Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-22

l Mr.. Thomas NJ. Patterson. who will be
permitted to appear on behalf OF the
State Federation of Labor. as a friend
Of the court. The committee from the
Smeltermen's union which was in con-
sultation Sunday with Manager Grant
and the citizens advisory committee re-
ported to the union Yesterday that the
trust smelters would not recede from
their original. proposition Of ten per
cent. advance, though eight-hour shifts
would be permitted, and that the trust
management was not disposed to recog-
nize the union in the settlement pro-
ceedings nor concede a higher scale Of
wages for laborers than was prescribed
In the ten per cent. raise. Laborers in
'.the union desire more than this for the
eight-hour day. Settlement Of this
question, 1t was said, must be deferred
until the arrival Of President Nash, OF
the American Smelling and Refining
company
STRIKERS lombard STREET CARS.
Cleveland, O., June 2O.-Up to four
O'Clock yesterday afternoon this prom
Used to be the most uneventful day in
the big street railway strike. AT that
hour another serious riot broke out in
another entirely new quarter and one
non-union man was sent to the hospi-
tai in consequence. The company be-
gan the operation Of two new lines
those on Scoville and Central avenues.
The cars were protected by policemen,
and until after noon no trouble oc-
cured. Just before four o'clock two
of the Scoville cars approached the
crossing Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
There they We're met by mob of more
than 1900 men and women. One of
the cars was taken across the rail-
road, but the other was held up by the
mob. A perfect shower of paving bricks
and stones fell about the car and crashed
against the vestibule at the front
end, behind which the motorman was
concealed. Women threw bricks and
handed them to the men who were in
the front of the crowd. The windows
of the car had been lowered and the
bricks crashed against the seats and
fell upon the floor of the car. The con-
luctor escaped injury, but the motor
man, A. j. McGrew, of st. Louis, was
struck on the head with IA brick and
rendered unconscious, He was taken
to hospital. The patrolman on the
car was also hit with a brick, but was
not seriously hurt. A call was made
for the police but when a detachment
of officers arrived the mob had dis
persed and no arrests were made.
Early in the morning men and women
set to work greasing the tracks at the
corner Of Pearl street and Clark avenue
and at the corner of Scranton avenue
and Clark avenue. The tracks were SO
well creased with soap, oil and other
substances that the operation of the
cars was effectually prevented.
THE BUFFALO STRIKE MAY SPREAD.
Buffalo, n. Y, June 2O.-The COM
mittee appointed by the striking freight
handlers to wait upon the different
railroad companies and demand Is
cents nm hour for regular work and 30
cents for overtime, called upon the diff
ferent superintendent yesterday after
noon, and in every case were met by
an absolute refusal to grant the in
Ease. Inc commiJree repurueu w d
turbulent meeting of the strikers, held
in Fillmore hall last night. Many men
present advocated going back to work
under the old terms, but on vote be.
ing taken there was big majority in
favor of continuing the strike and it
will 60 on. meeting of all the union
men working on the docks has been
called for tonight, and there is little
doubt that at the meeting a general
strike will be ordered.
MINES ORDERED TO CEASE WORKING.
Wallace, Ida, June 20. A deputy
sheriff went to Mullan Yesterday to
notify the Independence and Hunter
mines to cease working men without