Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
MdOrman and Conductor Drag
ged from Their Posts.
MAYORS AT L0GGERHEADs
Executives OF Cleveland and Brooklyn,
Suburb of That City, at Daggers'
Points az Il Result of the
Labor Troubl,s.
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CLEVELAND. o.. July pa step. IN
which ,baro !. none Of concjliatinS
lhe street c''' company '''' - -. ~ =
employees. was taken here tonight by
the committee Of the council which
,,,oo,o,,,,, =, to,;,, ~, an .,o.raa,,,nnt
over the olil'cul''es that c''Scu NY ~ =
strike a month ago. The committee to-
night male = request for a special
,,5.;. ~, ,,;, i, ,,,oa+ tnn,o,.-
''''s' W ''''
Tow night TO discuss ways an" t'le;' rs
of putting an end to the present dis
treSSing situation.
1t is regarded rs probable that tho
Old committee will be appointed and at
once set about it's lnborS.
The. action of the old committee in
seeking to repeat its success meets the
approval OF General -aSlinc. members OF
the state board OF arbitration and the
mayor ana his advisers. as Well rs citi-
Zens generally. it is said.
CLEVELAND. o.. July 26.-Thc
storm center of the street railway
strike has. according To the authorities
settled in Brooklyn. Il suburb connected!
With Cleveland by 4 long high bridge.
AT noon 1850 employees of the Brown
Steel Range Company b!ockaued :: ca:
on the bridge ana dragged the motor
man anu conductor from their
posts. inflicting With their fists
and other weapons injuries more
painful than serious. Soldiers on
guard at the barn. about half 4 mile
away. hurried. to the scene. but he rio.
ters had taken refuge in the factory
which stands uI.,?er the approach to the
bridge. The factory was surrounded
and the premises searched. but there
was no clue by which the guilty ones
could be picked out.
A&,ls 4 t',r
troops here, in order to personally view
the situation. took ride today on an
Orange street car. He was in civilian
dress and the car was stoned III various
intervals all along tho route y rock
came near hitting him. The general
took other trips through the troubled
districts. but declined to give his views
of the situation.
Inc Elgilance or the guards Whlie
GaSlight aided them prevented trouDl>.
of serious nature. Preparations for
mass meetings At various points We're
made during the day. 1t is expected
that a large one will be held in Mnnu-
mental Square in the heart Of the city
tomorrow night unless The mayor pro-
nlhlts IT. y meeting VIII be held IN
Brooklyn to protest against the action
OF MaS"f Farley, OF Cleveland. who has
assumed nlrder the uthn1tN OF an al
most forgotten statute supreme police
MAYOR lhelps,, or the suburb. together
Wf'h ms conStapularS. Shorn OF their
l'o"cf' anu lh'S GO NOT llk" H. me t"o
mayors are not on the terms that eN-
isted between the Storled governors Of
lnn Two Iaf"ilnaS-
ne solule's ana the cleveland chic.
executives special police III E:rooklyl
are not ailoWeu I" use the public by
tr''i's !" get wafer II IS sal". and upon
a..tlu'i:S oeeaslo'l payohcts were OF ne
cesS1!E useu 10 convince Shopkeel'ers
.ia,5 't was Wlscsl 70 sell soldiers what
lheH w.hteu. MAYOR Farley today
, ~ Mayor i,heip:' 4 iette:. IN Which
i ~ uet t, ts.Il - lhe cleveland g.
!io..s. il.c 'tl.y more trouble about get
'ins Wafer CleVsliinu' which pumps TIC
Mn.er 20 ~, ne supurp' would attempt 70
, a,.'usa.e INC water truce and let the
w.: ll.ll'l'et - th'rst!' Mayor hafley
=; .,,:an ~ . -. 80, e..'1'.1ha 70 ehe strikers
No. 49,, , " ~, liz, l, q man VINO was
t,i,,',r - - liiS iapoi union IMAM -
n a'S' 80, ,.,iu MS country was coward
go - d n ~. e'liAel'.
y; ,' ~: Me,e run On Twelve lines OF the
li,,1s 1ost ,,irh - 10y 10y MIia most or The
i.:n ~ ~ nlsnt rom TINS the author
,,,, T..;i, 60: .o.'t'l''ieu improve
+i,,n,i IYnion ,r 49,, l."i.'n ~ tHe Nd
So 80 j., ,',.,.; ~ alieet ar Enployes,
~, s,,.aat 49,, -" ."uas uec'aiea that a.;
his inrorn,ot to-, ,,.,, lecoIulhs 20
~ ,llin,. a,a, W." iosihS .housants
have RI no sott1od IL, 80, ~ inc Mot'"
wade Nv ,ba cnn,,,a su.' Upon advances s
this President I,1.a,.it, tad AZ 'ae iace o.
t1ho hoard ~ ,,hit,.,,i,,, ~, S ,1 tolo
nany mad nothino -, ,,;,' - ' u.,I
hard - ,n,lin % - .. ~ a'e ne
~ y cattlan,ent -, -, % IN iu'.Nl!s,
AZ tho nnno.ina fnroes ~ t"e s4tuoe
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