Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-22
Prospects Brighter for a Settlement
Of the Street Railway Trouble.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY TO MOVE
Headquarters to BE Removed to New York
--Smeltermens Strlke-Cars Tied Up
In AkrOn-Idle Men In Dawson
City-FOundry Men Strike.

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time since the trouble began, there was
more serious rioting yesterday than al
any previous time. The disturbance be-
gan early in the morning, continuing
throughout the day, and at night a big
mob surrounded the south side barns
OF the Big Consolidated company, de-
termined to get at the non-union
men who were housed there. While
the sympathizers of the strikers
were hurting bricks and stones
at non-union motormen and con
ductors special committee of the city
council was trying to get the repre-
sentatives of the strikers and the Off
GERS of the company together, and it
succeeded to the extent of inducing
the strikers to submit to proposition
in writing and getting the consent of
President Everett, of the Big CONSOLE
dated, to submit the same to the board
of directors this morning. The
strikers proposition abandons the de-
mand for the recognition Of the union,
but asks that all the old men be taken
back save those who may be convicted
in court of destroying property. The
members OF the council committee be-
lieve u settlement is in sight.
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
Cleveland, O., June 2l.--The Stand
ard Oil company is preparing to get out
Of Ohio. Its headquarters will be re-
moved from this city to New York and
on the LIST of July its Ohio charter will
be given up. The office force here will
be reduced from about so men to less
than one-tenth OF that number The
recent incorporation of the company in
New Jersey, with a capital of SllO, OOO,-
900, was the first step in the abandon
ment Of Ohio. An officer of the com
pany yesterday confirmed the report
Of the removal of the Offices,
and said that Cleveland would
hereafter be only branch Office like
those maintained in several cities. 1t
was suggested that the action Of the
company was prompted by a desire TO
avoid further litigation such as was
instituted by Attorney General Mon
nett but the officer who gave the in
formation denied that such was the
case. Virgil p. Kline, the attorney Of
the company, also said there was no
desire to escape litigation, and he
secuted the idea that Attorney General
Monnett had driven the company from
the state,
TIN sMELrERMEN's STRIKE
Denver, Col, June 2l.-'rhe strike
situation remains about the same, and
there will be little change until the ar
rival Of H. W. Nash, president Of the
trust. He is expected here to-day.
The smeter managers have prepared
scale they are willing to pay. The
smelter employees will present
a statement Of their grievances
and the citizens committee
will pour oil on the troubled
waters, all when President Nash
arrives, The strikers are somewhat
disconcerted by 100 men applying yes
terday for work at the trust smeltcr at
Pueblo. Sixty of these were taken to
clean up the plant and get it ready for
operation, j. b. Grant, of the trust
prepared to meet committee of his
former employees yesterday, but the
committee failed to appear, The mine
owners of the state are anxious to pre-
vent the ascendancy Of unionism,
While there is great deal of discus
sion still over wages and unionism, the
situation remains peaceful, with the
chance in favor of resumption OF work
within ten days or less.
CARS TIED UP IN AKRON.
Akron, o., June 9l,-Not ear was
running on. the Akron 4 Cuyahoga
Rapid Transit lines yesterday. When
the general officers reached the offices
they found all power shut off and the
ears in the barns Some time ago there
was disagreement as to wages and
the matter was referred to arbitration.
The report, which was submitted Mon
dav night included a clause providing
for arbitration in the future and this
the company refused to accept The
men held an all-night meeting and
then decided to go ont on a strike, No
effort was made to run cars yesterday
IDLE MEN IN DAWSON CITY.
Port Townsend, WASH, June al A
number of Klondykers who arrived
here on the steamer Dirigo present q
dark side of Klondyke life. They say
that Dawson is crowded with idle
men, who are willing to work for mos
any wages. Thirty-hve cents an hou
and board yourself is the prevailing
wages for common labor they 50.
there are hundreds of men who hav,
nothing but beans and bacon to eat
with no prospects of securing work
and that the only way they will b
able to get out of the country will b
through government assistance.
FOUNDRY MEN on A STRIKE.
Cleveland, o., June 81. -Four hundre
employees of the Cleveland Foundr
company struck late yesterday after
noon because the company refused t
discharge a man who had ridden on
Biz Consolidated ear. The man was
,reman. Nnen II became know ina
he had ridden ON car the molder
went to the offices of the company an
demanded his discharge, The officer
refused to comply with the deman
and all the men walked out of Oh