The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-27
STRIKES STORM
CENTRE BROOKLYN
Suburb Joined to Cleveland
by a Long Bridge.
THE SOLDIERS VIGILANT
CARS ARE STONED ALONG THE
ROUTE NEVERTHELESS.
GENERAL AXLINE HEARS THEM WHISTLE
Declines to Give his VrWs on the Situation.
kehher Side SEEMS Inclined to Vi, Id.
PREPARATIONS fer Mass Meet
ipgs Going Forward.

Cleveland O., July 26.--The storm
center of the street railway strike has.
according to the authorities. settled in
Brooklyn, Il suburb connected with
| Cleveland by a long high bridge. At
| noon 100 employees of the Born Steel
bridge and dragged the motorman and
conductor from their posts, intlicting
with their fists and other weapons in
| juries more painful than serious. Sol
diers on guard at the barn about half
| /; mile away hurried to the scene, but
| the rioters had taken refuge in the facto-
ry which stands under the approach to
the bridge. The factory was surrounded
| and the premises searched but there was
no clew by which the guilty ones coulG
be picked out.
General Axline in command of the
troops here, in order to personally view
the situation, took a ride today on an
Orange street car. He was i'll civilian
dress and the car was stoned at various
intervals all along the route. \ rock
came near hitting him. The general took
other trips through the troubled districts,
but declined to give his views of the sit
uation.
The vigilance of the guards while day
| light aided them prevented trouble of n
serious nature. Preparations for mass
meetings at various points were made
during the day. 1t is expected that a
| large one will he held in Monumental
Square i'll the heart of the city tomor-
row night unless the Mayor prohibits it.
! a meeting will be held in Brooklyn to
protest against the action of Mayor Far
| lev. of Cleveland who has assumed, un-
der the authority of an almost forgotten
statutc supreme police power in Cuya-
hoga county. This leaves Mayor Phelps
of the suburb together with his consta-
bulary shorn of their power. and they
don't like it. The two mayors are not
on the terms that existed between the
storied Governors of the two Carlinas.
The soldiers and the Cleveland chief eX-
ecutive's special police III Brooklyn are
not allowed to use the public hydrants TO
get water. it is said. and upon various
occasions bayonetS were of necessity
used to convince shopkeepers that it was
| wiseSt to sell soldiers what they wanted.
Mayor Farley today mailed Mayor
Phelps letter in which he declared that
if the Cleveland cohorts, had any more
! trouble about getting water, Cleveland.
which pumps the water to the suburb,
would attempt to abrogate the water
truce and let the whole hamlet go thirs-
ty. Mayor Farley also issued Il state
ment to the strikers in which he said
that Il man who was more loyal to his
labor union than to himself and his coun-
try was Il coward and Il bad citizen.
Cars were run on II lines of the Big
Consolidated today and most of the lines
last night From this the authorities
alike hope for continual improvement.
President Mahon. of the National Union
of Street Car Employees in an interview
today declared that as the street car
company. according to his information,
was losing thousands of dollars every
day. the strike would have to be settled
soon upon advances made by the compa
ny. On the face of this President Ever
lit today again told the board of arbitra-
tion that the company had nothing to
;trlitrate. The board is unable to take
action looking to Il settlement in view
of the attitudes of the opposing forces.
The task of distributing the soldiers
was today completed by General Axline.
Mayor Farley declared that he would
suppress Violence III nc illu 10 cdll out
the entire National Guard of Ohio. \
boy was shot this evening by Il non
union conductor. but whether or not ac-
cdcntally is not known.
MOVE TO END THE STRIKE.
A step. in which there is hope of con
ciliating the street car company and its
striking employees was taken here to-
night by the committee of the council
which succeeded in patching UP an agree
mcnt over the difficulties that caused the
first strike a month ago The commit
tee tonight made IL request for Il special
meeting of the council to meet tomorrow
night to discuss ways and means for
putting an end to the present distressing
situation.
1t is regarded as probable that the
old committee will be appointed and at
once set about its labors.
The action of the old committee in
seeking to repeat its former success
meets with the approval of General AK
line, member of the State board of arbi
tration. and the Mayor and his advisers, |
as well as citizens generally. it is said.
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