Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-04
CIIICAG0'S POSSIBLE RIOT
NO ATTEMPT TO RUN CARS TO
BIC MADE TO DAY.

| NhACAHOy July o.-6fOupS OF SlTlkefS
and their sympathisers began to gather at
the car barns on Western avenue as early
as O'Clock this morning. 1t had been re-
ported that large reinforcements were on
their way from the stock yards to aid In
resisting the officers in. their attempts TO
get the cars started, and there was no
little talk of possible bloodshed,
SCHEME FOR ARBITRATION.
Soon, however, a striking conductor ap-
peared with the information that the
President of the association had accepted
a scheme for settling the differences by
arbitration, and that no attempt would at
present be made to start the cars out.
The arbitration committee, he said, was
to be composed of citizens, of which two
members would be chosen by the strikers,
two by the company, and Mayor Harrison
to be the fifth. At 80 o'clock there were
no indications Of trouble, and less than
twenty-five men were about the barns.
There were rumOrs, however, that the
hour for beginning operations by the po-
lice had been extended to O'Clock, and
that riot might then ensue.
CARS STARTED OUT.
At 6 O'Clock this morning the West
Division Street Railway Company started
few cars from their barns on Western
avenue. About one block frcm the start
ing 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 began clearing this barrlcade
away, and were unmolested by strikers.
One hundred patrol wagons loaded with
police were placed along the street, and
every corner on Madison street had its
strong force of police. The Madison street
bridge was doubly guarded.
DIRT PILED ON THE TRACK.
At s O'Clock the cars reached Ashland
avenue. At Hayne avenue the strikers
or their sympathisers had gained access
to a lot of shovels which had been used by
the gas company's trench dggers, and
they piled huge bank Of dirt on the
track. The foreman of the gas company's
gang, finding the shoyels left by the strik-
ers, took possession of and locked them
up, so that when the police arrived they
found only the workmen present, minus
their shOvels. A police Captain, it is re-
ported, asked the men for their shovels,
and, on their replying that the foreman
had locked them up, 1t is stated that the
police commenced using their clubs on
the gas works employees, and several men
heads split open.
THE CARS MAKE THE TRIP.
Under the protection of the entire re-
serve police force of the city the six cars
sent out by the West Division Railway
Company succeeded in making their way
into the business centre of the city, en-
countering no opposition beyond that
mentioned at Hayne avenue. which
proved not to be very serious. The cars
were filed with policemen, and. in fact,
the entire thOroughfare was lined with
them west Of Ashland avenue. No
vehicles OF any kind were allowed upon
the street. The police had made
100 ARRESTS UP TO O'CLOCK.
Up to 8 O'Clock this morning more than
100 arrests had been made Of persons sus-
pected of an inclination to impede the
| progress of the cars or who refused TO
obey the Injunction of the police TO quit
the thOrOughfare. These were carted OFF
rapidly in patrol wagons to the police
stations. The cars made the return Jour
ney to Western avenue without any en-
counter and were started east again for
another trip. Madison street along its
entire length was filed with excited
strikers and their sympathisers and
spectators. The windows Of buildings
overlooking the street were also filed
with people. Outside of this one street,
however, there was no semblHnce Of ex-
citement, and business was pursued with
out any apparent reference to the strike
or its consequences.
THE SECOND AND THIRD TRIPS.
The cars on the second and third trips
came through safely. Nobody but police
men, however, were riding upon the cars
and the company did not send out any
Neither did 1t attempt TO run cars on any
street except Madison. The claim was
made In some quarters this morning that
the authorities did not meet the emergen-
cy in a proper way and that more vigOr-
Gus measures would have TO be pursued
to restore good order.
THE CARS wITHDRAwN.
At7:45 O'Clock tonight the West Divi-
sion Street Car Company took of it's cars
from the track, ana IL was announced
would make no further effort to run them
before Monday. The company took this
action in view Of the fact that tomorrow
being a holiday the street Will be crowded
with people, making the consequences OF
possible riot so much more serious, and
the greatly augmented number Of idle
sympathIsers tending TO add 10 the lIkeli-
hood Of disturbance. The cars having
been Withdrawn all became quiet, and no
further disturbance was anticipated for
tonight.
AN OPEN AIR MEETING.
At an open air meeting OF upwards Of
5000 strikers and sympathisers, which
was still IN progress at 1880 O'Clock to-
night, it WAS announced that Patrick
COnley, the aged engineer who was se-
yerely dubbed by Capt. Bonneld Of
the police force This morning,
had died Of his injuries.
Though the meeting was an orderly one
great indignation was expressed, some
speakers going 80 far as 10 say that lynch
ing was the proper punishment for Mayor
Harrison and the members OF the
police force, who, acting under
his orders, had offered such
brutal treatment TO inohensiye persons.
RrOroUs PROCEEDINGS Al CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, o., July 3.-Early this
morning a thousand strikers assembled
near the iron mills IN the Eighteenth
ward. Many Of them were Poles and Boz
hemians. and carried pistols aud knives.
Men going 20 work were stopped, and
Edward Lille, foreman Of the Merchants
Mil, was pretty roughly handled,
but he escaped. Al O'Clock the crowd,
augmented q hundred fold, marched TO the
plate mills where work was going on as
usual. No reduction was intended here,
and the employees we're willing 10 proceed
and let the strikers DO rs they