The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-02
Man Not Permitted to Purchase Medf-
Ridden I'm q Street Car.
STRIKERS GROWING JUBILANT
DECLARE THEY WILL YET BRING
THE, COMPANY TO TERMS
Employees OF Senator Hanna's Lines
Joining the Union-Adjutant Gem
eral Axifne's Threat.
CLEvEIAND. Aue 1-Tba

CLEVELAND, Aug. 1.-The strike has
practically been lost sight of in the popu-
lar excitement over the boycott. Everybody
Is talking about ii and the newspapers pub
lish many stories illustrating the methods
resorted TO In the effort to prevent people
from riding on the cars of the Big Consoli-
dated. People of all classes and in all &C.
equations and walks of life are being af-
fected more or less and business is suffering
greatly in consequence. The street-railway
company continues to operate its cars on
all Lines. but many Of them are run over
the road empty. while on the other hand
the cars OF the Little Consolidated and the
union buses are crowded to their capac-
ity. Apparently the officials of the COM
pany are not worrying over the situation.
but the strikers are jubilant declaring that
they will yet win the fight and force the
company to come to terms.
Late last night some unknown persons
pushed an electric freight car loaded with
ties from a switch on Mayfield Heights
on to the main track and down the long.
steep hill towards Euclid avenue. Half way
down the incline II collided with an
bound car with terrific force. Both cars wefa
badly wrecked. Two passengers were on the
upbound car. Strange to say, neither they
nor the crew were injured beyond severe
shaking up. The boycott movement has
spread so rapidly that It has now reached
the big downtown wholesale and department
stores. In many cases the proprietors OF
these establishments are requesting their
employees not to ride on Big Consolidated
cars. However, many merchants have fatty
refused TO take part In the boycott and de-
clare they will have nothing to do with il.
Adjutant General Axline said tonight that
he had found a way to smash the boycott
as far as ii affected the troops. Every day
since the soldiers arrived they have been
subjected to petty annoyances because OF
the refusal of merchants TO sell them nee
essary supplies. General Axline pointed out
the other day that these merchants could
be prosecuted under the civil rights law.
which requires all keepers Of inns. restarr-
ants and places of public amusement and
accommodation to serve all people alike.
Tonight General Axline declared that II
any more complaints Of discrimination
against soldiers came TO him he would APP
point a Judge advocate general TO proceed
against the merchants and thus seek TO
bring them to time.
There seems to be disposition to stir up
trouble among the employees OF the Little
Consolidated Company. More than half of
them have been initiated into the union OF
the Bib Consolidated's former employees. and
a dispatch has been sent TO Senator NJ. A.
Hanna, who is in France, asking him II he.
as president OF the Little Consolidated Com
pany. will recognize the union. No answer
has yet been received TO the cablegram.
A prominent physician tonight gave an
instance of the way in which the boycott
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see little girl who was dying. He was
met by two men, who told him he had better
not attend the child. as her father was
''scab." He replied that they ought to serve
notice OF the boycott on the Almighty and
inform Him that they would not 90 10 heav-
en- If the child would be there in a short
time.
Last night a man was refused medicine at
two drug stores. even though he was in a
critical condition. simply because he had
ridden on Big Consolidated car. The man
who was boycotted says that one of the
druggists who refused him medicine was re-
Gently saved by him from prosecution for
damages for selling poison 10 be used for
a criminal purpose and that he afterwards
Endorsed the druggists notes for a consid-
cradle amount. He made the statement TO
show that the druggist was under obliga-
lions to him and should have been glad TO
accommodate him by filing the prescrip-
ton.
Ohio has no specific statute covering boy
cotting or conspiracy. and II has been ques-
tionable whether the boycotters could be
reached. Judge Hamilton. who stands prac-
tically at the head OF the Cleveland bar.
said tonight that ii would be impossible TO
collect damages from boycotters. Boycott
ting is. however. crime" he said. under
the common law covering conspiracy. and
any person who is refused goods by a mer-
chant can cause the arrest OF both-the
person who asked that the person be boy
cotted and also the merchant who refuses
TO sell goods-for conspiracy"
A special from Sandusky. o., says: Late
last night sympathizers with the Cleveland
strikers began making attempts TO wreck
the cars of the Sandusky and Interurban
line here. Large stones were placed upon
the rails and planks placed across the track
A detachment Of police was sent TO guard
the line. The Sandusky and Interurban line
is controlled by President II. A. Everett. OF
the Big Consolidated Company at Cleve-
land. No material damage has been done
SO far"