Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

through the streets with rifle lying
across the knees Of the driver and his
assistant.
When Mayor Dunno was Informed
that rides would be carried by non
union men, he declared that the police
would not be permitted to authorize
the carrying of arms by any one.
whether in the employment of the En-
ployerS Teaming Association or afflllat-
ed with strikers.
Chief of Police O'Neiil. however. de-
c!ared that if the employers arinea
their mon, the police could not legaH!
interfere. as long as the weapons were
not concealed.
There is no law against the carrying
OF weapons i'm the OPEN" the chlef de-
clared. If the men keep the weapons IN
full view, the police cannot lnter1er7'
There is a law against shooting withil
the city limits. and also law against
bra ndishinp a weapon in 4 threatening
manner and both Of these laws Will be
strictly enforced
Five. men were seriously hurt curing
the fights, today. They are:
Otto Heimler, shot in the leg.
beaten.
G. F. Ingalls,. non-union teamster,
beaten.
William Crockett, nol-uninn teamstef.
dubbed and stoned until insensible.
Charles kullett, non-union teamster.
beaten.
All will recover.
The Employers Association. this at
ternoon. Informed the five largest team
owning companies that il coal was not
delivered, all of their contracts would
be cancelled at once and they would not
be renewed at any time hereafter. strike
or no strike The team owners agreed
to make the deliveries as dmanded.
The union labor leaders WI no were in
dicted. Saturday. appeared at the Grim
inal court building. today. and gave
bonds in the sum of $500 each.
Chicago MAY IA report is current
that Mayor Dunno is considering the
possibility of interfering in the strike
and compelling some sort of settlement
on the broad grounds that the welfare
of the people demands a settlement.
Wholesale importation of non-uniOn
men from St. Louis and the arrival of
Strike Breaker Farley from New
York gave a new turn. Monday. to the
Transfers strike here. Farley at once
held a conference with representatives
of the employers. Plans for putting him
in charge of all the strike breakers"
are said to have been decided on. Nom
union men in forces said to be almost
unprecedented are on their way to Chi
cage. 1t was reported special train
bearing AS men left st. Louis over the
Illinois Central road. early Monday.
Another train with 500 men was being
prepared. half of the men were taken
from southern Illinois and Kentucky.
Many OF them are negroes.
One hundred strike breakers en-
ployed by the American Express, the
Northern Pacific and the National Co
struck, Monday, to enforce a demand
for s. day for drivers and 81 Il day
for helpers. an allowance of 30 cents
for luncheon and extra pay for Over
time. The increase was granted and
the men returned to work.
TumultuOus scenes were witnessed
Monday. at Jackson Boulevard and
Franklin street near the headquarters
of the Employers Teaming Co. the Or
ganiZatiOn formed to supplant the
striking teamsters.
John Williams. q Colored non-uniOn-
list driver. was waiting for one of the
wagons of the Employers Cos. cara
vans to be formed. a crowd of several
hundred persons were jeering Williams
and other non-unionists when sudden
~ bottle thrown from a window in
the upper story of nearby building
struck Williams on the head. The he
gro drew a revolver and fired towards
the window. His action angered the
crown which rushed towards him. Will
liams fed. The mob soon caught him
and he was being savaeely beaten
when the police rescued him. Williams
was arrested charged with disOrderly
conduct and with carrying concealed
weapons.
The wholesale grocers and coffee and
tea and spice houses We're more or less
tied up. Monday. by the spreading o
the teamsters walkout. A strike was
called against Charles Mears. team
ing contractor. employing 80 drivers,
and serving number of wholesale
grocers. Thirty-fve Transfers en-
pIoyed by Durand & Kasper also went
out. Mears did the teaming for we'll
known houses. The drivers for other
grocery firms, including Franklin Nc
Veagh and VIM. Hoyt & Co, did not
report, Monday. G.. A. Rorgensen.
teaming contractor. locked out 60 driv-
ers. Horgensen does the hauling for ii
number of wholesale coffee and spice
houses.
Chicago, May six hundred men
employed by the Chicago & Great Lakes
CO.. went out on strike. today. The