Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-31
QUIET Day IN CLEVELAND.
Soldiers Create the Only Ripple of
Excitement.


FOUR-GALLON FREEZER THE
ADJUTANT GENERAL SAYS
MARTIAL LAW IS. THE ONLY
PERFECT REMEDY-CARS RUN
ON SCHEDULE TIME.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 30.-Not-
withstanding the fact that big crowds
were upon the streets to-day, there were
no outbreaks of violence, and appar-
emily very little attention was paid to
the big Consolidated cars, which ran
on all lines on schedule time. On the
South Side and out Broadway to New
burg the cars were run practically
empty, but the East Side lines. espec-
tally those running to the parks, were
well patronized, though they carried
fewer passengers by far than usual on
fair Sundays.
Adjutant General AXline, speaking of
the fear of the people to ride on the
cars in certain sections of the city at
night, said to-day:
This state of affairs is likely to con-
tinue for several weeks or more unless
settlement is reached. The only way
to put a stop to it is to
DECLARE MARTIAL LAW.
That will require four or five thousand
soldiers and every street will be pa
trolled. Everybody will be required to
remain indoors after certain hour, and
all who are out after that time without
a permit will be arrested But martial
law would put an end to- the trouble
effectually"
The only exciting incident on the
South Side was the hold-up of an ice
cream wagon by a crowd of soldiers
who took from it four-gallon freezer
full of cream. They. offered money for
the cream, but the driver of the wagon
refused to accept it. saying he could
not sell it. The soldiers say they or
dered the cream several days ago and
the dealer promised to deliver it, but it
did not come, probably because of the
boycott When the soldiers saw one of
the company's wagons coming to-day,
they stopped it,
TOOK THE CREAM
and offered to pay for it. The people
in the neighborhood looked upon this
as a great outrage, but the soldiers only
laughed and treated it as a joke.
Business Agent Pratt, of the union
of the Big Consolidated strikers. issued
a statement to-day in reply to the init
matiCn that there was breach between
the strikers and the employees of the
Little Consolidated. The latter have
organized a separate union and have
decided not to take part in sympathy
strike Pratt thinks they should have
joined his union, and he says in his
statement that the motive which
prompted the organization of the sep
arate union was not pure. He accused
certain of the Little Consolidated en-
ployes of trying to head off a strike on
these lines and he intimates that it is
unwise to divide the funds and energies
of the two unions
VIOLENCE DENOUNCED.
A number of ministers preached on
the strike to-day. Tonight at the
First Methodist Episcopal church Rev.
Louis Albert Banks took occasion to
denounce the violence that had taken
place and condemned the proposed boy
colt as highwaymen tactics. He was
loudly applauded by the large congre-
cation present, some of the people clap
ping their hands and others pounding
on the floor with canes When the
applause had subsidized an aged member
of the church went forward and deliv-
cred short address, endorsing what
tn eminister had said. He then called
upon all who endorsed the sentiment
expressed to arise, and the whole con-
gregation stood up and remained stand