Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-08-03
BUILDING ISST0pPED.
The Strike Of the Brickmakers at
Chicago Hurting Contractors.
CLEVELAND STREET RAILWAY STRIKE
A Car Blown Up by Dynamite, but Nobody
lnjured-The Smeltermen's Trouble
Messenger Boys Strike ut
Cincinnati q Failure.

Chicago, July 20. Ten thousand mer
were thrown out Of employment and
work was stopped on 200 buildings in
the course Of erection in Chicago dur
ing the second day OF the strike OF the
union brickmakers OF Cook county.
The tie-ups came first on the smaller
jobs, where the contractors had not
taken the precaution to increase their
supply of bricks In anticipation OF the
strike. The bricklayers and hodcar.
riers were forced to quit for want OF
material and following them the
carpenters were compelled to lay
down their tools. An effort will
be made for an amicable adjust
ment of the controversy between
the strikers and the north side manu-
facturcrs at a conference which has
been called by the Chicago Masons and
Builders association for ten o'clock
this morning. All the interests direct
ly involved will be represented. Unless
one side or the other recedes from the
position held thus far little will be ac.
complished at the conference. The
strikers still assert that they will stand
firm until all the north side manufac-
turers sign the union agreement and
the manufacturers say that they will
stick it out if their yards are closed all
season.
STREET RAILWAY STRIKE AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, o., July 99.-Slowly and
surely law and order are triumph.
ing over lawlessness and disor-
der and the city is beginning
to resume its old appearance. Yes
terday the street cars were well
patronized, especially during the
busy hours of the morning and even
ing. This is said to be the best indica-
tion that the government is winning
in the struggle. A car from Euclid
Beach park was blown up by dynamite
about II o'clock last night while re-
turning to the city. The explosion
took place a short distance north Of
the Lake Shore railroad, two miles
east of the city limits. The front truck
was demolished and the floor of the
car shattered. There were no passen-
gers on board and the motorman and
conductor escaped without injury.
THE sMELTERMEN's TROUBLE.
Denver, COL, July 20. "A dispatch re-
ceived from Durango, Col, states that
about 100 union smeltermen persuaded
80 non'union men to leave the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining company's
at that place yesterday, and it
Is believed that the attempt to resume
operations will have to be abandoned
until the state board of arbitration
renders decision in the controversy
between the company and its former
in this city. The final state
ments and arguments in the case were
to the board yesterday and
The members promised to give their de-
,ision as soon as possible.
MESSENGER BOYS STRIKE A FAILURE
Cincinnati, July 29.-The strike of
Lhe messenger boys, after run of one
week, Is practically over, Neither the
Western Union nor the Postal made
any concessions Most of the strikers
applied for reinstatement yesterday,
but they were compelled to take
their turns with recent applica-
tons and the recent org anized union
will not be recognized by the company.