Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-04
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Cleveland Street Car Strikers Re.
sort to Explosives When Troops
Are Withdrawn.
One Car Overturned But Occupants
Are Unhurt-. ..one Boycotter
Under Arrest.
Several Murderers Pay the Extreme
Penalty Today...Father Kills
His Children.

Cleveland, Aug. 4.-The withdrawal Of
several companies of troops was fol-
lowed last night by another dynamiting
outrage, but fortunately nobody was
hurt. The explosion occurred under a
Jennings avenue car. on which there
We're six passengers. 1t smashed the
fiange of one of the wheels and splin-
tered the running board at the side. The
passengers were badly frightened but
no one was injured and the car pro-
ceeded on its way to the end of the run.
A statement was recently issued in
regard to the strike in which the follow
Ing quotation was used: I'VE believe
that force can be applied in many in
stances and that it is absolutely essen
tial in the present case" AT the same
time interviews were printed in which
certain leaders We're quoted as declar-
ing themselves favorable to the use of
dynamite. These interviews were repu-
dated yesterday, and at the same time
official denial was made of the story
that strikers We're responsible for the
flawless statement.
President Bryan, of the Street Rail-
way Mems Union, emhpatically denies
an interview attributed to him in which
he was quoted as saying he was not OPP
posed to the use of dynamite. A state
ment is also given out by the executive
committee of the strikers saying that
the latter are not in favor of blowing
up cars with dynamite. The press COM
mittee of the strikers likewise denies
that the men advocated the use of force
in attempting to win the strike.
II am quoted as not being opposed to
the use of dynamite" said President
Bryan. This is malicious lie. In my
opinion the use of dynamite is a ruse
on the part of the Big Consolidated to Sc
cure the calling out of the militia"
Grand Chief P. NJ. Arthur of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
has been reported to the strikers for
riding on Big Consolidated cars in dis
regard of the boycott. When asked IL
he patronized the Big Consolidated cars
Chief Arthur replied: "Of course do.
1 ride on them every day, and when
ever / have occasion to do So
why do you do it?" he was asked.
Why" was the reply, do you sup
pose am going to walk three miles
down town when the cars pass my
door? OF course am not. TiTs agita-
tion and the boycott are utterly ridicu-
lous. and the strikers have gone alto
gether too far"
The director of police said last night
that officers would be instructed to ar
rest on the charge of disorderly conduct
all persons who annoy passengers OF
the Big Consolidated cars by calling
names or following them to their homes
to ascertain where they live and who
they are for the purpose of bringing
them under the boycott
At the strikers headquarters 1t was
announced that fifty of the nonunion
motormen and conductors running on
the Wilson, Central and Scovil avenue
lines had quit work because the Big
Consolidated had broken its agreement
with them. The men, 1t is stated. were
promised So per day and board until the
strike was over.
The company posted notice at the
Wilson avenue barns stating that as the
strike was practically ended the men
must pay their own board. The latter,
however, deny that the strike is over.
and, as result. according to the strike
leaders, a number of the new men re-
fused to take out their runs and are
now engaged in trying to induce other
nonunion men to quit.
The Big Consolidated officials deny
that the men have stopped work as
stated by the strike leaders.
In addition to an attempt to blow up
the Jennings avenue car last night. re-
ports We're received by the police to
show that cars were stoned in various
parts of the city, although. as far as
learned. no one was injured The
troops have been gradually withdrawn
from the city the past few days until
now not to exceed 500 remain. Fear is
expressed, as a result, that the lawless
element will resume the outrages which
marked the early stage of the strike.
C. c. Trieste. barber was the first
man to be arrested for taking part in
the boycott. He refused to shave Po-
liceman Isaacs because the latter rode
on the Big Consolidated cars. The case
was continued to Aug. I.
A FATHERS AWFUL DEED.
Cuts Thronts of His Three Children
and Then His Own Throat.