The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-16
CHICAGO STREET.cAR TROUBLES.
New Men Assaulted and Beaten by q Mob
Possibility of Another Strike.

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CHICAGO, Oct. Observation-Disclosures the set
Element of the street-car strike, a rather serious
conflict occurred this morning about three
blocks from the Garfeld-avenue barns, between
a mob OF strikers and the men who were run
ning out cars. The first car was run out aud
proceeded on its way without event. The next
six cars were then run out. and had proceeded
10 Center street, when a mob rushed
from an alley near by and made q saw
age assault upon the new drivers and conduct
ors. Stones aud missiles were hurled through
the air, and several Of the mob pounded the
new men and endeavored to drag them of the
cars. A hand to-hand struggle then ensued.
CAPTAIN Schaak WAS notified of the trouble, and
with twenty-five men Immediately started for
the scene. The mob, which had evidently vent
ed Its spite. ran away when the police APP
peared. Several of the conductors and drivers
we're hurt pretty severely. The new men say
they recognized men in the mob as strikers.
The trouble arose through the fact that the new
msn who We're retained were conosn trated at
the Gsrheld-avenue barns and were the only
men running cars from that point.
After the assault on the new men President
Yerkes issued q note to the old employees. in
which he said that under the agreement one Of
the North-side barns and part Of another were
10 be SGT aside for new men; that none of the
old men had been discharged; that a. there are
not places for all the men, both old and new. the
returning strikers would have to share the places
eft for the returned strikers among themselves
as best suited them. He added that there WAS
evidently q movement on foot to drive the new
men away, and he warned the ex-strikers that
such a course would not be Of any advantage to
them, as for every new man driven away he
would hire another In his place.
The North-side men are not at all satisfied
with the shape which affairs have taken. They
say that their understanding of the agreement
was that the new men were to be retained az
extras" while all OF the old pen were to go to
work regularly. They fnd That the extras"
are TO be supplied from their own ranks,
80 that som OF them will not get
full wages regularly. A request has been
sent to ths master workman OF the district
to call a meeting to consider the matter az mid
night tonight. Tnis morning one Of the new
men was attacked by four Of the old employees
and was being roughly handled, when be drew q
revolver and fred several shots at them. One
OF them, named Burley, was wounded in the
loot and was subsequently arrested. The other
three escaped.
The Times says: 'Fully TWO hundred Of the
strikers were left without employ oent under
the arrangement of running cars as it was kept
up to-day. Nearly a hundred more will find
themselves left in the cold tomorrow when the
Wells and Halsted-street lines are to be run by
new men. lnasmuch as people living
along the lines are very strong sympathizers
WITH the old men, serious trouble may be looked
for. The strikers were outspoken to-day in de-
clarine q belief that the company never cared
much for the wage question. but that operations
were solely directed against the union of the
men. They claimed that the syndicate of which
the North and West-sids companies are 8 part
have pursued the same tactics In Eastern cities
where the syndidate controls street-car lines.
The men evidently felt very bitter to-day. and q
renewal OF the strike was freely talked cf.'
DIR. ferkes said. tonight, that a proper state
ment OF the terms OF settlement had not been
published. he claimed that, moreover. the
strikers. COMMITTEES did not dare to put the facts
before the men when reporting after the confer
ence. The agreement was that. after providing
for the new men. there would be three.ffths of
the places still vacant, and the time
OF this remainder was to be divided impair
tally between all the old men, with q
six per cent. increase 10 wages. This means"
De SAID, that the old men who were making SIC
a week would COW make SO IL. The men do
not know. even now" continued Mr.. Yerkos,
what the true agreement isI They do not
know what they are doing. They are led by
their leaders like q flock of Sheep
ID you claim to have won the striker
Il 90 not care to answer that Dir. Yerkes
said. He added that IL the men struck again, he
thought ne could readily fl their places.
Executive Board OF the knights of Labor.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct la.-The regular month
! " mestipg of the general executive board of the
knights Of Labor began at the headquarters of
the order in this city to-day, with Messrs Pow
NNAJt AofoF bdiioS - worth ana H8yeS
present The other two member Of the board.
Aessrs. Carlton and Barry, have placed their
designations 10 the hands OF the board. and the
action upon them will constitute one of the most
important events ia the history OF the meeting.
Tho board held a very short session to-day; but
very little outside OF routine business was trans
acted. The designations OF Carlton and Barry
will not come up before tomorrow or Wednesday,
and the case OF Master Workman Skiffngton, Of
the National District. who il TO bs
1 tried on thu clarpee nf inducipC HE d;sts;, -
leave the order, Is set down for Thursday. Il
Is said there IL enough work to keep the board
In session for two weeks, at least. but owing to
the fact that the officers Of the order must pre-
pare their reports for presentstion to the Gener.
al Assembly, which meets in indianapolis on the
18th OF November. only the more important
matters will be attended to, and the remainder
Will Dc allowed TO remain over until the next
meeting of the executive board. This will prob
ably confne the sessions to the present week.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
~PIrTsBURG, Oct. ia large number of dele
gates were in the city to-day, en- route to the
twenty-ffth annual convention Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, which meets at
Richmond, Va, on Wednesday. One of the
delegates. In speaking of the election of officers,
said: Chief Arthur's term of Office holds over
for another year, and the only election this year
will be for hrst-grand assistant engineer. 1t is
quite likely that Mr. Hayes will DO reelected. !"
The delegates stated that among the
important business to be considered
was that of tho proposed federation
OF the engineers with the fremen. switchmen
and brakemen. None of them would make any
prediction as to what action would be taken by
the convention. though they agreed that it was
a matter that would receive special attention.
This years convention will be- particularly
watched by railroad men OF all classes through
out the country, as it will be the fret to be held
since the federation scheme has been discussed
as the outcome of the Burlington strike. IL it
is decided that such a combination is practi-
cable, it would bring all employees on railroads TO-
gethsr to work 10 harmony on all questions that
arise, and which have heretofore been left for
each class of employees to settle without the CO.
operation Of the other classea.