New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-23
CLETELAND MILITIA CALLED OUT.
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DE-
MANDED-RIOTING CONTINUED.

Cleveland Ohio July 22-Orders were issued to-
day for the assembling of four companies OF the
9th Regiment. o. n. c., stationed at Cleveland 10
do strike duty In the streets OF the city In the
present railway trouble. The decision to call out
the 5th was made after a long conference between
Mayor Farley and the Director Of Police Mr.. Bar
ret II was decided that II absolutely neces-
sary not only for the safety OF the property OF the
street railway company and the lives OF It's EN-
ployes, but for the protection OF the lives ana
property of the citizens. that extra militia service
be called in addition to the service Of the Naval
Reserves.
A serious rear end collision occurred in Ontario
Ct to-day between Scoville-ave. car. manned
with a non-union crew. and Woodand-ave car.
-Four passengers were badly hurt The Woodland
ave. car had stopped to take Oh a passenger. The
Scovile-ave. car, which was closely s i9iiowdnss
crashed into the Woodland-ave. car at full speed
and threatened the nOn-Union men on the ScovlIIe,
ave. car. There were shouts OF Lynch him!
threatening but the police soon arrived. They
struck number Of people with their CLUBS oeiore
4 n-union notorman OF Pearl-st. car fired
boys near the bridge in South Brooklyn. None OF
the shots took effect The car was IN a DocKaoe,
and the boys were jeering the non-union motorman
The driver Of a wagon for wholesale grocery
house was shot by non-unon car conductor this
afternoon and severely wounded Inc car was
passing grocery store in south br90k s DeIOee
10 pick up a potato II TO throw II at the car
The conductor drew revolver ana n1eu, tne puIltt
passing through the mans neck and lodging In ms
shoulder The did not stop. and the CONDUCTOR
name was not learned. The man had the wouno
dressed ~ the office Of physician In the neigh bor
hood and departed without giving MS hahe' Ing
doctor said the wound not serious a..
The company began the operation OF tWo OF .its
suburban lines to-day without trouble 1hese are
the Euclid Beach and Collinwood mes. anu Phs -
through territory in which several riots occurred IN
the frat strike The feed wires carrying the cur
rent TO the South Side lines were cur Iast nisH'
under the central vaduct. but the break was quick
ly repaired to-day The company IS securing , nem
Thirty-nVe arrived tO-udy lioiH
Chicago and most of them were put 10 %ork
Rumors to the effect that there had been a preah
in the ranks Of the strikers are oehdeo oy NV ~
cials OF the company. VINO say tley 90 NJ. h''o" Va
any old men who have returned 10 work- =.
The Press Committee OF the strikers issued 10
day an appeal to the public. which among S 9rce
can be applied in many instances, and that IL Is
absolutely essential in the present case. o e
ment protects life and properly, put 9Uss 'o.
gard labor In any light whatever; When, &c o,n
petition thereby diminishing the demand TOT iaoo ~
they must be met by an element strong e"oue" "
render their organization futile ,,.u,,
The first clash Of the mobs with the mlIi."iy ~
occurred this evening at the Nlison-aVe pa 20
the street railway company. A big CROWD assn Assem-
bed and began TO jeer the soldiers THIS commune
for some time when stone-throwlng pesuh r r.at
was foiiowed by a command TO the troops 10 cndise,
and they went at the mob In earnest III nd
were driven heller SHELTER running into aIieys sIu
yards TO escape the bayonets or the soIuIe.s, "a
body was hurt. but one man was arrested anu
turned 10 the ponce ,-...o.oa nth tho
running OF crosstoWn cars on another part OF, WI
son-ave Stones were thrown at car anu anu me
nOn-union conductor, revolver IN nahd chaIeeu tne
crowd alone He RETAINED from shootlng ana SUI
oessfuly resisted attempts to disarm him untI
squad OF police arrived, scattered the crown anu
started the cars.