Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-27
COUNCIL
Trying to End CIeve-
land Strike.
Rock Nearly Struck Gen. AxIine-
Trouble In Brooklyn.

CLEVELAND, July 27.-A step, in
which much hope of conciliating the
street car company and its striking en-
ployes, was taken here by the commit
tee of the council which succeeded in
patching up an agreement over the diff
culties which caused the first strike a
mouth ago. The committee made re-
quest for a special meeting of the coun-
Gil to meet tonight TO discuss ways and
means of putting an end to the present
distressing situation.
1t is regarded as probable that the old
committee will be reappointed and at
once set about its labors. They sue
ceeded III the first instance after the
board of arbitration had failed.
CLEVELAND, July 27.-The storm cen
.tr of the street railway strike has, ac-
eording to the authorities, settled i'll
Brooklyn, a suburb connected with
Cleveland by long high bridge. About
$50 employees OF the Born Steel Range
company, blocked car on the bridge
and dragged the motorman and con-
ductor from their posts, infiicting with
their fists and other weapons. injuries
more painful than serious. Soldiers on
guard at the barn, about half Il mile
away, hurried 10 the scene, but the
rioters had taken refuge i'll 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 III assisting the bloodstained
motorman and conductor 10 move the
car, most of the windows of which had
been broken by stones.
General AXllne, i'll command OF the
troops here, i'll order to personally view
the situation, took ride on an Orange
street car. He was i'll civilian dress and
the car was stoned at various intervals
all along the route. \ rock came near
hitting him. The general took other
trips through the troubled districts, but
declined TO give his view of the situa-
ton.
The vigilance of the guards while
daylight aided them prevented trouble
of Il serious nature. Preparations for
massmeetings at various points We're
made during the day. 1t is expected
tudU tt Ouc WILL DC lOlu LII
mental square, in the heart of the city,
toni ght, unless the mayor prohibits it.
In preparation for one il platform was
erected in Brooklyn to protest against
the action of Mayor Farley of Cleveland.
who has assumed. under the authority
of an almost forgotten statute, supreme
police power i'll Cuyahoga county. This
left Mayor Phelps of the suburb, to-
gether with his constabulary, shorn of
their robes of power, and they don't
like it.
The soldiers and the Cleveland chief
executives special police in BROOKLYN
were not allowed to use the public ny
drants to get water, it was said. and
upon various occasions bayonets were
of a necessity used to convince shop.
keepers that 1t was wisest to sell soldiers
what they wanted. Mayor Farley
mailed Mayor Phelps letter i'll which
he declared that If the Cleveland CO.
horts had any more trouble about get
ting water, Cleveland, which pumps the
water to the suburb, would attempt to
abrogate the water truce and let the
whole hamlet 60 thirsty. Mayor Far
ley also issued statement to the strik-
ers i'll which he said that a man who
was more loyal TO his labor union than
to himself and his country was IL cow
ard and a bad citizen.
Cars were run on IL lines of the Big
Consolidated. From this the authori-
ties took much hope for continued I'M
provement President Mahon Of the
National Union of Street Car Employees,
in an interview declared that as the
street car company, according to his in
formation, was losing thousands of dol
lars every day, the strike would have to
be settled soon upon advances made by
the company. In the face OF this Presi-
dent Everett again told the board of
arbitration that the company had moth
ing to arbitrate. The board is unable
to take action looking to a settlement
in view of the attitudes of the opposing
forces.