The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-23
STRIKERS REJECT PEACE.
CLETELAND's STRIKE SETTLEMENT
REPCDIdTED ny the MEN,

Tho Attorneys for the strikers Accept Terms
After n Long Conference. but the Men
Decline to Ratify Them-Ihey Demand
That All Those out he Taken Back.
CLEVELAND, o.. June -. This has been an
eyentiul day In the strike situation hero
All day the Council Committee struggled
with tho street railway company and the
representatives OF the strikers in the en-
deavor to get them to agree on settlement.
from the first tho committee made gains. and
when II adjourned at 80 +. N it thought
that tho strike was settled. It was settled.
too. 30 far as the company. the COMMITTEES
and the representatives ot the strikers
were concerned. The company made a
new proposition. which was surrender
Of much Tor which It had previous
ly contended. and the representatives Of the
strikers accepted the proposition. This prop
osition. after recitlng the disputes with the
men and tho occurrences that led to IL. says:
The company agrees that. in order that its
men may have a proper sense OF security in
their employment. the company will not dis
charge any man except for cause. which cause
will. at his request be given to him and no
will be given a full and fair opportunity to
explain or dsprovo the same It declines to
submit to arbitration any question Of its sched-
ulcS Of the wages l. pays. The company
must reserve the ultimate right to hire and dis
charge men. contracting with the men individ-
uallv and not collectively. 1t is ready and will
ing to take back into its employment, as it has
ever been. such OF its former employees as its
business demands. aggregating at the present
time 80 per cent. OF such employees. and as
other vacancies occur will give prefer
ence to such former employees. eX-
cepting always those that have committed
unlawful acts against the company its prop
erty or employees during the present
strike. But the rshiring of all is
upon the express condition that their SER
vice with the company's present employees
must be loyal. and the latter must not be sub
jected to annoyance or abuse by them. and
any violation Of this condition shall be deemed
cause for discharge.
Tho service OF the employees will be dis
tributed eruitably possible under existing
conditions The pany will to-day be able to
give. upon the return Of its former employees
to its service. 30 per cent. of the runs to the
former employees. 20 per cent. OF the runs TO
former and present employees to be placed on
;he extra ILt IL the sane proportion
Carpenter accepted the proposition, and a
secret meeting Of all the strikers was called |
it was $50 before the strikers met The re-
port was read and addresses were made by !
ers and attorneys.
At II O'clock vote was taken and the |
strikers the os ernssd at at MD
siii"n to submit 10 the eompany This
all the old employees. but will provide for the
pon-unon EMPLOYEES by suggesting that they
:, Pearl street from Loran street south to tho
Nickel Plate tracks was a wreck when daylight
street tracks until midniEhtn There Vas 70
"ls sa Rno Of There wa
nonotse The men meant business First, they
asss were a
sb bsa 5s & S e Ss f ss sT
,hsse sTt E; 80. were yankod up and yawnnC
From. the walwort6 run bridge to Monroe
thrown across the tracks. Eour tro icy
them tangled mass 81 trolley wires.
feed wires and guy wires. These wires
outpost- and other debris were piled up noun
tain high on the tracks. 1t was scene OF
seyera repair wagons Of the Big Conso-
dated were sent to Pearl street. but the men on
i took until r NJ { TO get the line opon.
Then The car O Ta' ,o run on the Pear street
Big Consolidated Wor teI hard to put in in
.TGhes on the GHnrs y Via
streets. These switches were torn up on
Tues day night
At 10 u the Job was com psted aud cars
G,,nce more benaa running on the south side
line under police protection. There was no
Interference with the cars
In South BrooEline a crowd last mig hit tore
up the tracks and trolley poles and cut the
wlrHS.
Another car was held up and stoned on Cedar
avenue, near East Madison avenue. at = 7. VI. ,
to-day. The car Was w"sthound, and at that |
place was stopped by obstructio on the track. |
As it came to halt crowd OF men rushed
out and began stOnlng the car. Conductor |
Charles Smith from chicago was hit on the |
head and received a bud scalp wound He was
knocked unconscious.
In the car were two men and two women |
Passengers One woman tainted and the other |
lay on the floor to escape the STONES, Another |
car came up, and this received the same treat |
ment.'
Every window in both cars was broken The |
ASA lants left, and the trainmsn removed the |
debris. The cars w"r" then run to the barns.