The Portland daily press., 1899-07-24
RIOTIyG STRIKERS.
Are Causing Much
Trouble in Cleveland.
Several Serious Outbreaks Of Vic.
lense Sunday.
No Clashes Between
Mobs and Troops Yet.
Many People Have Been Injured
by Rioters and Police.

0AHNbta&Qf OH1A IuAN &1t-Ant LAUtAuK
which continued throughout last night
was renewed today and there were several
serious outbreaks OF violence. but no
clashes between the mobs and the troops.
Cars were started running as usual this
murning on all but one or two lines. The
nobs were astIr early. Soon after 10
O'Clock thousand or more persons gath
cred ON Burton street. on the South Side,
and rroceeded to ohstruct the track.
When car came along with two policf-
men on board, 1t was attacked with a
shower Of stones. In spite of the police
men the non-union motorman ana con-
ductor were roughly handled. One Of
them, named MoDermott. had two ribs
broken, AMI the other was badly bruised.
One Of the policemen fired at the mob,
the bullet striking man named wen-
nick. The mob assaulted the officers, beth
OF whom were struck with stones, and
but for the intervention OF priest or the
Catholic church, near at hand, the officers
might have been lynched.
by this time three cars had been
mixed up in the meles and patrol
wagon load of police arriving, the rioters
dispersed aud the cars were taken back to
the barns.
There was a serious disturbance ON the
Broadway line at the corner Of Peter
strsst, where a mob of 5000 assembled In
the forenoon and obstructed the tracks.
Finally car came along from the Wilson
avenue barns, having on board Ssrgean
Burrows and q private of the militia and
Detective Bslsy. The cffi ssr ordered the
mob to disperse when the motorman at
tempted TO removs the obstruction from
the track, but the rioters showed light.
When Sergeant burrows and the one
soldier, with liked bayonets. faced the
mob and attempted 70 clear the way.
There was sharp fight for few min
utes, during which q perfect shower of
stones fell about the detectives and the
soldiers. mashing the car windows. No
one was seriously hurt and aftsr arrest
ing two of the rioters and placing them
on the car the car was returned to the
barns. The police afterward charged on
the mob, making several arrests.
Tho military on guard at the Holden
avenue barns on the South Side, were
annoyed during the greater part of the
day by a jesrlng mob and 10 arrests wers
made there with the assistance OF the
police.
In the aftsrnoon a mob of 1000 con-
ceived the idea Of blocking the track on
Orange street by placing big poulder in
the middle OF the street and building a
fire around 1t. The pan worked success
fully and cars were delayed for nearly an
hour when the polics drove tse mob
away, put out the lire and gave the street
railway men a chance to move the stone.
Thres men were sent to the hospital
with wounds by policemen's clubs at the
end Of this riot.
As result of the shooting of the driver
Of a grocery wagon In South Brooklyn
yesterday afternoon by non union cam
ductor, the mayor of that village today
issued an order to tine marshal TO arrest
all non-union conductors who carried
concealed weapons. Every car was
stopped ami each conductor found with
r1yolser was arrested. All were subse-
quently bailed out by the company.
A small riot was started at the corner
of Pearl street and Franklin avenue when
young woman struck man who
asked her TO board a aon-union car. A
crowd of union sympathizars stoned cars
and squad of polics finally cleared the
street.
The company today sent note to tho
state board of arbitration declining \,
arbitrate the differences. in vhfcn IL
says; "This company fully apprecIating
the sincerity of your desire to bring
about q re-adjustInent VITA Its former
employees, hegs to say that the men who
went out on Monday last are not In tho
employ of the COMPANY ana there Is
nothing to negotiate about or to arbi-
trate. -