Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-12
STREET CAR STRIKE.
The Chicago Police Charge Upon
Crowd and Dispense it
in Short Order.
rhs Chances CT the d fno1ity FprsndiDg 10
O<her Oi:ies-Oners Of sympathy
and support Received.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE.


A committee Of the West Side strikers
called upon Csptsin Aldrich this morning
and Informed LIN ths. they would assist
tho police IL Maintaining order, that they
would ell wear their CfilciAl hst bsEos
ana If riot occu,red the police might
esll On thea. YeIkes was seen this
morning. He sa!d sill negotiations are 4
ED tbs company is now prepared for q
long siege Cars will be run to-day anu
the Msyor has promised ample proitc-
ton will make no more ofe-s nor viii
l accept S3y. AL Negotiations are OF.
The aght is on.
The rio.ous e, ment On :he North Side
wis busy duJin= tho night. On tie
SedceWick street line th5 strikers ana
their synpath!zers had pulled up the rails
81 two pOints along the road, at Me.
n minee street and Wisconsin, street
Distractions were also placed along tee
rack.
LOST THEIR PLACES
CHICAGO, ILL, Oct lo.-A telegram
was received this morning 81 the North
Side strikers beidquArtar, from men
VINO csma hefe 20 take strikes PLACES,
but returned to z -ilsdelplis. Those who
were formerly Ia The employ ofths Tractioa
Company there have been refused their
cid positions, and other Philadelphia en-
ployeS OF tee Yslkes syndicate have taken
the matter up. The Traction Coupsng,
ina telegram s.ztee, has BEEN notihed thai
i the Chicago pilgrims are Eot taken
back in swsn!yto ar hours q general
strike sill ersre. Ii ie slso sisted this
STRIFE mhy .xlepd to Rochester, Buffalo
and B:ocklyD, In sill Of which places the
syndicate hhs mas.
WILL SPREAD TO OTHER CITIES,
CHICAGO, LII, Oct. l0-George A.
Schiillug, mas r WORKMAN Of DistTics As
sembly No. 81, Chicago, to night received
letter fruIG james II. Nj Gee. district
nasierwoIkman Of District No %, which
comprises street Car employees OF New
York, Philadelphia and Pl.tsourg, to the
If CT tia: II me strike III Chicsgo WAS
not settled satisfactory within tina next
few days, the employees OF Yerkes' S9ndi-
c,te 81 Pittsburg, Philadelphia and NV
York Will b. cale1 cut.
HELP EHCM OTHER POINTS.
CHICAGO, ILL OGs IL Go &c Scn{ll
ing, District Master Worsmsn o. the
Knights Of Labor, is ia receipt Ct many
| messages from Kaights 10 various p.rts
OF the country promising sympathy sad
support IN tae strike.
Tae following will be CT interest az
bearing on possible tie-up Of l!nes
owned by the Pnll,d= plia syndicate in
| other cities in case the strike here is NOS
settled promptly, Mr. Scnilling declines
TO givs tee Mans Of tie senders:
"PBILADELPHIA, OCT. 10, lsss.
"Georse a. schin-g.
yours Of .ne 6 a inst received. The
Ysrkes' Syndicate controls the Ffsction
road here. We know every man leaving
here. Nd union men are among them
We mail you list. Will extend you
moral and fasncill support, and sincerely
trust the struggle viii ne successfui
NEW YORK. Oct. 9. 1888.
George A, Shilling.
'Yerses' S?pdic1te!is operated on three
lines IL this city, bu. none IN B .ooklyn
All are organized. Do not tear New
York;
"FTr sIUAs. PA, Oct 9. 1883.
George a. schilhps.
"rne street Car mel are organized here
on three local lines"
"Bh )oKLrS, Oct.
"The Y4rkes' Syndicate operates, no
road here. Trust 10 US for moral and
financial support"
A CROWD DISPERSED.
CHICAGO, ILL Oct. IL About
o'c ock tnis AFTERNOON the crowd around
the Western A7eou. barns we're electri-
Il d By the arrival # q bus load Of Few
men escorted by police in patrol wagons,
and the report quickly sp:ead that ar at
temp: wonlt be msce IL short time to
run cars. There we're tWsnty-three men
in the bus and TWO patrol wsgous kept
guard. Crowds began 10 gather as soon
ss the intelligence spread, and soon 1000
Or 5000 people surrounded the barns.
Shes ordered the police to dis
perse the mob, and they sd
vsnced in determined manner.
The crowd f d, women and children fall
ing ever. eacl other IN wild endesyor 70
&c. Gu. of the wsy. S me conductors and
drivers refused to move on when ordereG
to do so. Ni.e OF thoee were immediately
arrested and hurried TO the sts!ion
Chief OF Police Hubbard this atiereoe n
after consulting with Mayor R che is ued
o general order to the police force to gee
| to Ii that no CT Wds De allowed to gather
In the streets. They are to keep every
body moving Ofi;srs and patrolmen
were authorized and directed to use force
If necessary and as much Of 1t as msy be
needed to make the order effective
C1!ef Hubbard declares there will be nc
temporz 1g with the rioters and that
riotirg will be put down with stern
hand. Mayor Roche ssys 1t looks as II
it would be necessary to fight in order 20
maintain public order.
AN INDIFFERENT POLICEMAN.
CHICAGO, ILL Oct. IL This afternoon
q policeman allowed 40 Of the new men
to De beaten by couple Of trikers with
out interfering, snd when the fac. was
reported to his captsin the latter at oEce
suspended him.
The xscutive committee of the West
Side strikers have issued card 10 the
police deprecaiiDg the use OF violence and
commencing ell OF the strikers to avoid
disturbances.
Shortly before O'clock two cyrs. the
first sent out during the day in the West
division. left the Western avenue barns
About l25 policemen We're on duty snd
succeeded in keeping the crowd, which
| numbered sbCu. 5000 persons, far elou ID
from the track TO prevent intelfer-
eEce. Cars with patrol wagons flied
with policemen il front OF and behind
them made trip down town in safety.
At ore point stone WAS thrown witch
be unded ever the cars and struck 5
womsa in the crowd, knocking her down.
Al. Market street, On the return trip aa-
other sione was throWp, sud the man