Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-21
RIOTS IN CLEVELAND,
Serious Outbreaks in ConnGc-
ton With Railway Strike
DYNAMITE BROUGHT TOBEAR
Wheels OF a Car Destroyed BY EX-
plOSiOn Of Cartridge,
MARKED CHANGE IN NEW YORK.
Threatened General Tie-Up OF gro'-
t@v-Lines fails to Materinhze-
49,. III, only One Line Affected.
Ia Improved
MARKED CHANGE IN NEW YORK

CLEVELAND, o., July co-Rioting was
resumed in the street railway strike this
evening serious outbreaks having occur
red in several places. About o'clock a
dynamite cartridge was exploded under
the wheels Of Euclid-avenue car, at the
corner Of Erie and Prospect streets. The
wheels Of the car were destroyed by the
explosion. which was heard for a distance
of two miles, and one woman, passen-
ger. tainted, but nobody was injured
There was no crowd I'm the vicinity. nor
was anybody seen TO place the cartridge.
Earlier in the evening a mob attacked
=, cross-town car on Wilson avenue. near
the corner Of Lexington avenue. Stones
were thrown, and the non-union con-
ductor and motorman fired revolvers at
the crowd. 1t Is said a woman was shot
through the wrist, but the police deny
this
About the same time all the available
police on duty in the downtown district
were called to the Humboldt-street VIA
duct. on the Broadway line, where a riot
was i'm progress. 4 crowd Of thousand
structions on the tracks, and ropes were
thrown over the trolley wires In an at
tempt to pull them down. Only one po-
liceman was on duty at the yiaduct' lie
was stoned and driven from the scene
and a girl was hit with a stone and sen-
ouslv hurt. Three neutrality-suspicious. Oh
noIfce responded to the call, and the MOB
was dispersed. It is feared that more
damage will be done before morning.
MARVELLOUS CHANGE.
NEW YORK, July 2O.--A marvellous
change has come over the strike aspect III
This CITY. Last night there was rioiihs
from, one end of Second avenue TO the
other. There Was promise TOO, by Cen
eral Naster-Workman Parsons, OF COM
plete tfe-up Of the trolley lines In Man
haitian. with its consequent inspiring
effect upon the Brooklyn strikers
\ general ue-up has not come by any
means In New York. There was Htlle
or no rioting ON Second avenue to-day
or Tonight. The cars on that line ran,
throughout the day. almost as they hao
RIM urevious 10 the strike. The Elshth-
| ovenue line. which the strike otlclals
iast night promised would be dead TO-
doy was moving right on time. with only
| "a mitch now and them far up In Iiar.eI
where a few 'roughs had Q clear Held 10
| run. ,..-.....
There is no strike on the Madison-aye-
nue line scheduled meeting OF the car
men of that lire having hzzled out To-
| nisbt Practically 40 trolley hne IN
New YORK city is affected, save the Sc
! cond avenue
BROOKLYN SITUATION.
| In BROOKLYN. the Rapid Transit Com
many uut on several hundred new men,
| mr. have them ready Tor duty ana IN
general way the cars on the affected INES
| i'm that borough IAN ON good time WIN
What seemed to be fair increase IN
| passenger traffic. r..,. nos
! General Naster-Workman Parsons mas
] called a mass-meeting for tomorrow,
| r,rnf .at which he hopes TO have present
! renresentatives Of $50 labor organizations
| of Greater New York.
| Tine strike. according 10 statement
made bv President Rossiter mas 50 lar
c9st the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
s,5 coo or an average OF $1,000 a day'
s,nc. il was started. last sunday morning.