Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-23
WILL NOT YIELD.
Brine Transportation Co. Re-
sists the Strikers Demands.
All Other Firms Sign Agreement and
Men Join Union.
Brine Co. Does Business Under Police Protec'
lion. MANY Encounters.

Boston. Jan. 22.-The r. 5. Brine
Transportation Co. is now i'm fact. as 1t
has hitherto been to all intents and
purposes, the sole object of the attacks
of the striking teamsters, 10 of the lit
tie more than 20 master transfers who
lave hitherto refused to abide by the
new schedule having signed the agree
Inent, today, while $50 of their employees
made application for membership in the
union. The strike now becomes purely
fight between the Brine Co. and the
union and. tonight, neither side shows
the least inclination to yield single
point.
Two conferences We're held at the
rooms of the State Board Of Arbitra-
ton during the afternoon, but except to
formulate general course of pro-
ceedure nothing was accomplished. The
II. S. Brine Transportation Co. absolute
~ refused to be represented at the con-
ferences. declaring that it had nothing
To arbitrate. President VIM H. Lin
coin of the Chamber of Commerce was
present at both conferences. During
the afternoon he called a meeting Of
the directors of the Chamber, at which
the general subject of the strike was
explained to them, with the result that
the directors passed n vote endorsing
the efforts he has been making on be-
half of the merchants of Boston to eff
feet a settlement.
The first real trouble Of the day oc-
CURED about P. NJ, although an hour
before that time crowd of nosy. mud
Singing school boys from South Boston
had created considerable disturbance
on Congress street bridge, being finally
scattered by the police About l O'Clock,
John Scott of South Boston, was seen
to cut a rope on one OF Brines teams
that had been pOcketed on India street,
and the load fell to the ground. A
crowd of sympathizers gathered and
for time prevented the police from as
sisting the driver to reload his team.
Scott was placed under arrest, as was
also George w. HittyFof South Boston,
who smashed a policeman's helmet
with piece of iron which he had
thrown at the driver.
During the rest of the afternoon
there was no serious disturbances until
just after ; o'clock, five of the Brine
-.
for the stables in South Boston. Sixteen
mounted officers accompanied the wag-
ons, besides others on foot, and from
the foot of India street. down Atlantic
avenue to the South Boston bridge it
was one continuous battle with the
med. The drivers We're greeted with all
sorts of scurrilous remarks, while
heavy drays loaded with shouting I'M
ion men blocked their way and caused
requent stops. With every pause the
crowd would surge forward and sur
round the wagons, shouting and howl
ing, only to be charged and sent flying
in all directions by the mounted guard.
So dense was the crowd that there was
good deal of crushing. and one wo-
man was knocked down and badly
hurt. BY some it is asserted that her
injuries were caused by a club in the
hands of a policeman.
After n clearing had been made the
procession would start again, only to
he similarly held up a little farther on.
AT the Summer street bridge vast
crowd hemmed in the teams. and for a
while it seemed as if they would never
reach their destination. but again the
police made wild charge and swept
the throngs before them. The police
them formed a solid line in front of the
bridge, the Brine teams and their es-
cert passed between files of bluecoats.
who then closed in again. presenting a
solid front to the crowd. which was
kept from getting nearer the objects of
their wrath. After a short time the
crowd thinned out and the teams
reached their stables without any more
trouble.
Several of the drivers were cool and
collected throughout their trying ex-
periences, while others were evidently
fearful for their lives.