The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-25
Company Claims to Have it Broken
and the Striking Motornen
and Conductors on
the Run.
THE STATE POLICE WIN
Seasoned Fighters Were Able to Do
More in Few Hours Than
the Police Accomplished
in Week.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 25.-
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
many believes it has the striking con-
ductors and motormen on the run.
The company is so confident the back
bone Of the strike is broken that it
referred last night an offer of media
ton. made by the ministers of the
city. to a meeting Of its board Of di-
rectors that will not be held until a
week from next Monday. Its atti-
tude was based largely on the success
OF the state constabulary In checking
the riots, and on its own success in
extending it's service. Philadelphia,
for the first time since last Saturday,
enjoyed partial peace, and citizens
were able to go about their business
without dodging through back streets
to escape bullets and bricks.
The stand of the transit company
as announced was bitterly disappoint'
Ing to G. O. Pratt, John j. Murphy and
the other strike leaders who have been
feeling their way toward arbitration.
They were so sure that the company
would be forced by the action OF the
ministers to agree to some form OF
compromise thot they were jubliant
and boastful early In the day.
Last night. they were, calling the
state ,constabularys hard names ano
again threatening to call ont every
union labor man in the city.
The state police, 204 seasoned fight
ers, under Capt. John G. Grooms, OBJ
tanned in lew hours what the police
force of 3,4O0 men were not able tc
bring about in five days, reasonable
order. They were detailed to sections
of the city where rioting had beer
most prevalent. Mobs jeered them
and threw decayed fruit and OCCASION
ally the constables had to draw theil
revolvers and level them at the
crowds In every case the threat was
enough. The mobs broke and ran.
No disturbances have occurred tx
mark the seventh day of the street
uar strike. More cars are being ruI
today than at any other time since
the wall1ont and the determined atti
tude OF the police suppress roitine
has prevented further attacks upor
The strike breakers.
A general strike is more remote to
day than ever.
Only one disturbance had occurred
up to noon today and In it a police
man was badly hurt and number o
rioters beaten up. At Sixth street ant
Columbia avenue. a car on which Pa
trolman George Trieste was riding, wa:
stoned. One of the missiles rendered
him unconscious. Other policemen
and state police charged the crowt
with clubs. The mob broke and NJ
arrests were made.
The union men are still unshakel
in their decision that they will fore
the Rapid Transit company to recos
nize them. TIE general strike qEes
tion will be thrashed out at Sunday
meeting. 1t is necessary for each in
dividual union to vote, so that Sun
days meeting will be given up largel.
to discussion.
Another One.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb. 25.-Sherif
Person Of North Hampton county ha
been appealed to to take charge of th
local situation owing to the strike il
the steel plant here. Conditions ar
serious and the state constabular..
may be called into action. Hundred
Of strikers marched to the plant toda,
and assaulted non-union men. Stree
fighting followed. The. strikers at
tackled the trolley car loaded with me-
going to work. The fact that the en-