Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-01
GOV. BUSHNELL uPHOLDs GEN. AxlINt.
Soldiers Shall Not Do Police Duty.
4 Gov. BUSHNELL Thinks If Extra Po-
lice Had Been Provided Cleve-
land Could Have Handled Situa"
tion without Soldiersi Aid.

1tary force early next week will prob
ably be abandoned and the soldiers re.
tanned for an indefinite period.
Contrary to previous reports it is
learned that eight passengers were
aboard the car wrecked, and that they
with the crew escaped injury, beyond
a few slight bruises, is considered al
most miraculous. /.
Powerful Explosive Used.
The explosive used was unusually
powerful, the two rear wheels of the
big car being broken and the axle and
other iron work badly bent and twisted.
One of the track rails was also shat
tered. The heavy suburban line car
was lifted fully two feet from the track
by the explosion. The flooring was
blown upward and over the top of the
seats.
The authorities, as yet, have been I'M
able to gain the slightest clew as to the
identity of the perpetrators of the out
rage.
Cars were operated on several of the
more important lines of the Big Con-
solidated company throughout the
80 "AAu o"euiusiy cars are moving
on every line in the system.
Governor Upholds Axline.
Gov. Bushnell has notified Adit. Gen.
AXiine, commanding the state troops
here, that he entirely approves of his
action in not allowing soldiers of the
ONO national guard to perform special
police duty. In an interview concern
ing the matter Adjt. Gen. Axline is
quoted as saying:
belfeve have taken the right stand,
ior l nave peen congratulated by many
say I have done Just right When mar.
tial law is proclaimed then it is time for
.ne soldiers to perform police duty. N
nave given instructions that the soldiers
snaH not ride on the cars of the com
pany for the purpose of PROTECTING them
That is the duty of, the police. If the M.
nee call upon an officer of a company TO
turnlsh soldiers to accompany a car to the |
scene of trouble with which he is nm
aDie to cope, then a detachment of SOL |
ulers VIII be placed on the car. If any
arrests are made the police must make
them The soldiers will stand ready to as
slst or protect the policeman in perform
ing his duty No soldiers will perform
duty on cars unless there is at least one
patrolman on the carr
boycott Grows.
The boycott inaugurated by the strik-
ers continues to spread, and attemnts
are now being made to cause it to be-
come effective against the soldiers on
strike duty in the city.
A prominent grocery firm with whom
contract had been made for supplying
food to the troops failed to deliver the
same Saturday at the time specified.
In explanation, the firm stated that
they preferred, on account of the boy
colt, not to furnish the goods. Adit.
Gen. Axline was furious when this in
formation was conveyed to him. AS
the result of threat on the part of
Gen. Axline to take summary action
against the firm the supplies were
quickly forthcoming.
The strikers have a number of sno+.
tiers at work, who promptly report the
names OF merchants or their employees
who ride on the Big Consolidated cars.
Criticism by Gov. Bushnell.
Springfield, o., July 31.-Gov. Bush
nell said Saturday morning he had adj
vices from Gen. Axline which lead him
TO believe the backbone of the strike
is broken. The length of time the
militia will be kept in Cleveland will be
left to the discretion of Gen. Axline.
Gov. Bushnell said:
I think the Cleveland authorities miehtI {
ave , nanoled the strikers themselves If
-hey had provided proper police protec- !
ion. The police force was not large enough
o cope with any situation much out of the !
ordinary, and. extra men should have been
worn IN Tor duty during the strike AS it /
3, l tnlnk the city authorities may yet j,
ave TO take this step. and in my opinion
should have been done before the sit
latlon became as serious as II finally
urned out to be-
was Prepared to Blow Up Cars. 4
New York, July 31.--Francis j. Cur
an, formerly motorman on the Sec S
md avenue underground trolley line T.
vas arraigned Saturday in the police n
curt and held in $1,000 bail on charge u
i having dynamite in his possession. Z
he detectives who arrested him al II
eyed that Curran intended to cause an
Xplosion on the Second avenue trolley
racks.
City Inspector of Combnstibles Muir ;,
ay SAID to the police magistrate that :,
mad examined a stick of dynamite =;
ound on Curran. 1t was ready for use. a,
eng filled with illuminate of mercury. G,
nd would have exploded if a car had h.
.ruck it. He said that the explosion
the dynamite contained in the stick
ould have blown np the tracks.
rocked the car and killed all on board. til
Messenger Boys Strike Again. co
philadelphia. July 3D. The Western pc
Mon messenger boys Saturday went IN
strike for the second time this week. IN
i'd from all indications will remain TO
1t until the company accedes to their
ands for higher wages or the boys
aces are filed by others. The former Tn
rike occurred on Thursday, when ed
'out 200 stopped work. They wanted II;
rec cents instead of two on all mes. Ne
ges; payment for undelivered mes. as
yes, and go cents for night work in
ad OF so. Having made no formal de-
nds at that time, Superintendent !
induced them to return that same Ma
and present any grievances. This ma
y did, but toward midnight they ant
IDENTIFY grew impatient and about rs Pre-
Pped work. While delivering mes ste
res at the newspaper offices some of
boys learned that an advertisement =
been inserted in the papers for 200 Co,
rs. Under those circumstances the = .