Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-06
All Followers Of Guarded Wag-
ons Ordered to Be Arrested.
Strikers, on That Account,
Rapidly Losing Sympathizers.
Many Calls for Protection Non Union Teams
Increased Less Riofing.

Chicago. May a c"isie in the team
st"rS STRIKE is expected Ia come. to,nor-
row. when state street :etai! merchants
have decided t. send ont 100 WAGONS
10 make deliveries: IN all ,.arts of the
city. As IA" as possible. these wagons
Will be guarded by istnItv shrrifrs and
in some cases by policemen.
Sheriff Barrett had 100 deputies il
service. tonight ana said that he
thought this number would be ample
for the work outlined for tomorrow. r.
it is not, it is said. he will conclude
that the sheriff'S force ana the police
are not able to control the situation.
ard request will be made for the
state militia.
Governor nencen has said that h
viii order out the trOCI:S if 4 request
is made by Sheriff Barrett.
Fifteen wagons We're sent out. today
by the large dry goods department
stores. and all of them made deliveries
with little interruption.
Either because of The threatened an
pearanCe Of the troops or bt cause of the
addition to the police force in the shape
of deputy sheriffs, th.re was much less
rioting and fighting. in the down town
streets than on any day this week.
Express wagons. each carrying 4
guard armed with a rifle. or a double
barreled shot gun. Went to and fro be-
tween depots and express officers with
out interruption other than that of an
occasional stone thrown from the side
walk or of some missile hurled from a
window. An order issued early in the
day by Chief of Police O'Neill directing
that all persons should be prevented
from following wagons as they went
through the streets. had much to do
with the absence of riOtjng
While there was less rioting in the
downtown streets. there were numer-
Gus assaults committed in all parts of
the city remote from the principal
business quarter
Three coal wagons, late this after
noon. We're attacked in Ohio street. by
4 crowd which pursued them for more
than half mile. raining stones, bricks
and bottles on the police officers and
the drivers. The mob was composed
almost entirely of young men and
women. the latter taking an active
part in the rioting and urging the men
to further violence. At the Dearborn
street bridge. the police made a final
charge and dispersed the crowd.
Edward Lashem, president of the
Lashem Teaming Co. was terribly
beaten by union Transfers. this after
noon. ut West Madison and Union
Lashom was driving one of his
own wagons and was asked to show
union button. Beofre he could explain
that he was team owner and there
fore ineligible as member of the
Transfers Union. he was pulled from
his wagon. knocked down and kicked.
Police Lieut.. OConnOr went to Lash
ems assistance in time to capture
seven of his assailants. Lashem's con-
iition is serious.
Sheriff Barrett. tonight. expressed
the belief that the crisis of the strike |
was over and its backbone was broken. |
The Hide and Leather Association. a
of the Team Owners Associa- |
ion. today, decided to make deliveries |
10 all firms. regardless of whether they |
we're involved in the strike. Should the |
eamsters decide to call out the union |
lrivers employed by the firm, it would |
Effect $500 men.
Furniture manufacturers, today, re-
'olved that all teamsters employed by
hem would make deliveries or be dis
,harged. The Hastings Express Co..
50 drivers. today, ordered its |
men to deliver goods wherever they
we're directed and on their refusal dis
charged them all.
The Employers Association, this af-
ernoon, decided to offer a reward of |
30 for the arrest and conviction of any
person interfering in any wav with
employees. who have taken the places
# strikers.
Fire, tonight. broke out in the coal
ard of the Peabody Coal Co, at 2sth
treet and the PENNSYLVANIA Railway
racks. The damage was 900. A large
rowd gathered, but no one would turn
n an alarm because of the feeling
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