The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-09
Governor Heard Has Ordered Out the MILF
tary Organizations.
THE CITY is A HOTBED OF TUMULT AND SYM
PATTY is WITH THE STRIKERS.
Mass Meeting of Strikers and Laborng Men Was
Held at Which the Authorities Were De-
nounced for Calling Out the Militia.

hAtN IN NAN lex
Unknown striker shot in head. scaip
wound,
Besides charging all the strikers WIN
carrying concealed weapons. Christensen,
Jones and Jensen. Chicago strike breakers,
were charged with melting riot.
Quite number Of the strikers were ar.
reated after the general melee on simple
charges such as being drunk aud refusing
TO move on.
The Progressive union was to have had
meeting this evening 20 discuss the strike
but under the advice OF tho mayor an
with the assurance that the governor woulG
place the State troops at the disposal OF
the mayor It was called on,
Tonight big labor mass meeting is IN
progress in Washington Artillery hall.
THE MASS MEETING.
The mass meeting was big one, fully
1000 workingmen ana dozen ladies being
present It was presided over by Robert
Il. Lee, the republican candidate for con
gress and president OF the central trades
and labor council, Speeches were made by
Fred Alexander, president of the TYPO
graphical union; James Leonard, organiser
of tho American Federation Of Labur; Ben
Commons president Of the carmcns union
and II. j. Malone, attorney for the carmen
The addresses wero temperate. considerns
| the situation. except when reference was
( made to to ]. H. Sidson the St. Louis
strike breaker Then the crowd shouted
'sHaug Mimi" "Knl him. Lynch MIN"
| etc. The nrst three speakers denounced
! the press for unfairness for not denounciug
| the Importation OF the strike breakers The
authorities were denounced for calling IN
the militia. but Leonard In reference 70
them, said the strikers stood In with the
soldiers and they were in no danger. Reso.
iutlons were adopted denouncing the rail-
! way company and protesting against the
/ importation Of outside labor, The crowd
dispersed without disorder
Az the militia In the city was ordered
under arms tonight and corporals' guards
are out rounding up the men. The plar
Of operation for tomorrow has not been de-
termiued on. One company, company c Of
the First regiment, wants 10 eyade service
because Of sympathy with the strikers and
all officers ana men resigned IN body
The governor has not been heard from IN
this matter. but the designations VIII not
he accepted.
special from Jackson, Miss. says that
fourteen men passed through Jackson thls
afternoon, en- route to New Orleans, 10 take
the places " the street car strikers. one
Of the party stated that 100 men would
leave ST. Louis for New Orleans tomorrow
10 run cars In paer OF union men.
DETECTIVES ARE BUSY.
The police detectives were turned loose
on the strikers this morning. and some star
ting developments are promised. II Is
the drst time since the trouble began that
the detectives have had an opportunity &c
work on the case. -Four Of them mingled
10 the mob today aud grabbed hye men
whom they caught IN the act Of placing oh
structious IN front Of the cars. They arc
all strikers, as follows: Fred Eiten. Charles
Malone, ed Andraux and two others not
known.
They were all held subject TO orders and
nfhdayits viii be made tomorrow The de
tectives say that they have sufficient eyi
dence to make n hundred additional afn
davits tomorrow. The militia. under ORDER
tonight. include the naval battalion OF 400
men. Washington artillery ~ 300 men
Louisiana Field Artillery of 400 men aR(
the First troop 81 cavalry, NIFTY men, mount
ed. They are all az their armories
At midnight Herman Corhnsch and Harry
Felman. nouunioH men from Chicago, were
walking out Canal street toward The barns
When AT the Intersection Of Dazin thel
were acrosted by a man who drew a re-
yoiver and fired two shots az the men an'
escaped Corbusch was badly wounded II
tho groin and was taken 10 the hospital
Felman was taken 10 the central station
| two blocks distant He does not know th
| man who shot him. but believes he was
striker The two had Just reached tow
and were going 20 report for duty to TAX
| out cars tomorrow.