Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-03

cry Ward & Co., attacked by sluggers on
Oakenwald avenue.
Guy Dittinger police officer, knocked
down with a revolver and half of his
teeth kicked out.
Policeman John Howe, knocked down by
George Jordan, coiored, nonunion man,
from St. Louis, badly beaten by mob, at
State street and Peck court.
/, Tony Renbberg union teamster, taken
for nonunion man, struck on head with
stone and knocked insensble; injuries seri-
Leonard Weber, struck in the head by
flying bullet, slightly injured.
Mr. Utley VINO has been acting in the
interests of Ward & Co. since the com
mencement of the strike. was attacked
by three men, who he thinks have been
following him for several days, while pass
ing a vacant lot in Oaken waid avenue, be-
tween Forty-fourth and Forty-ffth streets.
The men knocked him down and kicked
him In a terrible manner about the head
and face He knocked one of them down
with a billy and the others ran. Think
ing he had killed his assailant Utley went
to call an ambulance, but when 1t ar
rived the man had either recovered and
gone away or had been carried of by his
companions.
Drivers Not Armed with Rifles.
Although 1t was announced last night
that the teams of the express companies
and of the Employers association would
be handled by men armed with rifles to-
day nothing of the kind was attempted,
save in the case of the fifteen drivers en-
ployed by the Scott Transfer company.
Mayor Dunno and Chief of Police ONel
made every effort to prevent the carrying
of rifles and Superintendent Reid of the
! teaming association informed them that
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as stated. Scott men carried rifles
| throughout the day and none of them were
molested.
The strike today did not spread in any
degree No more men were called out and
from present appearances there is no I'm
mediate prospect that any more teamsters
will strike.
An exception to the general attitude CT
the team owners was made by the Cen
trail Supply association, a large concern,
which employs $50 teams The officers of
this company declared that they would
make deliveries whenever their contracts
called for them irrespective of strike con-
ditions.
Committee to See Deneen.
President Charles Dold of the Chicago
| Federation of Labor today appointed two
committees, one to call on President Roose-
Ven ana the OtneT on 1ONeTnOT Leuecn anu
ask the two executives not to order troops
to Chicago without first making personal
canvass of the situation. The committee
which is to make the request of the presi-
dent is composed OF the following men
identified with the present struggle
| Charles Dod president of the Chicago
| Federation of Labor
/ Cornelius p. Shea, president of the Inter-
| national Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Thomas j. Rickert, president of the
| United Garment Workers of America:
| j. f. O'Neil, president of the Freight
Handlers union and member of the Chi
| cago Federation OF Labor:
| T. P. Quinn, president of the Canvassers
union.
The men will await President Roosevelt's
arrival in Chicago and then will present
its request to the chief executive. --
The committee which is to call on Gov
ernor Deneen leaves tonight for Springfield
and will talk with the governor at a spe-
cially appointed conference tomorrow
Members of the State Board of Arbitra-
tion are in Chicago. They are to conduct
an investigation of the strike by order OF
Governor Deneen.
Interfere with Wome shoppers.
The cordons OF union pickets stationed
on the curbing in State street and Wa
bash avenue have been supplemented
greatly in numbers with the result that, in
riages and hacks are stopped and drivers
and their fares warned against attempting
to carry purchases home from the boy
| cotted stores.
| Store employees buTdened with bundles
are stopped and their parcels taken from
them and torn open and searched by the
pickets and union sympathizers to see II
they are attempting to deliver goods to
customers or carrying their own property
to their homes After assuring the pickets
that the contents of the bundles belong tc
them they are not disturbed further.
In one instance a hired carriage was
stopped in Wabash avenue and the occu-
pant, a woman shopper, compelled TO get
out and walk. Another woman, with both
arms full of bundles. was stopped as she
was about 10 step into a cab in state
street. The cab driver was warned not to
take her as n fare. Cndauted the shopper
walked on another corner where she hailed
second cab Again she was stopped by
the union sympathizers. Finally she
| boarded a street car.
Only, a few hacks or cabs venture TO
drive up to the entrances 10 any OF the
State street stores In most cases the
drivers request their passengers TO alght
s on the opposite side of the street and
walk over, to their destination.
Packers 10 Help out.
The attitude of tne packers which has
been involved in some doubt, is now de-
cided to be opposed TO the extension OF the
strike to their teamsters.
Armour a. Co. have made no agreement
whatever that would imperil the delivery
OF meat supplies" said Manager Connors
of that company, today. "Our company ia
not a party TO any agreement concerning
deliveries" said Edward Swift. OF Swift
and company.
In general, it was stated, the various
packing companies will pursue their prac.
tice Of conveying meat to their own distrib-
uting stations by union teamsters and
selling from these stations to the boyco.teC
firms as 10 any other customer.
The boycotted Arms will be promptly
served provided the packing companies ar,
not asked to make direct deliveries
Four Men shot by Expreasman.
Four men were shot late this afternoon
Polk street and California avenue as tn
result Of an attempt OF an express wagoi
TO Seliver goods on the far West side with
out police protection.
The wagon was sent from the downtown
barns guarded by officers, but they left /
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