The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-25
another itt'mpt to Blow Up a
Street Car.
Blockading of Tracks
Still Goes On.
Police BY Use of Their Clubs
Keep a Few Cars Moving.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 24.-The day has
failed to bring any relief TO the Stake
situation. which Is regarded as serious.
The state board of arbitration has prae-
tlcaily abandoned it's efforts to conciliate
the strikers ard their former employers.
The resentment of the conductors and
motormen who quit work and the more
turbulent spirit Of their sympathlzers are
held In check to degiee by the presence
of the police and the militia, members of
which ride In the cars or are held In
readiness at the barns at terminals
Riots occurred during the day. but with
one exception they were without serious
issults In the death Of Henry Cornz-
wich, slain by the bullet frsd by Ralph
p. Hawley. a conductor on the Broad
way line, is recorded the first fatality Of
the strike. Some time aftsr his arrest q
charge of murder was entered against
Hawley. When the car returned In
charge of another man and laden with
police. thousands Of people were crowd
ed round the fatal spot. The track was
blockaded and the stalled cars tombarded
with stones, pieces of bricks and sticks
of wood.
The police managed hy using their
clubs to clear the way after delay Of
about half an hour. The police believe
they have clew to the man who placed
the nitro-igycerins which last night
blsw up a Euclid avenus car and injured
four assengers. Mathew Robinson, who
was seen at o'clock this morning driy-
snga horse and buggy said to reEemble
rode. has tesa placed In cell. Robinson
d aims to have found the rig. masterless,
and topk possession, intending to deliver
1t TO a liyeryman by whom Robinson is
employed. The owner statsd that he rent.
ed the outfit last night TO man having
dark inoustuche. With the exception
OF the Mnyfisld suburban, ell the lines
Of the Big Consolidated have been in
operation today, although their move
ments were necessarily hampersd some-
what. A repetition otlthe wreckinR of.a
Euclid avenue car was this evening ut
tempted by strikers or their sympath.zsrs
In Brooklyn, a suburb Of Cleveland.
An explosion took place under the car,
hut failed to injure IL materially.
Ther3 were no passengers on the car
unharmed.
The adjutant general this evening in
formed Mayor Farley that the militia
companies at Youngstown. Geneva, Berea.
Warren and Norwalk, towns near this
city, had been officially notified to hold
themselves In readiness to answer the call
of the mayor, should the situation get
beyond the control of the present force.
Various companies of the 4th, 9th and
81 h regiments TO the number of 500 men,
have also been ordered TO prepare for a
Sudden summons.
kiotin2 broke out afresh tonight. A
Pearl street car speeding along near
Bolmden avenue, carrying beside the
motorman and conductor guard, ran
gauntlet Of missiles thrown from roofs
of houses only to run In to can Of nitro
glyoerine which exploded with terrible
force. The rear platform was torn of and
the flooring wrecked. The crew were not
injured, but began firing pistols at what
they thought was couple OF men crouch
ing beside bill board. The explosion
was the signal fer renewed attacks from
house tops and alleys. Troop A. hurrying
on horseback to the scene was bonn barded
with giant lire crackers. One of thesP
exploded with such force that the mount
or one OF the troopers was knocked over,
horaes and their riders. Several arrests
were made. Pistol shots were frequently
heard and enc man was slightly wound
ed, 1t is said. Up to q late hour this is
unc3nrrmed. Reports of blockades and
shooting hoated about town. Strikers
and their friends heid mass meeting
In New Burgh, suburb of Cleveland
tonight during which the men were
urged to Ie.seyere in their fight.