The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-27
PEACEFUL OVERTURES
Will Be Again Made by Cleve-
=. lands City Council.
BOY SHOT BY A NON-UNI0NIST.

lie Was Sitting Quietly on the Porch
of His Own Home-May Have Been
| an Accidental shot--Car Mobbed on
| the High Bridge.
Cleveland. July 27.-A step in which
much hope of conciliating the streetcar
company and its striking employees was
taken here last night by the commit
tee of the council which succeeded in
patching up an agreement over the
difficulties which caused the first strike
month ago. The committees last
night made a request for special
meeting of the council to meet tonight
| to discuss ways and means of putting
an end to the present distressing sit
uation.
1t is regarded as probable that the
old committee will be reappointed and
at once set about its labors. They
succeeded in the first instance after
the board of arbitration had failed and
a compromise whereby every fifth
crew was to be non-union was patched
up. The union men, on their part,
agreed to treat the non-unionists work.
ing with them with every considera-
tion shown members Of the brother
hood Over allegations made by both
sides that the other had violated this
agreement the strike which started q
week ago Sunday grew. The work OF
the committee which is expected to
result from the meeting of councilmen
will be primarily to discover II the
agreement has been violated, and If SO
by whom.
A boy was shot last evening by a
non-union conductor. but whether or
not the bullet was an accidental one
the police have not yet determined.
Frank Wright. boy 10 years old, was
sitting on the front porch of the house
at 80 Anndale avenue when an elec-
trio car came along. Although there
was no disturbance in the neighbor-
hood at the time, it is stated, the con-
ductor, who stood on the front plat
form with his motorman, carried re-
volver in his hand. Suddenly it was
discharged and young Wright gave a
cry of pain The bullet had entered
his right leg just below the groin. The
car ran on to Euclid avenue and run
into the barn. When the police ar
rived the conductor was not to be
found.
The storm center of the strike has,
according to the authorities, settled In
Brooklyn, suburb connected with
Cleveland by long high bridge. Yes
terday at noon $50 employees of the
Born Steel Range company blockaded
a car on the bridge and dragged the
motorman and conductor from their
posts, inflicting with their fists and
other weapons injuries more painful
than serious. Soldiers on guard at the
barn, about mile away, hurried to tho
scene, but the rioters had taken refuge
in the factory 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 in as
sisting the blood stained motorman
and conductor to move the car. most Of
the windows of which were broken by
stones.
General Axline In command of the
troops here. in order to personally view
the situation, took ride yesterday on
an Orange street car. He was In
4. civilian dress. and the car was stoned
dit various intervals all along tho
route One rock came near hitting
him. The general took other trips
through the troubled districts, but de- @
clined to give his view of the sit-
uation.
President Mahon, Of the National
Union of Streetcar Employees. declared
in an interview that as the streetcar
company, according to his information.
was losing thousands of dollars every
day, the strike would have to be set
tied soon upon advances made by the
company In the face of this President
Everett again told the board of ar
bitration yesterday that the company
had nothing to arbitrate.