New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-26
CONTINUED ALL DAY,

Serious Outbreaks of Violence in Many
Localities.
CLEVELAND, o., July 25.-Rioting in
connection with the street railway
strike has continued all day and there
were several serio outbreaks of VIC
lence but no clashes between the mobs
and troops. The mobs were astir early.
Soon after 10 o'clock thousand or more
persons gathered on Burton street on
the south side and proceeded to obstruct
the track. When car came along
with two policemen on board it was at
tackled with shower Of stones. In spite
Of the policemen the non-union motor
man and conductor were roughly han
died. One of them, named McDermott,
had two ribs broken, and the other was
badly bruised. One of the policemen
fred at the mob, the bullet striking a
man named Wennick. The
Mob Assaulted the Officers,
both of whom were struck repeatedly
with stones and but for the interven.
ton of priest of the Catholic church
near at hand the officers might have
been lynched. By this time the cars
had been mixed up in the melee and
patrol wagon load Of police arriving the
rioters dispersed and the cars were
taken back to the barns.
There was serious disturbance on
the Broadway line at the corner Of Pc
trie street, where mob of 5000 assem-
bled in the forenoon and Distracted the
track, Finally car came along from
the Wilson avenue barn having on
board Sergeant Burrows, private apd
Detective Kelso. The officer ordered
the men to disperse and the motormsn
attempted to remove the obstruction
from the track, but tho rioters showed
fight. Then Sergeant Burrows and the
one soldier, with fixed bayonets faced
the mob and ..s-- ... -..5-
Attemp pied to Clear the Way.
There was sharp fight for few min
utes, during which perfect shower OF
stones fell about the detectives and sol
diers, smashing the car windows. Nc
one was seriously hurt and after arrest
ing two Of the rioters and placing them
on the car 1t was returned to the barn.
The police afterward charged the mob,
making several arrests. ~ -: '....~-
The military on guard at the Holm
den avenue barns on the south side were
annoyed during the greater part Of the
day by q jeering mob and Is arrests
were made there with the assistance OF
the police. ..... 1884,. r.
In the afternoon mob Of 1000 con.
ceivv1 the idea of blocking the track on
Exchange street, by placing big
boulder in the middle Of the track and
building fire around it. The
Plan Worked Successfully
and cars were delayed for nearly an
hour when the police drove the mob
away, put out the fire and gave the
street railway men chance to move
the stone. Three men were sent to the
hospital with wounds made by police
mems clubs at the end Of this riot.
AS the result Of the shooting Of a
driver Of grocery wagon in South
Brooklyn by non-union conductor the
mayor Of that place issued an order to
the marshal to arrest al nop-union men
who carried weapons. Cars were
stopped apd each conductor found With
revolver was arrested. They were
subsequently, batled out by the COM
3any.
In the vicinity Of the Holmden ave.
nue. barn there was continuous rioting
for three or four hours. Every car
that passed was attacked with stones
and aaYaral niatol shnta were fred.