Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-10
FIST AND CLOB BATTLE.
The First Serious Disturbance Oocas-
icned blythe Chicago Street Car
Strikas.--A General MeIee.
A Superintendent Badly Mauled-Both
the North and the West Side
Lines Practically Tied Up.
Sensational Report inst the Ans1ch!sa
Arc PisnIipg Dynamite Outrages to
"rerrorz, the Capitalists"
TWO GRHAT sIRIKEs

CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. s.-The TWO great
street car systems OF the West and North
Sides ere now tied up. The strike on the
West Side began this morning So soon as
this last nigh. car wss run into the barns.
For time LIST night il seemed as IL thfs
new complication could be avoided a7d
the original strike settled smicably; bat
the p 3sce negotiations which were con-
duceed in Mayor Roche's private office
failed because the company and men
could not agree on the subject Of wages.
President Yerkes opened the CO.. ference
with an effort 10 correct the present sys-
TEN CT hours as fsr IS possible. az agree
msnt Was rescued on this poin', but
when the wage question wss taken up
the men insisted uoon % cents psf aour
fer the grtpmeT, % cents for trail ard
grip conductors snG % cents for tie horse
car man. Mr.. YerEes offered 20 cents
for the horse Car men snd % cents for the
grip cEr men. Tie strikers reiUsc to
make aly concession, and after much
argument the conference broke up. The
Committee CT the West SIDE cnr men was
waiting 70 learn the reeuit, and when the
fiiluze to resch 81 sSTeeTent Nss re-
ported, their chs!rms2 said strike would
be ordered ard hurried sWT. II is said
this morning the executive committee OF
the South SIDE Railway organ itiou has
rendered the N birth snd West Side strikers
financial assistance II necessary.
In anticipation ct struggle ard to
guard sgainst possible outbreaks the po-
lie, force Is to be grestlF Increased.
About $50 applications for places on the
force are on file IL the eCperiatcDdent's
eff; 20. Word hs5 been seEs to 81 OF these
men to report for duty to -dsy. l.rge
force Of ps'rolmen will be distributed
over the ives. eide to look after the rEil-
road company's properly.
Up 10 II O'Clock o report CT amp trou-
ole Ell her on the 0rth Side o. tie Yves,
SIDE has been received. No cars are
running on the West Side, and but few
hsv0 thus far been started on tie n nth
Side. These we're guarded By Police, tut
they Esd nothing TO do.
oBSTRUCTI Ms ON THE TRACKS.
CHICAGO, Ill OF. I'm both
divisions WIEN Iie sSiike began it was
s.Ltad on beheN Ct the strikers thSl no
violence would bs permitted, and tbst &c
obstruction Gtttr than thst CT moral
sussio1 upon those waC Should tska the
strikers places would bs used 70 prevent
IS tee strikers themselves are c5LcsrHed
this promise seems to have been carried
cut, but the bitterness OF feeling toward.
ths management Ci the lines app9ars to
Increase rs time passes, and the conta-
eicn h:s spread to outside eiemea 9,
which 6re re: under the sIrik RS coatr0l.
I; is .rom tci5 element especially thbs the
police iesr trouble.
rghn 6cualnnnN
p!scing Of Cbstru cticns or the tTA2ks aud
collisions VITA the police. At G ,lfsld
aYaIue sad L-rA5se erect the f,st OBJ
stFuc.Icn YVES pincad by rumber Of boys.
A large plank wss laid access the car
tracks and fastened securely By iron
spikes. Tie strikers themselves took no
pSTs IN the work, but did net into:f.re
With the lads. Wnen six G:r6eld aVaaue
GERS csne down they wsre siopPod by
the obstacle. TIE police 90: Oh, Patrol
N.g0D, BIZ! DID not Offer 70 remove
the obstruction. The Strikers i'm.
medis!ely surrounded the vehicles and
commenced their appesls. Under these
Influences three ct the drivers left the
cara End went over to the strikers The
success CT this action led others 10 follow
the boys example, and riot resulted at
the corner ct Garfield avenue and Orchard
street. The streets were jsmmed with q
bowling mob, and the tracks were COW
cred with distractions. Some Of the
employees Of the road and officers re-
moved the debris, )ut IS fast ss 1t
was taken away 1t was replaced.
The mob became Sc great tbs. the GER
gesnt in com and Of the men ordered 8
charge. The officers, aggravated some
what, made rush and used their clubs
freely. Men and boys were hit, and hit
hard, too, and the women were not
spared. A woman, named Wide, who
VAS particularly demonstrstive against
the new men, WAS badly wounded BY 8
severe blow. Three men were caught
spikiEg the rails ST Ha.stsad street and
were locked up. Altogether abou. fifteen
csrs we're iua at Irregular intervals on
the N21ta Side during :he day, bUs very
few people rode en- them.
COLLIsI N,
a disturbance m 're serious tina, that