Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-11
stoning Chicago Street Cars.

MORE DISTURBANCES GROWING OUT OF THE STREET
CAR MEMS sTRIKE-ANoTHER CONFERENCE
There were a number OF collisions between the
police and strikers or the strikers sympathizers in
Chicago yesterday afternoon. The first attempt
TO run a on the West Side was made between
3 and o'clock, when a car was pulled out OF the
Western avenue barns guarded by a half dozen
policemen. The crowd stood twenty deep on both
sides OF the Car. stone was thrown through the
window before the car had proceeded twenty feet
Everybody dropped on the floor, while shower OF
st9ass psated the sides OF the car: The driver
third time at Warren avenue. Capt. Aldr,ch OF
the police, was hit and his scalp cut open. The
car advanced 10 the Intersection OF Madison street.
and there the police caught one OF the strikers In
the act OF throwing stone. The man was ar
rested, but In less than a minute hundred
strikers had piled on the policemen and rescued
the prisoner. The car now turned the corner and
started down Madison 81 rect. The mob followed,
throwing stones. AT Levitt street a mob rushed
out 10 the street and boarded the Car, attempting
TO drag the driver from his position.
paroi wagon Ioal OF police rode Doth In 'front.'
and behind the car. They dismounted and charged
on the crowd. This time the maddened strikers
held their own and threw stones at the blue coats
One man struck Lieut. Shea, and the officer fol-
lowed his man through the crowd he pull his
revolver while running, took deliberate aim at
him, nred, but his outlet missed, and the strikers
scattered From That time On There were not any
Missiles thrown The car advanced TO the south
Side and returned without further attack. In the
afternoon the mob transferred their operation. TO
Clark street. the main thoroughfare or the North
Division, along whit n most OF the cars run
or four blocks from the DuS.n heart OF the city,
the mob found bricks In mont OF a building In
course OF construction. These they pile up on
the track, and the evening came on and the
people were going home from their work. the
crowd at that poEt increased until the street was
nlled with a cheering, cursing, bowling mob
They built bonnreS on the tracks and danced
about tnem- Fortunately no cars came that way
then Only on policeman was visible, and he was
engaged In putting out one bonfire while the mob
would build another.
President Yerke5 said yesterday that no effort
was being spared TO accommodate the public and
that more cars would be put on and run to-day.
He would make no further attempt at a compro-
mise with the strikers, and Withdrew the offers
made at the conference at the mayors ONCE.
committee OF strikers, by the mayors request,
had another conference with the mayor yesterday
afternoon. IL was understood that a basis was
reached for another attempt 20 settle the strike
Later general meeting vi the strikers was held,
and II Was announced that II the strike was not
speedily settled the men on the lines OF the syndi-
cate In Rochester, Buffalo and Brooklyn would
leave their work. committee OF Jwenty-One was
given full power 70 meet President Yerkes and
settle the strike. This committee went TO the
mayors ONCE as soon as the meeting was over and
there met Mr.. Yerkes, VINO came despite his boasts
during the day that he would have nothing more
70 do with the striker. IL was then after mid
nisn- and II Was hoped the strike would be Speed
lily settled