The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-21
FIGHT WITH POLICE.
CHICAGO STREET-CAR MEMS
STRIKE rs ON THE IN
CREASE,
Unknown Man Fires Rifle From
Hallway into Car Loaded with
Omcers-Bar of Pigiron
Thrown-Excitement
Is Intense-Oth-
er News.

Is Intense-Oth-
er News.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE crisis in
the strike is on today and great ex-
element prevails in this city. Un.
ion pickets this morning attempted
to intercept wagonload of sup.
plies and bedding which the rail.
way company's agents were endeav-
oring to land at the barns for the
use of non-union employees. The
mob vas fred upon by the wagon
drivers, and a number of the COM
pany's detectives following the wag-
ON in carriages whipped out their
revolvers and joined in the chase.
The pickets fed and are presuma-
bly, uninjnred.
The police was again augmented
today by 1900 and more than ive-
eighths Of the entire Chicago force
is now guarding the company's
lines. A thousand Of these are on
the Cottage Grove avenue line,
where FIVE cars were sent out this
morning.
The first trip was made this
morning without incident. Four
trains followed with mail car.
Wentworth.avenue cars are being
run, and the street railway-oficials
declared when full police protec-
tion is given the service on other
lines will be resumed. Sympathiz-
ing teamsters are out in large num-
bers, and many attempts to block
ade traffic are now being made.
The police in all cases are quick to
arrest the drivers.
More excitement was caused here
this afternoon when from hall
way on Wentworth avenue an un-
known man fred a rife shot at a
passing car which was filed with
policemen. A big bar Of pigiron
was thrown through, another car
folsowing, which had the effect of
wounding an officer.
Immediately after the shot was
fired panic ensued, in which men,
women and children were tram
pied. Police officers rushed from
the car and into the building from
which the shot was fred. The Of
Gcers were hindered by the closing
and locking of doors. After a thor
ough search of the premises had
been made the conclusion was reach
ed that no member of the household
had any part in the assault.
Governor Yates refuses to call
out the militia, sayir g that the COM
pany should call truce and arbi-
trate the matter. Mayor Harrison
as prevailed upon this morning to
eend out an extra force Of police
men.
Clarksville, Tenn, Nov. LII.
Ward this morning was found gull
ty and sentenced to ten years inn
prisonment for. criminal intimacy
with an 11-year-old girl who was
an inmate of the Tennessee Odd
Fellows Orphans Home, of which
Ward was formerlythesuperintend
ent. Some months ago Ward was
extradited from California, where
he fed when a scandal was immi-
Hent.
San Francisco. Nov. 17.-Ivy
Powell, the 13-months-old baby of
Albert Powell, of Los Angeles, was
sent to the children's hospital for
treatment for pneumonia, and was
in what is known as the Group tent,
into which fumes of medicine were
introduced from a stove along side
of the tent. During the temporary
absence of the nurse the bedding
caught fire and the baby was burn
ed to death.
( Wasco, Or, Nov. 17.-The peo-
pie of this town are congratulating
themselves that the confagration
that visited them this morning
luckily was overcome before the
whole place was reduced to ashes.
As matters stand nearly $150,000
worth Of property was destroyed
and had not the high wind provi-
dentially died out, the loss would
have reached to FIVE times that a.
mount.
Fire started in the Oregon Trad
ing company's big store about 1890.
this morning and soon became un-I
manageable, there being no organ
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