Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-02
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. MOB RULE TRIUMPHANT. Chicago Stripped Of
 Street Cars. THE DYING HERO Ar WORK. Writing Between Spells
 Of Sleep. THE REDUCTION OF THE DEBT. A CruInh Thrown 'EO Fam
 many.
NO CARS ALLOWED TO RUN,


 A Rowling Mob in Chfcago-Street Cars Picked up Bodily and Thrown From the Traek-The Police Power less to Run the Cars.
 CHICAGO, July 1.-The West Division street car company sent out three cars on it's Madison street line this morning, but the drivers were compelled to return to the barns. Fully one thousand strikers and cit izens were assembled near the barns, and when the cars came out they were met with volley of bricks and stones which shivered window panes and did other damage to the cars. Several of the drivers and conductors were struck by flying missiles A deputy sheriff was on the platform of each car, and in the excitement one of the officers drew revolver and threatened to fire but desisted At 11:50 o'clock car 534 with eight police men passengers started from the barn on Western avenue down town. At the Madi- son street track the got through without any difficulty except occasional hootings and cries of "rat." At the corner of Western avenue and Madison street trouble was ex- pected and also at Halstead street, but there was none. This car was followed by 576, also with po- lice, and car 500 with deptny sherifs. No passengers were taken. The cars went over the entire route without moles- tation. On the return trip the cars were met by mob of four thousand or five thou
 sand at Jefferson street. They followed the cars with hoots and yells to Union street.
 From there to Halstead street the scene was one of the most riotous description The crowd hurled beer barrels, bricks, stones and all sorts of missiles at the cars, smashing the windows and nearly wrecking them. Several arrests were made, but tAe police were al- most powerless to handle the mob
 During the riot at Halstead street Mayor Harrison appeared on the scene and attempt ed to restore order. He arrested one rioter who was armed with a pick with his own hands and held him until an officer secured him. The officer charged the crowd with drawn revolvers. One or two shpts were fired, but nobody was struck. There was no further trouble of a serious nature until the three cars reached Center avenue. There the last car fell behind and was surrounded by the crowd. The officers were compelled to abandon it. 1twas thrown from the track by the mob and upset in the street. Skin ner, the driver, was taken into a patrol wag- on and his safety thus assured The horses were taken into custody by striker and led back to the barn. A few minutes later a patrol wagon was driven to the scene of the trouble where the upturned car was lighted. It was then fastened to the patrol wagon and driven to the barn. Another patrol wagon filled with officers guarded it in the rear. The other two cars proceeded to the barn with little difficulty. On the Halstead street line four attempts were made late this afternoon to start out cars, but every time car appeared a crowd of seven hundred or eight hundred, composed mostly of sailors, iron ore shovellers and other hardy sons of toll, were in waiting. The four cars were picked up bodily and thrown on their sides The com pany finally concluded not to make any more attempts to day.
 At o'clock this afternoon Mayor Harrison was waited upon by Superintendent Lake, Police Chief Doyle and Sheriff Han chett for the purpose of having a thorough discussion of the situ- ation and about the best means to preserve the peace. tsOrder must of course be maintained, !" said the Mayor in opening up the conference. ''But am not in favor of putting the whole resources of the city at the disposal of the company just for the pur pose of running car or two" The Mayor unable to see how he could do anything to protect the company's property without incensing not only the striking employees, but the shop keepers along the different lines as we'll He plainly intimated that public sentiment seemed to be unquestionably in favor of the strikers. The police could clear Madison street.-the principal scene of trouble-which would prevent further complications, or the street car company to avoid such complications might make a concise statement to the public setting forth the reasons for discharging sixteen employees, which was considered an outrage by the strikers Then the public could judge which side to take. Everything is compar- atively quiet to night, pending proposition to be submitted by the railway officials to the Mayor.