Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-10-12
The Difficulties Between the Chicago
Street Cur Drivers and the Com
pany Not Yet Adjusted.
Street Riots Frequent and Several
Collisions Between the Strik-
ers and the Police,
Very Few Cars ssRunning and the
Business Practically at a
Standstill.
But the Shoe Dealer is Happy,

run u car on Tile WeSC sSlQe was MADE this
afternoon and resulted in serious riot.
1t was between ana 4 O'clock
when single car was pulled out OF
the Western avenue barn guarded by a
half dozen policemen, headed by Captain
Aldrich of the West Side. The crowd
stood twenty deep on both sides of the car
and the police were arranged on the inside
of these walls of frantic men. A stone as
big as a fruit can clashed through the win
dow before the car had proceeded twenty
feet: Everybody dropped on the floor
while shower of stones pelted the sides
of the car. The driver held the reins
bravely, though his face was as white as a
sheet. At the second shower of stones a
half brick struck him on the temple and
more took the lines. The car was stopped
for third time at Warren avenue. Cap
tain Aldrich was hit and his scalp cut
open. Thus far the police had used only
their clubs. The car advanced to the in
tersectiOn of Madison street and there the
police caught one striker in the act of
but in less than minute 100 strikers
PILED ON THE POLICEMAN
and rescued the prisoner. The car now
turned the corner and started down Madi-
son street. The infuriated mob followed
throwing stones. At Leavitt street the
mob rushed out to the street and boarded
the car, attempting to drag the driver from
his position. A patrol wagon load of po-
lice rode both in front and behind the car.
They dismounted and charged the crowd.
This time the maddened strikers held their
own and threw stones at the blue coats.
One man struck Lieutenant Shea and the
officer followed his man through the crowd.
He pulled his revolver while running and
took deliberrte aim and fired, but his bull
let missed and the strikers scattered in
every direction. From that time on there
was not another missile thrOwn,althOugh q
number of the mob followed on foot as
far as Halstead street. The car advanced
crossed the South side and returnediwithout
further injury or attack. In the afternoon
the mob transferred their operations to
Clark street, the main thOrOughfare of the
| north division, along which most of the
cars ran, between Indiana and Illinois
streets. only three or four blocks from
THE BUSINESS HEART OF THE CITY.
The mob utilized the heavy stones and
bricks lying in frontof a building in course
of construction. These they piled up on
the track and as the evening came on and
the people were going home from work the
crowd at that point increased until the
| street was filled with cheering. ours
ing, bowling mob. They built bonfires on
the tracks and danced about them. For
| tunately no cars came that way at the
time. Only one policeman was visible and
! he was unable to do anything with the
crowd. While he was engaged in putting
| out one bonfire the mob would build an
| other.
USED HIS REVOLVER.
The first trouble OH the West side occurr
| ed this afterno N when a man named Cub.
bins, who drove one of the cars yesterday
drove out of the Western avenue barns
He was at once surrounded by crowd OF
strikers who caught his horse and stopped
him with threats. Gubbens drew revol-
| yer and fired one shot which caused his
| assailants to loosen their hold. He had
proceeded only short distance when his
buggy was again surrounded and he again
| fired two shots, soaring his enemies, but
| they rallied again and third time he
| was forced to use his revolver. This ended
the fracas and fortunately without blood
| shed.
THE COMPANY WILL NOT GIVE IN.
Mr.. Yerkes said to-day: 'sThe work Of
accommodating the public will be pushed
There are eighteen or twenty cars running
to-day on the North side and there will be
more tomorrow. The company will moi
give in. I concede nothing now and will
withdraw all offers made in the conference
at the mayors Office. The company will
not be ruled by mob nor by our employees
No business can be run that way. If we
are not able to run we will lie idle but we
will do the best we can for the public.''