The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-11
ANOTHER CHICAGO RIOT
Growing out of the Strike of the
Street Car Men.
FEARS OF FURTHER TROUBLE.
The Strike Assuming Large Proper
tions-Thc Situation scrious-No
Signs OF u scttlcmcnt-Phila.
deiphians Deceived.

with PRESIDENT 1erRcS TepoFteu Auu IIs
action was approved. 1t was resolved tc
invite no further conferences with Mr.
Yerkes. After the secret session there
was public meeting.
The Chicago seamen's Benevolent
Union adopted resolutions expressing
sympathy with the strikers and Offering
MD.
Some Of the men who came here from
Philadelphia and have since gone ovel
to the strikers, claim that the situation
was misrepresented to them; that they
understood they were 10 be employed
on new cable line and not that they
were TO take strikers places. They pro
fess to have left good places in Philadel
phia and express themselves as very
angry at the treatment they have receiy.
cd from the company.
The knights of Labor Council, in
which are represented all the knights
OF Labor in Cook county, ut a meeting
last night adopted resolutions endorsing
the action OF the striking street car men
aud promising them moral and financial
support. Tho officers were instructed
to inform the General Executive Board
at Philadelphia OF the trouble in the
assembly composed of the North Side
car men, and the Executive Board OF
the Council was authorized to investi-
gate the facts and report on them. The
discussion preceding the adoption oi
this resolution covered the entire case,
from the time when about three months
aso the matter was first brought up by
the Council. A feature Of the debate
was that although the Council is in its
majority composed OF tho most conserva.
tive among the Knights Of Labor, the
only fault they had TO find with the otli-
GERS of the carmens' assembly was that
they did not strike week ago instead
of giving three days grace.
no SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
The strike in the north and west d.
visions show no sign of speedy settle-
mcnt. During the night some of the
tracks in the sympathetic districts were
obstructed by being filled with all sorts
OF household refuse and such other
movable things as came to hand. II
presented the appearance OF concerted
action, and was not confined to u single
point, but extended for considerable
distance. Six cars were run ont in this
division to the usual accompaniment OF
ieers, but no open acts OF violence have
been reported thus far. The impression
prevails, however, that the public will
have much more trouble in preserving
order from this time on until the end Of
the strike than they have thus far had.
No attempt has been made as yet to
run cars in the west division, and up
pearances indicate that the company
will not make any general effort for the
resumption OF traffic till matters have
0uieted down somewhat us the barns all
remain locked and the stablemen, ex-
cent enough OF them to care for the
horses, lave been discharged. The
strikers in this division, who have been
through two or three successful strikes
exhibit an uglier disposition than those
OF the north side. They declare that
cars will not be permitted to run, and
that il the attempt is made they will be
tumbled into the ditch.
A SERIOUS RIOT.
The first attempt to run cur on the
West Side was made this afternoon and
resulted in n serious riot. 1t was be-
twGen 3 and 4 o'clock when single car
was pulled out OF the Western ave-
nue. barns, guarded by q half.dozen po-
licGmen 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 Us
big rs Il fruit can crashed through the
window 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 US q sheet. At the second
shower OF stones half brick struck
him on the tcmplc and he fell
behind the dashboard. He i'm
mediately arose and once more took
the lines. The car was stopped for the
third time ut Warren Avenue. Capt.
Aidrich was hit and his scalp Scut open.
Thus far the police had used only their
clubs. The cur advanced to the intersec-
tion OF Madison street and there the po-
lice arrested man, but in less than d
minute 100 strikers had piled OIL the po-
liceman aud rescued the prisoner. The
car now turned the corner and started
down Madison street. The infuriated
mob followed, throwing stones. At
I.eavett street q mob rushed out to the
street and boarded the car attempting TO
drag the driver from his position. A
patrol wagon load Of policemen rode in
front aud 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 Lieutenant
Shea and the officer followed his man
through the crowd. He pulled his re-
yolyer while running and took deliber'
ate aim and fired, but his bullet missed
and the strikers scattered in every direc'
ton. From that time on there was not
another missile thrown, although num-
Der OF the mob followed on foot us far rs
Hustled street. The cur advanced, cross
ed to the south side and returned with
out further injury or attack.