Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-25
MOB RULEIN CLEVELAND.

| The strike situation in Cleveland,
Ohio, is becoming more and more anar.
chical. The people of Cleveland fear
| events were the most serious of the
strike. One man was killed outright,
others were wounded, many arrests
were made, ard another street Car was
blown up. Mobs gathered all over the
city and used every device to make
trouble. Barricades were erected on
the tracks in more than fifty places.
From the centre of the city every now
and then last night could be heard the
firing OF guns and pistols. Soldiers
were patroling the streets, but their
force is utterly inadequate to cope with
the situation. At least five thousand
men are necessary To settle the strike,
and it is doubtful if this number OF
armed men are ready for service in
Ohio. The street car company alb
solutely refuses to have anything
further to do with the union. The
State board of arbitration yesterday
practically gave up the job of trying to
! settle the strike. Mass meetings Of
strikers and their sympathizsrs were
held last plight. Speeches that attack
ed the company and other combina-
lions of wealth, as we'll as the govern
| ment, were made and cheered by the
audience. The soldiers were yesterday
instructed to use their judgment about
firing and not to hesitate when in tight
places to use bayonet and bullet. The
dynamiters are continuing their work
of destruction and at $40 last night
they blew up a car or Pearl street.
There were no passengers on the Car
at the time. The car was ruined be.
yond repair.
A patrol wagon filled with policemen
was rushed to the scene, but could find
40 trace of the persons who had placed
the dynamite on the tracks. In half a
dozen other parts of the city dynamite
cartridges were placed on the tracks
and exploded when the cars passed.
a party of rioters hidden in a barn
on Pearl street fired on Pearl street
car and riddled it with bullets, No one
was injured, but the-shooting created
great excitement and a squad OF ten
policemen raided the barn. The men
who did the shooting had escaped. A
car guarded by policemen was stopped
on Wilson avenue last night by obstruc-
tions on the track. A crowd surround
ed it, smashed all it's windows and pelt-
ed the policeman and the non.union
men with stones. A call was sent for
the military and twelve of the naval
reserves were hurried to the scene on a
cross-town car. At their appearance
the crowd fell back and the reserves es-
corted the car to place of safety.
The city council last night discussed
several resolutions bearing on the
strike. The principal resolutions were
to disarm the non-union men and to
offer reward for the apprehension OF
dynamiters. During the discussion,
several of the councilmen denounced
the imported men, and said that they
were the scum of the earth, and that
if they had their deserts, many of them
would be in the penitentary.
Mayor Farley replied angrily to the
criticism OF the councilmen. He said
This is no time for any cheap political
plays. The situation in Cleveland is
too serious for a joke. The people
have gone crazy. l don't know what
the cause of the insanity is, but We
have got to put an end to it quick.
Lawlesne5s must stop if it takes the
extire military strength of the State
to stop it, am of the opinion that
some of the cheap plays for notoriety
made by councilmen are partially re
sponsible for existing conditions"
After the meeting of the council,
Mayor Farley held long conference
with the police director and the militia
officers. The mayor is of the opinion
that he has been too lenient and has
decided to adopt the most Stringent
measures to prevent further rioting.
In all ten persons were seriously in
jured by the explosion last night, and
for two Of them there is no hope.