Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-03
n.,d into the big retail establishments
in the vicinity.

lcL into Inc DlS Tctdii cst"pii"ii''Sie''
in the vicinity.
Police guarding hve wagons Of Frank
lin MacVcaeh & Co, discovered. today
th,t they had no legal right tp protect
vehicles which We're under the super
vision OF ,hc United STATES court. The
aarous had been placIrded with the
U.j,,d States court injunction and
were loaded when orders anne from the
civ Llu to Withdraw the police prOt"c-
ton unless the injunction pacard5
came off After tn" INJUNCTION notices;
had been removed, the wagons were cs-
cortcd by the police to III" railway sta
tinns.
The swearing in of 400 additional 10
lice. today, to help guard 1888 delivery
wagons, which bOycott"d merchants
propose to pu: into service, tomorrow.
,N.l. preceded 10y an Interchange of let
lrrs between The merchants and Mayor
Dunno, the former setting forth the
need Of protection and the latter prom
iein. tn grant it.
President charles Dold of the Chica-
20 Federation OF Llln". today appoint
ID two committees on to all on Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt. and the on, on Cover
nor Echecn. and ask tin. two executives
not Ia order troops to Chicago without
first making Il personal canvasS Of the
ST. lie situation.
Members nf The State Board of Arbi-
t,a;inn a:r her" to conduct an invcsti-
G.tioH of tn" strike. by order of Gov
ernor Dencen.
Hiot1ng near the Auditorium broke
out afresh. this afternoon. when coal
wagons driven by two cnlnrcd men and
guarded by 40 others. Were attacked by
Il crowd Oi 3001 persons Whenever tn
rrcWi attempted to rush nj the wagon.
IN. Cuorcd men UScl their hickory
clubs. na,tlinG the STRIKE Sympathiz"rs
lr,t' rcifully.
Tn" mob finally mad" Il determined
assault on thu negroes and overpow"r-
Cd them. beating them saVaScly. ono
cclorcd man managed to draw revolt
yer ana fire five shots while his assail-
ants fed. In rcspOns" to Il riot call the
police arrived at tn" scene and rescued
thr negro. as he WAS being kicked,
jumped on and STONED hy another sec
tiGn of mob.
Hugo Weber, a passcr-hy. was as
saultcd by scv"n negroes with hickory
vas removed to a hospital.
n boy. who was taken away by the
police. was struck by a bullet from a
acTrC's revolver.
Simultaneous with the shooting near
he Auditorium, this afternoon. anoth-
| II riot was in progress at Michigan
avenue and Lake street. where crowd
If 200 negroes imported from St. Louis.
we're being escorted from the railway
depot to a lodging house when a crowd
"f 5000 persons attacked the negroes.
many Of whom were armed with stones.
;i"ce.; of coal. black lacks. revolvers
and stout hickory canes. The negroes
charged repeatedly, making fierce use
If the hickory. Persons in office build
in.S rushed to the streets and Swcllcd
Ihe gathering and ink bottles. papn"
weights and water glasses were throw.l
into the struggling mass Cf whites and
blacks by persons in otiic" buildings. A
dozen or mere shots wore fired and il
WAS reported that several men had been
shot.
A running fight on Michigan avenue
nnSucd until the north side was reached.
There thu negroes were net by police
and taken to the Northwestern Storage
cos. warehouse, where they safely
housed.
Rev. w. X. Wheeler pastor Of the
Ninth Presbyterian church. was taken
for a ''strik r-brcaker'' at Dcsplainos
md Adams streets. today and attacked
ny three men. armed with brass knuch-
les and severely injured. Rev. Wheeler.
using all his strength. olung to one of
ii saSsailants until he police uppor-s \
timely arrived. The prisoner gave tn:
name Of james BIau.