lasted several hours, between
Mayor Carter II. Harrison, the officials OF
he company and the special aldermanic
beacs commission appointed by Mayor Har-
ison at the direction OF the City Council,
Followed by another meeting In which
President Mahon. Of the Amalgamated AS
Iociation OF Street-railway Employees, and
rs legal advisers took part.
Mayor Harrison declared that the out
look for settlement Of the strike by arbi-
)ration was decidedly fattering. II was
bsreebIy surprised at the conciliatory atti-
dude displayed by both sides to the con-
4rovsrsy," said he, "'and we made more
progress at our first meeting than I had
anticipated" He declined 10 enter into the
"Details OF the discussion that took place.
but IL is significant that a further confer
ence with the railway officials was ar
banged Cor Tomorrow. The object OF the
meeting was TO bring the two sides 10
point where arbitration Is possible. This
The mayor believes has been accomplished.
The representatives OF the company present
were the president and Counselor Bliss and
y director. The strikers were represented
by President Mahon. Clarence barrow, at
torney for the miners during the settle
<nent OF the coal strike last year, and ex-
Judge Prentiss.
MORE LINES TO BE OPENED.
i Despite the promising outlook for a
psaceabls ending Of the trouble in the near
future. the management OF the road will
no morrow renew their efforts TO break the
strike. Announcement was made tonight
that an effort would be made tomorrow
morning to open another OF the branches OF
the system. The attempt will be made on
the electric line running through Indiana
avenue. and IL successful. will make a total
OF three. branches that have been opened
for traffic since the inception of the strike
last Thursday.
The other important developments IN the
strike to-day were: A big bill filed in the
m5uperfo. Court asking that receiver be
appointed for the Chicago City Railway
company and challenging the companys
Fight to operate its lines on the ground that
hts franchises expired last July. and that
the ninety-nine-year act claim Is invalid
Five trains, consisting OF a gripcar and
s-trziler each. operated on the Cottage
IGrove-avenue cable line. with guard OF
It0V0policemen. Twenty-Five cars operated
on the Wentworth-avenue line under a
Chief Of Police OMEN issued an order to-
day instructing his officers TO board United
States mail wagons II the drivers show a
tracks or hinder the police in efforts to
keep the streets clear. The drivers In
such cases are to be arrested after the mail
I Is delivered at the postoffice. In general,
mail wagon drivers have the right OF way
/ and are seldom interfered with On oc-
casions Ike street railway strike. how
not exempt from the operation and penal
ties OF the city ordinance.
PISTOL SHOTS.
A number OF pistol shots near the barns
At Thirty-nInth street and Cottage Grove
! avenue startled the nonunion employees
housed within. For a short time the strike
SreskeTs 5eisssd that an atsack was being
| proved to have been fired by men who
brought two wagon loads or supplies into
the barns and who had been molested by
pickets IN an attempt to block the delivery.
When the two wagons were within half a
| block OF the barns Dickets halted the
| drivers and demanded that the teams turn
around and drive back. The drivers i'm
mediately opened fire and drove quickly to
the barn. After unloading the provisions
they returned to the company's headquar-
ters, followed by bicycle brigade of union
pickets.
On the MISUNDERSTANDING line to-day a
| two men suddenly running IN front OF the
car almost caused smashup at West
Forty-nrst street. The car. moving at a high
rate or speed, struck the couch and hurled
| IL to enc side, smashing IL to splinters. The
couch was picked up from in front Of a
hardware store by the two men. who ran
directly In front OF the car and quickly
| dropping the couch scampered OF.
Switches were found TO be spiked all the
way from West ENCOURAGEMENT street TO
West Thirty-ninth street. II was neces-
sary to make frequent stops to close them
| and then a huge stump of tree had TO be
| removed from the track at Thirty-first
| street and a rock at Thirty-third street.
| a. ssea or q hrinS or &c. 81 ,ror VS.
sent flying through a window. but no per-
son Is known to have been injured. A
| crowd this afternoon attacked wagon
| bearing provisions for nonunion men, which
| was bound for the Archer-avenue car barns.
The crowd cut the horses loose. overturned
the wagon and threw the contents into the
river. BY the time the police arrived the
mob had scattered.