The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-05

declared to he exposed to the eNtetl-
sion of the strike "a The transfers. L,
is stated the hacking companies VIII
pursue their practice OF conveyins
meat To their distributing stations by
union drivers and selling from those
stations 10 the %boycotted firms. The
latter vii! be promptly served pro
Nlced the packers are not asked 10
make direct deliveries.
m OF the picturesque sights Wit
messed odaN WAS 4 procession Of 50o
nonunion colored transfers going from
their lodgings 10 the Employers Team
1ns company's barns. accompanied by
nifty policemen. led by Frank Currey.
4 professional strike breaker" and
followed by large crowds. As the pro-
cession turned into jackson boulevard
from Michigan avenue the strike SYM
pathi2ers began throwing stones and
bricks. A number of the police and
strike breakers We're hit, but the barns
at Franklin street We're reached with
out severe injury to any one
Negro Uses a Revolver.
In an encounter between colored non.
u%nionists and Il mo- at Harrison street
and Wabash avenue his morning. in
which all sorts of missiles were thrown
at the negroes, f. E. Carter. a colored
guard. drew a revolver and shot and
severely wounded Henry Schultz. This
thoroughly enraged the crowd, and all
hough two more shots We're fired the
~nonunionists We're quickly closed in
upon n beaten fearfully. A riot call
was sent In and seventy policemen
under Inspector LAWN hurried to the
scene and dispersed the crowd with
Vlgor. Garter was arrested. The shoot
ing caused much excitement at the
Auditorium. a block away.
Men Are Not Vet Armed.
Contrary to announcement, no order
WAS issued today for arning the non
union men with rifles. Representatives.
said they did not know when the order
would be issued. if at all. and denied
having said such a move would be
made.
A hundred colored men. imported as
strike5reakers by the Employers Team
ing company, struck today because
their request to be furnished revolvers
for seif-protection was denied.
Thirty nonunion teaInsters were at
tackled today by strike sylnpathizers
at Jackson boulevard and Halstead
streets. All kinds of missiles were
used. Nonunion teamsters armed with
stout hickory clubs. attempted to fight
the mob. but were being overpowered
when the police arrived. William
Wrather, a white guard. was severely
injured. The police clubbing right and
left, rushed the crowds off the streets.
Five persons We're arrested. Only ten
%nonunion teamsters could be found, the
Others have fled.
Promise Was No. Kept.
A promise alleged to have oeen
given to Secretary Probst. of the
Commission Team owners asso-
citation, by President Shea. tina the
commission men would be allowed to
remove perishable produce lying in en-
press cars in the freight houses, was
not respected today. Probst expressed
himself as feeling that he had been
treated unfairly by Shea. Pickets sta
toned at the freight houses turned
back the commission mems teams.
The drivers and helpers of all the
large express companies of South Chi
went out today OF a sympathetic
strike.
Employers Lose a Big Point.
The trucking companies and thei,
valuable interests today took a stand
in the strike situation unfavorable to
the interests of the Employers Team
ing company and the Chicago Employ
ers' association. These striking COM
headed by the Arthur Dixon
Transfer company. minated thai they
are tired of the strike, that they did
believe the teaming company was
improving the situation. and that they
were prepared to do business With Chi
cago's merchants With the best and
most available labor they could secure,
The employers association was adj
vised that the trucking companies We're
taking hauling contracts wherever they
could secure them, and We're using
union labor with which to do the work.
In other words, the truckers We're not
complying with the request of the as
that it be allowed to dictate
should or should not be employed.
The determination of several inn
portant concerns to resume the deliv-
cry of freight With union labor was
taken by he labor leaders to be a
strong indication that Dixon, in com
mon With many other truck owners.
had determined TO oppose the final pur-
poses of the Employers Teaming COM
pany. So important was this develop
ment regarded by the executives of
the teaming company and the employ
ers' association that a meeting was
called for this afternoon to consider
in the matter.
A Horrible Assault.
While delivering to The Fair" VIII.
liam II. Brown. a nonunion colored
teamster. was struck by a pail filled
with cement, mortar n bricks, and
his leg broken. The bucket was thrown
from the top of the Fail building twelve.
high.
a number of wholesale grocery houses
were badly crippled today. although
teams We're secured tor deliver
les.
Mayor Dunn announced today that
1t had been decided TO swear in 900
police for service. This was
he result of Il communication received
from the merchants. in which it was
said the business of the city would be
paralyZed unless they ould make de-
l~iveries.
STRIKE IN NEW YORK.