The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-27
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who Refuse an Advance Of Wpgea-The
~. LOaIs strikers BeeOme RIOIoHs.


~. LOuIs strikers become RiOIOGs.
ST., LOUIS, April 28.-Bstween 10 and II
O'Clock this morning Erastus Wells, presl'
dent Of the Olive Street and Market Street
Railroad lines, made a proposition to hil
men to give the conductors Is cents and
the drivers l2! cents per hour. Three OF
four OF the regular force concluded to &C.
cept, and about neon the cArs were started
on both roads, they being mainly manned
by new or extra nen. The first four or
five cars on Market street passed over the
road very well, receiving only mild spAt.
teTiDg from the few unruly persons on the
street, but about O'Clock Q great crowd
collected on Chestnut street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth, stopped Iour cars,
iorcibly derRiled them and compelled the
horses to haul them over the macadamisad
pavement down Twelfth to Market
street, and then forced the dTiy.
ers to lake them back TO the stables
on the latter street, This line uses two
parallel streets, Chestnut and Market, one
block apart, the cars going west on
Chestnut aad coming east on Market.
After this laWle6B act the mob stopped
another caFgoing out Chestnut street, Skthe
corner OF Thirteenth, smMhinR la win
doWs, plastering 1t with mud, unhitched
the team and made the driver take them
back to the stSb'e, The car now stands on
the track and q crowd will not let the
railroad men touch 1t. About q dozen
police were present at this point, but, not
WlthsIauding they arrested number oi
the leading members Of the mob, they
were poWeIlesB 10 prevent the reckless
proceedings related above. Another sim.
ilar scene occurred on Market street,
between Forty.eighth and Filtieth streets,
and the eastern terminus OF the road,
Several arrests were made here also, but
the police could not preserve order. The
mob beSpattered the cars with mud and
assailed the men on them with oil manner
Of vile and abusive eplthets. Ga the
Oliver street line another great crowd
gathered at o car on Filth street, extend.
Ing to Fourth street, the eastern end OF tho
road, and obstruCtsd the passage oil the
cars, This mob was also very abusive to |
the conductors and drivers, and was loud
angry and bitter in its denuuCiAtions oil the
railroad companies, Capt. Fox, with q
squad OF about q dozen mounted police, was
at this point and managed TO keep the
tracks clear enough for the cars to
pass, but they or the patrolmen,
3 number oi whom were also
there, could not prevent the use Of foul
language or stop the throwing Of mud at
the cars, or other active demonstrations.
Captain Foxs horse received o knife
thrust at this point from some unknown
ruttian, and Captain Fox drew bis pistol,
but did not use 1t. Arrests were made
also, and finally at about 2 O'Clock the
street was pretty well cleared and order
prevailed.
sPINNERs AT FALL RIVER RETURN
=. - TO Work. . 81. |
FALL RIVER, April 26.-The Chase mill
started this morning. All the old spin.
neB returned to work withthe exception
II MorlAnd, who was discharged, and on
account Of whose disChRfge the strike was
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A THR CLRyRLANp STRIKES. III
CLEXELAND, April 90 The street car
Itrike Is still fading. Two buses have
been running to-day by the strikers, but
with small encouragement. The founders
giving the wheelwrights 10 per cent OF
rise and not the loom noulders, created
lome excitement. At the moulders' meet.
ng this afternoon a resolution declaring
Ior 10 per cent Of q rise 10 all classes or
nothing was adopted.