The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-28
THE CLEVELAND STRIKE
The StormsCenssr settled In suburb OF
Brooklyn-The Fight by No Means
Oyer - Disagreement Between the
Two Mayors

Brooklyn-The Fight by No Means
Oyer - Disagreement Between the
Two Mayors
Cleveland, July es.-The storm centre
OF 'he street railway strike has, a.
cording to the authorities. settled in
Brooklyn, a suburb connected with
Cleveland by a long high bridge. At
noon $50 employees OF the Born Street
Range Company blockaded a ear on
rhe bridge and dragged the motorman
and conductor from their posts, .nfiict-
ing with their fists and other weapons
injuries more painful than serious. Sol
diers on guard at the barn about half
a mile away hurried to the scene, bu:
the rioters had taken refuge in the fac
tory, which stands under the approasn
to the bridge. The factory was sur
rounded and the premises searched, but
there was no clue by which thA guilty
ones could be picked out.
General AXline, in command OF the
troops here, in order to personally view
the situation, took a ride today on an
Orange street car. He was in civilian
dress and the car was stoned at vari-
Gus intervals all along the route. 4
rock came near hitting him. The gen.
eral took other trips through the
troubled districts but declined to give
his views of the situation.
The vigilance of the guards while
daylight aided them, prevented trouble
of a serious nature. Preparations for
mass meetings at various points We're
made during the day. 1t is expected
that a large one Will be held in Monu-
mental square, in the heart of the city,
tomorrow night, unless the mayor pro
kbits it a
A meeting will be held in Brooklyn to
protest against the action of Mayor
Farley, Of Cleveland, who has assum-
ed, under the authority of an almost
forgotten statute, supreme police pow
er in CuyahOaga county. This; leaves
Mayor Phelps, of the suburb, together
with his constabulary, short of their
power and they don't like it. The two
mayors are not on the terms that ex-
listed between the storied governors OF
the two Carolinas.
The soldiers and the Cleveland chief
executives special police in Brooklyn
are not allowed to use the public hy-
drants to get water it is said, and upon
various occa sions bayonets were OF u
necessity used to convince shop-keep-
erS that it was wiseSt to sell soldiers
what they wanted.
Mayor Farley today mailed Mayor
Phelps a letter in which he declared
that II the Cleveland cohorts had any
more trouble about getting water,
Cleveland, which pumps the water to
the suburb, would attempt 10 abrogate
the water truce and let the whole ham,
let go thirsty. Mayor Farley also is
sued a statement TO the strikers IN
which he said that a man who was
more loyal to his labor union han to
IYrrS S..lF nd hiS 4
ard a bad citizen.
Cars were run on twelve lines Of the
Big Consolidated today and most Of
the lines last night. From this the au-
thoritieS take hope for continued i'm
rrovement. President Mahon, OF the
National Union of Street Car EMPLOYEES
in an interview today declared that as
me street car company, according to
his information, was losing thousands
of dollars every day, the strike would
have to be settled soon upon advances
made by the company
On the face of this President Everett
today again told the board of arbitra-
ton that the company had nothing to
arbit1ate. The board is unable to take
action looking TO settlement in view
CT the attitudes OF the opposing forces
The task of distributing the soldiers
was today completed by General AK
line. Mayor Farley declared that he
would suppress violence if he had to
call out the entire national guard Of
Ohio.
A boy was shot this evening by a
non-union conductor, but whether or
not accidentally is not known.
A STEP in which there is hope of con-
clliating the street car company and
its striking employees, was taken here
tonight by the committee Of the coun-
Gil which succeeded in patching up al
agreement over the difficulties thai
caused the first strike a month ago.
The committee tom ght made a request
for special meeting Of the council TO
meet tomorrow night to discuss ways
and means Of putting an end to the
present distressing situation. 1t is re-
garded as probable that the old COM
mittee will be appointed and a, once
set about it's labors.
The action Of the old committee in
seeking to repeat its former success
meets with the approval of General
Axline, members of the state board OF
arbitration, and the mayor and his al-
visers, as we'll as citizens generally, it
is said.