The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30

John Mitchell, president of the
united coal miners. arrived in the city
today and held a conference with
strike leaders He is expected to at
tend the meeting tomorrow OF the Chi
cago Federation Of Labor.
War on the Streets
The fighting on the streets today was
the most vicious since the commence
ment of the strike. Three persons were
shot, two were stabbed and fully a
score suffered bruises and broken
heads. 1t is not expected thin any of
the injured will die.
The injured are:
Charles Lfdinsky, tailor, shot In the
race by colored nonunion teamster:
Inor Mulcahy, plumber, jeered at a
crowd of nonunion teamsters and was
badly cut with razor; Victor Grimes.
messenger boy. stabbed by other boys
VINO were strike sympathizers; James
McNamara, shot in left arm during a
riot at Franklin and Madison streets:
Peter Butler, shot in the shoulder in
the same riot; Harry Edwards struck
on the head by billy during a fight
at Quincy and Dearborn streets: un-
known man, struck on the head during
a ngnt at Quincy and Dearborn streets
In nearly every portion of the busi-
ness district there were numerous hand
10 hand encounters between union and
nonunion men, aided in many places by
the police Up to this evening no re-
port has been made to Judge Kohlsaat
or the United States circuit court OF
any interference with the employees of
Inc Employers Teaming association.
Inc most serious fight of the day took
place at Franklin and Madison streets.
where crowd of strikers and their
sympathizers attacked U. G. Cole, a
coiored man. who had been driving a
wagon. Cole was walking along the
street when he was recognized by some
or the pickets and rush was made for
him. He ran some distance and see
ing that he could not outstrip his pur-
suers drew a revolver and fired direct
Iy into the crowd. Most of the bullets
went wild, but one struck James Nc
Namara in the left arm and the other
lodged in the shoulder of Peter Butler.
Police Officer Meyers placed Cole un-
der arrest anu had a most difficult
task in protecting him from the mob,
which threatened to tear him to pieces
If the officer would let him go. The
officer held to his man. although he was
compelled to use his club in a lively
fashion to keep the crowd back.
Citizens at Work
An energetic appeal to the employers
and to the unions involved will be
interested citizens appointed today by
Mayor Dunno. This committee will
consist of DR.. Emil G.. Hirsch, Rev.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, DR.. Cornelia Reid
Rev. p. II. Anderson and Miss Jane
Addams. The committee will meet in
the mayors office at p. m. tomorrow
and hopes to arrange a conference with
the labor leaders at that hour. AT
$3.50 o'clock the committee will meet
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cago Employers association and every
effort will be made to bring the two
factions together.
The first object to be sought by the
committee will be an armistice of for
ty-eight hours in which the employers
Will be asked to hire no more non
union men and the unions will be ask
ed TO cease all demonstrations and sus-
pend the strike. During the interval
the committee expects to arrange the
settlement Of the strike. After evolv-
Ing the plan, Miss Adams, its orig
inator. laid 1t before Mayor Dunno
who gave II his approval. Miss Ad-
dams arranged to communicate with
the labor leaders and with the employ
ers' association. Attorney Levy May
er. for the latter, threw cold water on
the message from Miss Adams, as
serting emphatically that the employ
ers were not seeking peace with the
teamsters' union and proposed to con-
tinue the fight until left undisturbed
by labor agitators and are allowed tC
run their business without interfer-
ence." Notwithstanding this rebuff
the committee decided to continue its
work. but. the results are not expected
to be important.
Baggage Is BIockaded
During the later part of the after
soon the strike spread to the city
transfer system, and not a trunk was
handled for any of the down town ho-
tells by the Scott Transfer company
The Parmelee company delivered bag
gage TO the hotels in cases where
checks had been issued on incoming
trains, but touched no outgoing bag
gage. Where the trunks were not too
heavy people leaving the city were
compelled to have them transferred on
the tops of cabs, but where weight was
consideration they were compelled to
leave them behind.
A detachment of the United States
army appeared on the scene of the
strike during the day in the persons of
Sergt w. +. Wilson and Private John
MacNamara, who are in charge of two
double mule teams which are to be
used when the express companies de-
clare that they are not able to move
v.
No call was made for the use of the
wagons during the afternoon or even
Ing.
Victim of AssaiIants Dead
Peter Clausen, the proprietor of a
grocery, died this afternon as the re-
suit of injuries received when he was
attacked by a crowd of strikers when
he was in front of the store of Mont
gomery Ward & Co. Wednesday he
made a delivery of goods at the store
and was beaten and kicked in the face.
One kick fractured the frontal bone of
his skull and death resulted this after
noon.
At the meeting of the Chicago EN-
ployers' association today it was
unanimously voted to present to Sergt.
Richard Cummings of the Chicago po-
lice force $1,000. The money, accom-
panied by vote of thanks, was given
as token of the associations appre-
citation of tire bravery displayed by
Cummings in his efforts towards pre-
serving peace during the disorders.
Cummings was knocked down and run
over by a wagon at Clark and Wash
lngton streets during the rioting of
Thursday. He was in command.
Mayor Dunno Proclaims
Mayor Dunno tonight ISSUED the fol-
lowing proclamation:
ITO the Public: 1t having been
brought to my attention that large
numbers of persons in this city, out
of curiosity or from other motives, are
following on The straefS cartojr yuao