New-York tribune., 1885-07-05
PRICE THREE CENTS
ANGRY AT MAYOR HARRISON.
CHICAGO STRIKERS TALK OF LYNcHIXo
EFFORTS To PROTECT. THE STREET fears ADAM
D0NED-THE RAILWAY LINE NOT USED
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRmuxR

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CHICAGO, July 4.-The West Division Rail.
way Company compelled to keep its cars In the
stables to-day, and will do tomorrow, tho Mayor do.
carng that he unable preserve order In letter
addressed to the President Of the company late Last
night, he said:
have for all my force tomorrow, account Of
the large number Of fres accidents and disturbances
occurring every Fourth Of July making necessary the
use Of the entire police and rc department. aud leaving
them weared the day following aud In the excited
state Of public feeling 1t Is impossible to your cars
for the general transportation Of passengers on your
lines therefore hope that you will not under the cir
cumstances urge your call upon for protection In
running your cars tomorrow and Sunday"
The company could do nothing else than submit. In
allowing the police yesterday to mako show OF vigor
action. Mr. Harrison has called down upon him the
and indignation Of the elements which he has been
endeavong to serve by his haItiug policy At the mass
meetings last night and this afternoon he condemned
by the speakers and auditors While Of the speakers
was di atng upon the number Of persons injured BY
coming in contact with the clubs Of the police per-
son heard to cry:
"Hang BOnfed, shea and Harrison"
The was taken up and the voice Of the speaker
was drowned in chorus Of yes, the burden OF which
was " Yes, lynch them, lynch them all"
Before the meeting adjourned to-day resolutions
adopted censuring the police for their brutal
and outrageous acts" Of yesterday. which
guardians of the pabic peace and calculated to
cite disturbance.
"we, the citizens Of the West side," the resolutions
continued do airm and believe IL TO be the duty OF
every lover OF liberty and good order to enter
their solemn and earnest protest against such lawiess
upon the part of the municipal authorities"
In interview Mr. Harrison appears to be still en-
deavOrng water both shoulders Going be-
yond the question Of the public he that tho
company and strikers should effect compromise.
II still hold" said the Mayor, that compromise
should be effected and told them did not favor
the running Of cars Yesterday and told Captain Bon
could from it, All that had to do about the ar
rangements Of yesterday was to assure tue company
protection their property If they chose to run
cars. You see cannot say that l will not protecs
the company, for they could then sue the city for
will Tomorrow aud whether the city au-
will have better success Monday than
they had yesterday remains " bc seem"
In addition 10 the street-car mems strike there mas
been trouble the lumber piers here In
the last few days. caused by lumbernen who attempted
To unload lumber with their gangs OF men instead
OF employing members OF the LvnOer showers Chon ~
barges have remained unloaded several
days because the lImbermen would not employ inc
union men and latter would not let them employ
any one else. What might have been serious riot
occurred at the pier OF H. Barker Co. II that
the T. w. Harvey Lumber Company. owners OK tho
barge st. Joseph who their own men In
unloading their boats and ignore the Lumber showers
Unon attempted yesterday TO deliver consignment OF
lumber to o. h. Barker Co. Before reaching the DOCK
rm the boat took Oh number OF noD.lnion
Showers who upon discriminating at the pier were met D
OF hundred members OF the union, wi attacked
The captain immediately ran the boat TO the op.
poste the slip, where the nonunion men deserted
him. lie scnt message to the downtown oice of tho
Sent, but the unlon laporers
met the Blue Island-aye and persuaded them
to turn back tug then loaded with other men
and up. In the meanwhile detachment OF 1feen
sent to the place. On the appearance OF the
police the crowd scattered and the work Of unloading
the barge completed.