The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27

Fall River, Mass, July 2s.-The cotton mill strike in this city has tied up the mills so completely that today not wheel was moving in the eighty-one mills where a reduction of 12k4 per cent. in wages was announced to take effect yes terday.
 The Hragraves' No. mill was the only one attempting to resume operations today, but the number of operatives re- porting was so small that the mill was ~ses~sss-~-s~~-s-s strike situation well in hand, and that they would be able to control the strikers and their friends.
 When Mayor Harrison was asked to- night If he intended to take any action he said that for the present the matter would be under the control of the po- lice department, and as yet the strike was purely an affair to be looked after by the police
 Brutal Case of Slugging.
 Two thousand persons today saw one of the most brutal cases of slugging and some of the poorest craftsmanship on the part of the police since the strike at the stockyards began. A strike-breaker, John Mulleri had just left the yards and reached Forty-first and Halstead streets, when three men. of whom one Is John Doody, attacked him Mulleri was knocked down and nearly killed. His nose was broken, his eyes cut open with terrific blows and one ear was nearly torn off. The sluggers had not con- pleted their work when five policemen in- terfered, whereupon the trio ran.
 The chase led through crowd of strike sympathizers and curious spectators. through streets and alleys to the Hal stead street viaduct the policemen call ing upon the fugitives to stop, on pain of being killed.
 Afraid to Use Revolvers.
 The crowd in the street was so large that the police were afraid to use their revolvers, and in the crush two of the sluggers leaped into a laundry wagon and were driven rapidly away, but the third man was kept in sight. and as soon as he reached the approach to the viaduct the policemen began shooting.
 How many shots were fired is prob lem, but the noise sounded like sham battle was in progress. Apparently every shot was aimed to hit, but all missed. Doody had an apparently clear way ahead of him and was running like deer when he stumbled and fell Before he could
  upon him and he was held until a patrol wagon came from the stock yards police station.
 He was put in a cell to await hearing in court Muleri, while the excitement of the man chase was at it's height, was found by friends who quickly took him away before the police sought to give him attention.
 Race Was Is Developing.
 Development of race war Is rapidly pro- eeeGing throughout the strike district. the trouble started in the restaurants of Arr mour & Co., Swift & Co.,. and Nelson, Morris & Co.,, where all the dining room girls quit on account of the presence of colored cooks. At least that was the req son the young women gave, but in reality the cause, it is inferred. was their desire to aid in the sympathetic strike.
 As rapidly as girl took off her apron and walked out colored man was ern- ployed in her place. Thereupon twenty five girls in Swift & Co.'S restaurant quit in A body twenty-five at Nelson Morris & Co.'S. and thirty at Armour & Co.'S.
 The first step taken by the feminine strikers after tearing off the aprons was to march to a hall and hold a meeting where it was decided to form themselves for picket duty and see that no girls went into the yards to work either in the strike affected places or in the restaurants of other firms,
 CoIored Men Are Arrested. Shooting wildly in the darkness. a score | of panic-strlcken strike-breakers hired by Swift & O.. spread consternation through the yards early tocay. Riot calls were sent to the police and the armed ] garrison Of packing town turned out iu