The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-01
Listen to Conservative Speeches and
Adjourn without Ordering the Elk
pected Tie-Up of Lines.
RIOT At EDWHRDSYILLE, ILL
COAL DI.GERS ATTACKED BY A MOB
OF STRIKERS AND WOMEN.
One Miners Skull Crushed and Sew
Stoned, dubbed and Beaten.

CHICAGO Sept 30.-There will be no
strike on the lines of the Chicago City
Railway Company-at least not at the pres
ent time. The meeting called for midnight
was not largely attended and there was,
moreover, crowd of conservatives present
who were against any attempt to strike.
President Mahon, OF the Street Car Mems
Association, made a speech in which he de-
clared it to be his opinion that a strike
just now was not advisable. He urged
recourse to civil proceedings and a prosecu-
ton of General Superintendent Bowen for
discharging men from employment because
they were members of a labor organza ton.
His speech was greeted with much applause
and when he finished it was evident that
there would be strike at present. The
men will, however, continue to organize.
Mayor Harrison tried to settle the mat
ter to-day, by bringing the officers of the
company and the men together, but he
failed. For half an hour this afternoon the
mayor was in conference with President
Wheeler and Superintendent Bowen. Presi-
dent Wheeler absolutely refused to confer
with representatives of the Street-car Mems
Union He said there was no reason for his
meeting the men, as there was nothing to
discuss with them. The men discharged,
he said, were not dropped because they had
joined the union, but for the reason that
they had been busy fomenting trouble
among the employees of the company. The
mayor then appealed to the street-car
magnates to take the discharged employees
back for the sake of peace and added that
unless the company settled it's differences
with its men it need expect no favor from
the present city administration.
The railway officials remained obdurate
and served notice on the mayor that the
moment strike was declared the company
would attempt to run its cars with men
and that the city would be expected to fur
nish adequate police protection. The mayor
replied that the police would do their duty
under the law. After the departure of
President Wheeler and Superintendent
Bowen the committee appointed by the men
called and expressed themselves as much
disappointed at the result of the mayors
interview with the street-car officials. They
said that they would do all in their power
to prevent strike, but feared matters had
gone too far to enable them to stop the
men from going out
Men employed on the electric lines of the
Chicago City Railway and loyal to it met
tonight to protest against strike Three
meetings were held. From the tone of the
meetings it was evident that even if the
cable car men intended to strike the motor
men and conductors on the electric lines
would not quit work Out of the 365 men
running cars out of the Sixty-ninth-street
barn, it was claimed, there was none in
favor of striking. A resolution declaring
against a strike was passed
The men at their meeting tonight decided
10 leave the matter of a strike entirely in
the hands of the executive committee
which will meet at o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon to decide on the course to be tf ken,