The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-18
WARNED BY THE MAYOR
PEOPLE MUST NOT CONGREGATE AT
THE KELLOGG FACTORY.
Carter Harrison Trying to Stop the
Hioting at ChicagO-Young Re-
buffed by Illinois Miners.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE riotous conduct
of the strikers of the Kellogg Switchboard
Company and their sympathizers during the
last four days impelled Mayor Harrison to
issue proclamation tonight urging al!
people to remain away from the scene of
the trouble and calling on the rioters to
cease their disturbances. The proclama-
ton insists that all people must refrain
from gathering In crowds around the KEEL
logg plant and declares that all persons
who do this, or in any other way interfere
with the work of the police by the forming
of blockades. will be promptly arrested
and punished.
Heavy rain this afternoon and evening
prevented possible trouble by dispensing
the mobs and the work Of handling freight
from the plant of the kellogg company
was not interfered with as much as on
former days.
The only mix-up Of the afternoon &C.
CURED at Taylor street and HERMITAGE
avenue. A large crowd of men and boys,
pursuing a wagonload of freight, sent out
by the Kellogg company, finding them
selves distanced by the speed of the wagon,
boarded a Taylor-street car and ordered
the motorman to take them in pursuit of
the wagon. None of them would pay fares
and the street car men refused to move
the car until fares were paid. This angered
the crowd, and, abandoning their pursuit
of the wagon, which was by this time out
of reach; they turned their attention 10 the
street car. They bombarded ii with stones
until there was not pane of glass left
in IL and the motorman and conductor mar
rowly escaped injury. They would in all
probability have been hurt had not a squad
N n en-
protection.
No attempt was made during the day by
President Albert Young, of the Transfers
Union, TO bring pressure 10 bear upon the
NKellogg company by inducing the Edison
company TO shut off its power and threat
ening to close the Edison company up In
case of refusal The officials of the latter
concern would not say what they would dc
when the demand for such a proceeding was
presented by the labor men, but one OF
them said: I'VE have contracts with the
kellogg company Just as we have with
hundreds of others. Our franchise from
the city of Chicago makes it obligatory
| for us to furnish power to all alike, anC
it is difficult to see where we can make ar
exception against the Kellogg company
without FORGETTING our franchise. However
we will cross the bridge when reach it.
President Young declared that he haC
reached an agreement with the United Mine
Workers of Illinois through w. u. Ryan
| their secretary and treasurer, by which the
miners would not mine coal for the Edison
company. Mr.. Ryan this afternoon de-
cared that he had not seen President
| Young and had reached no agreement with
him. 1.-The miners going to carry Out
| their contracts" said Mr. Ryan, land viii
keep on mining just the same. The Chicago
| teamsters had better stop that kind OF
| talk.
The branch Appellate Court to-day af
frmed an injunction issued at the be-
ginning of the strike at the Kellogg Switch
| board and Supply Company's plant agains
picketing by the strikers. The ruling of tn,
lower court provoked much adverse crit
cism in labor circles and an appeal wa:
promptly taken by attorneys for the labor
| Unions affected. Its consideration ~ tn,
| Appellate Court was made a special order
| in view of the recent disturbances srowins
out of the strike