The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
VIOLENCE IN CLEVELAND.
STREET. CAN STRIKE BRINGS CLASHES
WITH THE POLICE.

Several Persons Sent to the Hospitals ms the
Result OF an Attempt to Run tho Cars
Fourteen Lines Are Tied UD-The strik-
ers Want Their Labor Union Recognized.
CLEVELAND. o., June 10.-A street railroad
strike began here this morning on the four
teen limos OF the Cleveland Electric. or MS 1t Is
best known. tho big consolidated" Street
Railway. Tho strike was the outcome OF the
all mig hit meeting OF the Cleveland division NJ
tho Street Hallway Employees Association.
which ended at o'clock this morning.
The union yesterday submitted q series OF
propositions to the company. demanding that
they DO signed. The most important require
ment In the opinion OF the company's officials
was the recognition OF the union by the COM
pany. The com any refused to enter into the
proposed agreement.
The number OF men to quit work Is 985. OF
whom 80 are motormen and conductors and
tho others barn hands. Up to o'clock this
morning the company had made no at
tempt to run its oars. but shortly
after that hour cars filled with deputy
sheriffs and manned by non union men started
out from the barns. They we're sent out over
the Euclid avenue line.
The policy OF not destroying or iniuring
the company's property has been adopted
by the union, but. in spite OF this. at va
rous points along the car line crowds
gathered and delayed the cars. The non
union men who persisted In running the
cars were plastered with eggs. As the first car
left the barn. crowd OF 200 strikers gathered
In front Of 1t. hootng and yelling.
The car proceeded fifteen feet an came to
stop because the tracks were blocked Then
the strike leaders counseled the strikers to be
quiet and the motorman went fifteen feet
further Then he was again blocked while
moro names were hurled Mt him.
In this way progress was made to Anndale
avenue. 900 feet away from the barns. where
the car was once more blocked The car was
finally released at Anndale avenue and started
for downtown
At the Nickel Plate crossing few eggs were
thrown. but no damage was done. After this
several other, successful attempts to run out
cars were made.
pathzers bl9sked the cars that got as
The, police hai encounters with Lhse crowds
and severa persons were taken to the hospltalsf
f2 ne fS5G%i ie
to take the places of the strikers we're
induced 10 Join the ranks OF the strikers.
cases heavy drays were drawn across the
tracks. blocking. all traffic one car was
SveHhe anG on aans stree al
Every. train is bringing In men to take the
from Chicago. st. Louis. Pittsburg. and Buffalo
The bnblc square was the scene OF con-
i Ing the forenoon. Shortly alter 10 o'clock
six hundred men participated In q small
b sfFn b. eh hFH7
afiying missile. The women took active part
IN the demonstrations around the East End
The strikers employed novel means to
gain their T0nt shorty atST Sar' tSs6s
after the cars on bicycles. Whenever a, car
rushed up to tho prospective passenger and at
tempted to persuade him not to ride on the
The bicycle Is a new feature in street ear
strikes, BY night time fourteen cars had
reached the centre q the city. but none were
An, application made by the street, railroad
people for an Injunction restraining the strik-
rying United states mail was refused.
At . o'clock tonight crowd q 5000 gath;
aharricade across the tracks, Capt. Madigan
and H St sd ID the
Hns tea up Wade Park
avenue. Euclid avenue. Cedar avenue. Cen.
a Wilson 4ss and se9Es
avenue GaSeid liner faI Fa!rded street Street. AbSey
AT O'clock tonight President Everett OF the
Consolidated agreed to make no attempt to run
~ Mon day il is expected that 700 men will
have arrived here to take the strikers places.
only StTetC car Ilne5 nOJ tlS'l updTe tnOSS
owned by Senator Hanna's com pany. known as
the Little Consolidated.
st LOUIS. June l0.-L. Calhoun, agent for
the Consolidated Street Railway Of Cleve-
land. o.. has been in the city several days
engaging motormen and inemen to take
the places OF men there who were threatening
70 strike and who went out this morning
tenR up the road. He succeeded IN engaging
over one hundred men at 81 a day with board
and TRANSPORTATION, to the Forest, City. His
rooms in the Odd Fellows building were
thronged with those anxious to work. To-day
be received a telegram from Cleveland instruct.
ing him to bring such men as he had secured
at once and he left on an evening train. with
three deiachnents. numbering thirty -hye each.
dated Company. Every man Is prepared to go
70 work on Monday morning. Members OF
the Street Car Union in this city have
been carefully watching Calhoun's opera:
tions and keeping the union In Cleveland
advised Of his movements, so that 1t is possible
when the trains arrive bearing the non hon
lists. the st. Louis contingent viii meet with a
percentage OF those engaged were ever en-
pioyed as motormen.