Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-31
THE CLEVELAND STRIKE.
Order Practically Restored bus
Boycott on the COmpany's Cars

Order Practically Restored but
boycott on the Compnny's Cars.
Cleveland, July 31.-Now that order
has been practically restored WITHIN the
CITY the street railroad strike has re-
solved itself into general boycott OF the
Big Consolidated company and every
body who rides upon Its cars. Appar-
emily the strikers have the sympathy
and active corporation Of all the labor
organizations In the city, and not only
are merchants being punished for riding
on the tabooed cars, but they are warned
against selling goods to other people
who do ride on threat Of losing the trade
of union men. Instances are given IN
which druggists have refused to sell med
icine to people who were accused OF pat
ronizing the Big Consolidated, and ply
sicians have been boycotted for rid1ng on
tile cars while going to see their patients.
The boycott is most severe on the small
deaie,s who 10 business on streets that
are populated largely by union men and
their sympathizers A number Of these
merchants have published advertisements
offering rewards ranging from S2o to
$500 for reliable evidence that they or
nny of their clerks or relatives have rid
md a number Of communications have
been sent to the papers by physicians.
erocers, butchers and others protesting
their innocence Of the charge Of having
nutruuized the railroad company
As vet the big retail merchants have
not felt the effects of the boycott severe
", though il is said some of them have
been requested to forbid their clerks to
I.. Of ,,,ork tim
people nre going to and from their homes
in buses of every kind and description.
from hnckstcr wagons to tallyhos, and In
certain sections Of the city the cars run
with few passengers. This Is not true OF
the Eaclid, Cedar, Central and Wade
Park avenue lines, which run through
the best parts Of the east end. There
the cars are pretty well filed.
The boycott of the troops has aroused
the ire Of Aliutant General AXline. who
declares tha. there is n state law to pun
ish people who interfere with the militia.
There is one section Of the statutes
which provides maximum penalty OF
81 ,0JG inc and six months Imprisonment
for every person who tries to persuade
or discourage ii member Of the national
guard from responding to a call for riot
duty. General Axlne says the boycoA
and the threat of certain employers to
put on the Blacklist those employees who
turned out with the militia are covered
by tlis law. and he threatens to institute
prosecutions against dealers If the boy
colt is continued. H aeJs also that
sgss4ns may be hegLansssas IN. the ci<iff'
rights law, and he sent several soldiers
to restaurant for dinner with the ey-
press purpose of beginning such an ac-
ton against the proprietor if he refused
to serve them.
The police have begun to deal with the
rioters more severely. Heretofore they
have been nrraigned for nlisdemeanors
Hereafter they will be charged with fell
ony. One prisoner was bound over to
the grand jury on the charge of stone
throwing. The maximum penalty for
that offpnsp is three years imprisonment
In the pcnitentiary. Two other prisoners
were arraii:ned on the charge Of placing
obstructicns on a street railroad track.
The maximum penalty for that otfense Is
eight years in the penitentinry. This
action WAS taken by the police on the
order of Mayor Farley, who insists that
the rioters have been dealt with too
leniently In the police courts.