Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-03
Cleveland Policemen Allowed No
Street Gatherings.
CITY UNDER MILITARY PROTECTION
Every Preparation Made for an
Outbreak.
RIOTERS HAVE BEEN CowED

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 3.-The city of
Cleveland virtually rested under military
protection last night. Between 800 and 900
men were sleeping at the various armories
with bayoneted sentries watching over
them. ready to arouse them at the first
sound Of alarm. True, the arrangements
made by Mayor Blee were entirely pre-
cautionary, and no one hoped more than he
that only precautionary measures would be
necessary, but they were made with all the
care and precaution that actual hostilities
required.
The very fact that the night passed with
out a renewal of trouble led the authori-
ties at the city hall to fear a renewed out
burst today. Every preparation was. there
fore. made to put the entire civic and mil
itary forces into operation at daybreak.
I'VE do not propose to allow the rioters
to obtain one moments start Of u.s." said
Director of Police Herbert today, "and
every policeman In the city will be ready
to move at the first intimation of trouble"
Three Of the largest motor cars were
taken to the public square at daybreak,
the motormen being instructed to obey the
orders of the director Of police.
AT $50 o'clock detail Of police. under
captain Gates, was sent to Newburg, where
the large iron mills are located and where
disorder was threatened. The Poles Of that
determined to make raid on the wire
mills today. The military were held in
readiness to go to the aid Of the police,
should the force be Inadequate to handle
the mob.
In the downtown districts, and through
out the city generally. quiet prevailed dur
ing the night and early morning. The for
eigners who compose the disorderly ele-
ment live in Newburg principally. There
socialist agftators have during the past
winter promulgated their doctrines and
secured large numbers Of converts.
Police Guard the square.
Long before the earliest risers had started
down town today the police had taken pos
session OF the public square They were
located at every corner and crosswalk. and
squad OF officers occupied the speakers
stand As soon as the people bound for
work appeared on the streets the work of
the police began and continued all day No
one was allowed to stand in any one place
Tor any length of time. but all were kept
moving. Little knots of yesterdays rioters
gathered here and there. but We're speedily
dispersed by the police, who walked to and
fro with drawn clubs.
The first report of trouble today was re-
ceived from the Cleveland Spring Bed Com
pany, at Wason and Hamilton streets, stat
Ing that gang of men had attempted to
break into the place and drive out the
workmen. A patrol wagon loaded with
officers was dispatched to the scene but the
crowd had already dispersed and disap-
peared
While Superintendent Allen of the stand
ard Foundry and friend wefs driving to
the works, volley, ofsstoues was thrown at
the carriage, which was badly battered A
shot was fired from the carriage, but no one
was injured. 71.f'r'
The crowd assembled about the works,
comprised OF striking molders and their
sympa thizers.
Violence In the Coke Region.
cONNELLSVILLE. Pa. May 3.-The
coke strikers made an assault on the Fort
Hill plant today and forced the workmen
to flee for their lives. In the melee a num-
Der OF the men were badly beaten. The
plant Is now closed down. The capture Of
the Morewood dynamiters last night and
the attack on Fort Hill has caused the
greatest excitement and the feeling of un-
rest Is more pronounced than at any time
since the last strike began. Mobs are
marching through the country, and raids
are feared at several points. The women
made an attack on the Davidson works
but left disguised when they found but one
man at work.