The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-16

rbere were warm times in Newport
yesterday afternoon and for an hour OF
two Il looked as though there might DC
trouble of serious nature but .happhy
things were not pushed TO extremes ana
the threatened war blew over, Tor the
time being at least.
Mayor Boyle declared the city to be IN
a state OF riot at 4:3o yesterday after
moon. as the climax OF trouble between
the police stationed on Broadway ana
gang OF track layers employed by the
old Colony street railway 20 lay long
.xttch. In the face OF an order not TO 90
so. - a..
The riot call was sounded on the hie
bells, the fire department was placed III
readiness to help the entire police force'
ana Mavor BOYLE. as the commanding
civil OFFICER. had arranged 10 have the
Newport artillery and the Newport com
many OF the naval reserves calico OUT.
while matters looked threatening TOT
awhile the danger from actual hand-to-
hand conflict between the police ana the
track layers was not great, for the reas-
on that the 50 workmen were scared oy
overwhelming numbers fully e'wv persons
the greater number being men standlhs
police.
The Old Colony Street Railway COM
many has a single track franchise TO run
through Broadway. Recently the ne"
Newport and Providence railway was
given a one track franchise an the SAM
street. The city wants the companies y
use the two tracks which VIII De Oh
broadway when the new company com
rlies with ats franchise rights. using one
track for cars coming into the city ah'
sha other for return cars. The compan
tes are at loggerheads over the use
each others tracks. This week the ol'
Colonv company started laying turn
out fully 2h blocks In length. Wor,
WAS begun in the middle ana the tracl
LAYERS had progressed to the point wher
ewitnhes were needed TO connect III
turnout with the main track
Navor BOYLE had forbidden the Old Co
onv COMPANY 10 connect it's turnout Wit
the track Yesterday morning he saw ina
froiib1e WIS Impending and had AN ollSe
placed on guard 10 stop the attsinpt .
Law the switch at the south emo OF VI VI
turnout The officer was crowded py ~
srasr ,avers during the afternoon and h
warned the men that they would nave
:. Law the iron over his body, and II ne wa
touched arrests would follow Tor assau
on an officer. When the OFFICER iouhu 'ha
he wouId have hard work TO hold his ow
he sent word 70 the police sta'ion anu
sound OF Officers responded.
tsas.o~ raoyle and the street commission
ers were present, and when IL seemed
U The tracklayers would be able TO forc
the nolice out OF the way the mayor 700
command and declared the city 10 pe IN
state OF riot The riot call was souhue
and ALI the police and reserves responuy
within II minutes. The general puou
which has been watching street ia'""
matters also turned out.
Eorennen Of the fire companies RESPOND
ed 10 a second call, and received lnstr w
tions from Chief Engineer kerwin TO nav
their apparatus for emergency use III ,n
event 81 another call Mayor Boyle aske
Francis Burdick. the local manager OF ,n
street railway company, 10 can on ny
men and obey the order issued forbiduin
the ,avinR OF switches Burdick was uf
der.tood 10 reply that he would not ca
of his men and that the switches Woui
be laid IN spite OF the mayor or his orue
The mayor then said that ne "ouia ~
rest every foreman and official ana IN
laborers themselves II any further a
tempt was made.
shis occurred at the south end OF IN
turnout and the tracklayers next mao
north end The police again presented
eolid front. At 6:l5 train OF cars ~, nv
rived. bringing more layers and shove,ei
from Fail RIVER Asaih Ha'Lels IN ii
bad. but AZ $50 the workmen were Gale
on. and the night lanterns put out, IND
eating that for a time. at least. the e
fort 20 lay the switches had been delaye'
MAYOR ENDORSED.
Mayor BoyfrAs- position IL Endorsed
the citizens. for he claims that ne
simpIy protecting the city's rights.
the old Colony street railway should 9
It's turnout completed, II is claimed I'M
the city cannot get ~ up. and that
would be Impossible. though lack
width OF the street. 20 have the ne
street railway company lay Its track
this point. -,
italian laborers 20 begin digging abol
the north end OF the turnout. where on
Ger Tobfn was standing serEt. offfe
ssrx 10 arrest the workmen. As N
three laborers started, Tobin grabbed on