Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-22
RIFLES AGAINST M0BS
Mayor Farley, of Cleveland, Indi.
Gates a Resort to Rad
ical Measures.
TIRES OF THE STRIKE TURBULENCE

Calls Out the Naval Reserves with the APP
Men Who Will Not Have Peace-New
York Strike Seems Weakening-Alleged
Charges Against Secretary Ryan, of the
Illinois Mine Workers.
Cleveland, July 22.-The street rail-
way strike is assuming a more threat
ened aspect. At o'clock yesterday
afternoon Mayor Farley ordered the
naval reserves to prepare for strike
duty. This organization, 104 strong,
armed with Lee rifles and Gatling and
Gardner machine guns, assembled at
the armory on Sibley street at
o'clock and last night slept there. They
were awaiting the further orders of the
mayor.
Mob of 5000 Stones Cars.
Last night there was rioting on Will
son avenue and on Pearl street. A
mob of 5000 collected ON Wilson av-
enue, between Payne avenue and Su-
perior street, and threw stones at ev-
cry car that came along. A squad of
twenty policemen tried to keep order
and only partly succeeded, the disor-
der continuing until the cars stopped
running at IL p. m. They were COM
PEELED to charge the mob repeatedly,
using their heavy riot clubs. and many
broken heads are the result. One ar
rest was made.
strikers Explode a Bomb.
Cleveland, O., July 22.-Thursday
night was a night of riots along the
lines of the Big Consolidated. The prin-
cipal outrage, however, was reserved
to 8 a. m. yesterday, when dynamite
bomb was exploded on the roof of the
company's barn at Lake View. 1t tore
a big hole in the roof. but did no
other damage. although there was
wild panic among the men at the barn.
The bomb throwers escaped.
Attempt to Blow Upa Car.
An attempt was made to blow up a
street car with dynamite at $3.50
o'clock last evening. The explosion
the residence of Henry A. Everett,
president of the Big Consolidated. The
car was nearly jolted from the track,
but was not stopped, and no one was
hurt. About the same time, on Pearl
street on the south side, three nom
union street railway men who had left
the Holmden avenue barns to purchase
tobacco were pursued by a bowling
mob. One of the fugitives fired a re-
volver, but hit no one.
GREATER NEW YORK sTRIKE-
Matters of Importance Develop During
the y-Litigation.P Probable.
New York, July 22.-In the boroughs
of Manhattan and Brooklyn yesterday
the strike situation generally speak
ing. remained unchanged.
On Manhattan Island cars on all the
lines of the Metropolitan system were
run on practically the usual headway,
and at night the cars on Second, Sixth
and Eighth avenues were under police
protection, although the claim is made
by the company that there is no longer
any necessity even for this. An i'm
portant feature of the day was the
notification of the different district at
torneys within the limits of the Great
er New York by Mayor Van Wyck
that the ten-hour law was enforcible,
and asking them to communicate with
Secretary John p. Donnelly, of the
building Trade section of the Central
Trade union, and submit complaints
to grand jury or magistrate.
President Rossiter was arrested yes
terday because ex-President Johnson,
of the Nassau road, objects to state
ments made by President Rossiter to
Brooklyn reporters in a recent inter-
view. In the interview Rossiter is
quoted as saying, after referring to the
strikers charged with blowing up the
Fifth avenue elevated structure with
dynamite: Those are not my men.
Mr.. Albert L. johnson is welcome to
them. Mr.. Albert Johnson is the lead
er of them
If the district attorneys prosecute
the companies for disregarding the
ten-hour law it will probably take the
whole controversy into the courts.
SECRETARY RYAN ACCUSED.
OmcIal of the United Mine Worker Said To
BE in Some Trouble.
Springfield, Ills. July 22.-The state
executive committee of the United Mine
Workers of America held a meeting
here yesterday. presumably to consid-
er the matter of asking Secretary
Treasurer w. d. Ryan to resign his
Office. 1t is charged that Ryan entered
into a secret agreement with the Paua