Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-29

The storm center of the strike has. ac-
cordng to the authorities, settled in
Brooklyn, suburb connected with
Cleveland by long. high bridge. AT
noon 150 employees of the Born Steel
Range company blockaded a car on the
bridge and dragged the mOtorman and
conductor from their posts, inficting
with their fists and weapons injuries
more painful than serious.
Soldiers on guard at the barn about
half mile away hurried to the scene,
but the rioters had taken refuge in the
factory. which stands under the ap-
proach to the bridge. The factory was
surrounded and the premises searched.
but there was no clue by which the guilty
ones could be picked out, SO 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.
General Axline, in command of the
troops, in order to personally view the
situation. took ride yesterday on an
Orange street car. He was in civilian
dress. and the car was stoned at various
intervals all along the route. A stone
came near hitting him. The general
took other trips through the troubled
districts, but declined to give his views
Of the situation.
The vigilance of the guards while day.
light aided them prevented trouble of a
serious nature. Preparations for mass
meetings at various points were made
during the day. 1t is expected that a
large one will be held In Monument
square in the heart of the city tonight
unless the mayor prohibits it. In prep
grafton for one platform was yesterday
erected in Brooklyn to protest against
the'actiOn of Mayor Farley of Cleveland,
who has assumed, under the authority
Of an almost forgotten statute, supreme
police power in Cuyahoga county. This
leaves Mayor Phelps of the suburb to-
gether with his consta bulary, 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 hy-
irants to get water, 1t is said, and upon
various occasions bayonets were used
to convince shopkeepers that it was
wisest to sell soldiers what they wanted.
Mayor Farley yesterday mailed Mayor
Phelps letter in which he declared that
II the Cleveland men had any more
trouble about getting water, Cleveland
which pumps the water to the suburb
would attempt to shut off Brooklyn's
water supply. Mayor Farley also issued
a statement to the strikers in which he
said tina; {. man who was more loyal to
his labor union than to himself and his
country was coward and bad citizen.
Frank Bright. Is years old. was sit-
ting on the front porch Of house on
Anndale avenue when an electric car
came along. Although there was no dis
turbance In the neighborhood at the
time, 1t Is stated the conductor, who
stood on the front platform with his
motorman. carried revolver in his
hand. Suddenly 1t was discharged,
and the bullet entered young Bright's
leg. just below the groin. The car ran
on to Euclid avenue and into the barn.
When the police arrived the conductor
was not to be found. 1t Is not known
whether the shooting was accidental or
Intentional.
The council committee. which sue
,eeded in patching up an agreement
over the difficulties which caused the
first strike, ~ month ago last night
made request for a special meeting
If the council, to meet tonight to dis
cuss ways and means of putting an end
to the present distress in the situation.
1t Is regarded as probable that the
old committee will be rcappointed, and
at once set about the task Of attempting
to settle the existing trouble. The
present strike grew out Of allegations
made by each side that the other had
violated the agreement which ended the
first strike.
Cars were run on IL lines Of the Big
Consolidated yesterday. From this the
authorities take much hope for continued
improvement.
President Mahon of the National Union
Of Street Car Employees, in an interview,
declared that as the street car company,
according to his information, 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 Everett again
told the board Of arbitration that the
company had nothing to arbitrate. The
board is unable to take action looking
to settlement in view of the attitudes
of the opposing forcos
Evansville, Ind. July 27.-Rioting
prevailed at two local mines yesterday.
The colored non-union miners at one
mine fired at crowd Of boys, who
followed them with tin horns and cans.
Nobody was hurt. A large crowd gath
cred. but the police dispersed it. A
crowd surrounded the negro miners at
another mine, and woman struck the
mine proprietor with a powder can.
The non-union miners rushed through
the line and were brought to the city
on boat. The men paraded the streets
with arms. and the police made no eff
fort to stop them. Mayor Akin issued
proclamation last night, forbidding
the miners from para1ing. The sit
uation Is grave.
New York, July 27.-The Central Fed
Grated union last night issued a call for
a meeting of representatives of the
tabor organizations in this city, to be
held Aug. :, at which plans are to be
formulated for the organization of
new labor party. The call says that
during discussion relative to the strike
Released After a Beating.
Cripple Creek. Col, July 27.-John
Doyle. engineer of the Garfield Grouse
mine. who was abducted by masked men
early yesterday morning, was released
by his abductors after they had given
him a severe beating. He processes not
to know who the men were or why they
puDished him