Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
THE CHICAGO TROUBLE.

The Strike of Street Car Employees Assum-
ins Serious Shape-Running Cars Under
Difficulties.
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-Six cars started from
the SedgwIck street barns at $40 o'clock
a. m. They were loaded with police. The
cars had to stop every few minutes in or
der that the tracks might be cleared and
while this was being done the crowds along
the streets set up their usual yells.
Where the rails were torn up the cars were
dragged over the street until the track
was reached again. On the Garfield ave-
nue. line the cars were started early and
but few distractions were met with. The
cars made the trip in safety although there
were fears of a collision at Market street,
where a crowd had gathered in considera-
BILE numbers and had placed distractions
on the tracks. These were removed
About the same number of cars wero
run out from the barns of the North Side
this morning as usual with the usual ac-
compartment of boots and jeers. At
Market street the Sedgwick street cars
were brought to standstill, as the rails
had been torn up. On the West Side
it was reported that most of the strikers
would be ON hand to fOrcibiy resist
any effort to get out cars, which, it was
said, would be begun at ten O'Clock. The
police were relieved to find that at most of
the barns only few men appeared. and
it subsequently transpired that this was in
obedience to orders sent out from the
strikers headquarters early this morning
notifying them to remain away, as nego-
tiations had been resumed looking to q
settlement of the difficulty.
CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-About one p. m. yes
terday the crowds around the Western
avenue barns were electrified by the Rrri-
val of bus load of new men, escorted by
the police in patrol wagons, and tho re-
port Immediately spread that an attempt
would be made tn short time to run
cars. There wers twenty three men
in the bus, and two patrol wagons kept
guard. The police were under the COM
mand of Captain Aldrich and Lieutenant
Shea. The wagons drew up and the men
piled out of the bus and into the barns.
The crowds began to gather as soon as the
intelligence spread, and soon 1000 or 5000
people surrounded the barns. Shea Or
dered the police to dispense the mob and
they advanced in determined manner.
The crowd fed, women and children
falling over each other in their wild at
tempt 10 get out of the way. Some of the
conductors and drivers refused to move
on when ordered to do So Nine of these
were Immediately arrested, placed in a
patrol wagon and hurried to the station.
The report then came from the barn that
cars would be gotten out in little while.
1t was said that twelve teams had been
hitched up and were in readiness for the
move. The police still kept the mob at
distance.
Chief Of Police Hubbard yesterday af-
ternoon, after consulting with Mayor
Roche. issued general order to the police
force to see to it that no crowds be allowed
to gather in the streets. They are to keep
every body moving. The officers and
patrolmen are authorized and directed to
use force if necessary, and as much of it as
may be needed to make the order effective.
Chief Hubbard declares that there will be
no temporizing with rioters, and that riot
ing will be put down with stern hand.
Mayor Roche says it looks as if it will be
necessary to fight in order to maintain
public order.