The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-07
STRIKERS DEpORTED
SUMMARY METHODS ADOPTED BIZ
TAMPA CITIZENS.
ALL THE LEADERS MISSING.
CIGARMAKERs NO LONGER own
THE TOWN.

Twelve of the Subordinate Leaders
DepOrted Yesterday - No One
Knows Where They Are Nor
Houses Ordered Closed and striI<-
ers Notified That They Must Re-
sumo Work or Stnrve.
Tampa, Fla, Aug. 6.-The strike sit
uation tonight is one of awe and be-
wilderment on the part of the strikers
and immovable determination on the
part of the citizens. No word has been
received from or about La Resistencia
leaders who were deported last night
and the vigilantes are sworn to sec
recy further than that they admit the
men will never return to Tampa. The
exact number of men deported is not
yet known further than that every
prominent leader of the union is miss
ing. 1t is said that other less promi-
nent leaders are marked, and that de-
portation may take place at any mo-
ment.
The kidnapping last night had been
we'll planned for days. A great open
air meeting had been arranged, at
which all the Resistencia leaders had
been invited, the purpose being to catch
them all in a bunch. They were all
prominent. Music had been provided
and the streets were lined with thou
sands of people. Shortly before the
posse of citizens reached the place the
news reached the strike leaders and
they quickly dispersed. The crowd was
not daunted, and commenced a man to
| man search through the streets. and
snatched the men from the crowds.
They were placed into carriages that
had been provided, between heavily
armed guards. and driven away.
Have MysteriousIy Disappeared,
The captured leaders were at once
driven to the county jail, where they
remained on the outside under guards
for few minutes. Then they disap-
peared and have not been seen or heard
| OF since. Various rumors as to their
| disposition have been circulated In the
city to-day, it being most generally re-
| ported that they were taken into the
| Gulf in an unknown and mysterious
vessel. All of the deported strike lead
| ers were Spaniards and Cubans. The
boldness of the whole affair and the
| accomplishment of the deportation
without bloodshed is one of the re-
/ rnarkable features
An address will be issued at once.
| probably tomorrow morning by the
| citizens, telling the strikers to imnedi-
ateiy resume work or that deportations
will not be confined to the leaders. The
| soup houses are to be closed by force
at once, and the food shut off from the
strikers, forcing them to either leave
| the city, resume work or starve.
Twelve More Deported.
1t develops tonight that twelve more
strikers, who were among the SUBJ
| leaders. have been deported this after
| noon and tonight. Some Of the strilk-
| ers have held a number of meetings
| during the day secretly, and have con-
ferred with number OF lawyers, with
| a view to taking some action. No one
would take the case. all being engaged
! in the interest of the International
Union. They have also appointed new
| committees to carry on their work and
| in case of each committee five differ
ent ones were created, so that when
one is taken away another will take
his place.
Warning to Agitators.
proclamation was issued here this
afternoon signed The People Of Tam
pa" which says. in part:
ITO the Anarchists and Professional
| Labor Agitators: We say that your
cannot and will not permit you to de-
stroy this prosperous city. If you have
regard for your safety you will shake
it's dust from your feet.
I'm conclusion, we notify the manu-
facturers that this movement of citi-
zens lis not in your interest, but in the
| interest of the entire community"