Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-08
BEATEN BY A BRUTAL MOB
OUTRAGEOUS FATE OF EIGHT
WORKMEN AT CHICAGO.
Bull Headed Blue Coats Rashed tn the
scene Arrest Couple of Innocent
Boys-The Victims Of the Assault EN-
ployed at the Maxwell box Factory.

Bull Headed Blue Coats Rashed tn the
scene Arrest Couple of Innocent
Boys-Ths Victims Of the Assault En-
ployed at the Maxwell box Factory.
CHICAGO. Jan. The strike at the
Maxwell Box Factory is assuming more
serious aspect as the days elapse, and the
strikers have several acts of violence laid
at their doors. When the employees OF the
factory left last night some Of them re-
ceiyed severe beatings, but this morning
farmOre serious trouble took place. A. ~
O'Clock when eight non-union men, who
were on their way to work, had reached
the corner On Blue Island avenue and
Eleventh sire t, they We're attacked by a
Grove OF strikers. 1t was a VIII mob
armed with sticks and stones. One non
1ion man also al Ssed imself with
a club. This was taken from him and be
was knocked down. The mob then got
the eight men separated. Five ran of
but the other three found themselves snr-
rounded by furious crowd. William
/ Morrison was tg.led TO the ground by u
blow from club. A cash three inches
{ IN length was made on the top Of ais head
and he was otherwise badly bruised. II.
1 Bowen met a similar fate and was
! brutally beaten about the head and face
| b. Perry received long deep cash in the
side of his head and his face was pounded
/ to Jelly. An alarm was sent IN for a
/ patrol wagon and when it reached the
/ scene the officers succeeded in arresting
/ two small boys who were NOT identified
( as assailants. Perry was unable to walk
/ without assistance and after his wounds
! we're dressed ne was taken 10 the county
/ hospital.
! THE "L' ROAD COMPROMISE.
NEW YORK, Jan The hnaI consul
/ tatIOn between the committee on griev-
ances Of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
+ Engineers and the officials Of the elevated
! roads, took place as agreed upon at the
! cpmpany's Office this evening. The con-
I sultatlOn was a long one, lasting from I'M
/ I'll nearly 8 O'Clock. Col. Hahn, Vice Pres-
dent Galloway, Sidney Dillon and Cyrus
| W. Field represented the company. A
| few minutes after I O'Clock Mr.. Field an
nounced to the reporters that the Difficult
ties had been am icably settled on a nine
| hOur basis. When the meeting was finally
over Chief Engineer Arthur said that the
! Elevated Railroad Company mad granted
/ ali the requests contained in the
1 letter of grievances, which was
I forwarded 10 the officials several days
ago, with the exception OF the eighthOur
clause. The engineers had agreed that
/ nine instead Of elght hours should cOnstl-
tute a days work. Under this agree
ment a fun hours pay is TO be allowed
/ whenever an engineer is called upon 10
work a fraction of an hour over the spec-
fled nine hours. The wages will be So 50
I per day for old engineers, 81 for all ell
/ iineers promoted from positions as fire.
men. tiremen 81, promoted from other
roads 81 - for The first six months and s.
/ afterwards. Eve are much pleased with
/ the settlement" said Chief Arthur. "The
/ officials have dealt with US fairly and
squarely, and we have no fault to tind.''
/ The thing mas been amicaDly adjusted, "
| remarked Col. Ham.
BOYCOTTED BY EX-sTRIKERs.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. John Eggler, pro-
! prietor OF Helms Hall and saloon, is boy
4 cotted by the Knights Of Labor. Eggler
/ can get no one to rent his hall. can get
/ few TO patronize his bar, and can get no
/ beer to sell over his counter, even il be
had customers to consume it. Eggler re-
! fused to let the st. Louis street car
| strikers have his nall for a ball lust after
| the dynamite fends' tried to blow up
/ several street cars loaded with women
and children,
wEAvERs TO RESUME.
Providence, R. l., Jan. THE con
/ ference committee OF the Knights OF Labor
/ and the owners of the Geneva wooden
mill have agreed that the striking weavers
will return 10 work tomorrow morning,
1 on promise that the case of Smms. the
weaver discharged for profanity and for
/ whose reinstatement the weavere struck.
4 VIII be inquired into further