The Portland daily press., 1885-07-07
Minor Matters.
TROUBLE RENEWED, I,
After Day of Peace In Chicago.
The Striking Street Car Company
Employees Again Attack Cars.

CHICAGO, July 6.-Two hundred strikers,
several of Pmkerton's detectives and few
deputy sheriffs arrived at the Western avenue
car barn at O'Clock this morning, and half
an hour later 400 policemen were on the
ground They were detailed from five pre-
clnets and were commanded by Capt. Ban
field. Cars were to be run out on Van
Buren,, Madison, Randolph and Lake streets,
and all of the streets named were to be pa
trolled by the police and an effort to keep
the car tracks free of obstruction was deter
mined upon. The fire department had been
instructed to be in readiness in case of any
disturbance, so that liberal supply of water
could be shoWered upon any parties mani
Testing a disposition to break the peace.
Stacks of arms with bayOnets had been con-
veyed from the police stations to the barns
and police armed with these weapons were
ready to charge on any person that should
attempt to obStruct the passage of the cars.
Each car was to be in charge of two or three
policemen, the object being to allow as many
officers as possible an opportunity to patrol
the streets.
At S45 a. nj. great crowds were hanging
about the barns of the Car Company on
Western avenue. They had been there all
the morning, but the large force of police was
sufficient to suppress any signs of incipient
disorder. Under protection of the officers
five cars were placed upon the Randolph
street line, and made the journey down town
without encounterlng any serious opposition.
They then started on their return trip, car
rying, however, only policemen.
IL a. m.-Cars are ROW running ON Lake
and Randolph streets. Two trips down have
been made on the latter, and the second trip
up is now being made Everything was
quiet on the second trip down. The cars
were run block and a half apart and the
police protection was diminished. Passen-
gers crowded the cars and fares are being
taken. Strikers congregated in groups of
three and four along the route, and looked
threateningly at the conductors and drivers.
People along the route stared at the cars as
II they were new invention. Trouble is
still feared, and it is thought as soon as the
cars are left unguarded by police that the
conductors and drivers may be severely
handled.
Noon.-The Street Car Company has sent
out four cars on Van Buren, street, which
made the down trip unmolested The COM
pany declares it viii not start the Madison
street line until it can man all of the cars.
The men in charge of the cars are nearly all
new men. None of the strikers have as yet
shown any signs of entering the. conpany's
employ. No crowds are reported at any
point and the police believe that evidences
of disorder are disappearing.
LATER.
The Street Railway Company, under pro-
lection of the police, is hourly enlarging it's
service, and there were no outward signs of
violence up to o'clock. Four to six police
number of passengers being carried is in
creasing. Shortly before o'clock this after
noon the situation along the lines of the
| West Division Street Railway began to
assume more serious aspect The crowds
| in the street began to increase in size and
| boldness-features which eliminated in an
| attack on the Van Buren, street car. The
| car was in charge of a ''scab" conductor and
| driver, and was guarded by four policemen.
| 1t was closely followed by a second vehicle.
| similarly manned. A crowd of 800 had col
| lected, hooting and scoffing at the ''scabs."
| The police in the two cars jumped from their
| seats and made charge on the crowd to dis
| perse it, thus leaving the cars which con-
| tanned few passengers, practically unpro-
| tected. A portion of the crowd made a
| detour, and seizing car 648, threw it from the
| track and upset it into a ditch The horses
| were cut loose and turned adrift and the
| driver and conductor were severely dubbed
| and fled for their lives Several shots were
fired by the police without effect Patrol
| wagons filled with police were quickly sum-
moned to the spot and dispersed the crowd.
A second attack was soon made on a Madi-
| son street car, and the conductor was badly
former case. Officers arrived promptly on
| Two arrests were made. The cars are stained
| with blood drawn from the conductors and
| drivers.
| About 4.30 o'clock two Lake street cars
were attacked and thrown from the track by
| a howling mob The police rushed to the
| scene, and the crowd was soon put to flight
and nobody was hurt.
| At $50 o'clock all the cars were run into
the barns at Western avenue, and it is stated
they will not be started out again before
| morning.