Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-03-03
DEFlEp THE LAW.

OeSle0 Jue 1tAWs 90
strikers Render Futile an Attempt to
Run Street Cars In Jndia napolis Under
Police Protection-Riotous Scenes.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 90 - The
crisis of the street car strike came Sat-
urday and for nearly five hours the
principal thoroughfares of the city
were in possession of a bowling, boot
ing mob, and scenes of disorder were
enacted that have never had q par
allel in this city. The police
were attacked with stones and clubs,
the drivers and road officers of the
company were dragged from the cars
and beaten. the cars were overturned
upon the streets and several men were
carried wounded and bleeding from
the scene.
The strike has now been in existence
since Sunday last when the entire
street railway system was tied up
through disagreement between
the men and President Frenzel,
of the company. over the mean
ing of the verdict reached two
weeks ago by board of arbitration.
On Monday and each succeeding day
this week the company made a feeble
effort to run its cars but the mayor de-
clined to order the police to protect
the company, and the strikers easily
prevented the running of cars. In the
meantime the business men of the city
began to complain, and all property
owners saw in the mayors action a
menace to their property and business
and loud complaints were heard from
many of that class. Others, however,
sympathized with the strikers and en-
couraged them to persevere in their
battle course.
Friday night the mayor decided to
give the protection that he had so long
.efused, and secret orders were given
the police to be present at the COM
pany's stables at 1880 o'clock Saturday
morning. Tue force of ninety men,
including the night police, were dis.
tributed at the several stables and sim.
ultaneous attempts were made to start
the mule cars from the barns The plan
had been kept SO secret that but few
of the strikers were in the New Jer.
sey street barn when the police ar.
rived and eight cars were quickly
brought out, each occupied by half
dozen policemen, and started down
town. Feeble opposition was made
along the line, but this was easily over
come and the cars proceeded towards
| the Louisiana street barn.
| BY this time thousand men and
boys had gathered upon the street and
! telephone messages had called the
! strikers to the scene. These advanced
toneet the cars and hand to hand
struggle with the police began. The Of
ficers drew their clubs and struck right
and left, but the mob paid no atten-
ton to this. Big policemen were liter
ally picked up an hurled TO one side,
while the mob closed in around the
cars Capt. Dawson rallied his men
time and again, but the policemen soon
found themselves so jammed in by the
surging mass that they were power
less to do anything.
The police, finding thlt they could
not protect the cars, t, m ID their at
tention to the ringleaderS of the mob
and soon had dozen or more under
arrest. These were taken to the sta
tion-house but were soon bailed out by
respectable citizens and in half hour
were back in the crowd ready to lead
another attack.
The crowd made a rush for a man
who was attempting to drive car.
Hang the scab!'' ''Over with the
CARP and similar expressions filled the
air. The drivers name was Madison,
and in an instant he was pulled over
the dashboard, while several men be.
labored him over the head The police
charged and again the rocks began
to fly. One huge brick struck Capt.
Dawson in the middle of the
back, doubling him up with pain, while
The strikers fist lard ID beside his nose.
But Patrolman Bob Smith Jared worst
of all. A big stone struck him just
under his helmet on tee back of his
head. ripping open the scalp and hair
and laying bare the bone.
The closing battle of the day oc.
Cured at 1890 o'clock on South Me.
ridian street as cars 81 and 81 were
going south. The police were massed
around the cars and in greater force
| Chdh oA PlONAOuS oSSdolOu, UuU UIlS
mob was not in the least daunted, anc
rushed to the attack as if eager for the
fray.
At a signal from the leaders of the
mob hundred men surrounded the
first car and hurled it from the track
The mules were unhitched and turned
loose and the attack turned upon the
second car, which was also ditched
This made eight cars that were
IF the tracks, and it was useless
to attempt to bring out any more. In
deed, the crowd was increasing every
moment, and messages were being
sent to all the factories asking the EN-
! ployes to come out. AS it was Satur
day and, many of the mechanics q
the city do not work Saturday af
ternoon, the mayor realized thai
greater trouble would be experienced
if the attempt were continued, and hi
wisely determined to desist. The pc
lice were notified to attempt to get the
cars to the barns, and when the crowt
was assured that the only purpose il
moving them was to put them in thu
barns no one interfered. The car
were therefore placed on the track ant
slowly taken to the barns, where the.
were put away for the day.
There We're eighty-three arrests dur
ing the day, and of these sixty prison
ers nave been bailed ont. The major
ty of those arrested were outsiders
who had no interest whatever in tn,
strike, but were as active as the strik
ers themselves.
!. A DELAYED CHARGE ExPLoDES
Three Miners Badly Mansled Mt TIRE Sch
ewaing Coal Fields in Michigan.
SAGINAW, Mich. Feb. 30 "A specia
from the Sebewaing coal mines tell
of an explosion there Saturday whicl
may result fatally to three miners
They had lit fuse leading to heav.
charge, and. after retreating and wait
;pr :, ,.aoenn a hlo Tina for thu q y,,1 rs; =,