Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-18
The Strikers Aggressive
A LIVELY RIOT OCCURS ON THE
NORTH SIDE.
A JEERING, HoWLING MOB
Attack Cars Operated by New Men. caus-
ing q Stampede of Passengers-Di Dis
Satisfaction Intensified and Aa-.
other Tie-Up Not improbable.

"a CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE street ca is are
running as usual this morning. All the
cars manned by new men are guarded
by police. No disturbances were re-
ported up to noon A committee of
North Side business men appointed re-
Gently to demand better street car facil-
tiles from Yerkes, will meet at 4 o'clock
for Organization and decide upon a course
-ef- action. 1t is understood that unless
satisfactory arrangements are made
within a reasonable time, quo warranto
proceedings will be taken to compel the
company to show a right to occupy streets
and ahnul ordinances and the charter
under which it operates.
\ There was a lively riot about $50
O'Clock yesterday at North Halstead
street and North avenue. -Four cars, the
first three manned by imported men,
were following each other closely down
ssHa1stead street. At the corner of North
avenue they were stopped by a barricade
of heavy wagons. The street was crowd
ed with people returning from work, and
gin a moment the cars were surrounded
sby "a ieering, bowling mob. Stones,
crashed through the windows of the
cars, and the passengers quickly deseftli
ed the vehicles and joined the crowd in
the street. The eight police who, were
escorting the cars were unable TODD any
thing with the mob, and the imported
men on the first three CARS werel roughly
handled. The crowd then,tYrnedl their
|atteAtion to the fourth car, when the
driver and conductor called Vbutn fhat
they wereF union amen.i avon 'fshtal
right, f'1ithey Nhowleds and iAsanmoment
the saE Ss d~Taggedfrom IT, TRACK and
MisRfngifaads,, and sent On its WY tnpp
molested9fI In the meantimes thea police
bad sent for reinforcemeits, land.
[AnfekIy cleared. The new men,
noweYeryi refused TO sirestisneli their
positions, epI the cars,l which aweres cleft
standing in the street for; an, hour. ia No
other ears we're run on Ha1stead street.
Several men were clubbed by the police
in restoring order, but only two arrests
were made, the prisoners being small
boys who were trysng to roll a stone on
kthel TRACK. It'only needed this incident
to show thatQthe strike onsthe North Side
isfar. from being satisfactorily settled
E The dissatifaction among the old men
was ntehsifed by the manning of the
Wells street cable cars and Halstead'
street horse cars by the . imported mem,
All the talk was of a DECIDED. waplike
t6He, and, although, there is some differ
ence of opinion among the West Side
men as tolgwhether they should again
strike in order to aid the North Siders,
tho Sentiment of the latter, is practically
upanimous that whether the new men
are retained or not ALI The old men must
Observation-Disclosures it6atakeslEanotheFa
strike TO do it. The committee which
was appointed to call upon President.
sthatgentle4nan, but she i infghtg Meet
ing, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will prob
ahly-take decisive action, and it Will be
known at its conclusion whether or not
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