Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-19
DYNAMITE ON TRACKS
Rioting at Cleveland Upsets
Efforts for Peace.
EMPLOYERS ARE YET FIRM
Strikers Endanger the Lives of
Pedestrians.
LOADED CAR DYNAM1TED
Two Occupants Of Trolley Severely
Injured by Flying Bricks-More
Special Officers Sworn In.
EMPLOYERS ARE YET. FIRM
LOADED CAR DYNAMITED

CLEVELAND. May 19.-The trucks of a
Superior avenue car were wrecked this
morning and the car windows broken by
the explosion of dynamite or giant powder
placed on the tracks. The car was filled
with passengers and panic ensued. but
none was hurt.
conference between President A. B.
Dupont of the Municipal Traction Com
pany and the members of the state board
of arbitration began at noon today in Mr.
Duponts Office. The meeting also was
attended by Harry Thomas. president of
! the local trades and labor council. ana
State Representative James Reynolds.
1t was reported that the union might
concede the one point asked by the COM
new" men.
Arbitration Is Hindered:
| While the members of. the state board
of arbitration were laboring until long
past midnight with the officials of the
Municipal Traction Company to reach
some point where arbitration Of the street
railway troubles could be resumed and a
basis for procedure was nearly reached.
word came to them that rioting had
| broken out afresh in many parts of the
city, and all hope of negotiations was for
the time at least dispelled.
AS result of the reports received
President Dupont now says that any fur
ther negotiations looking toward arbitra-
ton shall be based upon the retention OF
all men taken on in the places of the
strikers. and that not one of them shall
be displaced to reinstate strikers.
What other vacancies may b left after
caring for all the new men may be given
to those of the strikers who have been
Ill l.,tf -h@ h -
taken any part in the disorders will be re-
instated on any terms: that he will not
entertain any further negotiations except
upon this basis.
Dynamite Found on Tracks.
The instances of violence which brought
about this stoppage of peace efforts were:
The discovery Of box of dynamite placed
on the tracks of the Broadway line at
East 55th street; trolley wires cut at
Windermere barns. dangling in the street.
emitting flashes Of electricity dangerous
to pedestrians; the Intellectual charge of
the East Cleveland police upon the riot
ers. the latter numbering 800 men. who
drove off the entire police force Of the
village; a call for help from the county
sheriff elicting no response.
Bricks thrown into Woodland avenue
car near daylight this morning broke the
jaw of Mrs. David Benjamin of Scoviile
avenue and laid open the face of Mr..
Benjamin. Both were taken to a hos
pital seriously injured.
Patrons Cut With Flying Glass.
The Lorain avenue cars were stoned.
windows smashed and passengers slightly
cut with flying glass.
4 car on the Detroit avenue line was
dynamited and thrown into the air with
twenty-five passengers. Car was badly
shattered but no one was seriously In
jured
Men threw ropes over the trolleys on
the Brooklyn bridge and they cane down
with a crash. Electric light wires were
entangled with them and darkness en-
sued in that part of the town.
| On the West Madison line at 10th
street mob attacked the crew of a car
and severely beat both men. They were
rescued from possible death by squad of
police. Another West Madison car at 91st
street suffered the same fate.
Watched by the Police.
With the coming of daylight compare
tive quiet was again restored. but groups
of idlers stand along many of the lines,
apparently considering further disorder.
They are being closely watched by the
police.
Many more special officers have been
sworn in. The bicycle squad has been in
creased from twenty to fifty. The cap
tains and lieutenants, in automobiles. with
reserve squads. are constantly patrolling
the city, Fastening from place to place in
response to hurry calls. Mayor McQuigg
admits he is powerless to control the sit
uation in East Cleveland, and has been
asked by the traction company officers TO