Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-27
Seems to Have Conferred in
Brooklyn, Suburb of
Cleveland.
WAR AMONG The MAYORS.
Omcers In the Suburbs do Net Like the
Usurpstion OF Power by Mayor Farley
of Observation-Disclosures Not Allowed
to Get Water In the Suburbs
strikers still Riotous.

Cleveland, July 26-The storm centre
of the street railway strike has, accord |
ing to the authorities, settled in Brooklyn
suburb connected with Cleveland by a
long high bridge. At noon 80 employees
of the Born Steel Range company block
AIDED car on the bridge and dragged
the motorman and conductor from their
posts, infiicting with their fists and other
weapons injuries more painful than seri-
Gus. Soldiers on guard at tho barn about
a half mile away hurried to the scene but
the rioters had taken refuge in the fac
tory which stands under the approach to
the bridge. The factory was surrounded
and the premises searched but there was
no clew by which the guilty ones could
be picked out so they bent their efforts
: to assisting the bloodstained motorman
and conductor to move the car, most of
the windows of which had been broken
| by stones.
Gen. AXline, in command OF the troops
here. in order to personally view the situa-
ton, took a ride to-day on an Orange
street car He was in civilian dress and
the car was stoned at various intervals
all along tho route a rock came near
hitting him. The general took other trips
! through the troubled districts but declined
! to give his views OF the situation.
The vigilance of the guards while day
light aided them prevented trouble of a
serious nature Preparations for mass
meetings at various points were made dur
ing the day. 1t is expected that a large
one will be held in Monumental square, in
the heart OF the city tomorrow night un-
less the mayor prohibits IT.. In preparation
for che A platform was to-day erected in
Brooklyn to protest against the action of
Mayor FaCley of Cleveland. who has as
sumed, under the authority of an almost
forgotten statute, supreme police power in
Cuyahoga county. This leaves Mayor
Phelps of the suburb. together with his
constabuary shoTn of their robes of pow
er. and they don't like it.
Tie soldiers and the Cleveland chief eX-
ecutive's special police in Brooklyn are not
allowed to use the public hydran.s to get
water, 1t Is said, and upon variouS occa-
sions bayouets were of "A necessity used TO
convince snopkeepers that it was wisest
to sell the soldiers what they wanted
Mayo Farley to-day mailed Mayor Phelps
a letter in which he declared that if the
Cleveland cohorts had any more trouble
about getting water, Cleveland, which
pumps water to the suburb, would at
! tempt to abrogate the water truce and let
the whole hamlet go thirsty. Mayor Far
ley also issued a statement TO the strike rs
. in which he said that man who was more
loyal to his labor union than to himself
; and his country was a coward and a bad
, citizen.
President Mahon of the National Union
of Street Car employees in an interview
to-day declared that as the street car COM
| pany, according to his information was
. losing thousands of dollars every day, the
r strike would have to be settled soon upon
5 advances made by the company. In the
face of this President Everett to-day again
told the board of arbitration that the
1 company had nothing to arbtrate. The
oy-j is n 10 talfn opti n
a settlement in view OF the various at
4 tudes of the opposing forces.
9 Mayor Farley issued last nigAt procla-
nation warnig all perso not to assemble
) or collect for using force or violence
, against persons or property and forbid
ding the use of firearms and fireworks by
: all except authorized persons. and warn
| ing parents and guardians to keep chill
dren and minors off the streetSand estrain
Q them from participating IN noisy or riot
GUS DEMONSTRATORS. That the presence of
I strong force of militia now doing service
y in this city has already had the most salu-
$ taw effect upon the lawess element was
evidenced to-day by the fact that obstruc-
n tons placed upon the tracks of the Big
9 Consolidated street car lines during the
? night were found TO be much less extern
. sive than at any time since the present
c strike was inaugurated. II was, however
= a rotable fact that most Of the cars were
- either empty or carried only "a very few
passengers, even during the early hours OF
the day when the traffic is usually the
Y heaviest Either through fear OF violence
or out of sympathy for the strikers very
large proportion decline under the present
: conditions to ride on the Big Cossolidat &C
u lines, and la most cases walk many blocks
in order to reach the cars of the Little
: Consolidated company which are not in
Z VOWED in the strike.
About 1900 troops are now acting In Co
los all an n
Il the city under the direction of the mayor
= and the command OF the head of the mill
! tary power Of the State. The majority o
S soldiers now on duty here served through
II out the Spanish war, With such forc'
n at his command Mayor Farley believes h
. is In a position to suppress any furlhe
. roting.
e President Everett OF the Rig Consolida
d ted has modified his statement to the eff
: feet that none OF the strikers would IN
: re-employed. by announcing that he vii
: take back $50 Of the old men provided the!
II apply individually. He adds possibly Thu
q number may he increased as vacancie
II may occur as IA result OF the 'weedin.
l. OUT process which will take place amonl
a the new men employed since the strik
II began The strike leaders, however, still
g insist that every man must be taken bacl
% and above all the union must be recog
l. nfzed by the company.
- STEP TOWARDS CANCELLATIONS.
l. A step in which much hope of coGcil
5, iating the street car company and IL
&c striking employees was taken here to-ngh
IL by the committee Of the council whicl
Is succeeded in patching mp an agreemen
O. over the difficulties which caused the frs
o strike a month ago. The committee TO
n night made a request for a special meet
y ing Of the council to meet tomorrow nigh
Is to discuss ways and means of putting al
Atstrp n
st 1t Is regarded as probable that the oil
l. committee will he reapponted and at olc
d set about its labors.
T. The action of The old committee in seek
ing to repeat their former success meet
with the approval OF Gen, Axline mem
z bers OF the State board OF arbitration am
the mayor and his advisers. as well as cit
liens generally. II Ia said.