The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-07
CHICAGO "HOSS' CARS.
THE COMPANY DOING A LITTLE
BUSINESS ONCE MORE.
Jack of Clubs Again Goes on Guard and
the Mob Doesn't Materialize-The
Cleveland Labor Troubles--R och-
ester Iron Molders.

CHICAGO, July THE West Side
Street Railway company made another
effort, with the aid Of about 400 policemen.
to start their lines of cars Monday morn
ing. 1t was expected to send out the first
train at the usual early hour, but
it was not until 1880 that four
cars were started from the barns on Van
Buren, street, four on Lake, and ten on Ran
dolph. No cars had as yet been started on
Madison, the lack of men being stated 10 be
the chief reason. The cars were run block
and half apart, and the police protection
was diminished.
Trouble was anticipated as soon as car
should be left unguarded by the police, 1t
being thought the conductor and driver
would be severely dealt with and the car
dumped in the ditch before the police could
prevent it. But no disorder was attempted
up to s o'clock p. m. The cars on
Van Buren,, Lake and Randolph
streets made several round trips
without any interruption, four
policemen accompanying each car, but the
paying patronage was very light Super
intendent Lake says he has numerous appli-
cations from striking employees asking for
reinstatement. At2 p m. no cars had been
| started on the Madison street
line, it being stated that the
company would not open that line
until they are able to man every car neces-
sary for traffic, but later in the afternoon
five cars, with strong police guard, started
out Street corners, from Lake TO Madison,
| along Western avenue, were kept cleared,
Sa va IN shO Of af
an awkward move on the part of a new
| driver there were no demonstrations from
the crowd struggled along the street
When one of the Van Buren, street cars
left the barns, about half-past 8 o'clock
Monday afternoon, everything was APP
parently quiet. But when the car ap.
preached Robey street. there were symp
toms of trouble. A small mob had
assembled at that point-some said COM
posed of strikers, while others claimed
they were simply rowdies-but evidently a
troublesome crowd There were on the car
one lady and two gentlemen. The mob as
saulted the driver, tore him from the plat
form, and struck him in the face, badly dis
| figuring him. The police sprang to his
rescue, and there was a lively scuffle for
some time. One policeman fired two
shots without hitting anybody, and the lady
who was on the car escaped without injury
One of the rioters was arrested by the police
and taken to the station. During the tur-
MOL some of the men who made up the mob
hauled the car off the track and overturned
it into the ditch.
On Saturday Mayor Harrison made a
proposition TO the company and the men
that they agree to arbitrate their differ
ences. This was agreed ito by the carmen,
but the president of the company refused
to'have anything to do with it.
There has, of course, been much in.
terest taken in the strike by
other workingmen and from many
of the congregated bodies. Offers of helI
have came. The Socialistic element has ad
vocated very extreme measures, but the
speeches made at their meeting have moi
been more sanguinary than is usual in this
city at their gathering nearly every Sun
day afternoon.
Notwithstanding the success of the com
pany in running few cars on three lines
Monday afternoon (which, toward the latte
part of the day were tolerably well patron
lied by the public, the strikers declare theil
confidence in ultimate success. They say
the company can not obtain msn enough t.
keep up the fight The company
although they have notices posted stating
that all old employees who have not beer
guilty of rioting, and except those dis
charged, may return to work, declare they
: can get all the men they want
Some of the labor organizations demanded
in resolutions the forfeiture of the charte
of the company.
"How do / know whether the strike i
oSsr or notl" said Mayor Harrison wheI
questioned on the subject a think thu
violent resistance is all over, and still /
may not be, for it is a very different
e thing to run cars with police surveil
G lance, and to run them without it
Still, expect the cars to resume their trip
pretty soon without any trouble, unless it b
o slight, sporadic cases of disorder.
p what do you think of the rumor tina
the council will revoke the charter Of tn
West Division Railway company.
t "Al poppycockl The council has no powe
to revoke a charter. The courts only can d
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