The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-26
WEDNESDAY MORNING, g. 1899


ports of rioting and violence. Rain fell dur
ing most of the afternoon and did what the
police have been unable 20 do-keep crowds
from collecting and molesting cars. Eleven
of the fourteen lines OF the Big Consolidated
Street-raiway were in operation before
O'Clock to-day The three lines on which
cars were not started were the Union, Bur-
ton and Clark-avenue routes.
n. A. Axline. adjutant general of the state
troops, is in command of the military here
and approximates the force under him al
twenty companies, aggregating 100 men.
Four hundred OF them-Columbus Newark
s-1 Chillicothe-arrived this afternoon and
Were distributed about the city at points
where it Is judged most probable trouble
will occur. II any at all takes place. Mayor
Farley said to-day that he thought the force
of police and soldiers under General Axline
sufficient to overawe any mob which might
collect. He refused TO say whether or not
he purposed the disarmament of the non
union men now operating the street cars
and whose use of firearms is generally COM
mented on as too promiscuous."
A state law exists which declares that
defendant arrested for carrying weapons, on
proving that he believed his life, liberty or
lawful act. shall be discharged. Several nom
union men. arrested on this charge. have
been discharged under the act referred to.
Mayor Farley. General Axline. Police Di-
rector Barrett and Assistant Corporation
Counsel NJ B. EXCEL held a long confer
ence over the situation to-day. The result
was that large guard of soldiers was to-
night sent to South Brooklyn. where the
o1o
strongest.
The executive committee of the strikers,
meeting to-day, issued statement denying
any connection with recent disturbances. in
Guiding the nitroglycerin explosion. Sunday.
which wrecked a Euclid-avenue car. and
AYERS its determination to refrain from any
unlawful acts. Friends OF the strikers are
asked to withhold their patronage from the
Big Consolidated Company. President Bry-
an. Of the strikers association, to whom
some local papers have credited utterances
advocating anarchistic tactics in prosecuting
the strike. to-day entered a complete denial
of the published statements.
Ralph Hawley. the nonunion conductor,
who killed the boy. Henry Cornweit, yes
terday, appeared before magistrate to-day,
charged with murder in the second degree.
The hearing was postponed and the defend
ant held without bail.
The carrying Of arms by nonunion men
has given rise to curious situation at the
time which separates Cleveland from South
Brooklyn, small independent municipality
on the south side of the river. The street.
car crews are allowed. in the city, to array
themselves like walking arsenals, but across
the border the mayor of Brooklyn, assisted
by the town marshal and the constabulary.
has taken steps which guard that suburb
from armed invasion. The officers searched
the crews OF every car which came across
the bridge. but found nothing. The men had
taken the precaution to leave their revolvers
on the Cleveland side. On the return trip
| they again take possession Of their weapons.
The resolutions adopted at the Newburg
mass meeting. last night. protest against the
carrying of arms by the street-car employees.
pointing out that the presence of the mill
tary is ample protection to the men.