Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1888 — TROUBLE IN CHICAGO. [ARTICLE]

TROUBLE IN CHICAGO.

Various Conflict# Between the Striker* and Police—A Serious Outcome Vented. Chicago, October JL—There were a number of conflicts between the police and the strikers Wednesday. The latter were infuriated by Gubbens and Carson, two superintendents of lines, snooting into a crowd that threw, stones at them, although they hurt nobody. Late in the afternoon an effort was made to take out a Madison-street car, but it Was : met 3 with a shower of stones and the driver and several policemen were hurt. The officers used their clubs freely. Last night the West Side men had a long conference with the Mayor Roche and agreed to make concessions, but Mr. Yerkea refused to do as much. When the Mayor announced the result of his conference to the waiting committee of strikers, President Coyne gent, nut hia nr lor so tha trion At. the West Side, as given in these dispatches Wednesday night, to report at tbe different bams early Thursday morning and see that no cars were taken out. The Mayor and the police officials spent the rest of the night in discusslbg plans to prevent violence, and Wednesday morning a proclamation was issued calling upon citizens to preserve the order and obey the law. Chicago, October IL—About the same number of cars were run out from the bams on the North Side Thursday as usual, and with the usual accompaniment of hoots and jeers. At Market street the Sedgwick cars were brought to a standstill, as the rails had been tom up. At West Side it was expected that most of the strikers would be on hand to forcibly resist any effort to get out cars, which it was said would begun at 10 o’clock. The police were relieved to find that at most of the barns only a few men appeared, and it subsequently transpired that this was in obedience to orders sent out from the strikers’ headquarters early this morning notifying them to remain away, as negotiations had been resumed looking to a settlement of the difficulty. —.

A riot occured on Warren avenue, in Chicago. Thursday. A bus load of new men were being taken to the Western avenue barns, when a shower of rocks was ponred into them. The police, who guarded them in front and rear, left the patrol wagons, and with drawn revolvers forced the crowd to break that surrounded tbe busses. Many were badly beaten, and blood flowed freely. Eight leaders were arrested. The mob made a most stubborn resistance and after being once beaten back, rallied and rushed for the bus again. The second attack was made by tbe police, who used their clubs right and left, and finally succeeded in scattering the crowds. Chicago, Oct. 15.— The strike on the North and West side street car lines was amicably adjusted yesterday on an honorable basis to both parties. An increase of 6 per cent, in wages and several changes as to the manner of work was the basis of the compromise.