Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-27
THE STORM CENTER
Of Cleveland Strike Now in
Brooklyn, a Suburb.
officials Of Two Sections Having
Little War Of Their Own.
| Some Strikes in Other Places Gain Head
way and Others Lose.

| Cleveland. Ohio, July 26.-The storm
centre Of the street railway strike has.
| according to the authorities, settled in
! brooklyn, a suburb connected with
| Cleveland by a long high bridge.
| At noon, $50 employees Of the Born
| steel Range co. blOckaded a car on
the bridge and dragged the motorman
AID conductor from their posts, infiict-
| ing with their fists and weapons in
| juries more painful than serious Sol
| dicrs on guard at the barn, about half
| a mile away, hurried to the scene but
the rioters had taken refuge in the fac
| tory which stands under the approach
to the bridge.
The factory was surrounded and the
premises searched, but there was no
cleW by which the guilty ones could be
picked out, 50 they bent their efforts
to assisting the bloOdstained motorman
and conductor to move the car, most
Of the windows of which had been
broken by stones.
Gen. Axeline, in command Of the
troops here. in order to personally
view the situation, took a ride, today.
on an Orange street car. He was in
civilian dress and the car was stoned
at various intervals. The general took
other trips through the troubled dis
tricts but declined to give his views OF
the situation.
The vigilance Of the guards while
daylight aided them prevented trouble
of a serious nature. Preparations for
mass meetings at various points We're
made during the day. 1t is expected
that a large one will be held in Mon
ument square. tomorrow night, unless
the mayor prohibits it.
In preparation for one. platform
was, today erected in Brooklyn where
a meeting will be held to protest
against the action Of Mayor Farley Of
Cleveland, who has assumed, under the
authority OF an almost forgotten stat
ute. supreme police power in Cuya-
hoga county. This leaves Mayor
Phelps. Of the suburb, together with
his constabulary. shorn Of their power,
and they DO not like it.
The soldiers and the Cleveland chief
executives special police in Brooklyn
are not allowed to use the public n.y.
drants to obtain water. it is said, and
upon various occasions Dayonets We're of
necessity used to convince housekeep-
crs that ii was wisest to sell soldiers
what they wanted.
Mayor Farley, today, mailed Mayor
Phelps a letter in which he declared
that if the Cleveland cohorts had any
more trouble about getting water.
Cleveland, which pumps the water to
the suburb. would attempt to shut off
Hrooklyn's water supply.
Mayor Farley also issued a statement
to the strikers in which he said that a
man who was more loyal to his labor
union than to himself and his country
was a coward and a bad citizen.
cars Were run on II lines of the Big
Consolidated. today. and on most of the
lines. last night. From this the au-
thorities take much hope for continued
Improvement
President MahOn of the National
Union Of Street Car Employees, in an
interview. today, declared that as the
Street Car Co, according to his infor-
nation. was losing thousands of dollars
every day, the strike would have to be
settled soon upon advances made by
the company.
In the face of this, President Ever
EFT. today. again told the board of ar
bitration that the company had moth
ing to arbitrate. The board is unable
to take action looking to a settlement
in view of the attitudes of the oppos-
ing forces.