Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-06-20
PR[VENTMOV|NGO Of CARS
Crowd of 1900 People Gives the
Police a Very Lively Time
at Cleveland.
OBSTACLES PILED HIGH ON The TRACKS
Switches Are Broken and Cars Stoned
I -One Man Badly Injured by an
Ohicer-Smelter Strike in Colorado
Hopeful Outlook for u settlement
i of the Difficulties.

Cleveland, w., June ~. - When cars
began running over the lines opened by
the street railway company since the
strike began, the tracks in every direc,
ton were found piled high with obsta-
cles of all kinds. These were removed
with some difficulty and cars were
running all the forenoon on all the
lines but one without serious Interrupt
ton. A few stones have been thrown at
points on all lines, and on Perkins ay-
enue two cars were stopped by crowd
which was easily dispersed.
On the South side, however, rioting
was the order of the day. AT II o'clock
two cars at Clark and Jennings avenues
found the switches broken. These were
repaired in the midst of bowling mob
and the cars rushed on to Clark avenue
and Pearl street. AS they arrived a
bugler in the crowd gave warning, and
the crowds congregated in vast num-
bers. -Four thousand people were soon
on the scene. Wagons, trucks and other
conveyances were purposely driven
across the tracks and the blockade was
complete.
Police Charge the Crowd.
The police then charged the mob with
a vengeance. The crowd was especial
ly disorderly. The usual volleys of
missiles were hurled, and the windows
of the cars shattered. AS the mob was
beaten back at one point it advanced
at another.
During the battle Edward Miller was
struck over the head by an officer and
very badly injured.
The cars were taken back to the city.
The smelter Strike.
Denver, Col, June 19.-There is a
more hopeful feeling among all the in
terests affected by the smelter strike,
that augurs an early settlement of the
existing difficulties. At noon the COM
mittee of citizens selected by Gov.
Thomas and Mayor johnson to confer
with the smelter representatives, with
view to effecting an arrangement
satisfactory to the striking employees
will meet at the office of the governor.
The members of this committee are ex-
Gov. Alva Adams, William Church, pres
ident of the Golden Pressed Brick COM
pany; ]. Z. Mullen, proprietor of the
Hungarian mills; President Edward T.
Jeffrey. of the Rio Grande Railroad
company, and Rev. Barton o. Ayles-
worth, president of the state agricult-
nral college.
I Strikers Win In characteristics.
Gloucester, Mass, June 10. = The
strike at Rockport Granite company's
quarries at Rockport has ended in favor
of the strikers and the men will return
to work next Monday, under conditions
to obtain which they struck Is weeks
ago. These include nine hours a day
for five days in the week, with eight
hours on Saturday and time and one
half to be paid for all overtime. The
company also agrees not to discriminate
against any man who took part in the
strike, and also state that they will en-
deavor to continue in the future as
much winter work as possible.
The strike has been the hardest
fought battle between labor and capital
that this section has known. More
than 1000 hands have been affected.
Many of them have left this district and
obtained employment in quarries in
other states.