Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-29
STREET CARS RUNNING
AND WELL PATRONIZED.
LAWLEssNEss is AT AN END
MAYOR FARLEY HAS THE SITUATION
WELL IN HAND.
Clashes With Adjutant General Ak
line as TO the Duty of the Mill
tia-The Strikers Are Rum
ming Opposition Omni-
bus Lines.

| CLEVELAND, o., July 2s.-Slowly and
surely law and order are triumphing over
| iawiessness and disorder, and the city is
beginning 10 resume its old appearance.
| To-day the street cars were we'll patron
lzed, especially during the busy hours of
the morning and evening. This is said
to be the best indication that the company
Is winning in the struggle.
| Mayor Farley is we'll pleased with the
| situation, but he has not relaxed his Wig
lance one whit, and will not until the last
vestige of disorder is wiped away. The
| mayor and Adjutant General Axline are at
| present involved in a controversy over
| what the troops shall do and what they
| shall not do. The adjutant general is of
the opinion that the duty of the National
guard is merely to put down rioting, and
not to do police duty. Whatever the duty
of the National guard may be, Mayor Far
| ley holds that the troops are here under
his authority, and that they will remain
| here until he feels that they can be dis
pensed with.
The responsibility of preserving the Or
der of the city rests upon the shoulders
| of the mayor, he says, and he proposes to
see that his plans are not interfered with
| by anyone. He declares that he is to be
| the judge as to when troops are not
wanted.
| There have been several outbreaks be-
| tween Mayor Farley and Adjutant Cen
eral Axline within the last few days over
| this question. To-day the mayor refused
to discuss the difficulty, saying that this
was no time to stir up any discord. Il will
| merely reiterate my statement of last
night said the mayor. This is a time for
every man to mind his own business
| Rumors to the effect that the city coun-
| Gil will endeavor to reconsider the resolu-
| ton of Thursday night reached the ears of
| the mayor to-day and he did not like them.
| The mayor feels that he has the situation
we'll in hand, and he fears that any action
| of the council whatever will be temporiz-
ing with the lawless element of the city
and will cause agitation which will simply
| prolong the trouble.
After the breaches have been healed and
quiet has been absolutely restored, the
| mayor would not object to any kind of an
investigation upon the part of the council
but he deems that the members are tread
ing on extremely dangerous ground when
they undertake to reopen the discussion
now.
1t is said that any such resolution as
was proposed the other night can be adopt
ed with a full council meeting and efforts
are to be made to have everyone present
next Monday night. Perhaps new propo-
sition will be submitted asking the council
to investigate not only the cause of the
disturbances, but also the causes leading
to the violation of the agreement entered
into by the company and it's employees at
the end of the first strike.
| The mayor takes but little interest In
the talk of boycotting merchants. He be-
lieveS that just as soon as quiet Is restored
and the fever is gone all such talk will
| cease. A boycott, he feels, is against nat
ural laws; that a man will not pay s cents
| for an article that can be purchased for .
cents, and man will not walk mile to
make purchase when he can get what
he wants at a quarter of a mile.
| 1t is said at the city hall that there are
quite number of the recent employees of
the street railway company who would go
back to work If permitted, but that they
are hindered by threats from some of the
more radical employees and the leaders of
the strike.
Business Agent Pratt OF the Street Car
Mems union, said to-day that not a single
desertion had occurred from the ranks of
the strikers. He declared that as result
of this and the fact that lawlessnesS on
the part of the sympathiZers had practi-
cally ceased. the men felt much encour.
aged and believed that their battle would
| eventually be won.
A report which cannot be confirmed, was
widely circulated to-day that Tom L., or
A. L., Johnson. the former street car mag
mates of this city, had shipped from varl-
Gus points to Cleveland large number
of omnibuses, and would Immediately start
lines in opposition to the Big Consolidated
street cars
The strikers themselves have in opera
tion a large number of bus lines, parallel
ing some of the more important lines of the
Big Consolidated company.
Mayor Farley this afternoon demanded
that the keys of the Houck and Miles ave-
nue. school buildings be turned over to him
He wants to use the buildings as barracks
for soldiers. In compliance with the de-
mand, as had been the case on the day
previous. School Director Sargent ordered
the janitors of these buildings to stand
ready to admit troops. Director Sargent
has ceased to discuss the matter. He says
he is obeying orders, and inasmuch as the
king can do TO wrong. he does not intend
to throw discIedit on the motives of Mayor
Farley.
car returning from Euclid Beach park
was blown up by dynamite about II O'Clock
tonight while returning to the city The
explosion took place short distance north
of the Lake Shore railroad. about two
miles east of the city limits. The from
! truck was demolished and the floor of the
car shattered. There were no passengers