The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-23
NEWS BY WIRE.

CHICAGO, OctoDer observation-disclosures tue
settlement OF the street strike, rather
serious conflict occurred this morning about
three blocks from Garfield avenue barns be-
tween mob of strikers and new men, who
were running out cars. The first car was run
out and proceeded on its way without event.
Next six cars were then run out and had pro
Oeeded to Center street, when mob rushed
from an alley near by and made savage
assault upon the new drivers and conductors
Stones and missiles were hurled through tho
air, and several OF the mob pounded the men
and endcavored TO drag them off the cars. A
hand to hand struggle then ensued Captain
Setback was notified of the trouble, and with
twenty-five men at once started for the scene.
The mob, which had evidently vented its
spite. ran away when the police appeared
Several OF the conductors and drivers were
hurt pretty severely. The men say they
recognized the men in the mob as strikers.
The trouble arose through the fact that the
new men retained were concentrated at Gar
field avenue barns, and were the only men
running cars from that point.
FonG Tong Sent Back
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, October 16.-Fong
Tong and wife crossed over to the American
side by the foot bridge They stopped at the
Now York Central hotel suspension bridge
morning they walked TO the New York central
DEPOT TO get their baggage re-checke1 for New
York and ran into the arms OF American Gus
tom officers. The latter seemed greatly sur
DrtSe0 10 ma Oh American SOIL INC
whom they had refused admission the evening
before, and they forthwith hustled him back
70 Canada. -Four detained Chineman have not
asyet received any information from WASH
ington as regards their admission 10 the United
States.
Tho Grip men Disappointed
CHICAGO, October 16.--Surprise and dissatis-
faction was expressed by the car men Of tho
north division when they reported for duty
this morning and were informed that the grip
cars were hereafter 10 DO run by new men
hired during the late strike. The old en-
ployos were allowed to run the grip cars yes
terday, md they supposed that they would CON
entirely from Kansas city. BY this arrange
ment about one hundred old men found them
selves with nothing TO do today. The super
tntendent informed them that the new men
would continue TO run the grips, aud the old
men, who were displaced, would be distributed
among the verious horse car lines. Tho grip
cars were guarded by tho police but no VIC
lcnce was offered the now
A Fatal Railroad Wreck.
MAucn CHUNK Penn, October 10--A
wreck occurred on the Pottsville division OF
the Lehigh Valley railroad, near Tamarend,
about o'clock this morning, between q
Lehigh gravel train and a Pennsylvania rail-
road fast freight. The flagman did not get
back far enough 20 signal the freight, which
struck the caboose Of the gravel train, tho lat
ser containing batch of Hungarian laborera,
six OF whom were instantly killed.
whilo being conYo Dyed 20 tho hospital. The
gravel train was backing on siding when the
freight train, which running orders,
approached at a high rate Of speed and went
crashing into tho cars ahead. The injured
were removed to the miners hospital at Ash
land The killed and injured mon were all ON
the gravel train, with the exception OF ono
brakeman on the Pennsylvania train, who was
killed on his own train. SO far 10 known
abe responsibility rests upon the shoulders o
the Hagman, who failed to flag the freight
train IN time Ia prevent the accident.
Starving Farmers.
MINNEAPOLIS. October I'm. J. Horpmann,
oil this city, who has been investigating the
condition of farmers in Ransy county, Oak,
who were reported TO be starving to death, re-
turned last night. He says there are seventy
families who are absolutely destitute of food
and fuel, and something must be done and that
Immediately
The real condition Of the people Is beyond
description. Men, women and children are in
rags and have not cent OF mouey In the
world. Their crops were totally destroyed and
their land stock and farm implements mort
gagod--abaolute distress prevailed everywhere.
A minister was living in one room with his
vito and two small children, one Of the latter
wrapped up IN the crib In order to keep warm,
and the other blue and shivering with cold
and emacnted with hunger There was no
fuel, with the exception OF little dry manure,
which Is all that any of tho families have TO
burn, aud the only thing they had 10 cat was
dry crust OF bread. MIR Horpmann says the
frost which came in August destroyed all of
the wheat that there was, as well as all vego-
tables, even those which are as hardy Us tur-
nipS.
Women Arrested.
GRAND FoRKs, Oak, October IRA num-
Der OF ladies were brought here from Ihomp-
son, neighboring village, yesterday morning
charged with riot for having raided saloons
there as crusaders. Their trial occupied the
entire day, and was bitterly contested, the
local Womaus Christian Temperance union
espouslng their cause. Tho justice finally
ruled that an offensc had been committed, and
held them In $500 honda, which were readily
furnished,
& Storm of Hail.
CHICAGO, October IA very severe hail
storm, accompanied bya high gale passed over
shis section OF the country last evening, the
hail lasting fifteen minutes. While the wealth
er has been threatening all day, the sharp
flashes of lightning and severe thunder-holts
which preceded tho storm were rather uneN-
pccted, and the fall Of hall was stil greater
surprise, The STERN caused much discomfort
and damage Big hail stones shattered the
street lamps, and hero and there crashed
fhrongh the thick glass of skyhghts in office
buildings.
They sent fragments of electric light globes
clattoring 20 the feet OF pedestrians, and broke
exposed showcases. Tho lighthouses in tho
parks and those OF many florists throughout
The city wero badly damaged
Tho most appalling feature of the storm was
the elect il ha0 ON the horses. No less than
Eve rnnaways tore through Fifth avenue in
Ave minutes, and there were a number of
emashum elsewhere. runaway collided
with a Wabash avenue car ~ Madison street,
frightening the passengers badly An the
lights AZ tho cub were smashed except n big
cue, and waves driven by the terrific wind
sent their spray to the top OF the high tower.
The signal service man said the storm was
OF uneSRmpled violence. Tho rainfall amount
cd 10 almost au inch, and the hailstones were
exceptionally large, especially for tho fall OF
The year. and evening at that. The barometer
made many unusual shifts, aud altogether tho
day was nnexplainahle. During Tho storm
house In the southern portion Of the city
was struck BY lightning and burned to the
ground
On the lake tho squat was something In
tense, bus IL passed without disaster OH this
port, because there happened 20 be no vessels
within ten mlles OF here a heavy southwest
wind during the day having kept most Of the
crafts updor shelter
a Terrible Accident ON tho baltimore and
Ohio.