The Portland daily press., 1888-10-10
FIFTY PERSONS CLuBBED BY POLICE.
The First Conflict with the Strikers
in Chicago Streets.
Officers Make a Determined Charge
on the Mob.
a selllgsrent Superintendent with a
Drawn Revolver.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-About 10000 people
walked today on account Of the strike of
OF 100 men on the South and West
divisions Of the street railroad. The first
disturbance growing out Of the tie up oc-
CURED this afternoon at Garfield avenue and
Orchard street, the riot resulting In the club
bling Of fifty people by policemen A num-
Der OF cars were passing on Garfield avenue.
Ihe streets were jammed with a bowling
MOB and the tracks were covered with OBJ
structions. Some employees Of the road and
'neif oineers removed the debris, but as fast
as II was taken away, 1t was replaced. The
MOP became so great that the sergeant in
command OF the men ordered charge The
ofticers, aggravated somewhat at the stub
Dornness Of the strikers, responded with
WIN and made a rush, using their clubs free
ly Men and boys were hit, and hit hard.
too, and women were not spared. A woman
named Wide, who was particularly demon
stratiye against the new men, was badly
wounded by an officer, who gave her a se-
Ee. we're blow. blow. Partial order was restored,
men we're caught spiking rails at
Halstead street and locked up.
Several police laden cars were run on the
West division this afternoon and were un-
molested until the approach to the western
terminus on their return. There the crowd
surged around the c0nveyances In such a
compact mass that 1t was impossible for the
horses to move. A platoon OF police
Win clubs, forced a way for the leading car
s'',t DIt tne one following was brought TO stop
Win iurch. A wooden wedge had been
suddenly inserted In the western switch by
some person In the mob Superintendent
Nnagle was the driver OF the disabled car.
2.ongs tho G anu sticks were hurled at the car and
sne ar rang with yells and curses. A flying
Drick caught the superintendent In the sfom-
ach. Uttering an oath. he pulled revolver
from his Overcoat pocket and turned menac-
lngly towards the crowd. Conductor Har-
ris, who had been discharged by the compa-
ny Tor cause, long previous TO the strike, but
re-employed In the emergency, followed
quickly the example Of the superintendent.
A sharp click as the two cooked their
weapons was the signal for an unexpected
incident. Police Lieutenant SaeO was seen
,S % GRASP Nsags sg and By main strength force
do you mean" blurted out the irate licuten-
mony.
NagIe then left the car and received a
stunning blow in the jaw from a heavy built
man, who was somewhat under the influence
OF liquor. A general scramble ensued in
which Nagle and his brawny assailant were
roughly handled. The latter, Chicago and
Northwestern switchman named John Glea-
son, had to be mercllessly dubbed and then
sat upon In patrol wagon by half a dozen
policemen before he could be subdued.
Others were scarcelessly less determined and
but for the fact that all appeared to be un-
armed the fray would scarcely have been
finished without sacrificing a number Of
lives. So far as learned, no one on either
side was injured dangerously.
The West Side Joins.
systems Oh INC a-The two great street car
cag0 are now tied up. sides In Chi
The strike ON the West side began-s-
morning as soon as the last night car was run
into the barns. For a time last night It
seemed as II this new complication could be
avoided, and the original strike settled ami
cably, but the peace negotiations which we're
conducted in Mayor Roche's private Office
failed, because the company and the men
could not agree on the subject Of wages.
President Yerkes opened the conference
with an offer to correct the present system Of
hours as far as possible. An agreement was
reached on that point. But when the wage
question was taken up the men insisted upon
% cents per hour for grip men, % cents for
trail and grip conductors and y cents for
horse car men. Mr.. Yerkes offered 20 cents
for horse car men and q cents for each grip
car men. The strikers refused TO make any
concession and after much argument the con-
ference broke up.
A committee OF West side car men was
waiting to learn the result and when the
failure TO reach an agreement was reported,
the chairman said that strike would DO or
dered, and hurried away.
1t was said this morning that the executive
committee OF the South side organization had
rendered the North and West side strikers
financial assistance. In anticipation OF a
long struggle and to guard against possible
outbreaks the police force Is to be greatly In
creased.
Up to IL o'clock no report Of any trouble
either on the North or West sides had been
received. No cars are running on the West
side and very few have thus far been started
on the North side. These were guarded by
the police but they had nothing to do as the
strikers eontented themselves with merely
expressing their opinions In regard to the
men who had taken their places. Informa.
tion from all of the territory covered by the
strike Is to the effect that the strikers are
perfectly under control and that no outbreak
at any point Is anticipated.