The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-10-10
STREET RAILWAY STRIKERS AND
. 4 NoNuh,oh MN HAVE 2. y. t331.
s..,.., s..s=.'.. LIVELY FIGHT. 4 3s5sa
MANY - PERSONS INJURED
Attempt q the Company to Run Car. Cars
! sPrecipitate. = Conflict and !. Hu't
Fdrsd Shots Are Exch.nosd-A me
= Militia In tho city ordered out.
ons. cemnsny Re- Res!ans !s !n Body Body
n Out Of Sympathy for tl1s Mem. .,.s;; ,%;;

g New Orleans, Oct 9.-The attempt!
~of.the New Orleans Railway company
to start cars ON, its lines, which have
been. completely, tied up for eleven
days.ssprecipitated long impending.
conflict between the strikers land
>those who attempted to fill their;
places. Although 100 ~ shots We're;
fired, nobody was killed, but many
persons were injured. gs.
Mayor Capedevielle, who requested
Governor Heard to order out the mill
itia, has been advised that General
Glynn, in command Of the First mill
itary district, win report to the mayor
in the morning. The street railway
company announces it's determination
tosruns ears. The strikers, who have
stood drm from the start, are as de-,
tormined as ever, while the citizena,S
who shaye been Malking or riding TN
Alfsmannsr OF conveyances for four!
days more than = week, confidently
expect trouble. .~t =. E= r.. }$Ss@3
The riot during the morning oc..5
CURED In the same sneighborhood as5
the one of the day before. One car
WA8 SC6FL0O kfUIU A5SAS !. NS1A0A Os4CSS{
barn about 8 o'clock with ten Chicago.
strike breakers and ten policemen
aboard. Two blocks from the barn
singss md constructed a barrieade on
tho track The car stopped 'and Rob
ert D,A Koentx, one of the snouunt0n,
men, rot on. to remove the obstruc-
tions. B Hs succeeded though set upon
by the crowd. The strikers thelI.
made q rush for the car and
= Lively Fight Ensued. 5.45sss sssss
There was a regular fusillade. fully.
100 shots being exchanged by the men
and the police on the car and the
strikers. AT the first volley from the
car, the strikers broke and ran andSA
stampede followed The police be-.
came active. aud arrested no1ts'
union mon for CARRYING concealed
weapons. a >:'ks .sss59 <asss:. - q
= Three ;nonunion men were put In. !
patrol wagon and while en- route to
the station the wagon overturned and
all the occupants were more or less
injured. Officer Fordyce had several
ribs broken and received a i scalp
wound. = "- :, r, Il
Governor Heard was reached during
theS afternoon and after q telephone
conference with ~ Mayor Capdevielle
ordered General yGlynn, in command
Of the First mi tlitary district. to re-,
port to the mayor. s.s szs5ss s@-:.s... o,
Besidss charging all the. strikers
With carrying concealed weapons;
5Christiensen, Jones and - ensen. Chi,
cago strike breakers. u were: charged
With melting Z riot %lr*3s = ...,& :
sQuitea number.o strikers were ar
rested after the general melee on
simple charges, such as being drunS.
and refusing to. move on:
An the militia in the city has been.
ordered undsr arms and corporal
guards are out round ing up the men,
One company, Company c Of the First
regiment, wants toSevade service be-
cause ut sympathy with the strikers
and Tan officers and men Eresigned in a.,
body. The governor has not been
heard from on this, but it is under:
stood the designations will not be ,ac'
cepted. =. u