Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-24
GENUINE WAR.
Cleveland Strikers Wreck Prop.
erty and Defy Authorities.
SECRET COMMITTEE MEETING.
Determined Effort on Both Sides to
End Strike - President Everett
Will Stand by His Ultimatum-
All but 100 Men Will BE Rein
stated-Other Strike Notes.

Cleveland, June 22.-When the sun
arose yesterday morning there was evil
dence that the city had been in the
power of the mob. Rails We're torn up,
boulders rolled upon the street car
tracks. switches destroyed and every
possible precaution taken by the strik-
ers to prevent the operation of the roads
by the companies.
| Holmden avenue barns on, the south
side looked like fort after a battle.
The wrecking crew of the railway was
prevented from clearing distractions
! from the Scovill tracks. AS fast as
distractions could be removed they
We're thrown back by strikers. The
work had to be abandoned until the
arrival of policemen.
Sixty policemen were also sent early
to the south side to suppress any out
break which might occur, where Tues
day night mob of 5000 made an at
tack on the Holmden avenue barns,
| where 35 nOn-uniOn men We're Quartered.
The mob was unable to reach the men,
but had no difficulty in destroying the
| cars in the yard in the rear. Six were
completely demolished and four badly
wrecked.
Switches were torn up 1t Jennings and
Abbey avenues, Jennings and Clark
avenues and on the central viaduct.
| A large detail of police finally dis
persed the mob without bloodshed.
During the riot Tuesday evening in
every part of the city switches were
destroyed. rails torn up and tracks piled
high with distractions. No attempt
was made to run cars over the lines
where the trouble was anticipated.
A determined effort was made yes
terday to settle the strike. Committees
| from both sides met at II o'clock with
the committee of the city council ap-
pointed Tuesday. to devise means for
bringing the dispute to an end The
meeting was secret
After conference lasting three hours
between representatives Of the strikers
and the street railway company. 1t was
announced that President Everett would
stand by his ultimatum. This, in effect
| says that the company will not dis
| charge a single man hired since the
| strike began, will not recognize the
union and will reinstate such old men
as have not been guilty of acts of vio-
lence. President Everett says that
this will mean the reinstatement of
about go percent OF the strikers. The
strikers at once held meeting to con-
slider these terms.
| Late last night 1t was asserted that
the effort TO settle the strike Is likely to
be successful. and that settlement may
be reached today.
The only question at issue is how
many Of the old men shall be reinstated
If the strike is declared off. At a con-
ference yesterday the company offered
to take back 80 percent of the old men
at once. and reinstate the others who
were acceptable as soon as opportunity
offered. The strikers committee would
not consent to that. Subsequently the
company agreed to reinstate all but 100
of the old men. and with that Offer
under consideration the conference ad
journed until this afternoon.
indianapolis, June %. - President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers OF
America received telegram last night
announcing the practical settlement OF
the coal miners strikes in the states west
IF the Mississippi, which has been in
progress over two months AS a result
of the settlement $4,000 of the 10000
strikers in Missouri, Kansas, Indian
Territory and Arkansas will return tC
work at once. The settlement Is a vic
tory for the men, as they secured the
eight.hOur work day. an increase o.
wages amounting to from 121a to Is per-
cent and the run of mine" method O
weighing coal. which means that the,
will be paid for all the coal they mine
All of the companies west of the Misss
sippi have signed except four.