Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-07-29
AOBS FEAR 70 OPERATE.
The Presence of Troops in
|. Cleveland Begins 10
Have Its Effect.
RIOTS NOT SO FREQUENT
Rebellious Village of South Brooklyn
Has Been Seized BY Order
Of Mayor Farley.

A Reward of $1,000 Cnered For
the Arrest of the pynamssers-
sLittle Consolidated Employees to
Meet fifty Persons Arraigned In
Police Court.
Cleveland Ohio, July 2S.--I'or the
first time since the second strike com
mencad, the Big Consolidated Street
Railway Company has succeeded In
operating ears on two or three OF It's
lines all night. The presence OF a
strong military force has had rs effect
on the mobs. and while there We're are.
Quent outbuFsts OF rage in certain
quarters, the mobs feared 10 operate
on All extensive scale. The mnhs,
ungh Gu I'm now. are far from. quelled.
About t.4O0 troops are under arms In
Cleveland Adjt.-Gen. Axline. with
seven companies OF the 18th Regiment,
Is In general command Capt. thinner
man II iii immediate charge Of the
troops.
Mayor Farley has issued orders that
the soldiers shall not only protect prop
erty, but arrest vioiators or the law.
The Cleveland Gruys and the Scots
Guard Which do not belong e. the Ma
tional Guard, are doing duty as special
police AT South Brooklyn.
Charles Hofifeid Of st. Louis, q non
union moiorman on the Wade Park
line was operating an eastbound car.
At noane street a man rushed out from
the bushes directly in front OF the car
and placed something OH the track.
Hoftleld tried desperately to stop his
car. but he could not do Ii. As the
wheels passed over the spot there was
a loud explosion The car was shaken.
but not damaged IIoffield jumped off
aud started after the man. but failed
TO catch him. He returned to his car.
| Al Ansel avenue Hotfield saw the same
| trick repeated by boy. Again there
| was an explosion. but no damage was
done. Hoiiield covered the boy with
his revolver and compelled him to stop
after a short chase. He ran his ear
! back to Lakeview and turned his pris.
| oner over to the police. The boy said
! his name was Ernest IIoering. lie
was charged with disorderly conduct.
The rebeIlious village OF South
brooklyn has been seized by Mayor
| Farley. An Ohio statute gives the
Mayor OF the principal city In a county
power Ia exercise certain jurisdiction
over all the county in rIotous times.
Under this statute Mayor Farley has
taken control of South Brooklyn.
Director Barrett. on the part of the
city. has offered $4,000 reward for the
detection OF the person or persons who
placed the explosive under the Euclid
avenue car on sunday night.
About fifty PERSONS have been ar
raigned in the police court as n result
of the riotipg. The arrests had been
| made chiefly as the result Of disturb
ances on Orange street. the cars hav-
ing been molcsted so persistently that
ii was found necessary TO send Il com
pany Of soldiers there.
AT Peal street and Clark avenue too.
the riotouo South siders manifested
ssS q g. rsf Hasrt N e.: z s5s s v e.
tween soldiers and = splall crowd at
saloon keeper was wounded in the face
| by bayonet. Soldiers ordered a
| crowd of rowdes to dispense from the
vicinity of the Quincy street barn. and
upon their refusal, arrested ten Of
! them.
| II was found necessary to send n
guard of soldiers with a mail car from
the South end. The cavalrymen of
| Troop A have received orders to use
their revolyers in cage any more can
non crackers are thrown among their
| horses. The troops are stationed at
| the points considered most adyantag-
eous, and according to the municipal
authorities. they Will remain In the
| city until all danger 10 life and prop
erty has passed and will even be re-
enforced with every available National
Guardsmen in the State. unless the sit
uafion changes for the Better. The
city can truly be said to be under mar
tial law.
The Big Consolidated Railway Com.
pany Is willing to take back part OF
the strikers. This statement has been
made by President Everett 1t had
previously been declared by the repre-
sentatives Of the company that none
of the old men would he taken into
rhe service of the company. 1t was
said by the company that the men had
quit their places voluntarily and with
out cause. and that this time the com
panv was done with the old employees
entirely as body The company re-
quires 40 men to operate its entire
system.
II has only 500 new men. whom 1t
has brought here to operate its lines
since the strike was declared IF 140
old men should go to the company and
apply for places they would undoubt-
eddy get them. In addition TO this. the
company always needs about thirty
extra men.