Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-13

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Special to the Register.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 12.-The
Big Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany has refused to submit the ques-
lions at issue between the company and
the striking motormen and conductors
to arbitration.
This was decided upon at noon to-day
when the company directorate adopt
ed a resolution to that effect as fol-
lows:
tsResolved, That the differences be-
tween the Cleveland Electric Railway
Company and it's former employees have
substantially narrowed down to the
proposition upon which the company
must stand, that it must hire
and discharge men without the
diotation of anybody. AS already
stated. it does not attempt nor will it
attempt to dictate to it's employees
whether they shall belong to union
or not. 1t will not require them to
Join, nor will it discharge them for
Joining or refusing to join at their
pleasure. The company must reserve
its own men, to hire new ones as the
needs of its service require and to dis
charge inefficient men without account
ing to anybody except to its directors.
Entertaining these views, it must
respectfully decline to submit these
questions to arbitration.
A copy of the resolution was sent to
the State Board of Arbitration. The
directors did not appear before the
Board of Arbitration as they were ex-
pected to do, although the officers OF
the strikers union were on hand and
now it will probably be war to the
death.
Both the company and men are
equally determined to win out and at
this hour neither side shows signs OF
yielding an inch.
To-day has been day of continuous
rioting throughout the city wherever
the Big Consolidated endeavored 10
run a car. Violence of a serious ma
ture has been resorted to by the strik-
ers and their hosts of sympathizers,
the latter showing more determination
than the former.
In accordance with the announce
ment made Monday morning the COM
pany made a second attempt to run
It's cars on Euclid avenue, the main
line.
Two cars made the round trip with
out nlolestation, but the third was at
tackled by mob of several thousand
people as it attempted to cross the
public square.
The car was not guarded by the po-
lice, as the first two had been, and the
mob of bowling men rushed for it.
Strikers pleaded with the crew to de-
sert their posts, while other union
men begged the frantic crowds to do
no violence.
But the trolley rope was cut, wagons
an drays were pushed upon the track
in front of the car, making 1t lmpos-
sible for the car to proceed.
ReinforcementS We're hurried to the
small crowd of policemen doing duty
on the square. The mob was charged,
and after several persons had been Sc
verely dubbed the mob permitted the
car to proceed. Several arrests were
made.
The company started the first car for
down town from the Lake View barns
at 10 O'clock 1t was guarded by depu-
l.
1t was greeted with jeers and some
missiles We're thrown. The next two
cars dashed from the barns across the
railroad crossing without a sop. The
city ordinance makes it compulsory for
the conductor of the street to leave the
car and go to the railroad crossing and
there signal the motorman TO proceed.
Two of the strikers were delegated to
secure warrants for the crews of the
cars and later both of the new motor
men were arrested
In the afternoon the most excited
mob of the day held up long string
OF cars. Motormen and conductors
wefe induced to quit their posts, wom-
en- assisting the strikers in pleading
with the non-union crews. The result
was big blockade of cars.
During the morning ''dinkey' car
came down Euclid avenue swung
around the corner and ran square into
big mob, who stopped it. Many of
The mob jumped upon the car, doing
Damage TO the crew and car A squad
OF bluecoats charged the mob and sur
rounded the car, but when an effort
was made to start it the mob threw it.
self IN front of it, making it necessary
for the police TO charge time and time
again, clubbing right and left.
At l o'clock the most serious dis
turbance of the day. occurred. At the
corner of Euclid avenue and Bond
street three cars were held I'D and the
trolley ropes were cut. Stones fell on
the cars in shower and the trainmen
locked themselves in the cars, taking
refuge under the seats. One non-union
motorman decided to take his chances
with the mob and jumped into the
crowd He was hustled about but not
injured. A solid mass of people
blocked the street for two blocks. Not
policeman was in sight when the
trouble began, but strong force ar
rived IN a few minutes and the crowd
gave way, but not before the cars had
been derailed.
a violent scene was enacted when
the company started the second car
from the Lake View barns this morn
ing. It was promptly surrounded bv
yelling. jeering mob which the police