Willmar tribune., 1904-08-03
PROMINENT LABOR
LEADER Arrested
AGENT OF TRANSFERS JOINT
COUNCIL TAKEN INTO GUS
TODY BY POLICE.
JAILED FOR ISSUING
ORDERS TO DRIVERS
More Strikers Said to Have Returned
to Work at Chicago-Two Men In
tured in Riot at Kansas City-Six
Arrests Made.

Chicago, July 30.-Peace prospects
at the stockyards received a black eye
Friday in the arrest of George F.
Golden, business agent of the Packing
House Teamsters' union and president
of the teamsters' joint council. He
was taken from his Office, locked in a
cell and for an hour refused bail for
issuing instructions from his Of
fee window to union driver.
Not until nearly all the labor leaders
directing the big strike had surround
ed the stockyards police station de-
manding Golden's release and threat
ening habeas-corpus proceedings.
preparations for which were already
under way, was Golden given freedom.
In the brief time covered by these de-
velopments the pacific attitude Of the
strike leaders was changed into bit
terness.
Call It Equivalent to Martial Law.
1t was asserted by the labor officials
that the strike would be spread as far
as possible if for no other reason than
to keep the police busy. The change
was so apparent that coolheaded lead
ers who have been directing the strike
for the packers themselves deprecated
the incident. When Golden was final
ly released by Inspector Hunt. the lat
ter issued a verbal manifesto that he
would no longer permit strike leaders
to issue or disseminate orders to the
members of their union save in their
private halls. The labor men declared
martial law. They said it resembled
the attitude taken by the authorities
in Colorado
It is asserted that 300 strikers have
returned to work, in addition to the
700 livestock handlers. Donnelly, too,
insists that the unions have the upper
hand, but he has admitted his willing
ness to extend the period for rein
statement, if the packers desire to re-
open negotiations for a settlement.
Teamsters are causing most of the
trouble about the stockyards and in
other parts of the city. They have
made numerous attempts to prevent
the delivery Of meat.
Riot at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 30.-Rioting
was renewed in the packing house dis
trict Friday when a mob of strikers,
mostly Austrians, attacked L. King, q
negro special policeman, as the lat
ter was entering the plant of Armour
& Co. King shot two of his assailants
Mat Sullivan and Max Lameska, neith-
er seriously. Six arrests were made
The trouble started near the main en-
trance of Armour & Co. when a crowd
of foreigners began throwing stones at
King. King ran for the gates, drawing
his revolver as he fed. The mob in
creased in numbers and fairly show
cred the negro with stones. Among
the mob was Mat Sullivan, a deputy
sheriff. Sullivan made no effort to
quell the riot. but instead took part
in the chase. Finally arrived at the
gate King made a stand and raising
his revolver fred rapidly at the mob.
At the first few shots the pursuers
came to halt and began to scatter.
Sullivan fell with a bullet wound in
his thigh, and close by him Lameska
limped away, with q bullet in his
ankle. King emptied his revolver while
the mob scattered, fleeing in all direc-
tions.