Show philadelphia BIG STRIKE peaceful quaker city presents a lively appearance pe arance mayors determined effort seems ho however weyer to have cowed the hoodlum element philadelphia dec dee 18 the second day of the bs big strike of 0 the employee 0 of I 1 the uni n traction company opened with the situation tion practically unchanged as far as the running ot of cara cars wig was concerned ce erne d all branches are in effect tied up although althou eh care cars with formidable escorts f police have made their circuit of 0 nearly every one of them with ut molestation enabling the officials to declare the lines open at irregular intervale intervals the immense concourse of pedestrians on chestnut t st street r has as b axen e n t treated r ea te d t to 0 th the e extraordinary 0 r d i n carah spectacle e ta c le 0 of f a t trolley ro 1 ley car ear moving L slowly 0 O Y along preceded and follo followed aed by IOU our m mounted anted policemen and carrying on the front and rear p platforms a an aggregate of five P policemen each ach officer is armed aimed with ith a heavy IF c oak iak night stick many deputy marshals ma are said to be running the cart card up to the writ writing in of this dispatch di patch not more than thin a doz dozen en car care have made their way down chest nut street escorted in the manner described above there are mito very few pas I 1 ee engers as the care proceed so slowly ly t that walking is preferable fortunately the weather Is beautiful mayor warwick and director of the public safety Beit beitler lier who ppe pent tit the night light in the tile city ball halt ready lor for any emergency which might arise 1 thie this morning ith an evident air of relief that report reports from rum all sections ol 01 the city are to the effect this condition ia is without doubt due in a large extent to the determined baard ta taken p by the tho last night when lie nerved notice that it wag was no longer a light between the traction company and an I 1 the strikers but a battle betA etu the city and mob violence nearly 1000 extra police were sworn I 1 in these with the regulars constituted an army of over 2600 men and all are arg on duly duty today the bs big car a ede and poa po power a er houses were vigilantly guarded all night but no attempt at violence nas made on market street the authorities have stationed two mounted policemen at each corner in addition tu to two or more men on foot this street and chestnut which were tha the scenes of most of yesterdays ri rioting citing are mot moat carefully guarded today but the diet orderly element elemen seems either cowed or erent lor for there to ir far hae has ben been no eign sign ot of disturbance every other man weare ears a cani card barida the 1 I will walk stuck in the bat but band ar or pinned to ilia his co cott it and many women are eari tig them too the officials of th the a company deel declare are that they have plenty of mn men to run o 0 cars ears it if they can get protection on the other band hand the strikers eirik ere declare t at enough L killed men o 0 to take their place places cannot be obtained the strike baa has proved a windfall to the eingle single independent line iu in the city which resisted the pressure when the big consolidation w was as effected every car oo 00 A crowd of bw men armed with brooms and flags undertook to march around the city hall but was wa dispersed by the police director beitler subsequently fald sal d the situation is so grave that parades of any kind are dangerous to the peace ol 01 the community and demonstrations especially e a p ol 01 re rs will be topped stopped an any Y grup of 0 persons numbering over live will be looked upon as a crowd and will be dispersed 3 p m at thie this hour the a arike sit aitu no tion baa has in no way improved the populace is nervous and excited and such a slight occurrence as a man running on the street ie is sufficient to start a mob in pu pursuit pur ruit ui t hunting for trouble not 0 one no car ill has ba s yet made in ade ita its circuit that hat t did not have a strong escort of police |