The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-21
In Fair way to be Settlcd.-.StrIk-
crs Proposition Valves Re-
cosnition Of the Union.
MORE SERIOUS DISORDERS.
Mobs Assault Three Cars - Non.
Union Men Badly Used up.
A Dcplorablc Affair.

to-nlent tnun lhcy nave been ut any
time since the trouble began. there has
been more serious rioting to-day than
at any previous time. The disturbances
began early In the morning. continued
| throughout the day, and tonight big
mob surrounds the south side barns OF
the Big Consolidated Company, deter
mined to get at the non-unon men who
are housed there.
While the sympathzers Of the strikers
were Ring bricks and stones ut nom
union n0torinen and conductors,a speo-
ial committee of city council WAS trying
to get the representatives OF the strikers
and the officers Of the company to-
gether, and It succeeded TO the extent
Of Inducing the strikers to submit q
proposition In writing and getting the
consent Of President Everett, of the Big
Consolidated, to sumblt the same to the
board Of directors In the morning. The
strikers proposition abandons tho 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-
lievc settlement Is in sight.
AS has been the rule since the strike
began rotous disturbances broke out
to-day about noon. A crowd boarded u
Wade Park avenue cur near Llrdus and
Anndate avenues and beat the nom
union motormun into insensibility. The
conductor deserted his car and fled.
| Another Wade Park avenue car was
stoned nnd one on the Euclid avenue
line was attacked. Many women were
| on board aud shr!eked with terror as
the stones crashed through the VIM
dows. One woman tainted. At the
| corner Of Wilson avenue and Quincy
street one man was shot and others had
! narrow escapes. The passengers es-
capped as best they could when the
stones began to fly. but the conductor
and motorman were struck repeatedly.
The latter drew revolver and fired
three times Into the crowd. He then
put on all speed and ran his car out Of
the mob's reach. George Berg, jr, a
striking conductor, was hit In the leg
by bullet. which was extracted. No
arrests.
The crew OF Scovillc avenue car No.
224 was badly beaten by ten men at II
q. m. The car was on Its way down
! town. At Wilson avenue one man got
on. and at every crossing thereafter one
or two more men boarded the car until
there were ten passengers. When Har-
ry c. Clark. the conductor. was taking
up fares. one Of the men gave him Il
nifty cent piece. AS Clark started to
make change he was struck on the head
from behind with coupling pin In the
hands OF another of the passengers.
Several Of the others then Jumped on
him and pounded him Into insensibility.
The others turned their attention TO the
motorInan whose name Is John Clark.
He was also hit on the head and body,
He sank to the floor In n semi -uncon-
scious condition. By this time the car,
running ut high speed, had reached
1Incknan street. Here the men all left
the car. A block further on, Clark, the
mntormnn, recovered sufficiently to shut
OFF the current and bring he car to
stop. After Il short walt 1t was run
back to the barn. Both men We're badly
hurt.
A. w. Welgel, n letter carrier, riding
on Euclid avenue cur wus struck full
in the face by stone. lie was uncon-
sc'ous and covered with blood when
help reached him. N..
There We're two lncipient riots late
this afternoon. At the corner Of Cen
trail and Wilson avenues Il crowd OF
1000 persons obslructed the passage of
two cross town cars. Bricks and stones
were thrown and the windows Of the
cars broken. One OF the non-uniou
motormen. who gave his name as
Charles Jones. OF Grand Rapids, Mich,
was hit with brick and so badly In
jured that 1t was necessary to send him
to n hospital. Later car on the South
Side line was attacked near the suburb
OF Brighton. The motorman and con-
luctor were chased Into The woods by n
mob. and they had not returned when
1t came time to stop running cnrs. No
arrests werr made In either case.
The people Of the South Side nursed
their wrath aii day. They made no at