The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-11-20
FIVE HUNDRED
POLICEMEN ADDED
To Give Protection and Guard Prop
erty Of Chicago City Railway.
NO THOUGHT OF ARBITRATION


Vet Result FOR One Day.
Chicago. Nov. 17.-Encouraged by
h successful operation of a regular
service on the Wentworth avenue line,
Monday tho management Of the Chi.
cage City Railway announced that an
oiort would be made to-day to resume
trailc on the Cottage Grove avenue
line. The Intention ~ TO start trains
early In the morning. and unless too
much opposition Is met with the serv.
Ice VIII be gradually extended later In
the day. Five hundred policemen will
be added to tho number already de-
tailed to guard the property OF tho
company. This additional force will
DO assigned to the Cottage Grove ayo.
nue. line, and the cars will be run I'M.
dor the same protection as those on
Wentworth avenue. Screens have been
provided for the grip car to shield tho
gripmon. and the trains Will be run
Mt a high rate uf speed In an effort &c
prevent crowds from blocking tho
tracks.
Frequent Riots Along tn. Line.
Although considerable interference,
marked the operation of the Went.
worth avenue branch Monday. still n
hyc-minutc service vas maintained
throughout the day. and an attempt
viii be- made 10 Install u closer SEIZED.
ulc. Riots were frequent all alons
tho line, but the police charged on tho
crowds with such qulclness and force
That but one serious blockade was met
with. When the last OF the "a carr
hat had been In service reached the
barn at 1850 o'clock Monday night II
was decided to suspend further traffic
until this morning.
Mob stone the Police.
Late Monday afternoon the police
guarding the Wentworth avenue lin,
were forced to charge ON n mob In
Clark street. near Taylor street. Many
pcrsons were dubbed and n few po-
liccmcn were bruised by stones. A
tcnmsier drove ON a track aud refused
To get ont Of the way. A crowd gath.
cred and chccred the teamstcr. The
police tried 10 drag the driver from HIS
seat, The crowd grew ugly. and, form.
ing line. the police swung their clubs
right and LETT. A number OF arrests
were made, and finally. after consider.
able difficulty, the mob was dispersed.
Accidents Narrowly A,-rteJ.
Public inconvenience from the strike
became greater Monday night than
ever before. a heavy rain aud a high
wind drove many who heretofore had
walked home to seek transportation
ON tho already oyorburdened trains
OF the Illinois Central and the South
Sido elevated lines. The crush at the
downtown stations Of these two roads
was tremendous. and II was with the
greatest difficulty that the railway en-.
p,oycs prevented accidents IN the rush
made for the ears.
'"rr, "nd Ills GanR to the H-scur.
\ lively fight took place Just outside
the barns at Seyouty-nlnth and State
streets last night. A wagon carrying
provisions 10 the men living In the
barn was stopped by strikers. who at
tempted Ia prevent the driver from
approaching the barn. A crowd of
men had surrounded tho wagon. and
things were getting unpleasant for
the driver when the barn doors were
huug open and q crowd OF ~non-unlon
mon, headed by Frank Curry. who has
gained considerable notorloty because
OF the nerve hc has shown In run
ming cars through the mob. came run
ming out, The mob around tho wagon
was AT once charged by Curry and his
men and quickly put TO flight. Many
were thrown and n number OF