The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-17
Boys Hurl Stones at Cars
and Grease Tracks of
Street Railway.
FIFTEEN MEN ARE
COMING FROM TAMPA
Cars Were Operated Yester-
day Under the Usual Con-
ditions, Going to the Barns
at Nightfall But Little
Disorder Noticeable.

Efforts TO adjust the differences be
tween the Pensacola Electric Co. and
its former employees. which was I'M
dertaken by Adjutant General J. Cliff
ford r. Foster, upon his arrival in
the city came 10 an end yesterday al
/ ternoon, when President Baldwin
made his final reply. declining to ac-
cept the last proposition submitted
by the men. Up 10 that hour General
Foster had hopes of adjusting the diff
ferences and thus settling the strike
Il have exhausted all my resources
said the general last night, in refer
ring TO the settlement, and cannot
go ahead any further unless some per-
son Will suggest some mode of pro-
cedure 10 bring the parties together"
Regarding state troops L was learn
ed at military headquarters that no
more troops would be brought 10 Pen
sacola, and also that there will be no
state encampment this year. How
ever, maneuvers with the coast artil-
lery are contemplated. and if they
are held it will be during the latter
portion Of May.
Praise for Foster
Scott NJ Loftin. county solicitor.
who has been assisting Adiutant Gen
eral Foster for the past few days in
endeavoring to settle the strike, sta
ted to a Journal representative last
night that he was disappointed at
the result, as he had been extremely
hopeful at the outset that an adjust
ment would be effected. but that
General Foster deserves great credit
for his patient and honest eudeavOr' 10
act as a mediator and bring about
settlement, and that while no result
had been obtained, yet the people OF
Pensacola should feel grateful to him
for his hard work and earnest effort
to relieve the present situation
Nothing From Leadley.
81 have nothing further TO saw" re-
piled Manager JnO. w. Leadley to
query at o'clock last night Our
letters to General Foster. OF which
yOu have copies. cover everything we
desire 10 say.
The letters of which Manager Lead
ley speaks are published on another
page, together with the letters COM
ing from the committee of the street
railway employees. all of which are
addressed 10 General Foster.
Cars Were Operated.
Cars started from the barns yester-
DAY morning at the usual hour, and
were operated upon all the city lines.
The imported men were again greet
ed with cries of "scab" and again
several were arrested for alleged vio-
latiOns of city ordinances, but the
strike-breakers seemed to take these
things as a matter of course, and pro-
ceeded to run the cars as though
nothing out of the ordinary had Oc-
Cured during the entire day. Rail-
road tOrpedOes continued to explode
on the tracks in various portions OF
the city, causing more than one per
son TO turn pale, especially those
seated in the cars As was expected.
but few persons took advantage Of
the opportunity 10 ride to and from
their homes during the day.
Bricks Were Hurled.
Wednesday night and yesterday
bricks were hurled at some Of the
cars on the Park line by small boys.
Wednesday as the last car was return
ing from its run, and after the troops
had been Withdrawn, a brick was
hurled at the motOrman, striking the
car. Some glass was broken by the
missile.
Yesterday afternoon another brick
was hurled ar the Park line car. II
missed the mOtoTman and struck the
wooden portion OF the car. below The
glass. doing only slight damage This
occurred just opposite St. Johns
cemetery. and later Police Officer
Milford arrested Ernest McNaiT,
boy about 16 years OF age, and sent
him to the city jail on the charge OF
having hurled the brick
More Men Coming.
T. vas learned last night that the
Pensacn'- '@"1T1c Co IS 10 impoTi
more strikebreakers. The men this
time will come from Tampa. WI
Stone &, Webster own ~ street rail-
wav system of that city Fifteen
were in the party 10 leave Tampa last
night. and they will pFobabl- reacn
here tomorrow morning or tomorrow
night. II is the general presumption