Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-21

the back Of the lots is a 6fteet foot bluff
The crowd gathered there aud threw
stones at the cars, demOlshlng every
pane o. glass.
The police charged, but the men
MADE A DETERMINED STAND,
being lea by man named Gallagher.
He was placed under arrest by Officer
StaatS, of the Twenty-Second precinct
The strikers attempted rescue, but
Policemen COvan aud COnuOr went TO
Stats assistance aud marched him of
70 the Tweuty-secoud precinct police
station. Several Of the policemen were
cut by tylng stones aud pieces Of brick,
but none seriously.
The neighbOrhOod is patrolled by
strong force OF police. In this instance
also cooking utensils and other house
Gold goods were hurled At the police
from the windows OF houses in the
neiEhb0rboOd, and boiling water was
thrown from the upper floors. The po-
lice are investigating the matter.
Major Cochran, of the Thirteenth
regiment, said TO 3 representative of the
Associated Press this afternoon that the
military forces Ia the city are not sutfi-
cient 10 cope with the rioters.
AN ENORMOUS CROWD,
The presence Of the military caused
an enormous crowd TO gather around the
Bush street car house. Of the Court street
line TO day. The strikers were orderly
enough until green motormaD became
mixed up in a switch at Hamilton ave-
nue. and Court street. He could not eX-
tr.Cate his car, and the crowd gathered
around him and guyed him. Another
car ayprOac hing the city had run
tSr0ugh the crowd and hurt two men
and a woman, who were taken away by
strikers, and their names could not be
aScertained.
This made the crowd so angry they
/ began 20 throw stones eat the car and
smashed every window in II. The pO-
/ lice charged, but were power.esS TO
/ move che msn, and one OF the blue coats
was nit on the head with stone, in
/ tictiug a small scalp wound.
The line was blocked for half an hour.
I Great excitement eusued, aud missiles
were thrown at che mOtOrmen and the
police from windows on Court street.
/ The police reserves were called out and
/ the crowd was dispersed In several di-
rectious. Court street was Patroiled
| throughout It's entire length by the
police. The soldiers had 10 charge the
/ crowd around the stable three times,
| but 90 one was Injured.
/ Mayor Schieren this afternoon made
/ this statement through his secretary 20
/ the Associated Press;
/ AT EFFORT AT SETTLEMENT FAILS.
can effort was made TO ascertain If
| an adjustment could not be expected 10
/ the interest of public convenience ana
/ safety, by which all the surface cars OF
/ toe city could be restored TO i'm mediate
operation. To this cad the Mayor held
9 conference with MeSSrs. Connolly,
/ Gibson and Best, representing the for
msr smDloves Of the railroad. and later
l with the representatives OF the various
companies, including Pres !deuts Lewis,
Norton and Wicker. The effort was
without result. Corporation Counsel
Mcdonald and Public Works Commits
si0uer White were at the conference. "
Strike leader Connolly said later that
the fault lies with the companies. The
men only stood out for the taking back
OF all the men.
At the Alabama stables of the Fulton
street line Of the BrooSIyn railroad
company, the scene Of
THE FURIOUS CONFLICT
last night between the militia and
strikers there was crowd Of -four
thousand strikers and their friends TO-
dav, The military Kept them well
back from the railroad tracks, which
we're DISTRACTED from time TO time with
ash barrels aud Old iron stoves.
AT . o'clock this afternoon two cars
were started from the depot and got as
far as Sumner street, wnere they were
stopped by a pile Of building materials
| placed upon the track for distance OF
/ two hundred aud fifty feet
/ AT 5 o. m. there was great excitement
/ in Broadway ia the eastern district oe-
| tween Moore aud Flushing avenue. a
/ Sumner avenue car was attacked by a
mob. aud Captain French, OF the Nine
/ tsenth precinct was
STRUCK IN THE FACE
with a brick thrown by some one in the
crowd. Tu... was a great crowd OF
people, mum Dering from 10, 600 10 $4,000,
extending over d distance OF TWO miles
/ on Broad way.
Ii is learned that at the conference at
Mayor Schleren's, President Lewis was
willing 10 abide by compromise which
/ had been suggested, but that President
I Norton would not do so aud consequent
| liz the Arrangement fell through.
The motorman on q car Of the Tomp-
kius avenue line which passed Dekalb
avenue, going toward the Fulton street
stables at noon, had a placard on his
/ breast reading: TX. Of L. Another
man on the front platform mad similar
crowd. A crowd OF meu ran along the
street cheering the men, being evideat-
/ ly under the impression that the men
I had won a victory. The incident was
explained OF the fact that "k. OF -.
men volunteered TO go to Flushing
avenue aud take back TO the stables
car which had been overturned by the
strikers yesterday.
EVERY EFFORT TO SETTLE
the strike of the trolley operatives has
been without satisfactory result. The
strikers. through their executive COM
mittee. have made concession after con-
ces,ion. and the only point upon which
thay stood Out was that the companies
should re-emplOy their old men rms
was laJlv refused by the Presidents OF
the companies at the conference with
Mayor Schieren this afternoon. Presi-
dent Lewis made it point that he is In
honor bound TO retain the men he has
employed since the strike began. Thls
the strikers will not accede 10.
This has been
ADAY OF GREAT DISORDER
The city is virtually under military
ruIe. Streets are blocked against pedes-
s- -. ,rRor ~ Tho coIiiars and aQV