The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
Mayor Farley Had Started Out to BE
Dictator and Now Has His
Ambition Curbed.
FURTHER VIOLENCE FEARED
PLAN TO WITHDRAW TROOPS MON
DAY WILL BE ABANDONED.
Chicago Building Trades Are Tied Up
Indefinitely by the Brick
makers Trouble.

CLEVELAND. o., July 2s.-Although or
der has been practically restored within the
city the railroad strike has resolved itself
into a general boycott of the Big Consoli-
dated Company and everybody who rides
on it's cars. Apparently the strikers have
the sympathy and active cooperation of all
the labor organizations in the city and not
only are merchants being punished for rid
ing on the tabooed cars, but they are warned
against selling goods to other people who do
ride on them on threats Of losing the trade
of union men. Instances are given in which
druggists have refused to sell medicine to
people who were accused OF patronizing the
Big Consolidated and physicians have been
boycotted for riding on the cars while go
ing to see their patients. The boycott Is
most severe on the small dealers who do
business on streets that are populated large.
ly by union and their sympathizers.
A number Of these merchants have pub
lished advertisements to-day offering re-
w Hanging from SO to 500 for reliable
evidence that they or any Of their clerks
or relatives have ridden on the cars since
the strike began. and a number of eommu-
nications have been sent 10 the papers by
physicians. grocers. butchers and others
having patronized the railroad company.
AS yet the big retail merchants have not felt
the effects of the boycott severely. though
1t IL said some OF them have been requested
to forbid their clerks to ride on the cars.
Thousands of working people are going to
and from their homes in buses of every
kind and description, from huckster wagons
to tallyhos, and in certain sections of the
city the cars run with few passengers. This
Is not true of the Euclid, Cedar, Central and
Wade Park-ayenue lines, which run through
the best parts of the East End. There the
cars are pretty well filled.
The boycott of the troops has aroused the
ire of Adjutant General Axline, who declares
that there Is a State law TO punish people
who interfere with the militia. There is
one section OF the statutes which provides
q maximum penalty OF 1900 fine and six
months Imprisonment for every person who
tries to persuade or discourage a member
OF the National Guard from responding to a
call for riot duty. General Axline says the
boycott and the threat OF certain employers
TO put on the black list those employees who
turned out with the militia, are covered by
this law and he threatens to institute prose-
BUTTONS against dealers If the boycott be
continued. He says also that actions may
be begun under the civil rights law and he
sent several soldiers to a restaurant to-day
for dinner with the express purpose OF be-
ginning such action against the proprietor If
he refused to serve them.
One Of the prominent Cleveland grocery
firms with whom a contract had been made
for supplying food to the troops failed TO
deliver the same to-day at the time specified.
In explanation the firm stated that 1t pre-
ferred. on account of the boycott, not to fur
nish the goods. As the result Of a threat
on the part OF General Axline to take sum-
mary action against the firm, the supplies
were quickly forthcoming. The strikers
have a number OF spoilers at work who
promptly report the names Of merchants or
their employees who ride on the big Con-
solidsted cars.
Governor Bushnell has notified Adjutant
General Axline, commanding the State
troops here, that he entirely approves of his
action In not allowing soldiers Of the Ohio
National Guard to perform special police
duty. In an interview concerning the mat
ter General Axline Is quoted as saying: II
believe / have taken the right stand. for
have been congratulated by many prominent
business men OF the city. They say have
done right. When martial law is proclaimed
then 1t Is time for the soldiers 10 perform
police duty. I have given instructions that
the soldiers shall not ride on the cars Of
the company for the purpose OF protecting
them. That Is the duty OF the police. II the
police call on an officer OF company TO
furnish soldiers to accompany a car to the
scene OF troobie with which he is unable
10 cope. then detachment OF soldiers will
be placed on the II any arrests are
made the policemen must make them. The
soldiers will stand by ready TO assist or
protect the policeman in performance of
his duty. No soldiers will perform duty on
cars unless there be az least one patrolman
on the car"
The police have begun to deal with the
rioters more severely. Heretofore they
have been arraigned for misdemeanors.
Hereafter they Will be charged with felony.
One prisoner was bound over 10 the grand
jury to-day on the charge of stone throwing
The maximum penalty for that offense Is
three years imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. Two other prisoners were arraigned
on the charge OF placing distractions on
. street-railroad track. The maximum pen
atty for that offense is eight years in the
penitentiary. This action was taken by the
police on the order OF Mayor Farley. who
insists that the rioters have been dealt with