The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
Serious Outbreak on Wentworth Ave.
nue. Which Was Only QueIIed by
Drastic Measures.
TWO CARS WERE ATTACKED
CREWS ASSAULTED AND PASSEN-
GERS FORCED TO FLEE.
stones Hurled by the Rioters When
the Police Drew RevOlvers and
Swung Their Clubs.

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Despite the united
efforts to-day of Mayor Carter II. Har-
rison and the aldermanic mediation commit
tee to bring about a peaceabe adjustment
of the Chicago City Railway strike there
is little change in the situation tonight.
Some progress was made to-day but moth
ing definite was accomplished.
A serious riot occurred this evening at
Thirty-eighth street and Wentworth ave-
hue which was quelled by the vigorous
work of the police. They were compelled
to charge the mob and use their clubs free
ly. The trouble commenced when a wreck
ing wagon manned by nonunion crew and
guarded by six special policemen passed
Thirty-seventh street and Wentworth ave-
nue.. crowd quickly gathered and fol-
lowed it. hhen Thirty-eighth street was
reached twenty men were around the wagon,
which they were threatening to destroy,
and offering violence to the men. Just in
the nick Of time two cars carrying eighteen
regular policemen came up. The crowd
drew back and allowed the wagon to pass.
Soon after the wagon and cars carrying
the officers had left Thrty-eighth street
two cars came up from the opposite direc-
ton. AS they were crossing Thirty-eighth
street the mob let fly a shower of stones,
demolishing the car windows and causing
four passengers on the first car to flee for
their lives. The mob then swarmed uron
the cars and had begun to beat the train
crews when the two cars with the police
men and the crew of the wreckny wagon
came hurrying back. The mob. which had
greatly increased by this time, was IN an
ugly temper and refused To move. The
police drew their revolvers and clubs and
charged
and epithets while the poli.e SWING their
clubs with vigor. There was fight.
which lasted about tw minutes, and then
the mob broke and fed in all directions.
number of those engaged in the rioting
were arrested.
After an all-day session of the board of
directors of the company at which the prpo-
sition submitted by the strikers to Mayor
Harrison, stating the terms on which they
would settle, was considered, a counter
proposition was prepared by the officials
of the company and sent to the mayor to-
night. AS soon as the document was re-
ceived at the City Hall the executive COM
mittee of the strikers union was sent for.
but as only about half the members OF the
committee put In an appearance no action
could be taken on the answer of the COM
pany until tomorrow morning. Mayor Har-
rison said that some slight notifications
had been made by the companys officials
in their original answer to the demands
of the men. What these notifications were
the mayor declined TO state. "All L can
say" said he, lis that the company's an
swer is not an uitimatum. The proposition
has been submitted to the officials of the
union and 1 expect some definite results to-
morrow.
When questioned as TO the prospects of
settlement of the strike, Mayor Harri-
son said: We'll, / am more hopeful than
/ was after our conference last night, when
the outlook was decidedly gloomy. Both
sides seem willing TO continue negotiations
and while there is life there is hope"
President MahOn. of the Amalgamated
Street-railway Employees Union. after read
ing the communication from the officials
of the railroad company, declined TO make
any statement, saying that the PROPOSE
tion would have TO have the consideration
of the executive committee OF the local
union before anything could be made pub
lie. This he said would be done just as
soon as all the members of the committee
could be communicated with and that he
expected to have reply to the company s
counter proposition by 10 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning.
The bitter feeling on the part of the strik-
ers toward ''Strike-breaker' Frank Curry
who has run the first ear out each line,
found expression to-day in the hanging OF
Curry i'm effigy. The first car TO pass the
| stockyards on the Halsted-street line halt
ed long enough TO take the dummy on
board. Farther along on Halstead street q