New-York tribune., 1899-07-30
GENERAL BOYCOTT DECLARED.
CLEVELAND STRIKE SETTLED DOWN TO A
STUBBORN FIGHT MIRACULOUS ES-
CAPE FROM BOMB EXPLOSION

Cleveland Ohio July 29-Now that order has
been practically restored within the city. the street
railroad strike has resolved Itself into general
boycott of the Big Consolidated Company and
everybody who rides upon its cars Apparently the
strikers have the sympathy and active cooperation
of all the labor organizations In the city, and not
only merchants being punished for riding on
the cars, but they warned against selling goods
to other people who do ride. threat of losing the
trade Of union men. Instances are given In which
druggists have refused sell medicine 70 people
who were accused of patronzing the Big Consoli-
dated and physicians have been boycotted for rid
ing the while going to their patients
The boycott is the small dealers
who do business streets that are populated
largely by union men and their sympathlzers.
number of these merchants have published adver-
tsements to-day, offering rewards ranging from go
to $500 for reliable evidence that they or any OF
their clerks relatives have ridden on the cars
since the strike began. and a number Of com
municatons have been sent to the papers by
physicians. grocers butchers and others. protest
ing their innocence of the charge of having patron
lied the railroad company. AS yet the big retail
merchants have not felt the effects of the boycott
severely though It is said some OF them have been
requested TO forbid their clerks TO ride on the cars
Thousands of working people are going TO ana
from their homes in vehicles 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 ana Wade PARK ave h"oo
which through the best parts OF the eds,
end There the well filled.
The boycott of the troops has aroused the ire or
Adjutant General Axline, who declares that there IS
a State law punish people who interfere with
the militia. There is one section Of the statutes
which provides a maximum penalty of $1,000 fine
and six months Imprisonment for every person
who tries TO persuade discourage a member OF
the National Guard from responding to a call for
riot duty. General Axlne says the boycott and the
threat OF certain employers to put on the BLACK
list those employees who turned out with the militia
are by this law. and he threatens to inst-
tute prosecutions against dealers If the boycott is
continued He says also that actions may be begun
under the Civil Rights law. and he sent several
soldiers to restaurant to-day for dinner with the
express purpose of beginning such action against
the proprietor II he refused TO serve them.
The police have begun TO deal with the rioters
more severely. Heretofore they have been arragned
for misdemeanors. Hereafter they will be charged
with felony. One prisoner bound over TO the
Grand Jury to-day on the charge Of stone throw
three years Imprisonment In the penitentlary. Two
other prisoners were arraigned on the charge OF
The maximum penalty for that offence is eight
by the police on the order Of Mayor Farley who
insists that the rioters have been dealt with too
The Blowing up Of Euclid Beach car last night
has demonstrated the fact that the danger point
car strike in this city AS a result of this fresh
outbreak OF lawessness the plan TO release the mil
itary force early week will probably be aban-
doned and the soldiers retained for an indefinite
period
Contrary to previous reports It is learned that
eight passengers were aboard the car wrecked last
night, and that they. with the crew. escaped in
jury beyond few slight bruises is considered al
most miraculous. The explosive used
usually powerful, the two wheels OF the big
car being broken and the axle and other iron work
being badly bent and twisted One of the track
rails also shattered. The heavy suburban line
was lifted fully two feet from the track by the
explosion. The flooring blown upward and
the top of the seats. The authorities yet
have been unable to gain the slightest cew TO
the identity of the perpetrators of the outrage.
Cars were operated several of the more I'm
portant lines of the Big Consolidated Company
throughout last night, and to-day cars are
ing on every line In the system