Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-10
The Street Car War.
The Phases of the Chicago
Strike for the Different
hours of the Day.
The Cars are Once More Start
ed Without Being
MOlested.
The Reason Why the Strikers
are Quiet.
Both Sides Willing to Com
promise.
Labor Troubles.
CHICAGO STREET CAR STRIKE.

CHICAGO STREET CAR STRIKE.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Gfeat crowds
hung about the barns of the car COM
pany on Western avenue all the morn
ing. but the large force of police was
sufficient to suppress any signs of in
cipient disorder. Under the protec-
ton of the officers five cars were
placed upon the Randolph street line
and made the journey down town
without encountering any serious op-
position, and have now started on the
return trip, carrying, however, only
policemen.
WHY THE STRIKERS KEPT QUIET.
CHICAGO, July 6.-The secretary of
the car drivers and conductors associ-
alton told a reporter tonight that the
strikers had purposely kept away
from the barns and streets to-day,
there object was TO avoid a disturb
ance and to ascertain how many men
the company could procure to run its
cars. The secretary added that to-
morrow there might be trouble.
The president of the association
tonight addressed letter TO President
Jones of the West Division company
notifying him of the willingness of
the strikers to arbtrate, of their choice
for an arbitrator, and requesting
proposed action concerning the mat
ter. The city council after devoting
considerable time to the discussion of
the strike tonight appointed COM
mittee of five of its members to hold an
early conference with the mayor,
street car company and the strikers
with the object IN view of bringing
aaout peaceful settlement of exist
ing differences,
CHICAGO, July 6, II a. m.-The
cars are now 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 a block
and half apart, and the police pro
lection was diminished. Passengers
crowded the cars. and fares were
taken. The strikers congregated ia
groups of three and four along the
route, and looked threateningly at the
conductors and drivers. The people
along the route stared at the cars as If
they were new invention, and horses
in some cases were frightened at
them. Trouble is still feared, and it
is thought that so soon as a car is left
unguarded by the police the driver
and conductor may be severely deal
with.
Noon.-ThG street car company has
sent out four cars on Vanburen street,
which made the down trip unmolest-
ed The car company declares it will
not start the Madison street line until
it con man all of its cars. The men
in charge of the cars are nearly all
new men, none of the strikers having
as yet shown any signs of entering
the company's employ. No crowds
are reported at any point, and the po-
| lice believe the evidences of disorder
are disappearing.
2:15 p. m.-The Street Railway
company under the protection of the
police is hourly increasing its service,
and up to this time without any out
ward signs of violence. Four to six
policemen are to be found in each car,
but the number of passengers being
carried is increasing. The company
put large number of cars Oh the
Madison street line at 1 80 o'clock
this afternoon which have been oper-
ated without molestation. The police
men do not allow any great crowds
! to assemble at any points along the
four routes now covered by the cars.
2:30 p. insight demonstrations
were made near the corner of Jeffer-
son and Randolph streets shortly be-
fore o'clock, but the police wagon
coming up dispersed the gathering.
Oae of the new drivers was struck by
flying stone about noon, but the
perpetrator was not seen nor arrested.
Beyond these occurrences nothing of
a disturbing nature has been reported.
Toward four o'clock the crowds IN
the streets began to grow larger and
bolder. At Roby and Van Buren
streets over three hundred men and
boys had congregated. They were in
sympathy with the strikers, and on
the approach of a car they began
hooting at the "scab" driver and con-
ductor. The police alighted to dis
perse the crowd, when portion of it,
making a detour, attacked the con-
ductor and driver, beating them Sc
verely and overturned the car into q
ditch, cut the horses loose and turned
them adrift. The second attack was
soon made az Madison street and the
same scene was repeated half an hour
later. Two cars on Lake street were
thrown from the track by the bowling
mob but nobody was hurt. The cars
are all ordered to the barrs and nc
further effort to run them will be
made before morning.
THE MoULDERs' STRIKE.
ROCHESTER, July 6,-The striking
moulders, numbering abou:: 200, are
still out. In the cooperative and Sill
foundries. about 20 non-union mes
are working. They work, sleep and
live in the shops, and are closely
guarded against strikers.
STRIKING IRON WORKERS.
| CLEVELAND, July 6.-Twelve hun
dred striking iron workers marched
this morning to the general offices OF
the Cleveland rolling mills company
and demanded return to the Old
wages and a semi-monthly pay day.
The managers of the mills replied that
the wages decided upon July 1st
would be adhered to so long as bust
ness continued in the present depressed
condition, and that a settlement In
full for wages every tive weeks wa:
not possible.
LUMBER WORKERS on A STRIKE.
BAY CRY, Mich. July 6.-The EN-
ployes of nearly all the saw mills IL
the city struck this morning for ter
hours as a days work. The Hen pa
raded the streets about 600 strong
carrying banners with the words
Ten hours is q days werk-" Tn.
, mill owners claim to have more lum