Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
Chicago Daily Riot.
No Postponement on Account
of the Weather.
CARS STONED BY A HOWLING MOB,

The New Carmen Beaten, and the Police
Arrive just in Time to Catch Nobody
warlike Talk Still Going on and Every
thing MISUNDERSTANDING Opinion of
Barry. He Never viii Be Missed-DrAke-
Men in Convention.
CHICAGO, Oct l7-There was lively riot
last night about 6 80 O'Clock at North Halsted
and North avenue Four cars, the first three
manned by new men, were following each
other closely down Halsted street. At the
corner of North avenue they were stopped
by barricade of heavy wagons. ash boxes,
beer kegs, sewer pipes and stones. The street
was crowded with people returning from
work, and in a moment the cars were sur
rounded by bowling, jeering mob. Stones
crashed through the windows Of the cars,
and the passengers quickly deserted the cars
and joined those in the street The force Of
eight police who were escorting the cars
were unable to do anything with the mob,
and the new men on the first three cars
were roughly handled. The crowd then
turned their attention to the fourth
car, when the driver and conductor
called out that they were union
men, "You're all right then" howled the
crowd, and in a moment the car was dragged
from the track and around the Instructions by
a score of willing hands, and sent on Its way
unmoleSted In the meantime the police
had sent for reinforcements, and, upon their
arrival, the streets were quickly cleared. The
new men. however, refused to resume their
positions on the cars, which were left stand
ing on the street for an hour. Several men
were dubbed by the police in restoring or
der, but only two arrests were made, the
prisoners being small boys who were trying
to roll a stone on TO the track.
1t only needed this incident to show that
the strike on the north side is far from be-
ing satisfactorily settled.
Otherwise the day passed without trouble,
though there were mutterings of probable
storm all along the lines among the old men.
| The Garfield avenue cars were run all day
| and into the niGht-for the first time since
the strike-by the new men, there being po-
| licemen on each car. and new departure
| was also taken in the grip cars those run
ming down Wells street being manned by
new men. This further angsred the old
hands, who were laid off to make the vacant
| places, but no disorder occurred The sec
ond grip sent out ran into an open switch at
| Wells and Illinois and broke the grip II
was asserted that the switch was opened
4 maliciously Another car about IL a. m.
manned by a new gripman, in going through
the tunnel got into difficulty that stopped
the cable until night, The new man did not
loosen his grip going down the grade and the
slack of the cable not being taken up by the
counter weight at the enghIs house, coiled
| round the grip and the cable broke. The old
hands who had their cars stopped in the tun
| mel took pains TO remind the passengers who
had to walk the remainder of the way to tn,
business center-four or five blocks-that til,
"scabs" did it, An exactly similar acciden
occurred more than two months ago, il
which the results came near being serious,
car being overturned and the passenger
tumbled out promiscuOusly, several of then
carrying home bruises as their share Of tn,
experience.
Attorney Furthman. who is in the employ
of the company, when asked why the oil
Wells street men had been replaced by new
men, replied; New men would have run th
Wells street cars yesterday had we beel
given sufficient police protection The OF,
men may object, hut they have no right +
| w Ep1 a. We hiC dNbAhS lNbtf III dIIOfu
ance with our agreement of Sunday, as tn
shorthand notes of the conference will show
At that conference Mr.. Yerkes told the ME
he would under no circumstances discharg
the men who had come TO his assistance whel
he was in trouble i have work for IS
steady men, he said, 200 of whom have al
ready hired, and who will be given stead
work This leaves steady work for 3Ss mer
There are, however, SIS of you, and in oil
der that ali Of you may have work tn
length Of time each of 3SS men would wor
must be shortened in order to accommodate
the extra 300 old menu
"Now, this continued Mr. Furtbmanr
simply means that the work of 3SS men
to be divided among SIS men. In regard I
the 200 new men now hired, list of ther
has been made and is now in the mayor
hands. Whenever one of the new men leav,
of his own accord and unmolested, his plaC
is to be filed by an old man; but if be leav,
because he has been induced either by pu
chase or intimidation, his place will be file
, by another new man. We intend, you Sc
to offer no premium on intimidation, so tn,
the old men will gain nothing by driving I'll
new men away. Ii this doesn't suit the
/ and they strike, can't help it, that's all"
Ali the talk yesterday was of deciled
: warlike tone, and although there is some di
| ference in opinion among the west side me
> as to whether they should again strike in o
8 der to aid the north siderS, the sentiment
S the latter is practically unanimous tia
Z whether the new men are retained or not, g
i the old men must be taken back, even if
' takes another strike to do it. The commi
tee which was appointed to call upon Pres
dent Yerkes failed, for some reason, to Wis
that gentleman, but an all-night meetit
! was in session last night.