The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
MILITIA KEEPING ORDER.
Fewer Distractions Noticeable on the Big Consolidated Tracks
 at Cleveland.
CARS BEING OPERATED ON FOUR LINES.
Passengers are Not Very Conspic. uous-About Thirteen Hundred Troops Now on Duty in the City and More Expccted-A Riot atCol' lfnwood.

Cleveland. O., July 27.-That tho presence of the strong force of militia now doing service in this city has all ready had a most salutary effect on the lawlcss element is evidenced by the fact that Instructions placed upon tha t-acks of the Big Consolidated street car lines, Tuesday night. were found 10 be fewer than at any time since the present strike was inaugarated.
 Cars on Four Lines Running.
 Cars on four of the most important lines of the Big Consolidated system were operated throughout the night, and morning found practically the full quota of cars running on all lines except the Abbey. Union and Clark avenue. It was. however, a notable fact that most of the cars were either empty or carried only very few pas sengers, even during the early hours of the day when traffic is usually the heaviest. Either through fear of vio- 1ence or out of sympathy for the strik- CTS, q very large proportion of the peo- pie declined, under present conditions. to ride on the Big Consolidated lines, and in most cases walked many blocks in or6er to reach the cars of the Little Consolidated company, which is no. involved in the strike.
 Thirteen Hundred Troops Present.
 About thirteen hundred troops are now acting in cooperation with the regular police force of the city, under direction of the mayor and in com mand of the head of the military pow CTS of the state.
 This force will probably be further augmented by the arrival of several ad ditional companies of soldiers from outside points. The majority of sol- dicrs now on duty served throughout the Spanish-American war. With such a force at his command, Mayor Farley believes that he is in . position to promptly suppress any further rioting.
 President Everett's Proposition.
 President Everett of the Big Consoli. dated has announced that he will take back 15o of the old men, provided they will apply individually. He adds that possibly this number may be increased as vacancies occur, as a result of the weeding out" process to take place among the new men employed since the strike began.
 The strike leaders, still insist that every man must be taken back, and, above all, that the union must be rec ogniled by the company
 Riot at CollinwOod.
 riot occ,trrad af Coll;rvo<1 .,.l urban town, late Tuesday night, at thc crossing of the Big Consolidated and Shore electric lines. A spike placed between the ends of two rails caused a car to jump the track and block both lines. A mob of 400 per sons quickly gathered and pelted the non-union crew with all sorts of mis. siies. A second car came up, and the non-union men on it received similar treatment. Eventually the crews of both cars were chased away.
 A call for assistance was responded to by Capt. RaddeS, of the naval re- serves, with Is men. Capt. Raider ad- dressed the crowd and said that he worlo order a chage unless it imme- ~i'Siy uiSpciscu. Inc mOD answered with shower of stones and bricks, number of persons, including sey- eral members of the reserves be1ng struck and slightly injured. A charge with fixed bayonets was then ordered and the crowd quickly scattered in all directions. It is stated that meeting of the motormen and conductors em. st T. { I Al.
 of which company Senator NJ. A. Han. na is president, will be held for the purpose of discussing the strike on the Big Consolidated lines. It is not be. lieved, however that these men con. template strike, as they have hereto fore announced that they had no griev. ance.