The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-08
THE w HEN
TIE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Cabs. Hacks and Wagons in Lively Demand
collision Between Police and Strikers.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
CHICAGO, Oct. There were no important
developments in the North-side streets car
strike to-day. Il was after o'clock this morn.
ing when the conference Of the employees Of the
West-side road, which is controlled by the same
syndicate. came to an end. The adyisability of
striking without further notice, in order to give
moral support to the North side men, was de-
bated at length. but il was finally decided to re-
frain from this step until an attempt was made
to operate the North-sde road with pon-uuiou
or imported labor. A general sentiment was
expressed that, so soon as any effort was made
In this direction, o strike should be declared on
the West Side, and bs.ors the conference was
brought to O close an executive committee,
with power to act. was appointed. Consider.
able satisfaction was expressed at the head
quarters OF the strikers when the resuls of the
meeting was known to-day. but no formal action
was deemed necessary.
There was no lack OF transportation facilities
on the North Side during the day.
Fully 1000 hacks. hansoms, omnibuses, ex-
press wagons, grocery carts and vehicles OF
every description moved in one cootinuous
stream from the county building 20 the city
limits and back again. There were more of
them, IN fact, than there were loads Of passen-
TO the action or the executive committee Of the
strikers IN issuing general appeal to everyone
having vehicles not otnervise employed to put
them into service on the North Side.
The meeting Of the Trades and Labor Assem-
bly this afternoon was much more numerously
attended than osual, in anticipation that the
strike would come up for discussion. Addresses
were made by John Goodman, OF the West-sids
Drivers and Conductors Association, and others,
severely scoring the past career Of Mr.. Yerkes
att
lutions were adopted sympsthizing with the
strikers and pledRipg them the support Of the
amsieamated trades organizations o: Chicago.
The hrst melee OF the strike occurred shortly
after midnight this alo<ping. \ numb Der OF iui-
ported workmen. under the cniss of private de-
tectives, arrived at tho Larrabse-strees barns
under the escort OF Captain Schasck and score
or city police They were endeavoring to get
under cover without observation when a crowd
OF strikers on the other side of the street began
to shout ''Scah!' This ipfuriated the captain.
who. springing from his buggy. ordered the Of
feers 10 disperse the crowd They slow in
ooeyinR, and springing to the front with the cry.
"Cowarcs, disperse this mob!' the officer, with
his men behind him, pouoeed upon the strikers.
The latter quickly dispersed in every direction,
but not until more than half dozen had been
severely dubbed. good deal Of bad feeling
was manifested at the striksrs' hoadu artera to-
day over this episode, and the reading aloud of a
disrssch from Philadelphia. printed 10 one Of
the morning papers, aud setting forth that the
strikers might well understand that the
Quaker City syndicate proposed to run their
roads without Chicago interference, did not
tend 70 put the men in hotter humor. Another
Meeting of the West-side men hae been called
for 10 o'clock tonight, aud rumors are current
that they will decide to quit work tomorrow.
Mayor Roche tonight issued the following
proclamation in regard to the strike:
CHICAGO, Oct. z.
Whereas acontroyersy has arisen between q street
railway company and its employees and it is necessary
for the preservation of good order that the collection
of people in crowds should be avoided therefore cit
are hereby requested not to congregate in the
streets and thus aid the authorities in maintaining
the peace. JOHN A. ROCHE Mayor
Fifty-fve of the new men i'm ported by Yerkes
from Philadelphia were mployes of the Phila-
delphis Traction Company. Fifty of thas
number were union men aud five
non-union. The fifty union men were taken
IN hand by the strikers as soon as they arrived
in Chicago, and tonight had all pledged
their word not to work for the
Nortn-side Company. They claim that they
were broughs here under the false representa-
ton that they were to work for q road on
the West Side. Their TRANSFORMATION back 10
Philadelphia will be procured by the strikers.
The employees or the Wsst-side lines fiually
decided to postpone until Q o'clock to-mor.
row morning tho meeting announced 70,
10 o'clock to onieht. The question to be consd
cred Is whether they will strike for she pur
pose of extending moral support to the North
Side men.