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Show POLICE ARE KEPT BUSY Rioting Continues inj the express War in the East New York, Nov. 1 Policemen today to-day were more than ever In evidence lor the preservation of order In the strike ot several thousand express company emplo)es which has practically prac-tically lied up express traffic throughout through-out this city tor several days and has been accompanied by serious roitlng. Possible results were looked for today to-day lroru the conference held by Gov- , cruor Fort of New Jersey lato yes- ' lerday with representatives of the ; strikers in Jersey City and later with the express tompau.v officials in Man- hattan. It was staled that the New-Jersey New-Jersey executive made known to the company oiflcials what tho strikers' ; demands were, i While no olficiol sLitcrucnt on, the result of the conference could be had, It was understood that all but ono of the companies were willing to consider tho domaud of the strik- , ers recognition of their union.. ; Deputy Police Commissioner Lrls-coll Lrls-coll today dlreeted the arrest of any ; person seen displaying a gun or revolver re-volver oil an express wagon This h Intended to wtop the display of v c apons by the armed guards. S Trouble was teported In the stables of lofh tho Adams and American ex- i pi ess companies by the stablemen re- I fusing to hitrh their horses to be sent out with the wagons. Strike j breakers did the harnessing j The first disorder of the day oc- ( curred on Madison avenue, when po- j licemen started to disperse a mob of i 300 strikers and their sympathizers who were attacking an American Express Ex-press wagon. Broken bottles, stones rnd other missels flew through the air and the big night sticks of the blue c'oats were used. The strlko sym- pnthizer?! in a few minutes fled, eav-; eav-; Ing three of their comrades In the 1 hands of the police. The Tnterbor-ough, Tnterbor-ough, the New York Transfer and i Dodds Express drivers and helpers Joined the ranks of the strikers this afternoon. The express companies gave further protection to their drivers driv-ers by equipping the front end of the wagons with wire screens behind vhich the drivers sat with the police. The reins passed through a small loop hole in the screen. Fifty delivery boys and helpers, equipped by a large uptown store, v cut out on strike today and the drlv-I drlv-I rrs .in.l helpers of n west side warehouse ware-house also quit work. |
