The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
Threw Stones at Gen. Axiine

InreW stones ht Gons AxHne
General Axline, in command of the troops
here, in order to personally view the sit
uation, took several rides on street cars.
He was in civilian dress and the car was
stoned at various intervals all along the
route. rock came near hitting him.
The vigilance of the guards, while day.
light aided them, prevented trouble of
serious nature. Preparations for mass
meetings at various points we're made dur
ing the day. 1t is expected that a large
one will be held in Monumental square in
the heart of the city tomorrow night un-
less the mayor prohibits it. In prepara-
ton for one platform was today erected
in Brooklyn to protest against the action
of Mayor Farley of Cleveland, who has
assumed under the authority of an almo9t
forgotten statute supreme police power in
Cuyahoga county.
This leaves Mayor Phelps of the suburb,
together with his constabulary. shorn OF
their robes of power, and they don't like 1t.
The soldiers and the Cleveland chief ex-
ecutive's special police In Brooklyn are not
allowed to use the public hydrants to get
water, it is said, and upon several occasions
bayonets were of a necessity used to con-
vince shop keepers that It was wisest to
sell soldiers what they wanted.
May Cut on water supply
Mayor Farley today mailed Mayor Phelps
letter in which he declared If the Cleve-
land cohorts had any more trouble about
getting water, Cleveland. which pumps the
water TO the suburb. would attempt to alb
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hamlet go thirsty. Mayor Farley also
issued statement to the soldiers 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 twelve lines of the Big
Consolidated today, and on most of the
lines last night From this the authorities
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 company, ac-
cording to his information, was losing
thousands of dollars every day, the strike
would have to be settled soon upon ad-
vanees made by the company In the face
of this, President Everett today again told
the board of arbitration that the company
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unable to take action looking to a settle
ment in view of the attitude of the oppos
ing forces.
The task of distributing the soldiers was
today completed by General Axline, manv
of them being sent TO Newburgh, which in
cludes the turbulent section of Broadway
to Pearl street and to Windermier, where
the street railway company has the more
valuable part of its property stored. A
company was sent to Collinswood also.
Mayor Farley declared today that he
would suppress violence if he had IN call
OUT the entire national guard of Ohio.
Frank Wright, boy, was shot In the
leg this afternoon by non-union conduc-
tor, but whether or not it was an accident
the police have not yet determined. The
conductor has disappeared.
Move to Settle the Strike.
step in which there is hope of concili-
atlng the street car company and its strik-
ing employees was taken here tonight by
the committee of the council which sue
ceeded in settling the first strike a month
ago. The committee tonight made a re-
quest for special meeting of the council
tomorrow night to discuss ways and means
Oh putting an end to the present distressing
situation. The work of the COMMITTEES
which is expected to result from the meet
ing of councilmen will be primarily to dis
cover If the agreement by which the first
strike was ended has been violated, and II
so. by whom. Allegations of such a viola
ton caused the renewal of the strike.
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