St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-16
LEFT OUT IN The COLD,
Strikers GET the Worst of 1t in the
Bout With Terkes.
TWO HUNDRED UNEMPLOYED
A Recurrence Of the Old Trouble in
More Serious Form hay be
Looked For.
Special 10 the Globe.

CHICAGO, Oct. l5.-A rather serious
conflict occurred this morning about
three blocks from the Garfield avenue
barns between a mob of strikers and
the new men who we're running out
cars. At 6:04 O'Clock the first car was
run out. and prOceeeed on Its way with
out event. The next six cars were then
run out. and had proceeded about three
blocks to Center street, when mob
rushed from an alley near by and made
a savage assault upOn the new drivers
and conductors. Stones and missiles
hurled through the air. and several of
the mob pounded the new men and en-
deavOred to drag them OFF the cars. a
hand-to-hand struggle then enSued.
Can't. Setback and twenty-five men i'm
mediatiately started for the scene. Tie
mob. which had evidently vented It's
spite, then ran away. Several OF the
conductors and drivers were hurt pretty
severely and had their wounds attended
tOin the barns. The new men say they
recognized the men in the mob as
strikers. The trouble arose on account
of the retention by the company OF the
imported men. 1t was expected by the
strikers that the men would resign vol
UNFAIRLY, but with the exception of ten.
the announced their intention of re-
manning
IN SPITE OF THE STRIKERS.
At 10 O'Clock everything had quieted
down. the cars had made their return
trip. the strikers had disappeared and
no further trouble was apprehended.
| There was but one arrest made. One
of the old employees assaulted a new
grip-man at the Garfield avenue barns
about 1880 to-day. The new man drew
a revolver and shot the striker, named
Burley. The bullet took effect in
the mans leg, wOunding him severely.
There was much excitement at the barns
! The North side men ale not at all salts
/ fed with the shape which affairs have
! have taken. They say that their un-
| derstanding of the agreement was that
/ the new men were to be retained as
'extras," while all of the old men we're
/ to 90 to work regularly. They find that
/ the extras are to be supplied from
! their own ranks. so that some of them
/ will not get full wages, regularly. A
| request has been sent to the master
/ workman of the district to call meet
/ ing to consider the matter.
The Times says: Fully 200 of the
| strikers were left without employment
! under the arrangement OF running cars
/ as it was kept up to-day. Nearly 100
/ more will find themselves left i'll the
| cold tomorrow, when the Wells and
! Halstead street lines are to be run by
new men. Inasmuch as people living
| along these lines are very strong
! sympathiZers with the old men,.
/ trouble may be looked for.
/ The strikers were Outspoken to-
day in declaring a belief that the COM
| pany never cared much for the wage
/ question, but that operations were
| solely directed against the union of the
! men. They claimed that the syndicate,
of which the North and West side are a
part, have pursued the same tactics in
Eastern cities. where the syndicate con
| trols street car lines. The men evil
! IDENTIFY felt very bitter to-day, and a re-
| newal of the strike was freely talked of.
Mr.. Yerkes said tonight that proper
statement of the terms OF settlement
that, moreover, the strikers committee
did
NOT DARE TO PUT THE FACTS
before the men when reporting after the
conference. The agreement was that
after providing for the new men there
would be three-tiithS of the places still
vacant and the time of this remainder
was to be divided impaTtially between
all the old men. with a per cent in
crease in wages. This means, he said.
that the old men who were making SIC
a week would now make S10.17. "The
men do not know even nOw," continued
Mr. Yerkes, what the true agreement
is. They do not know what they are
doing. They are lead by their leaders
like a flock of sheep" do you claim
to have won this strike. Mr.. Yerkes?''
~ do not care to answer that" Mr..
Yerkes said that if the men struck
again he thought he could readily I'll
their places.
a general meeting of the men as
| sembled some time after midnight to-
night 10 discuss the course TO pursue to
meet the unexpected construction being
put by Mr.. Yerkes upon the agreement
Up to 80 a. N. no conclusion had been
reached