The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-11-28
Peace DOESN'T
MAIER|AL|ZE
No Settlement of the Chicago City
Railway Strike Has Yet
Been Effected.
STRIKERS and SYMPAIHIzERS
MORE MALICIOUS Than EVER.
More Damage Being Done to the
Company's Property Than at Any
Time since the strike Began-Po-
lice Have Orders to "Shoot TO
Hit" Peace Disturbers.

Hit" Peace Dfsturbers.
! Chicago, Nov. 25.-Conflicting re-
ports on the probability of immediate
peace in the street car strike came
from representatives OF the Chicago
| City Railway Co. and the striking
| trainmen Tuesday. 1t was learned
definitely that the railway company
had offered to arbitrate the contention
which the company considered re-
manned the sole issue between the
| present situation and a settlement
| This point, 1t was said, is the taking
back Of the men employed by the City
pathetic strikes. The company assert
ed that these men violated agreements
while the strikers assert that the
agreements were not properly made.
Col. f. Il. Bliss, attorney for the
railway company, said
only one point now is left to be ad-
| justed. The company is willing to ar
bitrate that"
President Buckley Of the striking di-
vision, said at the same hour:
No settlement In sight.
| I'VE are no nearer a settlement now
than we were last night or yesterday"
During the past IL hours strike sym
| pathizers did more damage to the car
lines than on any previous time since
the strike was begun Wires were cut
on many of the cross.town lines and
all manner Of blockade was put on the
tracks in higher piles than ever. In
| State street every manhole between
Forty-nrst and Forty.sventh street
was filled with stones and debris so
that the grip could not pass over A
! big gang OF men worked steadily for
hours removing the distractions.
| More Damage Than Ever.
coal at the Twenty-hrst street and
State street powerhouse. Plenty or
non.union coal transfers. however,
are declared to be in readiness to pro
cure supply II the company does not
hear from the teamsers' organization
soon.
shortage Of Coal.
Another attempt was made, Tues.
day, to run the State street cars. Six
trains we're started from Seventy
first street, but their progress was
slow. In spite Of the police patrol,
spikes were found diven In the cable
slot at intervals and the distractions
cleared away earlier in the day were
replaced by the strikers In numerous
instances.
Blocked the Turnwhecl.
The starting OF the cable cars was
further delayed by damage to the big
underground "turnwbeel" on which the
cable reyolves at Sixty-third steet Steel
rails had been slipped between the four
foot spokes. and when the power was
applied, twisted the wheel out Of shape,
and came near putting the line out OF
service for the day, The rails could
only be cxtricated by saving them In
two sections,
supply wires Cut.
Three wires supplying electric power
70 the Thirty-ninth street trolley cars
were cut near Cottage Grove avenue,
One OF these wires supplied, In add.
ton, the light for the car barn at Thir.
ty-eighth street and Cottage Grove ave-
nue., and the sudden failure Of the light
alarmed the non-unionists in the barns
who, believing an attack by strikers
and their sympath2ers were imminent
armed themselves and prepared to re-
sist, Spiders repaired the damage
Trains Under Heavy Guard.
When the first State street trains
reached Forty-third street Il crowd es-
timated at more than n thousand men
was following them, The trains kept
as close together AZ possible, and were
under heavier guard than Monday, Po'
lice Inspector Hunt issued ordera,
which Indicated that serious trouble
was anticipated
OrdcrH to "shoot To MT"
Shoot TO hit" were tho Instructions
given to the police In event n concert
ed movement should be made on the
cars, Tho striking employees evidently
do not want their pay Al least they
do not desire the money badly enough
TO appear at the general Offices and re-
lInquish their badges Arrangements
that Mr., McCuloch made to pay on the
first dIylsion Of 500 employees were
made futile, Tuesday, by tho refusal Of
the strikers TO take advantage OF the
opportunity TO draw their money Cash.
lors took up their places, and clerks
were AT hand 10 receipt for badges at
the appointed time, but none OF the ON