New-York tribune., 1910-02-25
NIGHT CAR SERVICE.
.ST1TE POLICE QTIETfI
PHILADELPHIA.
Dynamite Plot Frustrated :
Posccr House Strike
Threatened.

Phiisdelphia. Feb 24.-Surface cars
werc. operated ON the principal streets of
the CITY until midnight tonight Tor the
first ,irnc since the beginning of the
,.reso,7t STRIKE. against the Philadelphia
Rarid Transit Company Guarded by
members Of the state police which ar
rived to-day the cars We're operated
.ven through the turbulent mill districts
,o Kensington and Frankford.
Although the trcnsit company officials
reported tonight that eighty-four cars
Rad been stoned during the day. no dis
turhance was permitted to attain serious
proportions All o1 tbreaks were quickly
quelled 10y the police. and not riot call
was sent TO headquarters.
During the day. according TO the com"
1.any's figures IA cars were in opera
ton and siNty-six Of these continued TO
run until midnight. Increased service is
promised BY the company. which an
nounccs that four hundred new men.
many Of "A hom were formerly in the en-
ilos of the company. We're hired to-day
and will take cut cars tomorrow.
MAN SHOT IN NIGHT RIOT
Michael Mckinney. twenty four years
old was shot in the ack but not seri-
oBsIy injured. during a disturbance which
followed the running of the cars 90
right. a pile Of tubs and barrels was
placed on tho tracks at Cier1na ntovn
avenue and Juniata street some distance
sbovc tho territory patrolled by the state
police When car reached the obstruc-
tion II was showered with bricks
A squad Of police from station house
in the ueishborFaood hurried to the scene
and fired on the rioters Mckinney fell
snd WAS removed TO a hospital. where it
was found that his wound was not seri-
Gus. He. together with several Other
prisoners WAS then locked up
other cars were hcmharded with
stones iii West Philadelphia tonight an
there also the police fired at the crowd
hut no one was STRUCK
ALLEGED DYNAMITE PLOT
A man Was arrested in the northern
pert of tho city. to-day on a charge Of
attempting TO dynamite cars 1t is al
iesed he confessed that he and several
other men had planned TO blow UP cars
The man is declared 10 have said that
iIttle hags OF explosives had been
secured and lots had been drawn as to
@ao should place them on the tracks
The police to-day requested all deal
ers 10 refrain from selling firearms until
the strike is over
President Kruger and other officials
IF the Rapid Transit companv refused
make any co-,ar,er. .od.,- or . 10
quest received from the committee OF
representative churcfmen that the
grievances Of the strikers be submitted
fos board Of arbitration. An acknowl-
ooEment Of the receipt Of the letter was
forwarded TO the clergynen. with the
statement that IL would be referred to
the. board OF directors of the COMPANY
The next regular meeting Of that body.
Will be held week from next Monday.
and officials OF the company say the
question Of calling special meeting
has not been discussed.
only one-third as many arrest. were
made by the police to-day as we're made
yesterday, when seventy-eight persons
were taken into custody. Among those
arrested was the son Of a consta bic in
He is twenty years old. and confessed
mat ne Was a member Of band Of
Youths who manufactured a quantity of
explosive caps and then drew lots 10 sec
who should place them on the tracks.
He drew the fateful straw nd was ar
-ested while placing the explosives.
BOYS SOAP THE RAILS
neR and dangerous method of show
ing their antipati thy to the transit COM
many vas adopted by crowds of bows in
tho uptown district late this afternoon,
"hen soap WAS used on the rails
izfh street car was attacked by a MOB
- 18th ard Norris streets. For about
fifteen minutes bricks. stones and other
missiles were thrown into the car. break
ing windows and throwing the passen-
gers into panic. a detail of policemen
arrived at the scene and gave chase to
the rioters. who fed
soon afterward the same crowd COM
nenced operations at 10th and York I
streets. near by. where they soaped the 1
10Th street-car tracks There is a down /
grade at that point and the next car
that came along slid down the slippery 1
rails. but came to a halt before crashing /
INTO the preceding car A detail of no
hcemen was called for and again the
mob Was driven away. II was some time !
before the soap had been sufficiently re- /
moved from the rails to allow the car
10 move.
HOLD Up GENERAL STRIKE
Plans for the proposed sympathetic
strike have been deferred for the pres
ent. The striking carmen az their meet