Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
PEOPLE OF CLEVELAND WALK
Motormen and Conductors Are All Out
on a Strike.
COMPANY MAKES NO EFFORT TO RUN CARS
Recognition of the Union aud settle
mcnt of n Number of Grievances
the Matters ut Issue-An
Lines Effected.

the Matters ut Issue-Au
Lines Effected,
CLEVELAND, o., June 10.--What prom
ises to be a long and bitter contest between
the Cleveland Electric Railway company
(Big Consolidated) and its 900 employees was
inaugurated at 4 a. m. this morning by a
strike which tied up air of the lines op-
Grated by the company. These lines reach
all sections of the city and they form the
only means of transportation for 100000
people living in a territory five miles long
and three miles wide at the south end. The
west side is affected but little, only one line
passing through that section, while on the
east side four lines of the Little Consoli-
dated are available for use. Thus far the
Little Consolidated men have refused to
strike and they are not likely to go out
The strike is mainly for the recognition
of the union and the men have been pre-
pairing for 1t for several weeks. President
Henry A. Everett says he is willing to con-
cede all the other demands Of the men and
will adjust all the grievances when pre-
sented by his employees but he declares
that he will never recognize the union,
whose demands he characterizes as tyran-
meal. 1t is we'll understood that the COM
pany has employed men in other cities to
tako the places of the strikers, but 1t Is
difficult to ascertain whether many Of these
men are now in the city. Only about half
dozen cars were operated today. Those
were On the Euclid avenue line and they
were under the guard of deputy sheriffs and
were operated by imported men.
A few mail cars were run by the strikers,
who say they will not obstruct the mail
h,, lnn1On-
strations today. but none or a really serious
nature. There is not likely to be any seri-
GUS trouble until Monday because there
will be no further attempt to move cars
until then.
Company Must Move First.
President Bryan announced that no more
conferences would be held with tue company
unless the officers seek out and treat with
the union Not a car will be run on any OF
the lines of the Big Consolidated today, If
the men can help it. Men on the way here
to take the places of the strikers have been
headed of, the men say.
The Big Consolidated employees want, first,
tho recognition by the company of their
union which is part of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway Employees of
America. Secondly, they want board of
arbitration to pass upon alleged violations
of company's rules when a man is charged
with violating these rules and the unions
officers and tue company's management dis
agree upon the disposition Of his case.
They want summary dismissal for causes
not clearly apparent to them stopped The
men charge that there have been numerous
discharges for trifling reasons. The men
want thirdly, an abatement of "swing"
runs. In a swing run man gets pay for
only the hours he works, but the working
hours are scattered all through the day and
night.
One of the mems demands, that the old
and slower schedule be readopted has been
conceded by the company. The real fight is
over the recognition of the union.
About 900 men are now out, but the line
men are expected to follow the conductors
and motormen. r.@
Strikers Stop Cars.
At 9 o'clock this morning, Just five hours
after the big strike was declared, the Big
Consolidated made it first attempt to run a
car over its lines, starting from the Lake
view barns. The car had proceeded but a
| few hundred feet when it was surrounded by
strikers and sympathzers, yelling and hoot-
ing. Then eggs began to fly. The men on
the car paid little attention to the demon
straton.
The crowd surged about the car and or
dered the men in charge to leave and join
the strikers.
President Bryan OF the Amalgamated AS
gociation of Street Car Men drove up at a
furious pace and urged the strikers to re-
! frain frcm violence and do nothing to dis
! credit their cause. The men yielded and the
car went on.
| At $40 another car loaded with deputies
was started from the Lakevew barns This
also was hooted, but no violence was at
tempted. Both cars made the round trip un-
molested AS the first car was entering the
| barn on its return a stone struck Jacob
KRAFT, a new man, in the head. He is in a
serious condition.
At noon seven cars had left the Lakevew
barns. After the fourth car had left there
was no further trouble. The motormen and
| conductors were left severely alone.
After that cars continued to run at in
! frequent intervals. The suburban cars car
rying United States mails were not inter
fered with. An attempt was made to get
an injunction in the United States court
to prevent the strikers from interfering
with mail cars, but it failed.
The company has imported about thirty
men from Buffalo.
TOLEDO, o., June 1O.-A large company
! or Toledo mOtormen VIII be taken from he
either tomorrow or Monday to take the
places OF the Cleveland strikers. An agen-
of the company has been in the city thl:
week and has been successful in securing al
the men he wanted. He states that the
company has plenty CT men engaged il
various cities of the state.
The officials of the company decided late
this afternoon to abandon the attempt tC
move cars until 7 o'clock Monday morning
This decision was reached in order tina
trouble might be avoided on Sunday, wher
so many people will be idle Preslden
Everett has gone to the country to spend tn,
day. The only cars to be moved will b,
those carrying the United States mails, anC
the strikers have volunteered to see tha
those are operated so long as no passenger
are carried Thus far no impression haI
been made on the employees of the Littl,
Consolidated, and while there Is some tall
of strike there there are no indication
that the men can be induced to go out. Th
Little Consolidated, of which Senator Ham,
is president, operates five lines and employ
several hundred men.
Freight Handlers Strike Again