Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-05-05
Two Thousand Extra Deputies, Today Strikers
Lose Ground, but Are Ugly MANY Assaults
and Casualties Woman Shot.

About 20 or 40 men have been cared
for at various hospitals and there are
fully as many more who have received
medical attendance and whose names
are not known to the police.
Mayor Dunno. tonight, said:
81 had conference with Sheriff
Jarrett, this evening. and have reached
Il complete understanding. He is swear
ing in al mrn that are necessary to
preserve order III case of an emergcn-
cN. It is only 4 wise prccaution and |
think it is commcndable for him to
swear in men in case they are needed.
Mayor Dunno had several confer
eGces with Governor Deneen over the
long distance telephone during the day.
In a riot tonight at Eighteenth and
Dearborn streets. Thomas McCrackcn.
q striking teamstcr was stabbed in
the neck and beaten over the head by
. colorcd Hon-union man. A riot call
brought policemen, who dubbed right
ana left ana soon scattered the fight
ers. No arrests We're made.
In an attack, this evening. on five
coal wagons. belonging to the Stand
Wash CoHl Co. while they We're pass
iIg West Harrison and Dcs PLANES
streets one man was shot in the hand
and another WIS cut about the head.
Michael Howard was seen throwing
stone and Sergeant Quinlan made a
dash for him. Howard fled with the
officer in hot pursuit. When the fuSi-
tive refused t. halt. Ouinnn fired and
the bullet struck Howard in the ieft
hand Cornelius Callahan. an oiicr.
employed by the city of Chicago. joined
in the rinting and he was struck OH the
head with Il poiiceranS club. His
scalp was laid open for six inches. The
wagons of the Coal Co, were driven
| by the officers of the corporation. W.
| r. De!iaIte president of the company.
| led the caravan and behind him came
! wagons driven by NJ. c. Obonneli.
secretary. George W. Forbes. treasur-
| ~, and Charles Manscll ana Ira john
| son. head Salcsmcn. All of them were
| slightly bruised in the fight.
A rro3, late this afternoon, attacked
| q pedlc.' A. MottlcWitz, as he was pass
| ing Milwaukee, and Western avenue. A
crowd stopped him and ordered him to
show his union button. He explained
that he owned his team and could not
be a member Of a union. Dissatisfied
|
cd him. beat him over the head with
bottles. cut his horse loose and wreck
Cd his wagon.
| To-day, for the first time since tn
strike developed a woman was shot.
The victim was Mrs. w. Clarct. Sh"
was attending to her household duties
| in her fiat when some one IN MOB be
low fired Il shot through window. The
/ l,., IN ha
The pubIic temper on the negro qurs-
tion was extremely bad. today. ami
promiscd TO grow without any question
as to the merits or dement's OF the
strike. Many members Of the employers
tcaming company regret that the negro
strike breakers were ever brought in.
tn" greater portion of those who nav"
been used are said 20 have proven
wholly incapable.
! ]. d. Schaffcr. member cf the execu
tive committee of the Chicago Team
Owners Association. stood in his door
way with n rifle at his shoulder ami
protected an mknown strike-breaker
from a .nob of more than 1000 persons
He had rushed beaten and bleeding In
to Mr.. Schaffer's parlor for protection.
Police escorted the negro to street
| car. RrOtner 1uSltiVe StTlke-DTedhei
conveyed himself in tn" celler of J. n.
Austin. next door to Schaffer's home
Six women including Mrs. Austin. form
ing an escort for the man. marched him
Through the mob to g street car. The
man thanked his rescuers. 1t is said
that both men We're subsequently beat
on severely by strike-sympathiZers. who
boarded the cars at points further along
the line.
Albert Young. labor leader, threaten
ed. today. to possibly tie up the Union
Traction Co.. thus adding 4500 men to
the number of strikers. Young. in th',
lname of organized labor. is said to have
lattempted to force the company to an
nu, a contract with the Peabody Goal
Co. which is involved in the teamsters
strike. When he met with rebuff. he
lannounced that all the union men Of
the svstem NAV be called cut.
w. d. Mahon, president Of the Inter
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