Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-03

ShANAUO
The Police Getting the Better OF the
Riotous MObs - Ordered 10 shoot if
Stones Were Thrown-A Large Mum.
her Of Arrests-Talk Of Arbitration.
CHICAGO, July 3.-Groups of strikers and
sympathizers began TO gather at the car barns,
on western avenue, rs early three o'clock
this morning. Ii had been reported that large
reiniorcements were on the way from the stock
yards to aid i'm resisting the officers I'm their at
tempts TO get cars started, and there was no
little talk OF possible bloodshed. soon, how
ever striking conductor appeared with the
information that the president OF the associa-
ton had accepted a scheme for settling differ
would at present be made TO start cars out. The
arbitratlon committee, he said, was To be com,
posed OF citizens of which two members would
De CHOSEN by the strikers, two by the company
and Mayor Harrison to be the fifth. At 4:S0
than twenty-five men were about the barns.
There are rumors. however, that the hour for
operations by the police has been extended TO
SIX am, and that riot may then ensue.
THE TRACKS BLoCKADED
At 6 q. m. the West Division street railway
company started a few from their barns ON
western avenue. About one block from the
starting point it was found that the progress OF
the cars was prevented by lumber and gas
pipes piled up on the track, and the police are
now engaged in clearing this barricade away,
unmolested by the strikers. Fifteen patrol
wagons loaded with police are placed along the
street, and every corner on Madison street has
oI
bridge being doubly guarded.
POLICEMEN CLUB INoFFENSIvE woREMEN.
AT about am. the cars have just reached Ash
land avenue. AT Hoyne avenue the strikers or
their sy ympathizers had gained access TO a lot of
shoveis which had been used by the gas COM
papy trench diggers. and piled huge bank of
dirt on the track. The foreman OF the gas COM
panys gang, finding the Shovels lcit by the
strikers, took possession OF and locked them up
SO that when the police arrived they found
only the workmen present, minus their
asked the men for their shovels and on their
replying that the foreman had locked them up
clubs on the gas works employees. and several
men were terribly beaten, some having their
heads split open.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED ARRESTS.
$3.50 A.M-Under the protection Of the entire
reserve police force ot the city, six sent out
bt the West Division Railway company sue
center OF the city, enc"untering no opposition
beyond that mentioned at Hoyne avenue.
which proved not to lie very serious. The cars
were nlied with policemen, ana i'm fact the
entire thoroughiare Is lined with them. West
or Ashland avenue ~ vehicles OF any kind are
allowed upon the street. The police already
have made more than one hundred arrests of
persons suspected of an inclination TO impide
the progress of the cars, Or VINO refused
10 obey The injunction OF the police TO quit the
thoroughiare. These Were carted Oft radidly In
patrol wagons To the police stations. The ears
maae Tue return Journey to Western avenue
without any encounter, and were started east
again for another trip. Madison street. along
its entire length, is lied with excited strikers
and their SympathfSe Sers and cuIious Specti ,rs.
Ihe windows OF the buildings overlooking the
street are also filled with people. Outside of
this one street, however, there IL no semblance
Oh excitement, and business Il being pursued
without any apparent reference to the strike
its consequences.
ALL SHoUTERS ARRESTED.
11:15 a.m.-The street ears on their second
trlp down town made The journey safely. The
police, however, assumed the offensive, and
arrested every one making the first sign of desir-
nns,s Ing TO Dr.. create es =, distarnance The Ia
were passing appeared to be "rats," but
everybody indulging In a jeering cry and
detected la it wa. immediately placed under
arrest. 1t was generally understood that the
police had orders 10 shoot, which made the
crowd, il il had any intention of becoming un-
ruly, to hesitate about attacking the cars.
MAYOR HARRISON ON HAND.
When the cars began their return trip Mayor
Harrison appeared on the scene, at the corner
| OF Haistead and Madison streets, on his gray
charger, where he drew his horse to a stand
still in the middle of the street, and, waving
his hand to the crowd, began to make a speech.
RUSH BY THE POLICE.
The police have only been compelled to make
| one serious rush so far this morning. At Hoyne
avenue, while clearing away the barricade
erected there, the crowd became very noisy
and aggressive. Lumber. gas pipes, huge bou-
ders, beer kegs, barrels, dirt aud every avaiIa-
be sort Of debris were used in obstructing the
track. The disturbance became great that
the newly-employed drivers began to flee from
the cars and the strikers began to close I'm upon
them. The police ran to their defense, and
Capt. Bonfield clubbed two OF the strikers Sc
verely over the head One Of the injured men,
Pat. Conway, is supposed to have had his skull
cru he'd.
THE POLICE ORDERED TO SHOOT.
Immediately after this incident Capt. Bon
field cried: 'Shoot the first man that throws q
stone: that's the order" There were scenes OF
excitement all along the route on both trips
made by the cars. Six men were sighted "A
oue-story blacksmith shop whose appearance
Was deemed threatening, and the police charged
n Ia fl.nl Tn a ma
although they claimed to be merely spectators.
Great crowds had gathered at various
of the street corners. but by simply
making show the streets were
cleared by the police Without using their
clubs. AT Leavitt street Lieut.. Laughiin, with
about 20 men, made detour on patrol wagons,
and surprised lot of active sympathizers
placing oDstructiOns on the car tracks. These
busy people, however, caught sight of the blue
coats just in time to make their escape. Some
excitement occurred at tine DespIains street
station, where the prisoners Were locked up.
Bail was refused in all instances, and nothing
respecting the prisoners would be vouchsaIed.