Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-26
Rlotine Continues at Cleveland
-Bayonets Used by Naval
Reserves.
SHOE FACTORY WINS BATTLE
Pineree & Smith to Reopen To
morrow-Newshoys' and
Messengers Strike.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 90. : The
presence OF strong force of militia
now doing service in this city has al
reacy had salutary effect upon the
lawless element was evidenced this
morning by the fact that the obstruc-
tions placed upon the tracks of the big
consolidated street car lines last night
were fewer than at any time since the
strike was inaugurated This morning
practically a full quota of cars were
running on nearly all lines.
About thirteen hundred troops are
now acting in cooperation with the
regular police force.
AT noon Brooklyn. trolley car was
stopped on the Brooklyn Brighton
bridge by strikers who boarded the car,
dragging the conductor and motorman
from their posts. The two men were
beaten and roughly handled but not
seriously injured. Soldiers acting as
special police and on duty at the barns
came up on p run, but the mob dis
persed.
CHARGED WITH FIXED BAYoNETs.
A riot which was not reported until
today occurred in Collinwood, a su-
burban town, last night. A spike
placed between the ends of two rails
caused car to jump the track. A mob
of 400 persons pelted the non-union
crew with missiles A call for assist
ance was responded to by Captain Rad.
der, of the naval reserves, with fifteen
men. Captain Raider said he would
order charge unless the crowd lmme-
dietely dispersed. The mob answered
with shower of stones, several re-
serves being struck. A charge with
fixed bayOnets was ordered and the mob
quickly scattered In all directions.
LAwLEssNESs REDUCED SOMEWHAT.
CINCINNATI, July 26.-The mes.
senger boys strike continued today but
the lawlessness is much lessened by the
active work of the police. Several new
messengers were beaten but the police
rendered prompt assistance. No crowds
were allowed to collect.
CINCINNATI, July 26.-The evening
newspapers this afternoon reconsidered
their decision about accepting unsold
papers and offered compromise, which
Was accepted, and the papers were
again on the streets a little before
noon.
FACTORY GAINED THE VICTORY.
DETROIT, July 26.-The combination
strike and lockout at the Pingree 81
Smith shoe factory is ended. All 600
employees will resume work tomorrow.
The company gained a victory over the
union but according to the strike lead
ers there will be warfare by the in
ternational union.
MARK HANNA's LABOR TROUBLE.
AsHTABULA, Ohio, July 26-The re;
suit of a conference between commit
tee of the striking ore handlers and
Manager l.. G. Hanna of the M. A.
Hanna docks, held in Cleveland, was
unsatisfactory, although some eonces-
sions were offered. The company con-
sented to dismiss Chief Engineer Nc
Mutt but declined to let Superintendent
Razer 60 The strikers have not yet
taken action on the report.
MESSENGER BOYS LOST.
NEW YORK, July 26.-The messen-
ger boys strike has not been officially
committee to make such an announce
ment, but the strike is at an end.
PITTsBURG MESSENGER BOYS.
PITTsBURG. Pa, July 26. The strike
of Western Union. Telegraph messen-
gers ended today aud thebo are all at
work again. They claim the company
promised to concede the demands but
this is denied by theoflieials.
STREET CAR MEN DisooNTENTED.
DETROIT, Mich, July 26-A strike
of the street railway employees of. De
troit is among the possibilities of the
near future. The executive committee
of the local union was in conference
this afternoon with the company OFF,
GERS, the chief issues being changes in
the number of working hours and an
increase in pay from twenty-one TO
twenty-five cents per hour.