Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-05-15
nonuHloN MEN ARE BEING PUT ON.
Situation ON Great Northern Road
Remains Unchanged Each Side
waiting for Cbncession from the
Other-More Violence at New York
STRIKES IN Other Places.

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ing for Oklahoma, Miss, and was
manned by 'nonunion men and guard 1
ed by officers. Eight nonunion men
arrived Monday night from Meridian
and West Point, Miss, and are await
ing orders of the company.
: j. j. Anderson, of West Point,
Miss, head brakeman of the freight
train which arrived Monday night,
claims that he was shot at three
times as the train passed through
five miles north of Mo-
bile. Anderson is nonunion man.
Passenger Trains Rum ON Time.
Meridian, Miss, May 13.-Mobile q
Ohio passenger trains are running on
the schedule time. Officials are en-
deavoring to keep the yards clear OF
freight, but have manned only one
engine. Sam Asknew, brought here
from Birmingham to take charge OF
the yards, was arrested Tuesday
morning and fined for carrying c4ii-
cealed weapons. Officials have asked
the chief of police fcr ten more men
in the yards to protect property.
situation Remains Unchanged.
7 st. Paul, Mimi, May 13.-The situ-
ntion as to the Great Northern train
men remains unchanged. The men
have not yet received an answer to
the reply sent to Mr.. Ward rejecting
his proposal, but they expect to hear
from him some time Tuesday. 1t is
generally conceded that the matter
would be decided in one way or an
other. Both sides are hopeful of a
peaceful settlement, but are looking
to the other party to make the con-
cessions which will secure peace.
Predictions of strike are heard.
More Violence at New York.
New York, May 13.-Strike violence
was resumed in Brooklyn early
Tuesday. Peter Voedzker, fore
man in the Meyer & Arson iron
works, who refused to go on strike
when the other men quit, was
pounced upon by three men while
on his way to work, badly cut about
the head and rendered unconscious
by blows from some sharp instru-
ment.
A Brooklyn carpenter, who had
been warned to quit on peril of his
life, was knocked down with blow
from hammer while on his way to
work.
One contractor had 400 men at work
IN places Of the strikers on the upper
west side section Of the subway in
Manhattan Tuesday. There were more
policemen than lahorers guarding the
subway, and most Of them carried
night sticks. They had one clash with
italian strikers, and quickly routed
them.
Big stfiles OF holders.
Erie, Pa, May 1a.-At special meet
ing Monday evening, attended by 600
molders, it was unanimously ordered
that strike DO inaugurated, to be-
gin Tuesday. Six Of the largest shops
in the city are affected at present, and
it is expected the trouble will extend
to several others before night. The
conference Of the International officers
and local committes, which was in ses-
sion here for three days last week,
and adjourned to Buffalo and Geneva,
N. Y, failed "a settle the grievances
of the men, the most important being
small increase In wages.
strike u SAipyard.
Jeffersonville. Ind, May 13.seven-
ty-five ship carpenters, calkers and
joiners struck at the Howard shipyard
Tuesday for nine-hour day and high
er wages. Tho yard r. tied up with a
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ways.
New Feature Of strike.
: Kansas City. Mo-. May ia new
feature in the waiters' strike in this
city is the refusal Of the bakery
drivers to deliver to non-union res
taurants. The order will affect every
member Of the Restaurant Mems Pro.
tective association, Of which there are
4s. Small restaurants who buy all
their pastries from the bakeries will
suffer most, AZ the larger concerns
bake most Of their own supplies.
More Wagons Run nj Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., May 1s.-There was
q material increase in the number Of
wagons running Tuesday. Deputy
sherifs accompanied the wagons, but
no attempt was made to modest driv-
ers. At a meeting Tuesday of the
laundry proprietors it was decided
to open the laundries Thursday. The
locked-out employees will be given an
opportunity to return to work, and
in case Of their refusal to do SO new
men will be secured.
min yA.r r....r.
Madison, Wis, May lathe bill to
prohibit any increase in freight rates
was ordered to engrossment and third
reading in the assembly Tuesday, by q
vote of So to "a.
Armenian RevolutIonI.ts Active.
Constantinople, May 13-Armenian
revolutionary bands have entered the
districts of Bayazid and Sasun. Ar
@enia, from Russia.
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Charges Against Toledo Man.
Toledo, o., May 13.--James 4. Wales
ex-deputy county treasurer, expires
ident OF council, recent candidate
for county treasurer, and one of the
most generally known men in Toledo
was arrested Tuesday on a; charge Of
embezzlement on complaint OF Former
County Treasurer Joseph Z. Yost. The
specific charge is that Mr.. Wales ny
pothecated 5000 city bond with Ave
dollars accrued interest. The alleged
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