Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-24
NO SETTLEMENT
Of the Strike Reached at Con-
ference at Chicago.
Broken Heads and Sore Backs Result
from Conflicts With Police.
The Widest Day of Excitement Since
Strike Began.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-At the conference
held, tonight. between the officials and
hoard of directors of the road and re-
representatives of the strikers no settle
ment was reached and it is uncertain
when the trouble will be adjusted.
Neither side of the controversy would
give out any information, but 1t is said
the latest hitch in the negotiations is
the refusal of the company to agree to
reinstato all the union men who went
on strike.
Fierce fighting, in which the police
used their clubs freely and twice their
revolvers, marked the opening of the
State street cable line by the Chicago
CITY Railway. today. AS far as could
be ascertained nobody was seriously
injured although there were many
broken heads among the rioters, who
came in contact with the clubs of the
police. If any member of the mob were
injured by the bullets of the police and
non-unicn men on the cars they We're
carried off by their friends. While
fighting was going on in the streets the
usual conferences were in progress, and
preparations and counter propositions
were passing back and forth between
representatives of the company and its
former employees.
Late in the afternoon. it was said by
| Mayor Harrison. President Mahon. of
| the Street Car Men, and the attorneys
for both sides that an agreement had
been reached, but little definite was
known concerning it's nature.
| Late. tonight, the street car men
| lprlya1 10, IN his
eleventh foo" of the Ashland block, and
! the conpany's officers were in a room
on the ninth floor and the conferences
were again in full blast. 1t was pre-
dicted that the strike would be declar-
cd off by tomorrow morning. but moth
! ing was given out from either meeting
to make such an assertion certai1kss
The hardest lighting Of the dayAtn9k
place at 4ist street and Stateksffeef
where a mob. hiding behind FSIgfeiIce
stoned the cars which were guf8aed by
| officers.
The police We're over the fenGSa once
and fired several shots over He heads
of the fleeing strikers. Many OF the
mob who were slow of foot. we're over
| taken by the police and soundtysrapped
with clubs. Few arrests We're made,
| the officers contenting thenselvass Mitk
scattering the crowd.
Shortly after P. M.,xAttorneys Bfiss
and DarrCw left Mayor Har1sison,s
office where they had been in confer
| ence for over an hour. To interviewers
after the conference Mayer Harrison.
| and Attorney Darro@ expressed them
selves hopeful of quick settlement
the mayor even mentioning. tomorrow,
as the time when the strikers might be.
back to work. Attorney barrow said
that it was now "only a question o.
phraseology." He said an agreement
had been attained which both the men
| and the company could accept witho,H
stultifying themselves. I'd
The agreement, SO far as arranged
Mr.. barrow said. provides for a day Of
| not more than II hours and not less
than nine, Il days work to.sbe conl-
pleted in not to exceed IS hours time
1t further provides that the wage
schedule shall be arbhrated ana that
all men on strike who have notsscoln-
| mitted deeds of violence shall bestaken
ba ok by the company.
During the thick of the fight at fist
street, Mrs. Charles Lett. n passenger
| jumped from the first car and Drawing
the revolver shots and all sorts of mis-
siles. ran to Il place of safety. Win
dows had been broken near where she
sat and her face was cut by glass. Con-
ductor J. p. Premier. in charge of the
first car. drew n revolver and fired shot
after shot i'll the direction of the flee
ing mob until his weapon was empty.
AT 39th street the police resortcd to
strategy and drove a crowd Of men into
saloon. They then surrounded the
building and allowed no one to leave
until the trains had proceeded.