The Dickinson press., 1889-04-27
SERIOUS SUNDAY RIOTS.
SympntlliZcrs Of the minneapolis
Street Car Strikers Indulge
i'm LnyVlCssness.
Cars Overturned, Stones, Missiles and
Bottles of Acid Thrown-The
Tracks Torn Up.
Half an Hour Of Hard Fighting, During
Which Several Policemen and
Others Are Hurt.

MIME POLLS, April 22.-The develop
ments of the street car strike at Mime
apolis Sunday We're of an alarming
character. The spirit of mischief was
ripe for trouble, and Sunday, when
laboring men were idle and thronged
the streets, presented the opportunity.
There was riot about noon in South
Minneapolis. and tracks were torn up at
night The situation seems to be more
serious than at any time since the strike
began. The action of the sympathizers
of the strikers was promoted in a degree
by the demand of the city council upon
the company that street cars must be
running upon all lines by noon Monday,
and the outbreak was intended to pre-
vent the company from fulfilling the
requirement.
About 10 o'clock a crowd began gath
ering OH Washington avenue south be-
tween Tenth or lwelfth avenues, and by
II o'clock the crowd numbered 5000
people At 1880 two Riverside avenue
cars hove in sight, going south. When
the first one reached Eleventh avenue
the crowd made wild rush for the CEN
ter of the street and piled few thousand
pounds of building material of all kinds
on the track. The driver saw his danger
too late, and before he could stop the car
had run into the distractions. BY this
time the crowd numbered 10000 or more
and stones and bricks began flying in
lively shape. The mob made charge
on the car and the horses broke away
and ran. The driver and conductor
made their escape, after being struck by
a large number of stones. In less than
minute huge timbers had beed placed
under the car, and
\ HOWL WENT UP
from the mob when it toppled over
across the track. Windows i'll the car
were broken, panels knocked out and
car was barely blocked before the howl
ing mob turned its attention to the sec
ond car. which was then just stopping
at the corner of Tenth averue. Half a
dozen bottles with acid and vitrol were
thrown and, breaking in the car, ruined
the cloths of the officers. One bottle
struck the "cowboy" driver and cut
four or five terrible gashes the full
length of his face. While this was go
ing on message had been sent to head
quarters for help. and just as the bottles
and stones came crashing into the car a
squad of mounted men and eight patrol.
men hove in sight. The second car was
tipped over and the struggling horses led
away. The police made charge on the
mob, and were met with volley of
stones and clubs. Several of the patrol
men and mounted men were struck and
one or two of them severely hurt. 1t
was fully half an hour before the riot
was quelled. Twenty-one men We're ar
rested. Immediately after the mob had
been broken up the police ordered all
cars run in for the day.
TEARING UP TCACKS.
About o'clock last evening mes
sage was received at police headquarters
stating that mob was engaged in tear
ing up the track out along the River
side avenue line. The patrol wagon was
at once sent out with nine men and the
leaders were arrested. but not until con.
siderable track had been taken up.
The entire line from Cedar avenue al
most to the barn, on Twenty-seventh
avenue and Lake street, presented ter
rible scene during the night. Every
imaginable obstruction was placed on
the tracks, from loaded wood carts to
huge timbers and stones. Cobble stones
between the tracks We're torn up and
piled along the rails. The rails which
had been torn up were twisted out Of all
shape and laid alongside the tracks
-Four patrolmen guarded the barn al
night and prevented the crowds getting
at it.