The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-16
THE STRIKE is ENDED.
The Chicago Carmez Achieve n
Partial Victory.
street Riotins while the Conferences
Was in ProEress-Fataf Acct
dent--Drisers Attacked.

Clutteu. Oct. l5-rhe greal sfreet-car
strike, alter duration OF nino days. was
ended completely last evening on hasis
honorable TO both sides rhe qrcstlon of
wages was compromised. An advance
was secured. but the scale ia materially
lower than what has been insisted upon BY
the strikers mp TO the very iaat They get
only about one third Of the increase asked
for. on the other hand. all the reforms
demanded by the men in the system OF
working are conceded, aad al the strikers
are 10 be re-empioyeG. The lacn hired BY
the company since the ktFikt began viii
also be retained. The minor questions q
issue will be settled hy arbitration, the aale
arhlter 10 be Lyman Gaee, president Of the
First National bank. who has the e0uh-
denee of both the strikers aud President
yerkcs. The ''set car systoAn, which the
men claimed prevented tisern ffera gcsfsng
a fair amount Of sleep ~ any one tlma
during the day Is To be abolished. Tho
working day Il to be 10 consecutive hoarx
The agreement was reached "A a EneefinN
which lasted nearly six hours. Those pres
ent were Mayor Roche, com saittees OF
strikers headed by Master Workman Chris.
tie, and President ierkss. With two attoF-
neys OF the company.
While the conference vas going on
riot occurred ai,0ut halt mfle away. at
the corner of Market street aud Chicago
ears close together and guarded by police
had caused crowd Of so or 40 men and
boys TO assemble at the street. corner.
when q patrol wagon. leading, aud the
irst ear had passed the mob made rush
and cl.sed sn an nn imported conductor
aud driver Of the second car. The police
on The ear were being 0verfowered aud re-
sorted to their rcYolFers Danger was I'm
mlnent Just then Lieut. brennan with 20
officers came round thu corner on double
Quick time and clubs were freely used. and
many Of the mob got away with bfoken
heads. Six Of the leaders were arrested
The rivalry between sha drivers OF
wagons that have taken the FlQec of cars
during the strike eliminated iast night in
a serious accident Two VANS loaded with
passengers were racing sn Clark street.
one of the drivers becoming - excited a.
to overlook pile Of huiiaiEg material.
His vehicle smashed into ths heap aud
then overturned. Twelve passengers Ncre
pinned fast under the wnksn. which the
frightened horses attached attempted 10
kick 10 pieces, Tie shTleking, RfoAnsnE
tseopie were halpcd out a. Eoon rs poAe1pie.
aud all we're found 10 be badly bruised and
scratched, while In addition Miss Aunie
Rnpert's iett arm vas discovered g 70
broken. lawyer &. Z. Clark was suffering
a like injury, aud his marsied sister FROM
Decatur. Ills, lay unconscious, with her
nese broken and scalp laid open. The
doctors say shRt Ia her case there was eoii-
fufalufi OF tue bfhlh anu hht Will Fftbaoty
die. The driver, Louis Meyers, was ar
rested.
some OF the new drivers who remain IN
the service outhe North side ere attacked
and beaten by mob this morning. Tbs
police drove them away before gerious
damage was done.
THE coaF4Es BREAKs MS rAoagrE
CHICAGO, Oct i5--Thgre stll seems t. o9
znuch dissatisfaction In existence among
the north sidc street car men, and u may
be possible that the end ia BOT yet Ihey
say il was their understanding that the
nsw men were TO be as extras" while All
OF the old men were to 60 - work
regularly They now and that the
extras" are 10 be supplied from thelr own
ranks A request has been sent TO Tue
master workman Of the district 70 call
meeting. which Is 10 consider the matter
Al midnight 10 night This faoruing one OF
the new men was attacked by four cid
employees. and In self defeAse drew ~
sOlver and iired several Hii0is af bis assail-
aats, w0nndiug one Of fhefns named Bur
| ley, In the foot
ine general meeting 0f tho North side
men assembled como fime aftet midQiailt
/ t. night 10 diseEss the course to pursue
10 meet the unexpected construction Be.
/ Ing made by the company upon the agree.
/ Inent Up 10 80 a IA. uo eenetusion bad
| been reached.