The sun., 1899-06-14
HANNA'S MEN MAY. STRIKE.
ToTE ON a COMPLETE TIE-UP OF
CLEVELAND CARS TO BE TAKEN.

tIHIELdND thhH ~ bh ihhbNs
The Little Consolidated" Men Ask to
Meet with the Union Mon-Less Violence
on tho Streets, Although Some RiotinG
Occurs-Applicationsf for Work Pour In.
CLEVELAND. O.. June 13.-There are indica-
tons that oil the street car lines In the city will
be tied up before the week is ended. possibly
tomorrow morning. The possibility hinges
on the action that will be taken by the en-
ployees OF the Cleveland City Railroad. or as
It ia generally known here. The Little
Consolidated" Senator NJ. A. Hanna Is
President OF this company. and up to the
present time strike has never occurred
on the road. To-day representatives OF the
employees OF the company called on Business
Agent c. o. Pratt OF the Street Railwaymen's
Union. who is managing the strike. and re-
auested that the Little Consolidated employees
have an opportunity OF meeting with the
strikers Very few OF the Little Consolidated
men are members Of the union. A notable ex-
ception is President Bryan OF the union.
The request was favorably considered and
meeting called for tonight 1t will begin at
10 O'Clock and will last until o'clock to- NOR
row morning In order to give all the men an
opportunity to be present. Referring to the
meeting Business Agent Pratt said:
Il believe that nearly all the Little Consoli-
dated men will Join the union. and II enough
OF the men Join sympathy strike Will be or
dered. The cause Of the strikers will be aided.
| believe, IL the Little Consolidated line should
join the union"
The Little Consolidated operates the Superior
street line. the PAYNE and Lexington avenue
line the Detroit and st. Clair street line. the
lon-est line In the city; the Lorain street line.
the Woodland and Kinsman street line and
the Madison avenue line. This company en-
ploys about 800 men. Its cars havc done much
to relieve the Rituation caused by the strike
on the big Consolidated lines. and should 1t
be tied UP the effect would be serious
on business In this city. 1t is also likely that
the motormen and conductors employed by the
Akron Bedford aad Cleveland and the Cleve-
land. Painesvile and Eastern Railway compa-
nes. both OF which are controlled and prac-
tically ownod by President Everett OF the Big
Consolidated. will strike tomorrow or next
day. out OF sympathy with the Big Consoll-
dated strikers. These lines have been operated
to the city limits ever since the strike was de-
clared:
by the turbulence and roting OF the preceding
three days The effect OF the stringent orders
rected the police to resort to most extreme
to prevent rotns was TO % be seer
aha he al poae p,S'e vent to the Extreme as
SSt the day r At on tbs .d.T,G 3 scores RS
public squire. About twenty-five policemen.
dtrins people to move, and occasionally jab-
bing their clubs into ribs. J. J. Boyle. who 10
membor. Of the Democratic Committee. was
standing in the gutter
You move. on ,here,::' said patrolman.
Il am waiting for q car
Woodland avenue ear moved up.
All right: you get on that car right away"
said the PEolIieeman. Tho. ,o.vo,
You get on that car or III arrest you"
II won't get on that car and you can't mako
Don't give me any OF your lip" and the po-
liceman shook his club Il IN ths man s Ii face. The
| stander. remarked to the man who had been
You have right to stand here. I guess"
Quick as n flash the policeman had the speaker
only because the people Missed and ,groaned
| and threatened the man was not dubbed. He
| was beaten by the policemen with their fists.
One OF the large delivery wagons OF the
Columbia Ice Company was was the cause cause OF a
Sherifr. about $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon:
The wagon was in the track when Euclid
hurry up enough to suit the police. and he
was arrested. When the police, pulled the
and Arthur schlssler, OF l54, Oregon street.
an employee OF the Cleveland Window Glass
angered one OF the policemen. and he struck
| Schissler terrific blow with his club across
baek The man M snd Sat
buIance be called. as schssler seemed to be
hndy, injured. but instead ratro wagon was
| called. The crowd made many threats against
the policeman who struck the blow. and 1t
took q dozen officers some time:to disperse the
Up toeP. NJ. the officials Of the Big Consoi-
dated had made no ATTEMPT to ] run ears on any
Reports from the different harms and power
| stations showed everythngto to be quiet. About
A. NJ to-day nnncty-six on union men marched
| into the Lake View barn. Forty were from Gin
cinnati. twenty eight from Buffalo and twenty
eight from Chicago. Later Mro thirty-twp men men
and pleaded with the, men to Withdraw. but
the on-unionists paid nc attention. From 9
we're re- operated. General Manager Douglass
| was at the Lakeview barns. He said that no
6s 9 mnde %" bS bS H. pScs
prevent repetitions OF the riotous scenes OF
The first car OF the day was run out of the
barns at 0:2O A. NJ. There was no demonstra-
tion Of any sort. People quietly stood and
the loop down Prospect to Ontario. to the
Se soers H snd srs 1s
turbanss when the car reached reached the square, at
ten cars which had been left ,stending on the
In the last two days President Everett has
| received applications from all over the country
for places on the railway as conductors and
motormen. The applications were from men
who had seen reports OF the strike In news
lous to come here to work. despite the trouble.
Nearly all of the letters. 1t was SAID. were
| from men who said they could bring with
them from one to a hundred other men to
work on the street cars in the places OF the
strikers There was bushcl OF the letters In
| tho morning mail and more are coming con-
stantly.
| President Everett said this afternoon that he
was well satisfied with the progress OF events.
| considering the circumstances. He says that
| the company will not recede from the position
| It has taken with regard to recognizing the
| union and regarding the matter Of arbitration.
| Marvin-CollinA.
BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT Pa. juno 13.-In the
| nicturesnue little mountain Church OF the