The Osceola times., 1888-10-13
GOING AFOOT.
The streee-Car Mems strike In Cbicago-A
Bonanza for Hacks, Hapsoms. Herdics
and Other Such Vehicles = The strike
Likely to Spread The Police ana the

rhe streee-Car Mems strike In Cbicago-A
Bonanss for Hacks. Hansoms. Herdics
and Other Such Vehicles - The strike
Likely to Spread The Police ana the
strikers - Captain schsack Loses His
Temper.
CHICAGO, Oct. s-There were no I'M
portant Developments In the North SIDE
street-car strike yesterday. IL was atter
two o'clock Yesterday morning when the
conference of the employees, one OF
the West Side road, which is controlled
by the same syndicate, camo to an end.
The advsibility OF striking without
further notice, in order to give moral
support TO the North Side men, was de-
bated at length, but it was fiaally de-
cided TO refrain from this step until
an attempt was male to operate
the North Side road with nom
union or imported labor. A general
sentiment was expressed that 50 soon as
any effort was made in this direction.
a strike should be declared on the West
side, and before the conference was
brought to a close an executive commit-
tee, with power to act, was appointed.
Considerable satisfaction was expressed
at the headquarters of the strikers when
the result of the meeting was made
known, but no formal action was deemed
necessary.
There was no lack Of transportation fa-
cilities on the North Side during the day.
| Fully one thousand hacks, hansoms, om-
niIusses, express wagons, grocery carts,
and vehicles of every description moved
IN one continuous stream from the
county building TO the city limits, and
back again. There we're more of them, in
fact. than there were loads OF passengers
to carry.
This condition of affairs was due to the
action OF the executive committee OF tho
strikers in issuing general appeal to
every one having vehicles not otherwise
employed, to put them into service on
the North Side.
The meeting OF the Trades and Labor
Assembly yesterday afternoon was much
more numerously attended than usual, iu
anticipation that the strike would come
| up for consideration. Addresses were
delivered by John Goodwin, Of the West
Side Drivers and Conductors Associa-
tion, and others, severely scoring the
past career of Mr.. Yerkes and denouncine
his present attitude, and resolutions were
adopted, sympathizing with the strikers
and pledglng them the support of the
Amalgamated Trades Organization OF
Chicago.
The first melee OF the strike occurred
shortly after midnight yesterday morn
ing. A number OF imported workmen
under the guise of private detectives, ar
rived at the Larrabee Street barns under
escort of Captain Setback and a score o
city police. They were endeavoring t.
| uat nuIar aovar without nhseryatiOn
when crowd of strikers on the Other
side of the street began to shout "scab. ,
This infurIated the captain, who, spring
ing from his buggy, ordered the officers
to disperse the crowd. They were SLOW
front with the cry: ''Cowards
disperse this mob" the off
Ger. with his men behind him
pounced upon the strikers. The latter
quickly dispersed in every direction, bu
not until more than half dozen ha'
been severely clubbed. A good deal o
bad feeling was manifested at the strik
ers' headquarters yesterday over this epi
sode, and the reading aloud of a dispatcl
from Philadelphia, printed in one OF th'
morning papers and setting forth tha
the strikers might as well understand a
once that the Quaker City" syndicat
proposed to run their road without Chi
cago interference, did not tend to put tn
men in better humor.
Another meeting OF the West Side me
has been called for ten o'clock tonight
and rumors were current that they woul'
quit work yesterday.
Mayor Roche yesterday issued the fol
lowing in regard to the strike:
CHICAGO, Oct. 7.
WHEREAS, A controversy has arisen bt
tween a street railway company and its en-
ployees, and 1t is necessary for the preserva
ton of good order that the collection OF peopl
in crowds should be avoided. Therefore. cit
gems are hereby requested not TO congreRate II
the streets and thus aid the authorities /
maintaining order.
| John A. ROCHE, Mayor