New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-04
STRIKES SPREADING ~ CLETELAND.
HARDWARE MEN QUIT WORK OUT OF "sYMPA-
TTIY'-MORE MILITIA on DUTY

HARDWARE MEN QUIT WORK OUT OF "sYMPA-
rHY"-MoRE MILITIA on DUTY.
Cleveland Ohio. Aug. 3-When the whistle nlc" az
the Brown Hosting Works this morning l"o men
walked into the shops. They were protected oy
four companies Of tho militia. comprising Comps
MES F. L. A. and r. OF the 9TH Regiment. .. y. IT,
n,ser command Of Lieutenant-Colonal Whitney
Al dav mon Of tn, police force were also on guarH
, largo crowd OF union gathered about the
works when the mont -uniol men went to WORK. out
nc violence offered
Nearly 100 men all the employees OF Van wagon
a- & Williams hardware me nufacturers. near the
ROW, Hoisting Works. started what promises 10
he greot svmpathetic strike Of all the union men
,, Tho city b. going out this morning. The men sig
nifed their Intention of going 10 INC CliY IA. ana
demand Of Mayor McKisson that the non-unlo" mon
he a,sorr,ed "If the Mayor refuses 10 do ih,'
we will arm ourselves ana compel tho non-unlo'i''S
10 give up their guns" said leader.
When tho Van Wagner Williams men started
for the Cty Hall they first stopped at City Foundry
No J. on Hamilton-st. The police, under Lieutenant
THOMPSON dispersed the men, and they got together
again at the Kllby Manufacturing Company Mlii
No and the Cleveland and Pittsbure track. near
Varnllfon-st The men IN Kilby No said they
we're willing and anxious 10 Join the Van Wagner
G Williams mon ms soon the men in kilby NO.
oid Then one crowd marched 10 Klby No J. at
Kirkland and Lake SITS. committee was sent INTO
the shop and was met by the foreman lie 'oiu
that he mao TWO OF iii''S F''~N' -
nortaut work IN the mill which he wanted 10 m
,sh and asked the committee not 20 induce the
men 10 20 out until this work was done THIS was
agreed to but the men IN the MIL SAID they "o"'u
Quit az soon az ordered TO by the Central Union
The soldiers and police kept the union men NOV
,nq and would rot let them stand in one place
Gov more than = few minutes AZ a time. This morn
ing as people came downtown. they wondered al
the unusual spectacle OF soldiers paradnS the sdeT
walks in remote parts Of the city. Soldiers were
ma a,rolltng the downtown section as far west as
Pearl-st. within few blocks OF the city limits
IN fact they were on guard wherever II was sur
missed that trouble liable 10 occur.
Prlnz the union man VINO was snot Dy 4, non non
Hospital 1t thought AT one Iiine ,nn' & ne va
d,irr bur he rallied. crowd OF union men re-
noain a. the hospital In attendance upon we
ro,,rSe ed man They post bulletins OF frlnzs cohul-
.ion ever few minutes ~.
'S On sunday night on McHenry-st.. Henry Brett;
ooiore1 while making a speech on the rights or
union men was attacked oS & c.oMn rH,., anu be
re ~ in a dangerous condition this morning.
I1-etf is twenty-four years old
~ - enca a. vv;fh Navor NcKissou and the officers
= j, .n. s,b regiment ordered another company OF
oi III, making five In all. 10 the Brown works
lir,,ion ir which satisfied him that the condition oi
81 H. as far more serious than appeared on the
sn! !l"ce. - union men gathered n Hamilton and
a. cIo"u "a .. q O'clock and when ordered 20 dis
5eI"'" as4sed % do So Lieutenant Thompson and
p'Ist, - - nolce marched on The crowd and ar
IT,. .fo, and charged with violating the sioeWak
slailon anu bjg crowd followed the patrol wagon
,rromgh the streets and more arrests were 'h'eH'-
ened hut none were made' ,,.,.,-,. O.ro-,,
on SununS Lila chicago 70 take charge OF the men
mo are engaged In the LOCKOUT