New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28

,,sre struck by flying missiles in the
riotinC which was renewed here tnis
afternoon. after several days of com
narrative quiet Nearly dozen riot CANS
were received at Police Headquarters,
b,:r IN most instances the n1obs were dis
oersee with the use of riot sticks alone
Seveuty-fye arrests were made.
crowds of men and boys who usually
fiji the streets on Sunday in many sec
lions of the city We're responsible for
,,,osr of the attacks The orders of the
director Of Public Safety that wagons
md buses must not be used to convey
Messengers also resulted in many dis
turbances-
Driven al p high, rate of speed TO es-
cape from ? mob that was peiting 1t
With bricks and stenes trolley car
struck an obstruction. near 9th and Jack
son streets left the tracks and ploughed
into brick house The car was de
molished and the motormsn conductor
and the policeman on guard were in
jured.
When a policeman on a Frankford and
l.ehieh avenue car fred q shot from MS
revolver ever-the heads of a threaten
ing mob at 5th and Cumberland streets.
every window in the car was shattered
by hail of stones. The frightened mo-
forman and conductor sought protection
In z nearby store Iron gratings were
riled on the tracks and. the mob was en-
. ieavorfng 10 demolish the car when
squad of state police arrived on the
hoe ha
escorted the car TO the barn.
The riot squad from City Hall. which
had been hastened to the scene III auto
mobiles was obliged 20 shoot before II
succeeded in dispensing a mob OF two
thousand persons which had gathered
al Sth and Fitzwater streets. A police
man Rad forced the driver OF q huckster
wagon. converted into bus. tc unload
his passengers This had Infatuated the
crowd. and il started 10 wreck passing
trolley car
Fifth street. Grand avenue, South
street and other thoroughfares were the
scenes of almost continuous disorders
during the late afternoon hours.
Charged with being implicated in a
plot to blow UP trolley cars filled with
passengers and TO destroy other prop
erty Of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company. Charles r. Copeland, strik-
ing conductor, and William C Field.
stationary fireman, formerly Of New
York. were held in 81 800 bail to-day by
Magistrate Beaton, in the Central police
court.
The men were arrested early to-day by
if Il of he
adeiphia Rapid Transit Company. and
Detective O'Connor, of the Central Of
fee The detective stated at the hear
ing that a plot had been Matched at a
recent meeting OF the troleymen to blow
up cars. Early to-day they said they
saw Copeland pick something from the
track at 4eth street and Woodland ave
nue.. West Philadelphia. When they fol-
lowed Copeland and placed him under
arrest bomb, which SiIcox declared
contained sufficient nitroglycerine TO
blow UP a car. Was found in his pocket
Members Of the Amalgamated Associa-
lion of Street and Electric Railway En-
pioyes while admitting that Copeland IS
a member Of their union, deny any
knowledge OF the alleged plot, and say
the rapid transit detectives have framed
up the dynamiting plot in order to dis
credit the union
THREE kDTES TAKEN
officials Of the Rapid Transit Com
pany stated tonight that they We're not
seriously concerned by the threatened
general strike. At the offices of the com
pary it was stated that reports received
from men who had attended the meeting
81 the labor unions showed hat three
votes had been necessary. before the
strike resolutions were finally adopted
The first vote. according to represent
atives Of the company, resulted in a ma
jority against the resolutions. The sec
ond vote was secret one and was also
lost according TO the same information.
hut the point being again raised the res
olutions were put through.
More cars were in operation to-day
than at any time during the strike.
During the rush hours Gao cars were iii
operation and If Was planned TO run the
regular Sunday night schedule Of $40
cars. These plans had to be abandoned.
however. because of the number Of riots
which broke out in different sections of
the city at nightfall. and the cars On
many lines in the northern and south
e-n extremities OF the city were with
drawn
The state police who have been. guard
ing the cars a'eng Germantown avenue
announced that their horses were almost
tagged out. and the cars on this line We're
discontinued AT 2 o'clock.
Two severe explosions Of dynamite
caps occurred on. this line just before the
OARS were Withdrawn. In one case the
windows Of houses in the neighborhood
were shattered by the force OF the OK
piosion
In n attack on d car at Germantown
avenue and Mannheim street motor