The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-06-24
ARE STILL. RIOTTNG.
Striking Street Car Men Make
Serious Disturbances in
Cleveland.

Cleveland, o, June 20.-Cars ran today '
on all lines opened by the street car com
pany since the strike \ strong force of
police was on hand to preserve order.
No crowds were allowed to gather
The special committee of the city coun-
ell, appointed to try to settle the strike
met the representatives, of the strikers
and the company. Members hope to open
way for the settlement of the trouble
Both sides were represented by attor-
ncyS, and they were requested by the
committee to state their respective posi-
tiOnS in writing. Pending preparations
of the formal settlement, Il recess was
taken.
As has been the rule since the strike
began, rlOtOuS disturbances broke out to-
day about noon. \ crowd boarded IL
W ade Park avenue car near LlnduS and
Annandale avenues, and beat the non
union motorman into InSenSlblllty. i he
conductor left his car and fled. Another
W ade Park avenue car was stoned, and
one of the Euclid avenue line was at
tackled. Many women We're on board
and Shrleked with terror as the stones
crashed through the car windows. One
woman tainted
At the corner of Wilson avenue and
quincy street one man was shot and
others had narrow escapes. The paSSen-
gers escaped as best they could when the
stones began TO fly, but the conductor
and mOtOrman were struck repeatedly
lho latter drew Il revolver and fred
three times into the crowd. He then put
on all speed and ran his ear out of the
m0h'S reach.
George Berg. Jr.. n striking conductor
was hit in the leg by bullet. which was
extracted. No arrests were made.
Assaulted the Crew.
The crew of Scovel avenue car No. 80 t
was badly beaten by ten men, The car
was on It's way downtown. At Wilson
aNehne one man got on, and at every
crossing thereafter one or two more men
boarded the car until there were ten pas
Sengers- When Harry {. Clark the con
duCtor, was taking up fares, one of the
men gave HIM 0o-cent piece. AS Clark
started To make change he was struck on
IN" head from behind by a coupling pin
IN the hands of passenger. Several of
the other men then jumped upon him and
pounded him into inSenSibility
The others turned their attention 10
the motorman, whose name is John Clark.
lie was also hit on the head and body.
lie sank to the floor unconscious Ry
TINS time the car running at high speed
had reached Hackman street. Here the
men all left the car. \ block further on
H., L
ly to smut off the current ard bring the
car to stop. After short wait it was
run back TO the barn. Both men were
badly hurt.
\. W. Weigel, lettcr-carricr riding
on an Euclid avenue car was struck full
IN the face by Il stone. He was uncon-
SciouS and covered with blood when help
reached him.
Just before I o'clock yesterday after
noon two of the Sc0vilIc ears annroo ched
the crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad
and were met by a mob of 1000 men and
women. One Of the cars was taken
across the railroad safely, but the other
was held up by the mob \ perfect
shower of paving bricks and stones fell
about the car and crashed about the
v"Stihule at the front end behind which
the mOtorman was concealed Women
threw bricks and handed them to the
men who were III the front Of the crowd.
The windows of the car had been low
cred and bricks crashed against the seats
and fell upon the floor of the ear. The
conductor escaped inju...', but the motor
man, y. /. MCt'raw Of St Louis. was
struck on the head with a brick and
rendered unconscious. He was taken to
Il hospital. The patroIman on the car
was also hit with a brick. but was not
seriously hurt. \ call was made for the
police. but when a detachment of officers
arrived the mob had dispersed and no
arrests were made.
Akron Tied Up.
Akron. O.. June 2O-Not n car is run
ming on the Akron x Cuyahoga Rapid
Transit lines today. When the general
officers reached the offices today they
found all power shut off. and the cars in
the barns. Some time ago there was Il
disagreement as to wages and the mat