The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-29
cLEvELAND's STRIKE.
An Effort ON Foot To End the street
Railway Trouble-Another
Hoy Is shot.

council, which succeeded in patching
up an agreement over the difficulties
which caused the first strike month
ago. The committee made a request
for special meeting of the council 10
meet tonight TO discuss ways and
means of putting an end to the present
distressing situation. IL Is regarded as
4 probable that the old committee will be
reappointed and at once set about its
labors. They succeeded in the first in
stance after the board Of arbitration
had failed, and n compromise whereby
every fifth crew was 10 be nonunion was
patched up. The union men, on their
part, agreed to treat the nonunionists
working with them with every consid-
Grafton shown members of the brother
hood. Over allegations made by both
sides that the other had violated this
agreement the strike which started
week ago Sunday grew.
The strikers say that the company
did not put enough union men at work,
and the company claims that their nom
union employees were much harassed by
the men OF the association. The work
of the committee, which is expected 10
result from the meeting OF councilmen
to-day, will be primarily 10 discover IL
| the agreement has been violated, and
if SO. by whom. The action of the old
committee in seeking TO repeat their
former success meets with the approval
of Gen. Axline, members of the state
board OF arbitration and the mayor and
his advisers, as well as citizens gener-
ally. IL Is said.
The task of distributing the soldiers
was completed by Gen. Axlne. Many
of them were sent out 10 Newburg.
which includes the turbulent section of
Broadway; to Pearl street and 10 Win
dermere, where the street railway com
pany has the more valuable part of it's
property stored. A company was sent
10 Collinwood also. Mayor Farley de-
clared that he would suppress violence
if he had to call out the entire national
guard of Ohio.
A boy shot Wednesday evening by
a nonunion conductor but whether or
no the shot was an accidental one the
police have not yet determined. Frank
Wright, boy 10 years old, was sitting
on the front porch Of the house at 80
Anndale avenue, when an electric ear
came along. Although there was no dis
turbance i'm the neighborhood at the
time, il is stated, the conductor. who
stood on the front platform with his
motorman. carried a revolver in his
hand. Suddenly il was discharged. and
young Wright gave cry Of pain. The
bullet had entered his right leg just be-
low the groin. The car ran on to Euclid
avenue and run into the barn. When the
police arrived the conductor was not to
be found.
The storm center of the street rail
way strike has, according TO the author
tiles, settled i'm Brooklyn. suburb con
nected with Cleveland by n long bridge.
At noon $50 employees of the Born
Steel Range company blockaded car
on the bridge and dragged the motor
man and conductor from their posts,
inflicting with their fists and other
weapons injuries more painful than Sc
rious. Soldiers on guard at the barn
about half mile away hurried TO the
scene, but the rioters had taken refuge
i'm the factory which stands under the
approach 10 the bridge. The factory
was surrounded and the premises
searched, but there was no clew bv
which the guilty ones could be picked
out
Gen. ANline, in command OF the troops
here, in order to personally view the sit
uation. took a ride on an Orange street
car. He was in civilian dress. and the
car was stoned al various intervals all
I al. fl...,s A
ting him.
The vigilance of the guards while day
light aided them prevented trouble Of
serious nature. Preparations for
mass meetings az various points were
made during the day. II is expected
that large one will be held i'm Monu-
mental square, in the heart of the city
tonight, unless the mayor prohibits it.
In preparation for one platform was
erected i'm Brooklyn TO protest against
the action Of Mayor Farley. OF Cleye-
land, who has assumed, under the au-
thority of an almost forgotten statute.
supreme police power in Cuyahoga
county. This leaves Mayor Phelps. OF
the suburb, together with his constnb-
ulary, shorn OF their robes Of power.
and they don't like il.
The soldiers and the Cleveland chief
executives special police in Brooklyn
are not allowed 10 use the public
hydrants 10 get water il is said, and up
on various occasions bayonets were Of a
necessity used 60 convince shop keep
ers that IL was wisest TO sell soldiers
what they wanted. Mayor Farley
mailed Mayor Phelps a letter in which
he declared that il the Cleveland CO.
herts had any more trouble about get
ting water. Cleveland, which pumps the
water 10 the suburb. would attempt TO
abrogate the water truce. and let the
whole hamlet 60 thirsty. Mayor Far
ley also issued a statement 10 the strik-
crs i'm which he said that man who was
more loyal TO his labor union than 20
himself and his country, was coward
and bad citizen.
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