Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-10-19
The Street Car Striker and His
Little Dynamite Bomb Still
Amusing Chicagoans.
A Conference Held Between Pres
ldent Yerkes and the Leaders,
But Little Accomplished.
David B., the Guiding Star of New
York Democracy, Stumping
Indiana For Grover.
Quieting Down.

CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-It was conclusively
proven by an expert this morning that the
substance found on the Sedgewick street
car track last night was dynamite and
that there was enough of the explosive to
blow up the Chicago avenue station or
dozen street cars. Last night after the
arrest of Lando Katzenberg and the find
ing of the dynamite on the Sedgewick
street tracks, Captain Schnack sent for an
expert connected with one of the big pow
der houses of Chicago, who decided it to
be dynamite. One Of the packages was
taken to the city limits this morning, it is
said, and exploded. 1t plowed great hole
in the ground besides breaking piece of
iron
PLCED UNDER 1T TO TEST ITS FORCE.
Katzenberg, who placed the bombs on the
track. is said to be one Of the strikers.
Aside from the sensation caused by the
discovery Of the deadly character of these
bombs, to-day has been the Quietest one
since the strike was inaugurated. ALI the
North Side cars were running all day with a
diminished force of protection from blue
coats, and but little trouble experienced at
any time; crowds were smaller and less
demOnstrative than heretofore. The first
move which gave promise of settlement
was made by a committee of West Side
citizens this morning. They first called on
the mayor and presented the case to him.
He told them that he was convinced that
IF THE STRIKERS WOULD ABATE
their demand for the discharge of new
men, compromise could be arrived at.
Then the committee visited the strikers
and succeeded in inducing them to make
the concession spoken of. They reported
this fact to the mayor,who called con fer
ence of the executive committees of strik-
ers in both divisions with the citizens
committee in his Office at 8 O'clock this af-
ternoon. After further consultation it was
agreed that the strikers would declare the
strike off, provided Mr.. Yerkes consented
to give North side men the same privileges
which West Side men enjoyed before the
hired during the strike. About this time
Mr.. Yerkes arrived and was admitted to
the conference. The first difficulty in the
way was the fact that there would not be
places for all the old men. The mayor
and the citizens committee withdrew at
this point, leaving Mr.. Yerkes with the
strikers.
LITTLE pfOGRESS MADE IN CONFERENCE
The conference ended in Mr.. Yerkes
making an offer that if the West Side men
would resume work tomorrow morning
he would submit a "fair proposition" to the
North Side men before noon. What the
proposition would be he declined to state
The committee comforting with Mr.. Yerkes
had full authority to accept then and there
the terms offered. They decided not to dc
so but to refer the whole matter to gen
eral meeting OF the strikers, to be as
sembled Immediately. The committee
men on hearing the managers offer were
inclined to think that the West Siders
would deem it unsafe to resume work be-
fore getting an inkling to what the offer
to the North Siders would be. In addition
to promising a new proposition to the
North Side men MI. I erkes stated that if the
West Siders would resume work he would
be willing to guarantee that there would be
no reduction Of wages on the West Side
line, whatever the result OF the Nortl
Side strike might be.