The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-27
Has Settled in Brooklyn, a Suburb OF
the City.
AUTHORITIES AT LOGGERHEADS,
Brooklyn Municipal Officers Protest
Against Usurration of Power by
Cleyeland's Mayor The Strike
situation Seems To be
Now Somewhat I'm
proved.

CLEVELAND, o., July "A step IN
which there is hope of conciliatln5 ln9
street car company and It's striking eil-
ploycs was taken here tonight 10y INC
committee of the Council which succeed
eff IN patching up ava agreement over '''o
digiculues that caused the first sIlNc
r,.ntD ago. The committee tonight NIUE
q request for "a special mee'hs Oh '''o
c,,,p,il 10 meet tomorrow night To uis,,
,.,,-s y,ays and means of putting AN Gnu
to tne present distressing siual''li'
IL ts regarded. ass probable, that lhe o.d
committee will Doe appointed ana d- ""09
set about its labors. t..... 81,
rne action of the old committee ll
seeking to repeat its former success
meets with the approval OK Hehei"l ~
me. members of the State b'aid Oh -
bitrati0n and the mayor and MS auNls-
crs. as well as citizens generally IL is
said. ........,,,.
THE STORM CENTRE.
,rno storm centre of the street railway
strike has. according tO tno autnoilIIr
settled Bro Brooklyn. suburb eonneo.eu
with Cleveland by long high bridge. AZ
noon $50 employee of the Born Steu ldiis7
COMPANY blockaded % ear on the bridge
and dragged the mOtOrman and conductor
from their posts inhicting. with their
fists and other weapons, Injuries more
painful than serious. Soniers ON guard
at the barn about half q mile away hur-
rieI 20 the scene. but the rioters had
taken refuge in the factory which stands
under the approach 20 the bridge. lhe
factory was surrounded and the premises
searched. but there was no clue by which
tile guilty ones could Dee picked out.
4 RECONNOfSANCE.
General ANliue. i'm command Of the
troops here. in order to personally view
the situation took "a ride to-day on an
Orange streot-car. lie was iu civilian
dress. and the car was stoned ~ various
intervals AN along the route. \ roc
came near hitting him. The General
took other trips through the troubled dis
tricts. but declined D. give his views OF
the situation
The vigilance Of the guards. while day
light aided them, prevented trouble or
serious nature.
Preparations for mass-meetnss at vac
r'ous points were made during the da4.
II is expected that.a large one VIII De
held I'm Monumental Square in the heart
OF the city. tomorrow night unless the
Mayor prohibits It.
A meeting Will Dee held On Brooklyn TO
protost against the action Of Mayor var
iov. OF cleveland. who has assumed under
the authority OF am almost FORGOTTEN
statute supreme police power in ,ula-
h0c1 county. This leaves Mayor fhelps
OF the suburb together with his constaou-
larry shorn OF their power. and they don
like it, The two mayors are not on lHt
terms that existed between the storied
Governors Of the two Carolinas.
The soldiers and the Cleveland chief eX-
ecutivo's special police in Brooklyn are
not allowed % use public hydants to get
water. it IS said. and upon various occa-
sions bay0nets were used io convince
shopkoouers that 10 was wisest 10 sell sol
diers what they wanted.
WILL CUT THEM OFF
Mayor Farley to-day mailed Mayor
Phelps a letter In which be declared that
NJ the Cleveland cohorts had any more
trouble about getting water, Cleveland
which pumps the water % the suburb
would attempt TO abrogate The water
truce and let the whole hamlet go thirsty.
Mayor Farley also ISSUED statement I'D
the strikers in which be- said CHAT man
who was more loyal 10 his labor union
than 20 himself and his country, was a
coward and q bad citizen.
Cars were run ON twelve linos or the
biz consolidated to-day. and most OF the
lines last night. From this the authou-
Ties take hope for continued improve
ment. President Mahon OF the National
Union Of Street Car Employees. in am in-
teryiew today declared that as the street
car company. according 90 his nforma-
tiou. was losing thousands OF dollars
every day, the strike would have % bee
settled soon upon advances made by the
company. on the face Of this President
Eyaritt to-day again told the Board Of
krI.f ha
ing TO arbitrate. The Board Is unable to
take action looking 10 a settlement On
view Of the attitudes OF the opposing
forces.
BOY SHOT.
The task OF distributing the soldiers
was to-day completed by General Axllne.
Mayor Farley declared that Doe would
suppress violence II he had 20 call out tho
entire National Guard OF Ohio.
boy was shot this evening hy non
union conductor. bait whether or not &C
ofHaufnffv fe NOT known.